[tlhIngan Hol] vaj and meqvammo' difference

SuStel sustel at trimboli.name
Tue Oct 6 08:24:26 PDT 2020


On 10/6/2020 11:13 AM, Lieven L. Litaer wrote:
> ST3:
> Valkris: Qu'vaD lI' net tu'bej. "You will find it useful."
> Kruge: vaj Daleghpu'. "Then you have seen it?"
>
> ST5:
> tlhIngan ghaH wa' vub'e'. "One of the hostages is a Klingon."
> [...]
> vaj toDDujDaj ngeHbej DIvI'. "That means the Federation will be sending
> a rescue ship of its own."
>
> In both cases, {vaj} is a conclusion, it never means the same as
> {meqvammo'}, which focusses on a given reason to do something. 

Good examples. *vaj* can spring from a concept that isn't a reason for 
whatever follows the *vaj.*

-- 
SuStel
http://trimboli.name

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