<div dir="auto"><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Daniel Dadap <<a href="mailto:daniel@dadap.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">daniel@dadap.net</a>> schrieb am Fr., 22. Feb. 2019, 23:26:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr" style="direction:rtl"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div>Usually when we use pronouns as copulas in Klingon for “to be” sentences, we’re really talking about identity (tlhIngan maH; raS 'oH; HoD ghaH; yIH bIH), which is not the case in this sentence. “Why do I need to be there” is really asking why my presence is required, which is why in my Klingon suggestions I used jISaHnIS and vIpoQlu'.</div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Chinese also distinguishes between the "identity" and "existence" senses of "to be". The former is 是 ("I am a person") and the latter is 在 ("I am here"). </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">-- </div><div dir="auto">De'vID</div><div dir="auto"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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