lieven:
> the canon example also uses that passive
> voice: {roD 'oHvaD juHqo' ponglu' neH}
> It is usually referred to as simply "The
> Homeworld."
QI'yaH ! The canon example does use the {-lu'} !
In that case, I recall my statement about "finding a piece of canon I actually like", and I'm stating that I prefer the non {-lu'} way of describing the name of something. canon yInga' !
may the canon master forgive me..
qunnoq
again, our good captain is proven right
Am 01.10.2016 um 18:34 schrieb mayqel qunenoS:
Also keep in mind, that the exact translation of {Quvar vIponglu'},
isn't "I'm called Quvar". It is rather "someone calls me Quvar". Klingon
doesn't have a passive voice..
That's true, but since there no approriate English way to translate this (I always find the "someone indefinite..." very awkward in english) The passive voice is the best way to do it. I don't know who mentioned it, but the canon example also uses that passive voice:
{roD 'oHvaD juHqo' ponglu' neH}
It is usually referred to as simply "The Homeworld."
(Skybox card 27)
Lieven jIH, 'ach rut jIHvaD Quvar ponglu' net Sov :-)
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