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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/3/2016 10:34 AM, mayqel qunenoS
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<p dir="ltr">I remember having discussed here, that klingon
doesn't possess the grammar to say "if klingon possessed an
irrealis suffix, then I wouldn't be writing this post".</p>
<p dir="ltr">So far so good..</p>
<p dir="ltr">I've been trying to find a way to overcome this
problem</p>
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<p>While Klingon does not possess any formal irrealis grammar like a
subjunctive mood, it can still express irrealis nonetheless.</p>
<p><b>bIje'be'chugh vaj bIHegh<br>
</b><i>if you do not buy then you will die</i></p>
<p>Klingon employs no special grammar for the irrealis of <i>you
will die,</i> a statement which is not a prediction of definite
future events but describes what will happen <i>only if</i> you
fail to buy. Even in English no special irrealis is used in the <i>you
will die</i> part.</p>
<blockquote
cite="mid:CAP7F2c+eYjF_=LUSwVVmOp-zp70j2kxG0rS05xLMWg9A1=ReFg@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">if I possessed foresight, I would have known my dog is
stupid</blockquote>
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<p><b>QIp </b><i>dog</i><b>wIj 'e' vISov, </b><b>leSSov
vIghajchugh </b></p>
<p>Without using any special grammar, but employing context, this
statement is already an expression of irrealis.</p>
<p><i>paq'batlh</i> has a couple of examples. Here's one:</p>
<p><b>jIlay'DI' reH batlh jIpabchugh<br>
Qapla'meywIj Hoch vIta'ta' 'e' DaHar'a'<br>
</b><i>Did you think that my word of honor<br>
Would have carried me this far?</i></p>
<p>Also note that the word <i>irrealis</i> means anything that
states something other than actually is. <b>taHjaj wo'</b><i>
long live the Empire!</i> is an irrealis, for instance, as it is
making a wish for something, not stating something that is. <b>-jaj</b>
is a suffix which specifically introduces this kind of irrealis. <b>-chugh</b>
introduces a conditional irrealis.</p>
<p>So whenever in English you find yourself saying "would have,"
just use a normal indicative-mood sentence, but give it enough
context to make it clear that you are being hypothetical.</p>
<p><b>Saleghchugh SaQoypa', Sagho', </b><i>orc</i> <b>mach tlhIH
'e' vIHarmo', 'ej jIQaghpu' pIq 'e' vItu'.</b><br>
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