[Tlhingan-hol] Fwd: Question regarding purpose clauses

[Felix Malmenbeck]

jabbI'IDvetlh vIlabDI' ngoDvam vISovbe'! tlhaQqu' :)

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From: De'vID jonpIn [de.vid.jonpin at gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, May 04, 2012 18:27
To: tlhIngan-Hol
Subject: Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Fwd: Question regarding purpose clauses

lojmIt tI'wI' nuv:
>> Either I missed something or the more complete transcript was not included.

loghaD:
> 'Twas, but it wasn't all in one place:
> http://klingonska.org/canon/search/?file=1998-01-18b-news.txt&get=source
> Basically, the original poster asks if {qaSuchmeH jIpaSqu'} is an okay way to say "I was too late to visit you". Marc responds that it means something more like that the visit did or will take place (though later, perhaps, than desired), and provides suggestions on how to say what the original poster wanted to say.

loghaD, I'm not sure if you realise this or not, but lojmIt tI'wI' nuv
IS the original poster of that message!  I just thought it was funny
that you're referring to him in the third person when talking to him.

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De'vID

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