[tlhIngan Hol] time words and deixis

[mayqel qunenoS]

SuStel
> What is the fourth year which preceded his
> life?

hmm.. I see what you mean. What would you think of the following then ?

{qaStaHvIS yInDaj bI'reS nungbogh DIS loSDIch'e', tagh noH}

while the fourth year which preceded the beginning of his life was
happening, the war started

~ nI'ghma

On Nov 29, 2017 22:03, "SuStel" <sustel at trimboli.name> wrote:

> On 11/29/2017 2:53 PM, mayqel qunenoS wrote:
>
>> {qaStaHvIS yInDaj nungbogh DIS loSDIch'e', tagh noH}
>> while the fourth year which preceded his life was happening, the war
>> started
>>
>
> What is the fourth year which preceded his life? Of all the years that
> preceded his life, it was the fourth? What you want is something that
> pinpoints the start of the four-year period before he was born. You might
> make that into Klingon, but it's getting really awkward and nonspecific.
>
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