[89387] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: nuq jatlh be'vam?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Robyn Stewart)
Fri Sep 2 11:10:21 2011
Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2011 08:03:14 -0700
To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
From: Robyn Stewart <robyn@flyingstart.ca>
In-Reply-To: <4E60EBF3.9040108@trimboli.name>
Errors-to: tlhingan-hol-bounce@kli.org
Reply-to: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
As I posted an X'a' pagh Y'a'? casting of this, I want to follow up
to make it clear that I agree with this criticism of the form, and am
enjoying the various better translations suggested.
At 07:45 02/09/2011, you wrote:
>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."
>
>--
>SuStel
>http://www.trimboli.name/
