8 Oct
2017
8 Oct
'17
3:29 p.m.
On Fri, Oct 6, 2017 at 11:19 AM, mayqel qunenoS <mihkoun@gmail.com> wrote:
If we want to say "I am there" we write {pa' jIHtaH}.
But if we want to say "I am not there", what do we write ?
{pa' jIHbe'} or {pa' jIHbe'taH} ?
mayqel q
The Klingon Dictionary's appendix of Useful Klingon Expressions includes this example: "I wasn't there." {pa' jIHpu'be'} If you want to use an aspect suffix, this shows the {-be'} following one. If you're prepared to base further discussion on what exactly the distinction in meaning is between {-be'pu'} vs. {-pu'be'} or {-taHbe'} vs. {-be'taH}, then I think you have hit on the best answer: choose your words based on what you want them to mean. -- ghunchu'wI'