On Mon, Apr 10, 2023 at 5:22 PM luis.chaparro--- via tlhIngan-Hol < tlhingan-hol@lists.kli.org> wrote:
Thank you, De'vID and Lieven, for your answers!
De'vID:
I don't think the weather words are impersonal. Their (typically unstated) subject is {muD} "the atmosphere".
That's very interesting! So there are no impersonal verbs in Klingon at all?
I can't think of any.
Lieven:
From the canon examples, it seems like {paS} is used more like the second version, like when missing an appointment or being behind schedule. You probably wouldn't use it to refer to the time of the day, as in "oh, it's late".
My guess is that in Klingon, this is expressed by saying something like {Dor pem} or similar.
I like this, thank you! But sometimes you don't mean *It's late in the day*, but rather *It's late for something*, like in *It's late, we should go now or we will miss the train*. How could that be rendered in Klingon? Could we say something with *poH* or should we just recast?
But that's exactly the meaning of {paS}. The canonical example is: {jIpaSqu'mo' narghpu' qaSuchmeH 'eb} "Because I'm very late, the opportunity to visit you has passed." See: http://klingonska.org/canon/1998-01-18b-news.txt -- De'vID