[1819] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: I love you? (Ha' vs. be')
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Thu Oct 21 19:15:56 1993
Reply-To: "Klingon Language List" <tlhIngan-Hol@klingon.east.sun.com>
From: Mark Reed <Mark.Reed@cad.gatech.edu>
To: "Klingon Language List" <tlhIngan-Hol@klingon.east.sun.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1993 19:12:39 -0400 (EDT)
In-Reply-To: <9310212148.AA18473@client.its.rpi.edu> from "cleggp@rpi.edu" at O
ct 21, 93 05:48:16 pm
\I thought -Ha' was "to undo"? If muS is "to hate", then you'd want muSbe'
\wouldn't you? It's a thin line, but I was always under the impression that
\"-be'" NEGATED the verb, while "-Ha'" UNDID the verb...
Exactly. So "qamuSbe'" is "I don't hate you", whereas "qamuSHa'" is
"I dishate you", or "I love you". Very different meanings. It's analogous to
"like" and "dislike" - which are "parHa'" and "par" in TKD. Ample
justification for "muSHa'" as "love", IMHO.
-marqoS
