[Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Affix of the Day: ju-

[Steven Boozer]

A couple more examples:

julegh
you see us TKD

juDev 'ej Dujvam ra'wI' DagheS 'e' vItlhob
I ask you to lead us as commander of this ship.
("I request that you lead us and that you assume
 the duties of commander of this ship.") KGT


From: Karen Alessio [mailto:karenalessio at gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, November 16, 2015 10:44 AM
[]
thats a really good example, De'vID.
Thanks.
On Nov 16, 2015 9:16 AM, "De'vID" <de.vid.jonpin at gmail.com<mailto:de.vid.jonpin at gmail.com>> wrote:
On 16 November 2015 at 15:00, Michael Roney, Jr. <nahqun at gmail.com<mailto:nahqun at gmail.com>> wrote:
> Klingon Affix of the Day for Saturday, November 14, 2015
>
> Klingon affix: ju-
> Part of speech: Verb Prefix
> Definition: you--us
> Source: TKD

The Klingon way for subordinates to ask a superior officer for orders
is {chay' jura'?}, literally, "How do you (singular) command us?"

I like it because it's a perfect illustration of how noun-centric
English is and how verb-centric Klingon is in comparison:
English - "What are your _orders_?" [centred on the noun "orders"]
Klingon - "How do you _command_ us?" [centred on the verb "command"]

--
De'vID

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