[tlhIngan Hol] KLBC - How to say "I like to do/doing something"

[MorphemeAddict]

How about using a noun derived from a verb (by adding -ghach, e.g.) as the
object? It involves deciding which other suffix(es) to use so that it
doesn't sound odd.

lay'tel SIvten

On Thu, Feb 9, 2017 at 7:25 PM, Lieven <levinius at gmx.de> wrote:

> Okay, since others have broken the KLBC-barrier already, and our current
> BG may be at shore leave, I'll answer this:
>
> Am 09.02.2017 um 13:31 schrieb Aurélie Demonchaux:
>
>> We have some examples of <par> and <parHa'> being used with nouns or
>> pronouns but I can't find any canon source where they apply to verbs.
>>
>> Do you use {'e'} or nothing in those cases?
>>
>
> I will not go into alternatives like {tIv} "enjoy", but simple answer
> the question grammatically:
>
> The verb {neH} is the only exception for omitting {'e'}. This means that
> it is correct to say
>
> {jIvut 'e' vIparHa'} "I like that I cook."
>
> Yes, indeed you may think that this literally means "I do like the fact
> that I am cooking at this moment", but there is no "special" construction
> to express the common feeling of "I like surfing in general". It's the
> English that's strange, not the Klingon.
>
>
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