[tlhIngan Hol] {-rup} or {-beH} ?

[mayqel qunenoS]

nagh 'ughqu' 'uchmo' ghorrup 'uSDaq.
because he was holding a very heavy rock his leg was ready to break.

besides this example, if a bone of the leg e.g. tibia, has a large
osteolytic area, then (depending on various criteria) that bone can be
ready to break. it is what we call "impending fracture".

qunnoH jan puqloD
ghoghwIj HablI'vo' vIngeHta'

On 29 Dec 2016 3:16 pm, "Lieven" <levinius at gmx.de> wrote:

> Am 29.12.2016 um 13:38 schrieb mayqel qunenoS:
>
>> In order to indicate that a person is ready to do whatever we use {-rup}.
>>
>> In order to indicate that a device is ready to do whatever we use {-beH}.
>>
>> If however we want to say "his leg was ready to break", do we say
>> {ghorrup 'uSDaj} or {ghorbeH 'uSDaj} ?
>>
>
> How do you know the leg was ready? If there is a flashing light indicating
> it, use -beH. It the leg told you it's ready, then use -rup.
>
> I think that body parts, or anything else aside from beings and machines,
> can "be ready" in the sense you want to express. It seems like an english
> language idea which just does not exist in Klingon.
>
> If you still ask how to express that, ask yourself what you want to say.
> Explain it to me: What does it mean, "the leg was ready to break"?
>
>
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