15 Oct
2018
15 Oct
'18
5:22 a.m.
On Sun, 14 Oct 2018 at 10:00, Lieven L. Litaer <levinius@gmx.de> wrote:
The difference is like {wItlha'taH} - "we will keep following him" {wItlha'taHqu'} - "we will keep following him forever"
I don't think so. To express "forever", you need {reH} with either the verb suffix {-taH} or the verb {taH}. {reH} by itself is just "always", and {-taH}/{taH} just mean "continuous"/"continue". The concept of "forever" is expressed as "always, in a continuous manner" in Klingon. Here are some examples from canon with the "forever" meaning: {pa' reH maSuvtaHqu'.} {reH tlhInganpu' taHjaj!} / {reH tlhIngan wo' taHjaj.} {reH 'uQvam vIqawtaH.} {wItlha'taHqu'} is more like "we will KEEP following him" or "we will CONTINUE TO follow him". -- De'vID