[tlhIngan Hol] How to say "I want to be good at Klingon" ?

[mayqel qunenoS]

tlhIngan Hol po'wI' vImoj vIneH
I want to become an expert of the klingon language

tlhIngan Hol vIlo'laHchu' vIneH
I want to be able to use klingon perfectly

tlhIngan Hol vIjatlhlaHchu' vIneH
I want to be able to speak klingon perfectly

tlhIngan Hol vIghItlhlaHchu' vIneH
I want to be able to write klingon perfectly

tlhIngan Hol vIjatlhlaHchu' vIneH 'ej vIghItlhlaHchu' vIneH je.
I want to be able to speak and write klingon perfectly.

qunnoq

On Aug 26, 2017 17:21, "Aurélie Demonchaux" <demonchaux.aurelie at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I have been wondering, what is the best way to convey "I want to be good
> at klingon"?
>
> The most accurate verb seems <po'> (be expert, skilled) but I'm not sure
> how best to convey the "at" in "expert *at *klingon", how to make the
> link between the expertise and the object of said expertise.
>
> Do I just use -vaD ?
> 1/ < tlhIngan HolvaD jIpo’ vIneH >
>
> or is it best to use some kind of construction with < bop > (be about, be
> concerned with), as in "I want to be expert concerning Klingon"?
>
> ​2/ ​<
> tlhIngan Hol bop
> ​lu’​
> DI’ jIpo’ vIneH
> ​ >​
>
> ​3/ ​<
> tlhIngan Hol bop
> ​lu’​
> taHvIS jIpo’ vIneH
> ​ >​
>
> ​4/ < ​
> tlhIngan Hol bop
> ​lu’​
> chugh jIpo’ vIneH
> ​ >​
>
> ​5/ ​<
> tlhIngan Hol bopwI’vaD jIpo’ vIneH
> ​ >​
>
> 6/ < tlhIngan Hol bopbogh SovvaD jIpo’ vIneH >
>
> What do you think makes the most sense out of these options and what is
> just "chatlh" ? Do you have another solution you'd like to suggest on this ?
>
> Satlho’ ! :)
>
>
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