Am 14.11.2016 um 22:58 schrieb SuStel:
But there /is/ a distinction between being required to do something and having a need to do something. It is not at all clear to me that Klingon *-nIS* covers both.
I only see that canon examples sometimes use "must" and sometimes "need". Maybe it's me again proving my lack of english knowledge that you see more than I do? Or is this up to personal interpretation? {bIleSnIS} "You need a rest" {ghob tIvnISbe'lu'} "One need not enjoy virtue" {mataHmeH maSachnIS} "To survive, we must expand" {nIteb SuvnIS DevwI'} "A leader must stand alone." {pIpyuS pach DaSop DaneHchugh, pIpyuS puS DaghornIS} "If you want to eat pipius claw, you'll have to break a few pipiuses" need... must... have to... To me, it seems very clear that {-nIS} covers all of that. If something is definitely "required" add a phrase with {poQ}. -- Lieven L. Litaer aka Quvar valer 'utlh Grammarian of the KLI http://www.facebook.com/Klingonteacher http://www.klingonwiki.net