22 Feb
2019
22 Feb
'19
5:55 p.m.
Daniel Dadap <daniel@dadap.net> schrieb am Fr., 22. Feb. 2019, 23:26:
Usually when we use pronouns as copulas in Klingon for “to be” sentences, we’re really talking about identity (tlhIngan maH; raS 'oH; HoD ghaH; yIH bIH), which is not the case in this sentence. “Why do I need to be there” is really asking why my presence is required, which is why in my Klingon suggestions I used jISaHnIS and vIpoQlu'.
Chinese also distinguishes between the "identity" and "existence" senses of "to be". The former is 是 ("I am a person") and the latter is 在 ("I am here"). -- De'vID