[Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: 'alngegh

[mayql qunenoS]

jIH:
> alneghvammo' may' taHpu' vavlI'.
> because of this ax, my father survived the battle.
SuStel:
> I'm not sure one can {taH} something.

indeed ; I wondered about that too, but wrote it anyway because I
couldn't find another way of expressing the desired meaning. sometimes
my mind just freezes..

jIH:
> bIQeHchoHmo' 'alnegh Da'uchHa'nISbej.
> because you became angry you definitely need to let go of the ax.
SuStel:
> Consider also {chagh} "drop."

this is good idea too !

mayqel mIv Hurgh qunnoq
taH pagh taHbe'. DaH mu'tlheghvam vIqelnIS.


On Sun, Mar 13, 2016 at 7:08 PM, SuStel <sustel at trimboli.name> wrote:
> On 3/13/2016 11:28 AM, mayql qunenoS wrote:
>>
>> juHDajDaq 'alnegh luSampu', chotwI' ghaH 'e' luSov.
>> when they located the ax at his house the knew that he was the murderer.
>
>
> You forgot the {-DI'} on {luSampu'}.
>
>> 'alneghvammo' may' taHpu' vavlI'.
>> because of this ax, my father survived the battle.
>
>
> I'm not sure one can {taH} something. Try this instead:
>
>    rInDI' may' 'alneghvammo' taH vavlI'
>    when the battle was done, because of this axe my father survived
>
> Or simpler:
>
>    'alneghvammo' may'Daq Heghbe'pu' vavlI'
>    because of this axe, my father did not die at the battle
>
> This resembles the proverb in THE KLINGON WAY:
>
>    QI'tomerDaq Heghpu' Hoch
>    no one survived Khitomer
>    (literally: everyone died at Khitomer)
>
>> bIQeHchoHmo' 'alnegh Da'uchHa'nISbej.
>> because you became angry you definitely need to let go of the ax.
>
>
> Consider also {chagh} "drop."
>
>> porghrajDaq pe'vIl 'alnegh QemjIq chu' wIpoSmoH !
>> we will tear you a new ax hole !
>> (I'm sorry for writing this.. I just couldn't resist..)
>
>
> Ha!
>
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> SuStel
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>
>
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