Date: Wed, 12 May 2021 16:40:58 -0400 From: SuStel <sustel@trimboli.name>
1. Is *parHa'* the best way to say "love", or could *muSHa'* also be used?
*muSHa'* is usually the word we use for /love. /*parHa'* means /like./
Oh, all right. I sort of suspected this.
The *law'/puS* (comparative, superlative) sentence can only be used with qualities. *parHa'* is an action, not a quality, so it can't be used in a superlative sentence like this.
Thanks for making this clear. When I first saw all the grammatical phenomena that followed from adjectives becoming stative verbs in Klingon, I was impressed with the way -wI' could be added to mean "person/thing who/that is [adj.]". Like you could take the verb *nen* meaning "to be adult", and add -wI' to get *nenwI'*, "an adult". Or you could take *ven*, a verb meaning "to be nerdy", and add -wI' to get *venwI'*, a noun meaning "nerd". I guess the semantic difference between action verbs and stative verbs still manifests itself grammatically in some ways.
Your first sentence is correct. (The pronoun *jIH* is optional here, and usually dropped, but it's not wrong to use it.) For your second sentence, maybe try using the verb *qaq* /be preferable./ With that verb, you don't even need a superlative sentence. If you want a superlative sentence, consider using *QaQ*/be good/ or *'ey*/be delicious./ Either way, to make it "my" favorite, you might need the word *jIHvaD* /for me./
I'll let you work it out from there.
Thanks for leading me to *qaq*. I didn't think to look up the word "preferable". How about: pItSa' chab vImuSHa'. jIHvaD qaq pItSa'!