On 11/8/2021 11:28 AM, Will Martin wrote:
Yeah, but it gets really interesting when you try to say, “My ship is faster than your ship.”
Yes, I said that. "The only time the lack of a verb for /be fast/ is a problem is when you want to compare speeds — *nom leng*/travel fast/ doesn't fit into the Q of a comparative"
I mean, I like recasting things, but this feels worse than not having a question word for “which” and people whined about that for years.
{Do qaD lujeSchugh DujlIj DujwIj je, Qapbej DujwIj!}
{ngoQmajDaq DujlIj Sum law’ DujwIj Sum puS ‘ach nom ghoSlaHqu’mo’ DujwIj, pawlaHpa’ DujlIj, pawta’ DujwIj, jay’!} [seems a little wordy for competitive banter]
{qIbDaq DujwIj nom ghoSlaHghach Doj law’ Hoch Doj puS!} [Han Solo would probably look askance at his Klingon translator after THAT translation, though one might argue that it does a decent job of getting to the core of the boast.]
I daresay we can do better than that. *DujwIj Do laH vItlh law' DujlIj Do laH vItlh puS*/My ship is faster than your ship/ (referring to potential speed). *DujwIj Do vItlh law' DujlIj Do vItlh puS*/My ship is faster than your ship /(referring to current speed). *qIbDaq DujwIj Do laH vItlh law' Hoch vItlh puS*/My ship is the fastest in the galaxy/ (referring to potential speed). -- SuStel http://trimboli.name