April 2023 - tlhIngan-Hol

Re: [tlhIngan Hol] Go and come, know, impersonal verbs
by De'vID 12 Apr '23

12 Apr '23

On Tue, Apr 11, 2023 at 8:05 PM <luis.chaparro(a)web.de> wrote: > Thank you for your explanation, De'vID! It was indeed a problem with the > English language. > > But if I understand it right, final clauses in Klingon rather express the > *real* purpose / intention of the main clause. I don't know what you mean by "final clauses" here, but {-meH} really is about purpose. The verb preceded by the purpose clause is an action that's done in order to accomplish something. > A sentence like *This is too heavy for me to move it*, cannot be rendered > with *vIvIHmoHmeH tlhoy 'ugh*, unless you are trying to say that its being > too heavy makes it somehow possible for you to move it (?). Yes. > (Such sentences use in German the conjunction *als dass* instead of > *damit*, and the *Konjunktiv*). > > Am I getting it right? > I'll let Lieven deal with questions about German grammar. -- De'vID

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Re: [tlhIngan Hol] Go and come, know, impersonal verbs
by luis.chaparro＠web.de 11 Apr '23

11 Apr '23

Thank you for your explanation, De'vID! It was indeed a problem with the English language. But if I understand it right, final clauses in Klingon rather express the *real* purpose / intention of the main clause. A sentence like *This is too heavy for me to move it*, cannot be rendered with *vIvIHmoHmeH tlhoy 'ugh*, unless you are trying to say that its being too heavy makes it somehow possible for you to move it (?). (Such sentences use in German the conjunction *als dass* instead of *damit*, and the *Konjunktiv*). Am I getting it right?

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Go and come, know, impersonal verbs
by luis.chaparro＠web.de 11 Apr '23

11 Apr '23

Hi! I have three quick questions: 1. In English, if you want to say that you are approching the position of your interlocutor, you use the verb *come*: *I'm coming!* In German too: *Ich komme!*. But in Spanish we use *go*: *¡(Ya) voy!*. Does Klingon work like English/German, like Spanish or in a completely different way? 2. If I say something like: *When I saw it, I knew it would work*, the verb *know* doesn't actually mean *to have some knowledge*, but rather *to understand*, *to get to know*. You analyze the solution and you come to a conclusion: *It will work*. Should I use here *-choH*?: *Qap 'e' vISovchoH*. Or should I use some other verb? 3. Are there other impersonal verbs in Klingon apart from meterological verbs like *SIS*? *It's cold / hot* is translated with *jIbIr / jItuj*. But how about *It's early / late*, for example? Thank you!

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Klingon Word of the Day: chav
by Klingon Word of the Day 11 Apr '23

11 Apr '23

Klingon Word of the Day for Tuesday, April 11, 2023 Klingon word: chav Part of speech: noun Definition: achievement Source: TKD This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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Klingon Word of the Day: 'uchgha'
by Klingon Word of the Day 10 Apr '23

10 Apr '23

Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, April 10, 2023 Klingon word: 'uchgha' Part of speech: noun Definition: RNA Source: qep'a' 27 This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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Klingon Word of the Day: 'at
by Klingon Word of the Day 10 Apr '23

10 Apr '23

Klingon Word of the Day for Saturday, April 08, 2023 Klingon word: 'at Part of speech: verb Definition: inherit Source: qepHom 2019 This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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Klingon Word of the Day: 'anISyum
by Klingon Word of the Day 10 Apr '23

10 Apr '23

Klingon Word of the Day for Sunday, April 09, 2023 Klingon word: 'anISyum Part of speech: noun Definition: anicium (explosive) Source: qepHom 2017 This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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Re: [tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: ngap
by Alan Anderson 10 Apr '23

10 Apr '23

On Apr 8, 2023, at 11:34 PM, SCOTT RANDEL via tlhIngan-Hol <tlhingan-hol(a)lists.kli.org> wrote: > > Does this mean "in agreement or harmony with," rather than taking the linguistic meaning? As Voragh noted in Wednesday: > Don't confuse with {wab poD} "consonant" (i.e. type of speech sound). -- ghunchu'wI'

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Klingon Word of the Day: ngap
by Klingon Word of the Day 09 Apr '23

09 Apr '23

Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, April 05, 2023 Klingon word: ngap Part of speech: verb Definition: be consonant Source: qep'a' 29 This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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Re: [tlhIngan Hol] April Fools Day
by James Landau 08 Apr '23

08 Apr '23

Doesn't Klingon also have its own word for algae -- *monQIv*? Like Algie Moncrief, from The Importance of Being Earnest? >Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2023 03:57:21 +0000 (UTC)>From: "Russ Perry, Jr." <russperryjr(a)sbcglobal.net> >To: tlhingan-hol(a)kli.org >Subject: [tlhIngan Hol] April Fools Day >Message-ID: <2001652167.581141.1680839841480(a)mail.yahoo.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > >April Fools Day brought about one thing that is at least vaguely relevant here. From Chicago's Dovetail Brewery... > >https://www.instagram.com/p/CqfuRD3LIVn/

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