[Tlhingan-hol] SItlh quv

[qunnoQ HoD]

> Aside from the misplacement of {neH} already pointed out, why {DavHam}?

actually,I wanted to find the word <<lie (n)>>,but this word doesn't exist
in Klingon as noun ; so I went with {DavHam} to express the concept of
<<false honor>>. When I thought about it, I felt that to a Klingon false
honor,is worst than a lie.

> Why not {nong}?
> But I think you are still thinking in English, or at least
noun-centrically.

yes,you are right ! I still have the habit of thinking noun-centrically,and
searching for klingon nouns to replace the english ones. This is the reason
I didn't use {nong}. I was searching for a noun.. Slowly I realize,that I
have to change the entire way I express things,in order to write in
Klingon. This is actually the reason,why I try to write in Klingon and post
to this list ; So as to "force" myself to start thinking in Klingon.
Hopefully slowly I will start to improve..

qun

On Sat, Nov 28, 2015 at 12:47 PM, De'vID <de.vid.jonpin at gmail.com> wrote:

> qunnoQ HoD:
> > peace is a lie,there is only passion
> > DavHam 'oH roj'e',neH veS tu'lu'
>
> Aside from the misplacement of {neH} already pointed out, why {DavHam}?
>
> qunnoQ HoD:
> > I wondered about how to say <<passion>> in Klingon,still i came to the
> > conclusion that in a Klingon mind,war and passion would be
> interchangeable.
>
> Why not {nong}?
>
> qunnoQ HoD:
> > through passion i gain strength
> > veSmo' HoS vISuq
> >
> > through strength i gain power
> > HoSmo' HoS'a' vISuq
>
> jInongmo', jIHoSchoH.
> jIHoSmo', jIHoSghajchoH.
>
> It's a good translation. But I think you are still thinking in
> English, or at least noun-centrically. Instead of directly translating
> "I gain power", think of it as meaning "I become (more) powerful" and
> try to express that idea in Klingon.
>
> --
> De'vID
>
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