[86280] in tlhIngan-Hol
RE: tlhIngan Hol vItIv 'ach bong Qaghmey vIgher
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (DloraH)
Thu Jul 16 13:55:31 2009
From: "DloraH" <seruq@bellsouth.net>
To: <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:53:28 -0500
In-Reply-To: <3D2C9CD3-301C-4363-BCBC-C3EAE5D2484A@alcaco.net>
Errors-to: tlhingan-hol-bounce@kli.org
Reply-to: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
> > Is there a way to express things like "even though", "even when",
> > "despite" in Klingon or even work arounds to get that across?
>
> How does {'ach} "but" not work for your meaning?
I didn't see any of the canon working as "even though".
> I once translated "Everyone welcome -- even Klingons" as something
> like {Hoch DIlaj; tlhIngan DIlaj je}, repeating the verb. If you
> want to try to capture the "even when" phrasing, maybe you could say
> {tlhIngan Hol vItIv, 'ej tlhIngan Hol vItIv jIQaghDI'.}
I do like this one. And we know that it is not uncommon for klingon to be repetitive.
An interesting note is how you are using "and(/also)" instead of "but" to convey "even/even though".
DloraH
