25 Nov
2021
25 Nov
'21
9:54 a.m.
Am 25.11.2021 um 15:22 schrieb mayqel qunen'oS:
If I want to say "you're honest", believing that you've always been honest, shouldn't I write instead {SuyuDbe'}?
No, it's exatly the other way around: When you use {-be'} you make a negation, like in English "you are not...". Using the suffix {-Ha'} on the other hand changes the meaning of the word, so it should not be translated literally. {qaparHa'} really is "I like you" {qamuSHa'} really is "I love you" and {bIyuDHa'} really is "you are honest." -- Lieven L. Litaer aka the "Klingon Teacher from Germany" http://www.tlhInganHol.com http://klingon.wiki/En/AliceInWonderland