[Tlhingan-hol] ghargh, Hod je -- vaghDIch

[nIqolay Q]

On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 5:01 PM,  <lojmitti7wi7nuv at gmail.com> wrote:
> {HoD} means "Captain".

reH Suvrup SuvwI''a'.

> I'd suggest:
>
> {wa'logh qIptaHvIS HuD, wejlogh qIplaH ghargh.}
>
> The point here is that the serpent can strike three times while the mountain strikes once.
>
> The difference between {-DI'} and {-taHvIS} is subtle, but important in this example. {-DI'} implies an instant when something happens. {-taHvIS} implies a duration while something happens. In this case, the mountain's instant is a duration for the serpent, and while that duration occurs, it can strike three times.

The original text doesn't necessarily imply that the Viper's three
attacks are occuring while the Mountain is making a single attack,
though. I interpreted it simply as meaning that whenever the Mountain
attacks, the Viper attacks three times in response. Or more simply,
that the Viper is attacking three times as often as the Mountain.