[tlhIngan Hol] Sao without the {'e'}

[Lieven]

Am 27.09.2017 um 11:23 schrieb De'vID:> Let me ask you this:> "You know 
that I love another woman."> "I love another woman. You know it."> > Are 
these English sentences equally correct? It's the same difference.
True, but in Klingon, the word order does not change:

{be' vImaS 'e' DaSov}
{be' vImaS --- DaSov}

I would prefer to use the {'e'} in such conctructions to make sure that 
{Sov} refers to the previous sentence. If taken literally, {DaSov} by 
itself might refer to something else. Using {'e'} makes the object of 
{Sov} clear.

Note that prefix Da- could refer also to the woman, so

{be' vImaS 'e' DaSov}
"You know I prefer the woman"

{be' vImaS. DaSov.}
"I prefer the woman. You know that."
but also
"I prefer the woman. You know HER."


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Lieven L. Litaer
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