On 6 January 2017 at 03:11, Brian Cote <wearetheinformation00@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello. I have a couple quick questions about a passage from the paq'batlh.
{tlhIngan wo' nur ghob je HoSmoH quvvam che'DI' molor nur ghob je pujchoHpu'}
With it, I restore pride and values Of the Klingon Empire, for under Molor, They have grown weak and faint.
(paq'raD 16:7-9)
Shouldn't the third line read:
che'DI' molor, pujchoHpu' nur ghob je
Probably.
Or am I missing something?
Maybe it reads: che'DI' molor nur ghob je, pujchoHpu'. (But, yeah, I think {nur ghob je} should be the subject of {puj}, too.)
And a quick time question. In the third sentence, this particular combination of {DI'-choH-pu'} means that in the time span of Molor's reign, the weakening of {nur} and {ghob} started and then finished, correct? If so, I find this particular usage of grammar very cool.
{-DI'} means "as soon as", not "during". As soon as Molor reigned, pride and values became weak (whereas they weren't weak before), and this was completed. -- De'vID