On 3/1/2021 7:58 AM, mayqel qunen'oS wrote:
The verb {rIQ} has two meanings:
1. be injured 2. be damaged
And we see the "be damaged" meaning in the following Ca'Non sentence:
Dumer DIvI' QaS 'ej DuHIv, vaj bIwunchoH 'ej bIrIQchoH Surprise attack by Federation leaves you unprotected and damaged. MKE
What I'm wondering (since I don't know the context of the Ca'Non sentence in question) is this:
Can we use the {rIQ} for inanimate objects too (e.g. buildings, vessels, etc) meaning that they are damaged, or does the mke sentence refer to the physical body of the player which has been damaged i.e. injured?
A living body whose structure is compromised sustains /injury;/ a non-living object whose structure is compromised sustains /damage./ The two words refer to the same thing, except one refers to living beings, and the other refers to non-living objects. Klingon *rIQ* is what you call it when any entity, living or non-living, has its structure compromised. It does not distinguish between living and non-living. In the Monopoly sentence, *bIrIQchoH* is metaphorically referring to your forces (the ships and bases that make up your forces) as you. -- SuStel http://trimboli.name