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Re: [tlhIngan Hol] Sao without the {'e'}
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Lieven)
Wed Sep 27 05:37:46 2017
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Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2017 11:37:40 +0200
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Am 27.09.2017 um 11:23 schrieb De'vID:> Let me ask you this:> "You know
that I love another woman."> "I love another woman. You know it."> > Are
these English sentences equally correct? It's the same difference.
True, but in Klingon, the word order does not change:
{be' vImaS 'e' DaSov}
{be' vImaS --- DaSov}
I would prefer to use the {'e'} in such conctructions to make sure that
{Sov} refers to the previous sentence. If taken literally, {DaSov} by
itself might refer to something else. Using {'e'} makes the object of
{Sov} clear.
Note that prefix Da- could refer also to the woman, so
{be' vImaS 'e' DaSov}
"You know I prefer the woman"
{be' vImaS. DaSov.}
"I prefer the woman. You know that."
but also
"I prefer the woman. You know HER."
--
Lieven L. Litaer
aka the "Klingon Teacher from Germany"
http://www.klingonwiki.net
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