[89385] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: nuq jatlh be'vam?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David Trimboli)
Fri Sep 2 10:50:29 2011
Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2011 10:45:07 -0400
From: David Trimboli <david@trimboli.name>
To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
In-Reply-To: <BAY166-W46E4785AAD67BC8117127AA180@phx.gbl>
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On 9/2/2011 10:34 AM, Rohan Fenwick - QeS 'utlh wrote:
>
> 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?
The answer to a question with {-'a'} is either {HIja'} or {ghobe'}, but
neither is the response the speaker is looking for.
It's kind of like this:
Speaker 1: "Would you like something to drink?"
Speaker 2: "Yes, thank you."
Speaker 1: "Would you prefer coffee or tea?"
Speaker 2: "Yes."
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SuStel
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