Am 18.02.2019 um 15:15 schrieb mayqel qunenoS:
"Why in order for you to help me, I need to feed your cat ?"
Well, let's st aside the intended meaning of that, because I think that's not how -meH works.
When it comes to klingon, which of the following is the correct choice ?
{qatlh choQaHmeH vIghro'lIj vIje'nIS ?} {choQaHmeH qatlh vIghro'lIj vIje'nIS ?}
My first thought here is that the clause with {-meH} must always precede the verb whose purpose it's describing, but there is no information on whether anything can be between those. In my opinion, the {qatlh} should preceed the entire phrase because it's questioning the entire thing. I think having it in the middle breaks up the connection between the purpose clause and the second part. Taken more literally, one could argue that is sounds like one is saying {choQaHmeH qatlh} "a why to help me" which seems nonsense, if not focusing on the rest. Sticking closely to the rules: - The purpose clause always precedes the noun or verb whose purpose it is describing. - qatlh "occurs at the beginning of the sentence." But still ... both suggestions sound right to me, so it's a really good question. I'm curious to see what others find about this. :-) -- Lieven L. Litaer aka the "Klingon Teacher from Germany" http://www.klingonisch.de http://www.klingonwiki.net/En/Questions