Re: [tlhIngan Hol] does {yay'} have a positive or a negative meaning ?

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