[tlhIngan Hol] {net Sov} vs {'e' Sovlu'}

[Aurélie Demonchaux]

>
> You can say that, but *vay'* is not an indefinite subject. It sounds in
> Klingon like the difference in English between *It's known we kill
> prisoners* and
> *Someone knows we kill prisoners.*My advice is to use *net* whenever
> possible, because it deserves some love and you'll look spiffy using it.


DaH jIyaj, qatlho' SuStel :)



2017-11-30 21:56 GMT+01:00 SuStel <sustel at trimboli.name>:

> On 11/30/2017 3:47 PM, Aurélie Demonchaux wrote:
>
> I'll remember to avoid {'e' X-lu'} in the future.
>
> Now I wonder, what about {'e' X-vay'} ? can/should it be used when we have
> an indefinite subject? Does it add a nuance somehow or is "net" the
> preferred solution in all cases?
>
> For instance:
> qama'pu' DIHoHbe' 'e' Sov vay' : someone knows we don't kill prisoners
>
> You can say that, but *vay'* is not an indefinite subject. It sounds in
> Klingon like the difference in English between *It's known we kill
> prisoners* and *Someone knows we kill prisoners.*
>
> My advice is to use *net* whenever possible, because it deserves some
> love and you'll look spiffy using it.
>
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