tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Jan 20 05:12:56 2012
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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] qo''e' tu'bogh pagh - 'ay' wej
<p><br>
De'vID:<br>
> > Actually, I thought about {ghIgh bajtaH} "he's earning his necklace<br>
> > (slang for assignment)". Then I thought maybe it was too slangy.</p>
<p>QeS 'utlh:<br>
> Hm. McCoy really is the most informal and slangy of the crew in the film so<br>
> {ghIgh} might actually go well here; it'd help to capture McCoy's character.<br>
> I think it'd work, but if it still feels too slangy, no worries.</p>
<p>maj. McCoy will speak slang.</p>
<p>> De'vID:<br>
> > KIRK: nuqDaq ghaH *Spock*'e'?</p>
<p>> jang Quvar, jatlh:<br>
> > We do know that in "to be at a place" constructions, the pronoun<br>
> > usually takes the suffix {-taH}. This was done correctly in the first<br>
> > sentence, but missing in this question. Is this an eception here?</p>
<p>QeS 'utlh:<br>
> Actually, yes, I think so. Specifically in questions with {nuqDaq}, it seems<br>
> to be usual to omit {-taH}. The examples I know from canon all lack it:<br>
><br>
> nuqDaq 'oH puchpa''e'?<br>
> Where is the bathroom? (PK, CK, and Radio Times)<br>
><br>
> nuqDaq 'oH jengva''e'?<br>
> Where is the plate? (KGT)<br>
><br>
> nuqDaq 'oH ngop'e'?<br>
> Where are the plates? (KGT)<br>
><br>
> So though all these have {'oH} rather than {ghaH}, I still have no problem<br>
> with just {nuqDaq ghaH Spock'e'}.</p>
<p>What's the rule here? When is {-taH} needed?</p>
<p>--<br>
De'vID</p>
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