On Feb 9, 2018, at 20:03, SuStel <sustel@trimboli.name> wrote:

On 2/9/2018 12:48 PM, demonchaux.aurelie wrote:
- A adverb, by definition, is used to specify the manner in which an action is carried out
- The Klingon verb {Da} means "behave as, act in the manner of"

Taking this into account, wouldn't it make sense to use <noun + Da> to convey the same meaning as an adverb?

For instance:
He fought bravely: Suv ghaH, yoHwI' Da
He spoke calmy: jatlh ghaH, jotwI' Da
He shouted angrily: jach ghaH, QeHwI' Da

What do you think?

Sure, why not? But don't regard it as a formula. It's not THE way to describe how something is done; it's A way. You might just as well say

Suv ghaH; yoH.
jatlh ghaH; jot.
jach ghaH; QeH.

or

Suv; yoHwI' ghaH.
jatlh; jotwI' ghaH.
jach; QeHwI' ghaH.

or even

SuvtaHvIS ghaH, yoH.
jatlhtaHvIS ghaH, jot.
jachtaHvIS ghaH, QeH


While I like the original idea, the most Klingon way to do that would probably be to use {rur} “to resemble”, which is this case would be best translated with the English word “like”:

Suv ghaH, yoHwI’ rur. 

However, “she shouted angrily” would probably be best translated as {QeHmo’ jach ghaH} in most contexts. After all, when you shout angrily, it’s usually *because* you’re angry.