bISovbejbe'DI' tImer When in doubt, surprise them. TKW Dumer DIvI' QaS 'ej DuHIv, vaj bIwunchoH 'ej bIrIQchoH Surprise attack by Federation leaves you unprotected and damaged. MKE Hoch qImmoH mu'meyDaj ghob 'agh 'ej val yIntaH 'e' luleghmo' chaH mer All were bemused by his words, Wise and full of spirit, And astonished to see him alive. PB Voragh ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: tlhIngan-Hol <tlhingan-hol-bounces@lists.kli.org> On Behalf Of SuStel
On 10/29/2019 3:05 PM, mayqel qunen'oS wrote:
We have the verb {mer} for "surprise". In english, does the verb "surprise", has an inherent positive or negative meaning ? Are both of the following acceptable ? {muQuchmoH be'nalwI', mumerpu'} my wife surprised me, in order to make me happy {romuluSnganpu' peqmeH tlhInganpu', merpu'} the klingons surprised the romulans in order to slaughter them English surprise is neither inherently positive nor inherently negative. Without any evidence, I would not assume that Klingon mer is either. -- SuStel http://trimboli.name