On 7/6/2017 9:31 AM, SuStel wrote:
On 7/6/2017 9:20 AM, mayqel qunenoS wrote:
There is the canon example which says that "the family of a klingon warrior is responsible..".
However I was wondering whether it could have the additional positive meaning of {reH vum yaSvetlh. ngoy'qu'} for "That officer is always working. He is very responsible".
Or maybe even the additional negative meaning of {reH Qong yaSvetlh. ngoy'Ha'} for "That officer is always sleeping. He is irresponsible".
You're asking about the different senses of the English word /responsible./ The canonical example means /accountable;/ another sense means /dependable./ The question is, does *ngoy'* mean both of those?
The answer is, we don't know. We only know of the /accountable/ meaning for sure. There has been no example of the /dependable/ meaning, and no further explanation of the Klingon word.
It occurs to me that we do have the slang phrase *Duj ngaDHa'*/unstable vessel,/ meaning an irresponsible or undisciplined person. You cannot, however, say *Duj ngaD* to mean a responsible person. -- SuStel http://trimboli.name