tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Jan 18 19:54:53 2005
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Re: Klingon WOTD: net (pronoun)
Steven Boozer wrote:
>>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Monday, January 17, 2005.
>>
>>Klingon word: net
>>Part of Speech: pronoun
>>Definition: that (previous topic)
>>Source: TKD (96 KE, 156 EK)
>>
>>Additional Notes:
>>TKD p. 65: Klingon has two special pronouns, {'e'} and {net}, which ref=
er=20
>>to the previous sentence as a whole. They are used primarily, though n=
ot=20
>>exclusively, with verbs of thinking or observation (such as 'know,'=20
>>'see'). They are always treated as the object of the verb, and the ver=
b=20
>>always takes a prefix indicating a third-person singular object.
>>
>>TKD p. 66: When the verb of the second sentence has a third-person subj=
ect=20
>>(that is, the pronominal prefix is 0) but the intended meaning is 'one'=
or=20
>>'someone,' rather than 'he, she, it' or 'they,' {net} is used instead o=
f {'e'}.
>> =20
>>
>
>Examples in canon:
>
>qama'pu' DIHoH net Sov
>One knows we kill prisoners. TKD
>
>Qu'vaD lI' net tu'bej
>One certainly finds it useful for the mission. TKD
>
> =20
>
This is what french.about.com refers to as the 'indefinate subject=20
pronoun' (on/ont in french).
From http://french.about.com/library/weekly/aa011201.htm:
On is the French indefinite subject pronoun, used mainly in informal=20
French.
It literally means "one," as in "One says that..." It is an informal=20
replacement
for replace nous, vous, ils, someone, everyone, or people in general.
And from the same page:
On can also be used to replace the passive voice.
On parle fran=E7ais ici. French is spoken here.
On lui a dit de venir. He was told to come.
On ne dit pas =E7a. That isn't said.