[87916] in tlhIngan-Hol
RE: Age
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Mon Apr 5 09:17:59 2010
From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
To: "'tlhingan-hol@kli.org'" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2010 08:14:25 -0500
In-Reply-To: <v2k27a7b7f71004042000xa9208a3do507007d5987471ff@mail.gmail.com>
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naHQun:
>> Which book, tape, or article discusses how to discuss ages?
>> i.e. The caves are tens of thousands of years old.
With longer time periods, such as a century ({vatlh DIS poH}),
millennium ({SaD DIS poH}), or a period of 10,000 years (myriad,
perhaps) ("netlh DIS poH"), the words {ret} ["period of time ago"]
or {pIq} ["period of time from now"] may be used in place of {poH},
e.g., {cha' vatlh DIS poH} "two centuries", but {cha' vatlh DIS
ret} "two centuries ago". The phrase {cha' vatlh ben} would mean
"200 years ago". The choice of construction depends on what is
being emphasized: in this case, the total number of centuries (two)
or the total number of years (200). [HQ 8.3:3]
qurgh:
>The only one that jumps to mind right now is the line from Power Klingon:
>
> cha'vatlh ben HIq vItlhutlh
> I will drink two century old ale
>
>You'll need to pick an exact date though:
>
>"Klingons pride themselves on punctuality, so it is important to be
>precise when referring to time. Though Klingons are sometimes inaccurate,
>they are *never* approximate." - PK :D
>
> vaghnetlh ben bIH DISmey'e'
> The caves are fifty thousand years old
More examples with {ben} "years ago":
vagh SanID ben buDbe' wamwI'pu'.
5,000 years ago, hunters were not lazy. (st.k 11/99)
loSmaH ben jIboghpu'
I was born 40 years ago. (i.e. I am 40 years old) (st.k 12/12/96)
--
Voragh
Canon Master of the Klingons
