[tlhIngan Hol] Am I right here?

[Felix Malmenbeck]

It seems to be a fairly straightforward misunderstanding:

TKD includes the phrase {jIHtaHbogh naDev vISovbogh.} for a "I'm lost.", and presumably the translator interpreted this (quite appropriately) as something like "I don't know the here I am."

{qar'a'?} is commonly translated as "Right?", so it makes sense that somebody might mistakenly use it in a question involving the word "right".

Personally, I'd simply translate the sentence {jIlugh'a'?}, or possibly {qar'a'?} or {jIlugh qar'a'?} if the speaker is asking for confirmation.
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Subject: [tlhIngan Hol] Am I right here?

I found this on the web, and it's repeated. Does anybody know who
created that?

"Am I right here?"
{qar’a’ jIHtaHbogh naDev}

And how would you translate it?

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