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We don't know anything about Klingon poetic meter. We can't go by what we see on TV, because those were originally composed in English using Western poetic sensibilities, then translated.</div>
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The <b>-'e'</b> here serves no obvious grammatical need.</div>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> tlhIngan-Hol <tlhingan-hol-bounces@lists.kli.org> on behalf of Luis via tlhIngan-Hol <tlhingan-hol@lists.kli.org><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, December 6, 2025 5:01 AM<br>
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<b>Cc:</b> l.cp@web.de <l.cp@web.de><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [tlhIngan Hol] Question about the focus / topic meaning of *-'e'*</font>
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<div class="PlainText">Sorry, I knew there was yet another one, but I couldn't remember it. Last question for now, I promise :-)<br>
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SaqSub’e’ muSHa’bogh<br>
pawmeH leng qeylIS<br>
HuDmey Sal ghIq ghIr<br>
(paq'raD 7, 1-3)<br>
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Since there is only one noun in the relative clause, we don't need *-'e'* to know what's the object of *paw*. On the other side, *-'e'* is always optional in a relative clause. So, is it here just out of stylistic reasons, like the rhythm of the verse? (By
the way, what do we know about Klingon meter?).<br>
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Thank you!<br>
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