tlhIngan Hol po'wI' vImoj vIneH

I want to become an expert of the klingon language

tlhIngan Hol vIlo'laHchu' vIneH

I want to be able to use klingon perfectly

tlhIngan Hol vIjatlhlaHchu' vIneH

I want to be able to speak klingon perfectly

tlhIngan Hol vIghItlhlaHchu' vIneH

I want to be able to write klingon perfectly

tlhIngan Hol vIjatlhlaHchu' vIneH 'ej vIghItlhlaHchu' vIneH je.

I want to be able to speak and write klingon perfectly.

qunnoq

On Aug 26, 2017 17:21, "Aurélie Demonchaux" <demonchaux.aurelie@gmail.com> wrote:

I have been wondering, what is the best way to convey "I want to be good at klingon"?

The most accurate verb seems <po'> (be expert, skilled) but I'm not sure how best to convey the "at" in "expert at klingon", how to make the link between the expertise and the object of said expertise.

Do I just use -vaD ?
1/ < tlhIngan HolvaD jIpo’ vIneH >

or is it best to use some kind of construction with < bop > (be about, be concerned with), as in "I want to be expert concerning Klingon"?

2/ <
tlhIngan Hol bop
lu’
DI’ jIpo’ vIneH
>

3/ <
tlhIngan Hol bop
lu’
taHvIS jIpo’ vIneH
>

4/ <
tlhIngan Hol bop
lu’
chugh jIpo’ vIneH
>
5/ <
tlhIngan Hol bopwI’vaD jIpo’ vIneH
>

6/ < tlhIngan Hol bopbogh SovvaD jIpo’ vIneH >

What do you think makes the most sense out of these options and what is just "chatlh" ? Do you have another solution you'd like to suggest on this ?

Satlho’ ! :)

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