Am 17.02.2021 um 14:12 schrieb mayqel qunen'oS:
Now forget the romulans, and assume we want to say "they are there", without specifying who these "they" actually are. Shouldn't we write the following?
pa' chaHtaH chaH'e' they are there
Wouldn't this be the correct way to say it? It seems weird, but I can't see anything wrong with it.
We have the canon examples: - {naDev bIHtaH} "here they are." and - {pa'Daq jIHtaH} "I am in the room" Although not a written rule, it looks like the {-taH} is added to say "be at a location". The continuous meaning does make sense here: it is not said when it started, and not when it ends. The subject is "being" at the location.
So, the only reasonable choice is saying {pa' chaHtaH chaH'e'}. But am I correct on this?
That sounds weird. It sound like what you suggested "they are The There". -- Lieven L. Litaer aka the "Klingon Teacher from Germany" http://www.tlhInganHol.com http://klingon.wiki/En/ToBe