<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">I have been wondering, what is the best way to convey "I want to be good at klingon"?</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The most accurate verb seems <po'> (be expert, skilled) but I'm not sure how best to convey the "at" in "expert <b>at </b>klingon", how to make the link between the expertise and the object of said expertise.</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Do I just use -vaD ?</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">1/</font><font face="times new roman, serif"> < tlhIngan HolvaD jIpo’ vIneH ></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">or is it best to use some kind of construction with < bop > (be about, be concerned with), as in "I want to be expert concerning Klingon"?</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style=""><font face="times new roman, serif"></font></span></p><div class="gmail_default" style="display:inline"><font face="times new roman, serif">2/ < </font></div><font face="times new roman, serif">tlhIngan Hol bop<div class="gmail_default" style="display:inline">lu’</div>DI’ jIpo’ vIneH<div class="gmail_default" style="display:inline"> ></div><span></span></font><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style=""><font face="times new roman, serif"></font></span></p><div class="gmail_default" style="display:inline"><font face="times new roman, serif">3/ < </font></div><font face="times new roman, serif">tlhIngan Hol bop<div class="gmail_default" style="display:inline">lu’</div>taHvIS jIpo’ vIneH<div class="gmail_default" style="display:inline"> ></div><span></span></font><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style=""><font face="times new roman, serif"></font></span></p><div class="gmail_default" style="display:inline"><font face="times new roman, serif">4/ < </font></div><font face="times new roman, serif">tlhIngan Hol bop<div class="gmail_default" style="display:inline">lu’</div>chugh jIpo’ vIneH<div class="gmail_default" style="display:inline"> ></div></font><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="times new roman, serif"></font></p><div class="gmail_default" style="display:inline"><font face="times new roman, serif">5/ < </font></div><font face="times new roman, serif">tlhIngan Hol bopwI’vaD jIpo’ vIneH<div class="gmail_default" style="display:inline"> ></div></font><p></p>
<div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="times new roman, serif">6/ < tlhIngan Hol bopbogh SovvaD jIpo’ vIneH > </font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">What do you think makes the most sense out of these options and what is just "chatlh" ? Do you have another solution you'd like to suggest on this ?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Satlho’ ! :)</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div></div>