[Tlhingan-hol] Too short

[Lieven]

Am 01.07.2014 21:42, ghItlh SuStel:
> When spoken aloud, the above has a pause where the colon is, but it
> doesn't sound like you're finished with an idea. The commas are slight
> pauses, but leading into the next word. Only at the periods do you
> finish your idea and rest.
[...]

> So: use small FORMAL sentences, but group them into single ideas.

That's true what SuStel says. I like to add the conjunction part, 
because that easily creates longer sentences, without making them really 
"long". In your example, it's easy, without changing the word order but 
by exchanging commas by conjunctions:

1. tlha'a HoD vIHo': HoS, val, vaQ, Duj Doj ra'. vIqIH vIneH.

2. tlha'a HoD vIHo': HoS, val, vaQ 'ej Duj Doj ra'mo' vaj vIqIH vIneH.

I admire Captain Klaa: he is strong, clever, aggressive AND BECAUSE he 
commands an impressive ship SO I want to meet him (full stop).

(the SO part sounds weird in english but is okay in klingon)


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