[Tlhingan-hol] Hints and tips : Verb prefixes

[mayql qunenoS]

> This has been sooo hard to memorize for me.

If you like,give this method a try ; maybe it will solve your problem.
It takes a while,
(to me it took about a month), however eventually you will be able to remember
the entire table.

Also I should say, that even if you memorize the entire table, the
only thing that will have
happened, is just that ; the memorization of the table. Meaning that
when the time will come
to actually write, you will have to pause before each verb (at least
that's what is happening
with me) recite in your mind the appropriate column, until you find
the prefix you're searching
for. I guess, that in order for the prefixes to become "automatic",
meaning in order for them to
be coming to your mind during writing in a spontaneous manner, a lot
of practice needs to take
place.. The only prefixes so far, I have "spontaneous" in my mind are
jI-, qa-, Sa- and vI !

But the good thing will be, that eventually you will have the entire
table in your mind.

cpt qunnoQ

On Sun, Dec 27, 2015 at 8:20 PM, Karen Alessio <karenalessio at gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks!
> This has been sooo hard to memorize for me.
>
> On Dec 27, 2015 8:46 AM, "mayql qunenoS" <mihkoun at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I would like to share with any other beginner, who may be here, the
>> way I managed to overcome some of the difficulties I've encountered so
>> far in Klingon.
>>
>> The first difficulty I faced was how to memorize the verb prefix table
>> ; The problem mainly being, that there are a lot of verb prefixes, and
>> that they all look alike.
>>
>> So,here is what solved the problem :
>>
>> Day 1 : memorize "as a poem" the first column (jI,bI,ma,Su,yI,pe)
>> Day 2 : now the second column (cho,mu,tu,mu,HI,HI)
>> Day 3 : the third column (qa,Du,pI,nI)
>> Day 4 : the fourth column (vI,Da,wI,bo,lu,yI,yI)
>>
>> each of these days,just say in your mind several times a day each
>> column, as if you were reciting a poem.
>>
>> Day 5 : repeat/revise the first 4 columns.
>>
>> then..
>>
>> Day 6 : the fifth column (ju,nu,che,nu,gho,gho)
>> Day 7 : the sixth column. (Sa,lI,re,lI)
>> Day 8 : the seventh column. (vI,Da,DI,bo,tI,tI)
>>
>> and then..
>>
>> Day 9   : repeat/revise the fourth,fifth and sixth column.
>> Day 10 : repeat/revise all of them.
>>
>> The next step is one time each day, to sit down and write all of the
>> columns. Now, pay attention to where you need the zero prefix, and
>> where there isn't a prefix at all. After several days, chances are
>> that :
>>
>> a. you will be fed up by the very idea of a verb prefix
>> b. ..but you will have learned the entire table.
>>
>> Of course,this doesn't mean that you'll have learned them *forever*..
>> As time goes by,you're bound to begin forgetting them. For this
>> reason, once you have learned them, you'll need every 2-3 days to
>> recite them in your mind revising them again. It will take less than a
>> minute (literally) but it's definitely worth it.
>>
>> I don't know if this helps anyone, however it certainly did work for me.
>>
>> cpt qunnoQ
>>
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