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Re: [tlhIngan Hol] The {-chuqmoH}
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Alan Anderson)
Tue Aug 29 11:36:08 2017
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From: Alan Anderson <qunchuy@alcaco.net>
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2017 11:17:29 -0400
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On Tue, Aug 29, 2017 at 10:15 AM, mayqel qunenoS <mihkoun@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> However, reading the canon sentences, I noted something else which
> seems a little strange:
>
> muptaHvIS tay''eghmoH QeHDaj Hoch
> All his rage focused in one blow (PB)
>
> If I was to translate the original klingon sentence, then I would
> write "while he was striking, all of his anger made itself together".
> But since we have the {tay'}, then shouldn't there be two subjects (at
> least) which would be/made together ?
>
The reflexive suffix {-'egh} does not require a plural subject. Don't
confuse it with the reciprocal suffix {-chuq}, which does.
If you are confused by a single thing coming together, look at the word
"focused" in the translation.
-- ghunchu'wI'
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On T=
ue, Aug 29, 2017 at 10:15 AM, mayqel qunenoS <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=
=3D"mailto:mihkoun@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">mihkoun@gmail.com</a>></=
span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8e=
x;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><br>
However, reading the canon sentences, I noted something else which<br>
seems a little strange:<br>
<span><br>
muptaHvIS tay''eghmoH QeHDaj Hoch<br>
All his rage focused in one blow=C2=A0 (PB)<br>
<br>
</span>If I was to translate the original klingon sentence, then I would<br=
>
write "while he was striking, all of his anger made itself together&qu=
ot;.<br>
But since we have the {tay'}, then shouldn't there be two subjects =
(at<br>
least) which would be/made together ?<br></blockquote><div><br>The reflexiv=
e suffix {-'egh} does not require a plural subject. Don't confuse i=
t with the reciprocal suffix {-chuq}, which does.<br><br>If you are confuse=
d by a single thing coming together, look at the word "focused" i=
n the translation.<br><br>-- ghunchu'wI'</div></div></div></div>
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