Am 17.11.2020 um 19:09 schrieb Will Martin:

While I understand that it’s common in English and perhaps other human
languages to answer a “Why?” question with a dependent clause starting
with “Because”, I’m curious as to whether or not we can assume the same
is true in Klingon.

We have a clear canon example for this in Star Trek Into Darkness:

Klingon:
{toH, Hey Humanpu'. qatlh DISaH?}
"Why should I care about a human killing humans?"

Uhura:
{potlhmo' batlh, vIqawba'.}
"Because you care about honor."

I don't get what the vIqawba' is doing here. If it means what it looks like it means, I obviously remember it, then this is not a subordinate clause lacking a main clause.

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