A while ago we talked about the nature of {-nIS} and how it differs from "must". And we discussed how we could work around this limitation through the use of {'ut} and {net poQ}. However something continued "not to feel right". A while ago I wrote: "when you're translating into klingon you must recreate the feeling of the original passage". If I wanted to write this using the above workarounds I should say {tlhIngan Hol DaghItlhmeH Hol nov DamughtaHvIS, Hol nov qa' Dachenqa'moH} and then add a {'ut}, or {net poQ}. But today I realized there is an additional way, which is perhaps even better.. What does the "must' express, if not an imperative of sorts ? When I say "you need to do this", often I mean "you must do this", and in other words I'm giving a command, only I choose to do it in a more kind manner. But since tlhIngan Hol, isn't the weak and indecisive DIvI' Hol, we could avoid altogether the {-nIS} and give the command. So, in above example, instead of the {tlhIngan Hol DaghItlhmeH Hol nov DamughtaHvIS, Hol nov qa' Dachenqa'moH, 'ut / net poQ} I could write: {tlhIngan Hol DaghItlhmeH Hol nov DamughtaHvIS, Hol nov qa' yIchenqa'moH}. and then, if it is necessary I could add a {'ut}, a {net poQ} or whatever else (although I think that they rarely would be). qunnoH jan puqloD