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Can we use the {'op} on its own i.e. without a noun following it ? De'vID: HIja'.
thanks for telling me ! I must have gotten the idea that the {'op} is only to be used with a noun following it, since most of the times we say things like {'op ret}, {'op pIq} etc.. De'vID:
I would suggest {pem} instead of {jaj}, unless you really meant that they played for all day and all night.
oh yes, this is better ! I had never actually realized that this distinction actually existed in klingon. I had the impression that {jaj} meant day and night as well. mIv Hurgh On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 10:44 AM, De'vID <de.vid.jonpin@gmail.com> wrote:
On 6 July 2016 at 08:33, mayqel qunenoS <mihkoun@gmail.com> wrote:
I like it, but I have some questions :
{QIm law' wISo'laH. chorvamDaq 'op vISo' jIH} {wov 'op 'ej Hurgh 'op. Segh law' SamlaH puqpu'.
Can we use the {'op} on its own i.e. without a noun following it ?
HIja'.
The kids found the Easter eggs one by one. The little bunnies said, "Our job is done!" {Hoch QIm nguv Sam puqpu'. {pItlh! rIn Qu'maj,} jatlh Hoch Qa'Hom}
Perhaps the "one by one" concept is better expressed by the use of {ngIq}, although don't take me too seriously on this one, since I'm still having trouble understanding the [ngIq}.
Dachupchu'.
Also since the "founding" of the eggs is a completed action which happened on purpose, I would use the {-ta'}
The kids ate the eggs and played all day. {QImmey yIr puqpu'. jaj naQ reHqu'}
The english goes "ate the eggs", but the klingon says "gathered". Also since the "playing" took place all day, I think we could use {qaStaHvIS jaj}.
I would suggest {pem} instead of {jaj}, unless you really meant that they played for all day and all night.
English is stupid in that "day" means both "daytime" and "day and night". Klingon wisely distinguishes these two time periods. Did the children play all day and all night? If not, then {jaj} is not appropriate.
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