[84421] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: Klingon WOTD: ngIl (verb)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com)
Mon Apr 14 23:24:45 2008
From: MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:23:02 EDT
To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
Errors-to: tlhingan-hol-bounce@kli.org
Reply-to: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
In a message dated 4/14/2008 21:45:37 PM Central Daylight Time,
doq@embarqmail.com writes:
> Isn't there a verb suffix for "be afraid"? I don't have my TKD with
> me, and I don't use that suffix much, so I've forgotten it. It seems
> like if you started any verb with {bI-} and ended it with the fear
> suffix, that would pretty much cover the "I dare you to X" very
> effectively.
>
> Sometimes, I think we overuse {'e'}.
>
I don't think it's possible to overuse {'e'}. Anyway,...
Maybe you're right, but {bI...vIp} seems a lot stronger than {... 'e'
yIngIl!} (to use ghunchu'wI's suggestion). Of course, that may be a desired effect.
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