[tlhIngan Hol] When better is missing go with preferable

[mayqel qunenoS]

jIH:
> what is the exact opposite of {qaq} ? is there one in klingon ?
ghunchu'wI':
> Is there one in Greek?

hmm.. good question. now that I'm thinking of it, as a single word no
; there isn't one in greek either.

lieven:
> What was the problem with {QaQ} anyway? Maybe I missed your message,
> but I remember you saying there is no way to espress "good, better, best". Really?

I was trying to find a way to express "better" by using a single word
; not through the use of suffixes and context, or the {law'/puS}
construction.

for example "my phone is better" ; not "my phone is better than yours".

qunnoq

On Thu, Aug 18, 2016 at 11:24 PM, Lieven <levinius at gmx.de> wrote:
> Am 18.08.2016 um 22:11 schrieb Alan Anderson:
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 18, 2016 at 2:36 PM, mayqel qunenoS <mihkoun at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> what is the exact opposite of {qaq} ? is there one in klingon ?
>
>
> What was the problem with {QaQ} anyway? Maybe I missed your message, but I
> remember you saying there is no way to espress "good, better, best". Really?
>
> QaQ = good
>
> {QaQbej bomvam.}
> "This song is definitely good."
>
> {bomvam QaQ law', bomvetlh QaQ puS}
> "This song is better than the other one."
>
> {bomvam QaQ law', Hoch QaQ puS}
> "This song is the best of all."
>
> So where's the problem?
>
>
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