Or perhaps even *vIghojmeH tlhIngan Hol qaq law' vulqangan Hol qaq puS.* On Mon, Dec 10, 2018 at 12:23 PM SuStel <sustel@trimboli.name> wrote:
On 12/10/2018 11:57 AM, mayqel qunenoS wrote:
In english one can say:
"I learn klingon rather than vulcan" ; meaning simply "I don't learn vulcan, I learn klingon".
On the other hand one can say "I'd rather learn klingon instead of vulcan", expressing a preference: "I prefer to learn klingon instead of vulcan".
So, the question is, is the {'e' qa'} just a "neutral" "rather/instead of", or is it (too) the wishful "I'd rather ?"
The way I understand it, it seems to be the neutral variant, but I would like to make certain.
In English the preference is expressed by *I'd rather* or *I'd prefer,* not by the *instead of* or *rather than.* Klingon *'e' qa'* is neutral as to preference.
In Klingon these could be expressed thus:
*tlhIngan Hol vIghoj; vulqangan Hol vIghoj 'e' qa'. **I learn Klingon instead of Vulcan.*
*tlhIngan Hol vIghoj 'e' vImaS; vulqangan Hol vIghoj 'e' vImaS 'e' qa'. **I prefer to learn Klingon instead of Vulcan.*
-- SuStelhttp://trimboli.name
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