[tlhIngan Hol] Sao without the {'e'}
Lieven
levinius at gmx.de
Wed Sep 27 02:32:22 PDT 2017
Am 27.09.2017 um 10:26 schrieb mayqel qunenoS:
> {tlhIngan maH. taHjaj}
> we are klingons. may it continue.
>
> And the way I understand the above sentence, it goes "may it continue.
> what ? the fact that we are klingons".
Watch out! Do not mix this up, this is not a SAO. You cannot say
*tlhIngan maH 'e' taHjaj*
The {taHjaj} here refers to the fact that we are klingons, so it's
actually the subject.
{tlhIngan maH. taHjaj ngoDvam}
"we are klingons. may this fact continue."
(We recently had the same situation with {teH}.)
> {latlh be' vImuSHa. DaSov}
> I love another woman. You know it.
>
> And be equally correct ? Do I necessarily need to place the {'e'} before
> the {DaSov} ?
I'm sure that is these examples, it's okay to omit the {'e'} but I won't
say that is always the case. It's like in English: "I'm hungry. You know
it."
If you like a canon basis, check ST6:
Klingon: Daq SovlaHbe'taH qIrq.
Chang: DaSovbej'a'?
--
Lieven L. Litaer
aka the "Klingon Teacher from Germany"
http://www.klingonisch.net
http://www.klingonwiki.net/En/ST6
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