Am 17.11.2020 um 19:09 schrieb Will Martin:
While I understand that it’s common in English and perhaps other human languages to answer a “Why?” question with a dependent clause starting with “Because”, I’m curious as to whether or not we can assume the same is true in Klingon.
We have a clear canon example for this in Star Trek Into Darkness: Klingon: {toH, Hey Humanpu'. qatlh DISaH?} "Why should I care about a human killing humans?" Uhura: {potlhmo' batlh, vIqawba'.} "Because you care about honor." Okay, okay, Uhura is not a Klingon, but at least it's a canon example, and the Klingon captain was not confused. And usually, Okrand only gives wrong grammar when asked to do so. (cf. ST:VI) -- Lieven L. Litaer aka the "Klingon Teacher from Germany" http://www.tlhInganHol.com http://klingon.wiki/En/ST12