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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/8/2020 9:55 AM, Will Martin wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:0CCCE27F-6A0E-4239-B1DC-7674FE22CE00@mac.com">In
English, we have one “to be” verb for identity or to link a
subject to an adjective. In Klingon, the adjective IS THE VERB.
You don’t use both forms of the English “to be” in a single
Klingon sentence, and you don’t confuse which kind of “to be”
question you are asking in Klingon.</blockquote>
<p>I agree, and I was going to post something similar. The problem
with this question is it is being supposed that <i>What am I?
Stupid?</i> can be translated literally and still mean the same
thing in Klingon. In English, you can answer <i>I am stupid</i>
to the question <i>What am I?</i> In Klingon, <b>jIQIp</b> is
not an answer to the question <b>nuq jIH</b> or even <b>'Iv jIH.</b>
<b>jIQIp</b> is answering a question more like <b>chay' vIDellu'</b>
or <b>nuq vIta'.</b> It simply would never occur to a Klingon to
ask <b>nuq jIH</b> and to get an answer <b>jIQIp.</b> You're
asking for a noun and getting a verb.</p>
<p>Having a quality in Klingon is an action.<br>
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