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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/17/2020 1:43 PM, Lieven L. Litaer
wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:acb0bec6-76ab-e337-f996-df7f7a759809@gmx.de">Am
17.11.2020 um 19:09 schrieb Will Martin:
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<blockquote type="cite" style="color: #007cff;">While I understand
that it’s common in English and perhaps other human
<br>
languages to answer a “Why?” question with a dependent clause
starting
<br>
with “Because”, I’m curious as to whether or not we can assume
the same
<br>
is true in Klingon.
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We have a clear canon example for this in Star Trek Into Darkness:
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Klingon:
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{toH, Hey Humanpu'. qatlh DISaH?}
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"Why should I care about a human killing humans?"
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Uhura:
<br>
{potlhmo' batlh, vIqawba'.}
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"Because you care about honor." <br>
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<p>I don't get what the <b>vIqawba'</b> is doing here. If it means
what it looks like it means, <i>I obviously remember it,</i> then
this is not a subordinate clause lacking a main clause.<br>
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