[tlhIngan Hol] As soon as I had tickled the dog

[mayqel qunenoS]

SuStel:
> What's important is whether the particular
> action you're describing is completed as it
> happens at that point in the sentence.

oh-my-god ! this is perfect !

Now I understand the mistake I had been doing ; while I was writting, I was
wondering not with regards to "was the action completed then ? (at that
point in the story)" ; I was wondering "is the action completed now (at the
time I'm writting the sentence)".

Things seem to have become a lot clearer. I'll take this new-found
knowledge for a spin and see how it goes.

qunnoq
ghogh HablI'wIjvo' vIngeHta'

On 22 Aug 2016 8:52 p.m., "SuStel" <sustel at trimboli.name> wrote:

> On 8/22/2016 1:39 PM, mayqel qunenoS wrote:
>
>> If I'm writing a passage, which clearly concerns a number of completed
>> events, do I need to repeat the {-pu'} on every verb, or just once or
>> twice suffices ?
>>
>
> If you're actually describing the completion of events, use a completion
> suffix every time.
>
> Again, it's not important whether you're describing events that have been
> completed at some point. What's important is whether the particular action
> you're describing is completed as it happens at that point in the sentence.
>
> Don't be confused by the English tendency to narrate stories in the past
> tense. Klingon does not do this.
>
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