[89382] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: nuq jatlh be'vam?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Rohan Fenwick - QeS 'utlh)
Fri Sep 2 10:40:10 2011
From: Rohan Fenwick - QeS 'utlh <qeslagh@hotmail.com>
To: <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2011 00:34:55 +1000
In-Reply-To: <291AB14D-FAA4-48A6-A012-1D074C719334@alcaco.net>
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ghelpu' De'vID:
> Also: How would you express the above sentence ("Is that X in your pocket or
> are you happy to see me?") in Klingon?
jang ghunchu'wI':
> buqlIjDaq X tu'lu''a' pagh choleghmo' bIQuch'a'?
>
> I'm not completely comfortable with using the sentence conjunction
> between two questions, but it's an obvious way to do it.
Given that {buqlIjDaq X tu'lu' pagh choleghmo' bIQuch} seems unassailably right,
I'm curious - what is it you (and SuStel) find objectionable about the form that
just adds the {-'a'}s?
SuStel's suggestion of a form along the lines of "buy or die!" is good; I'd add
{-ba'} to add to the innuendo:
buqlIjDaq X'e' tu'be'lu'chugh vaj choleghmo' bIQuchba'.
"If that is not an X in your pocket, you're obviously happy to see me!"
QeS 'utlh
