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<p>I would advise against answering using {'oH} or {'oHbe'}, unless {'oH} is actually a key part of the question; answering it "It is." works in English because the copula "is" is used to link the subject to the adjective, but Klingon doesn't have any equivalent
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<p>Instead, if you don't want to answer {HIja'./HISlaH.} or {ghobe'.}, I'd advise using the verb:
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<p>{teH.} / {teHbe'.}</p>
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<p>Now, on the other hand, if the question is:<br>
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{nagh 'oH'a' Dochvam'e'?}</p>
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<p>then answering with {'oH.} or {'oHbe'.} makes perfect sense.</p>
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<p>It's similar to (Mandarin) Chinese, in a way; there isn't really a straightforward translation for the words "Yes." and "No.", so instead you commonly answer yes/no questions with the verb of the question, or its negation.</p>
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<p><a href="https://blogs.transparent.com/chinese/yes-no-questions-in-chinese/">https://blogs.transparent.com/chinese/yes-no-questions-in-chinese/</a></p>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><b>From:</b> tlhIngan-Hol <tlhingan-hol-bounces@lists.kli.org> on behalf of mayqel qunenoS <mihkoun@gmail.com><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 23, 2017 18:39<br>
<b>To:</b> tlhingan-hol@kli.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [tlhIngan Hol] replying with {'oH}</font>
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<div dir="auto">In english (and greek if anyone wonders..) we can say:
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<div dir="auto">And someone can reply by saying "It is".</div>
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<div dir="auto">In klingon if someone asks:</div>
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<div dir="auto">{teH'a' ?}</div>
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<div dir="auto">Can someone reply by saying {'oH} or {'oHbe'} ? Or is the only acceptable answer a {HIja'} or a {ghobe'} ?</div>
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<div dir="auto">~ nIghma'</div>
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