lieven:

> like {Sopta' 'e' teH}. But that does not work; we know that {'e'} > is used with verbs of thinking or observation like "see",

> "know" etc. I'm sure {teH} is not one of that kind, so that

> does not work.

And the additional problem would be, that the {teH} doesn't take an object, so it couldn't be used in a SAO after the {'e'}.

qunnoq

On Aug 24, 2017 1:38 PM, "Lieven" <levinius@gmx.de> wrote:

Am 22.08.2017 um 13:04 schrieb mayqel qunenoS:

I was wondering if the following is correct:

{chabHommeylIj Sopta' vIghro'wIj 'oH vIt'e'}
The truth is my cat ate your cookies

You should add a colon to your english, and that will give you the Klingon answer:

The truth is: my cat ate your cookies.
chabHommeylIj Sopta' vIghro'wIj. vIt 'oH.

I'm not saying this answers your question, but it's one way of many to solve your problem.

One other thing that came to my mind: if you add "that" to the english phrase (it is true /that/...) I began to think about using the verb {teH} to say "it is true that..." like {Sopta' 'e' teH}. But that does not work; we know that {'e'} is used with verbs of thinking or observation like "see", "know" etc. I'm sure {teH} is not one of that kind, so that does not work. (although it would nice to have)

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