[Tlhingan-hol] Concerning the purpose clauses

[Will Martin]

qatlho’.

The point here is that I had noted a canon example of {mIm} being used with no direct object. “Do not delay." That doesn’t prove that it can’t be used with a direct object, though. Does anyone have a canon example of {mIm} being used with a direct object?

It seems like a reasonable gloss for having a direct object, but you never know… It could be that you’d have to say {Qu’ yImImmoHQo’} instead of {Qu’ yImImQo’}.

pItlh
lojmIt tI'wI'nuv



> On Nov 10, 2015, at 1:36 PM, DloraH <seruq at bellsouth.net> wrote:
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>> 	you took away my shoes in order to delay me
>> 	chomImmeH waqmeywIj Dange'
>> 
>> 
>> If someone has their issues of HolQeD handy, I have a note in 
>> my dictionary about volume 8, number 4, page 11 relating to 
>> the verb {mIm}. I apparently interpreted that to mean the 
>> verb did not take an object. Until I can read that passage, 
>> however, I can't see a reason to correct this one.
> 
> The page is giving the Klingon from ST V.
> 
> tlh'a' HoD, nIm-buS wej yI-ghoS.  vub-pu' jon-ta' HeS-wI'.  wa' vub ghaH tlhI-ngan ghar-wI'-'e'.
> wa' ghaH te-ra'-ngan-'e'.  mIm-Qo'.  DaH He-raj yI-choH.  batlh tlhI-ngan Segh yI-Hub.  Qap-la'.
> 
> "Captain Klaa, proceed to Nimbus III.  A criminal has succeeded in taking hostages.  One hostage is
> a Klingon diplomat.  One is a Terran.  One is a Romulan.  Do not delay.  Alter your course now.
> Defend the Klingon race with honor.  Success."
> 
> (The Klingon did not include any mention of the Romulan hostage.)
> 
> 
> - DloraH
> 
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