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

[SuStel]

Actually, I was thinking that it's a nice example of a lack of aspect. 
*maDo'Ha'* doesn't mean /in this instance, we were lucky;/ it refers to 
a general condition of being lucky. *maDo'be'* has a more colloquial 
translation, but it also doesn't mean /in this instance, we were not lucky.

/Clearly/, /the two sentences are meant to be showing the difference 
between *-Ha'* and *-be'* /(unlucky/ versus /not lucky),/ not permanence 
versus a temporary condition.

On 5/10/2016 11:17 AM, Steven Boozer wrote:
>
> Hmm… The two TKD cites are not in my TKD transcript. I’ll have to 
> research it.  It looks as if they may have come from the section on 
> {-Ha’} to show the difference from {-be’} - i.e. one’s permanent state 
> or nature vs. a temporary condition.
>
> Voragh
>
> *From:*SuStel [mailto:sustel at trimboli.name]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, May 10, 2016 10:07 AM
>
> On 5/10/2016 10:58 AM, Steven Boozer wrote:
>
>         Klingon Word of the Day for Tuesday, May 10, 2016
>
>         Klingon word: Do'
>
>         Part of speech: verb
>
>         Definition: be fortunate, be lucky
>
>        maDo'Ha'
>
>        We are (always) unlucky. TKD
>
>        maDo'be'
>
>        We are not lucky. TKD
>
>
> Where are these, exactly? I can't find them, and the translation of 
> the first one is interesting.
>
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