[101503] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: [Tlhingan-hol] A question on aspect
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (qurgh lungqIj)
Sun Oct 25 16:10:24 2015
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Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2015 16:10:06 -0400
From: qurgh lungqIj <qurgh@wizage.net>
To: HoD qunnoQ <mihkoun@gmail.com>
Cc: tlhingan-hol@stodi.digitalkingdom.org
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No, just as killinged or killeding is nonsense in English, ghoStaHpu' and
ghoSpu'taH are nonsense in Klingon. The most likely reply you'll get is
{nuqjatlh!?}.
qurgh
On Oct 25, 2015 3:44 PM, "qunnoQ HoD" <mihkoun@gmail.com> wrote:
> > (It's as wrong as "I'm killinged him")
>
> ok,i understand now that it is wrong,and i certainly will not use it ; but
> out of curiosity.. if someone fluent in Klingon heard this (the
> {nughoStaHpu'} or {nughoSpu'taH}) do you think he would understand what i
> would be trying to say ?
>
> On Sun, Oct 25, 2015 at 5:09 PM, Lieven <levinius@gmx.de> wrote:
>
>> Am 25.10.2015 um 15:26 schrieb qunnoQ HoD:
>>
>>> i'm pretty sure that the answer will be <<no>>,but just to err on the
>>> safe side i will ask anyway..
>>>
>>
>> Indeed, the answer is no.
>>
>> But even from the english point of view, how can something be
>> "continuously ongoing" and be "finished" on the same time?
>>
>> Think about that. :-)
>>
>> (It's as wrong as "I'm killinged him")
>>
>> --
>> Lieven L. Litaer
>> aka Quvar valer 'utlh
>> Grammarian of the KLI
>> http://www.facebook.com/Klingonteacher
>> http://www.klingonwiki.net
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<p dir=3D"ltr">No, just as killinged or killeding is nonsense in English, g=
hoStaHpu' and ghoSpu'taH are nonsense in Klingon. The most likely r=
eply you'll get is {nuqjatlh!?}.</p>
<p dir=3D"ltr">qurgh</p>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Oct 25, 2015 3:44 PM, "qunnoQ HoD" =
<<a href=3D"mailto:mihkoun@gmail.com">mihkoun@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<b=
r type=3D"attribution"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 =
0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div=
>> (It's as wrong as "I'm killinged him")<br><br></div=
>ok,i understand now that it is wrong,and i certainly will not use it ; but=
out of curiosity.. if someone fluent in Klingon heard this (the {nughoStaH=
pu'} or {nughoSpu'taH}) do you think he would understand what i wou=
ld be trying to say ?<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D=
"gmail_quote">On Sun, Oct 25, 2015 at 5:09 PM, Lieven <span dir=3D"ltr"><=
;<a href=3D"mailto:levinius@gmx.de" target=3D"_blank">levinius@gmx.de</a>&g=
t;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0=
.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span>Am 25.10.2015 um 1=
5:26 schrieb qunnoQ HoD:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
i'm pretty sure that the answer will be <<no>>,but just to =
err on the<br>
safe side i will ask anyway..<br>
</blockquote>
<br></span>
Indeed, the answer is no.<br>
<br>
But even from the english point of view, how can something be "continu=
ously ongoing" and be "finished" on the same time?<br>
<br>
Think about that. :-)<br>
<br>
(It's as wrong as "I'm killinged him")<span><font color=
=3D"#888888"><br>
<br>
-- <br>
Lieven L. Litaer<br>
aka Quvar valer 'utlh<br>
Grammarian of the KLI<br>
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t=3D"_blank">http://www.facebook.com/Klingonteacher</a><br>
<a href=3D"http://www.klingonwiki.net" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank"=
>http://www.klingonwiki.net</a></font></span><div><div><br>
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