Re: [tlhIngan Hol] then/now and law'/puS
lieven
You want to say "At that time, I was younger than I am now", right?
HIja'. lieven:
Something in my blood tells me it's not allowed though.
yes, in mine too
I think the problem is adding a quality verb to a verb. The rule says it's applied to nouns.
I think it is illegal because in the place of {ngugh} and {DaH}, we need to have nouns instead. It is a pity though. It makes easily sense, right ? So, why dismiss it ? Let alone that we have the {'ul law'} "too much electricity" canon example, right ? So, why can't we have {ngugh jIQup law'}, meaning "then I was very young", followed by the {DaH jIQup puS} "now I'm less young" ? And now that I'm thinking of it, I believe that it is indeed correct. Think of it as two sentences, one after the other, which happen to resemble the law'/puS construction. So, unless someone proves wrong the last reasoning, I'll accept it as being correct. But wait a minute.. I just realized that in the canon example the {'ul} is a noun. ghuy' ! So it's wrong after all. qunnoq ghogh HablIwIj'vo' vIngoHta'
{ngugh QupghachwIj law' DaH QupghachwIj puS} ? ----Original message----
From : mihkoun@gmail.com Date : 27/08/2016 - 12:01 (GMTST) To : tlhingan-hol@kli.org Subject : Re: [tlhIngan Hol] then/now and law'/puS lieven You want to say "At that time, I was younger than I am now", right? HIja'.
Antony Appleyard:
{ngugh QupghachwIj law' DaH QupghachwIj puS} ?
At first glance it would seem ok, but someone who would want to apply the rules strictly would probably say: "the place of the {QupghachwIj} needs to be occupied by verbs of quality, not nouns" And if you answered by quoting the {'ul law'} canon example, he would say that even by this standart, we don't have here a valid sentence but something like: "then my being young greater, now lesser" However I'm not one of those people who enjoy applying the rules strictly, thus constantly inventing ways of tying our hands, while saying "o how perfect klingon is". Personally, I'm a fan of our good captain.. qunnoq ghogh HablI'wIjvo' vIngeHta' On 28 Aug 2016 1:19 a.m., "Anthony Appleyard" <a.appleyard@btinternet.com> wrote:
{ngugh QupghachwIj law' DaH QupghachwIj puS} ?
----Original message---- From : mihkoun@gmail.com Date : 27/08/2016 - 12:01 (GMTST) To : tlhingan-hol@kli.org Subject : Re: [tlhIngan Hol] then/now and law'/puS
lieven
You want to say "At that time, I was younger than I am now", right?
HIja'.
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