On 12/10/2018 11:57 AM, mayqel qunenoS wrote:
In english one can say:
"I learn klingon rather than vulcan" ; meaning simply "I don't learn vulcan, I learn klingon".
On the other hand one can say "I'd rather learn klingon instead of vulcan", expressing a preference: "I prefer to learn klingon instead of vulcan".
So, the question is, is the {'e' qa'} just a "neutral" "rather/instead of", or is it (too) the wishful "I'd rather ?"
The way I understand it, it seems to be the neutral variant, but I would like to make certain.
In English the preference is expressed by /I'd rather/ or /I'd prefer,/ not by the /instead of/ or /rather than./ Klingon *'e' qa'* is neutral as to preference. In Klingon these could be expressed thus: *tlhIngan Hol vIghoj; vulqangan Hol vIghoj 'e' qa'. */I learn Klingon instead of Vulcan./ *tlhIngan Hol vIghoj 'e' vImaS; vulqangan Hol vIghoj 'e' vImaS 'e' qa'. */I prefer to learn Klingon instead of Vulcan./ -- SuStel http://trimboli.name