[83892] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: Using the verb DuH (was Art of War Chp. 1 (section 3/3))
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (qa'vaj)
Wed Jan 9 00:23:05 2008
Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 23:19:45 -0600
From: qa'vaj <darqang99@gmail.com>
To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
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On Jan 8, 2008 10:36 AM, Doq <doq@embarqmail.com> wrote:
> Why work so hard to use {DuHbe'} and fret over "sentence as subject"
> when we have {-laHbe'}? {vIHchoHpa' gho luwuqluHbe'.} If you don't
> like {-luH}, then {vIHchoHpa' gho luwuqlaHbe' vay'.} Either one beats
> using {DuHbe'}, both because of the "sentence as subject" problem and
> the problem of using {-meH} with a negative. It winds up sounding like
> the decision is the mission of the impossibility. It is impossible, in
> order that one decides...
>
Actually, the alternative sentence {vIHchoHpa' gho luwuqlaHbe' vay'}
occurred to me. It's consistent with the English translation provided by
'ISqu'. However, sometimes the choices made are based on preserving the
feel of the original Chinese, which I can't read, so I defer to her. Both
seem to be correct Klingon grammar.
I'm not sure what you mean 'with a negative'. I'm assuming you mean
something more that just the presence of {-be'} on the main verb.
--
qa'vaj
qo'lIj DachenmoHtaH
