[3248] in tlhIngan-Hol
'mean'
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From: mark <mark@dragonsys.COM>
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Date: Wed, 16 Feb 94 13:26:45 EST
For some uses of the English verb "to mean" we can use jatlhlu':
1. ghot nuv jatlhlu'
literally, 'one says nuv [as] ghot'. Compare such sentences as
2. Qanqor Hodma' ponglu'
literally, 'one calls our captain Krankor', which I believe is an
accepted structure. Sentence 1 is appropriate where we would say
in English "nuv means ghot". The appropriateness of the
construction is even more evident when discussing translation:
3. DIvI' Federation jatlhlu'
although one can always say
4. Federation mugh DI'vI'
-- marqem
Mark A. Mandel
Dragon Systems, Inc. : speech recognition : +1 617 965-5200
320 Nevada St. : Newton, Mass. 02160, USA : mark@dragonsys.com
