tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Nov 21 16:44:56 2005
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Re: I'm thankful for ...
- From: "QeS la'" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: I'm thankful for ...
- Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 10:44:39 +1000
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jIghItlhpu', jIja':
>I think the impersonal, null-object version of {tlho'} captures the sense
>of "be thankful" very well - plus, you could use {-mo'} here on either a
>noun or a full sentence:
> {qorDu'wIjmo' jItlho'} "I'm thankful for my family"
> {Soj 'ey wISoplaHmo' jItlho'} "I'm thankful that we can eat good food"
mujang Voragh, ja':
>Both good and the simplest solution, but don't forget we also have the
>homophonous noun {tlho'} "appreciation, gratitude".
You're right; I *had* forgotten.
>Although never used in canon, I'm tempted to use it with {ghaj} - on the
>model of {pIch vIghajbe'} "It's not my fault" (TKD) et al. - *{tlho'
>vIghaj}. E.g.
> ? qorDu'wIjmo' tlho' vIghaj.
> I'm grateful for my family
> ? qorDu'wIj vIghajmo' tlho' vIghaj.
> I'm appreciative because I have my family
>Hmm... that last one sounds nice with the repetition of {vIghaj}, but YMMV.
As we know already, repetition is not as marked in Klingon as it is in
English. I think this is a very Klingon solution. majQa'.
Savan,
QeS la'
taghwI' pabpo' / Beginners' Grammarian
not nItoj Hemey ngo' juppu' ngo' je
(Old roads and old friends will never deceive you)
- Ubykh Hol vIttlhegh
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