[Tlhingan-hol] KLBC

[John R. Harness]

Oops! I forgot to reply all to the list. Lex and I have been conversing
back and forth, which I will include in this email so that others can see
it:





Hi!

Great efforts, and there are a few mistakes. First of all you're doing
pretty good with spelling so far but you've got to remember that the
apostrophe ' is a proper letter and you need to remember to always include
it. Also remember to always capitalize your letter-I. Since at first it can
be hard to distinguish between l and I, you might want to try using a font
with serifs like this one that will distinguish L and I easily (assuming
your email platform is showing you the difference I am trying to make!)).

pengDaj
-- correct

'ejDo'a'meyna (definitely many large starships)
-- remember your apostrophes: 'ejDo''a'meyna'. You've got the suffixes in
the right order, which at the moment is the most important part. But, it
would be better (even though it is a little clunky) to translate this as
"many large definite ships." This is so that you don't start treating -na'
as if it is an adverb (that affects verbs, as in, "I can definitely see
it."); rather, it must always directly mark the noun (as an adjective "It
is a definite rock, not a so-called rock or an I-think-so rock).

DoSwIj
-- correct

tlhInganqoq (fake klingon)
-- correct

baHqoqwI'
-- I think you are trying to write "a so-called shooter (fire-er)." baH can
only be a verb, and so you must treat it that way. So, you can't attach
-qoq to it, since -qoq only attaches to nouns. You have to turn it into a
noun by attaching -wI' first, THEN you can attach -qoq to it. It should be
baHwI'qoq.

Ha'DIbaHHommey
-- correct


Keep it up! If you want to try some more nouns with suffixes, go for it.
Or, you might want to try to create some noun-noun constructions, which are
explained in section 3.4 of TKD.

'arHa


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On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 10:38 PM, Lex Luthor <person9010 at gmail.com> wrote:

> nuqneH, tlhingan jIH! lu'
>
> mu'mey with suffixes -
>
> pengDaj (his torpedo)
> 'ejDo'a'meyna (definitely many large starships)
> DoSwIj (my target)
> tlhInganqoq (fake klingon)
> baHqoqwI'
> Ha'DIbaHHommey
>
>
>
> boch ghlchraj, 'arHa
>
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>
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> On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 9:12 PM, John R. Harness <cartweel at gmail.com>
>  wrote:
>
>> Hey hey! Great job!
>>
>> It's clear that you understand the rules for plurals. (Although, you have
>> a type-o: nuqneH, not nupneH!)
>>
>> Since it seems like you've got a good handle on that, want to try some
>> other suffixes from section 3.3-3.3.5 in the dictionary and write some
>> other nouns with the rest of the noun suffixes? Keep in mind the relative
>> ordering of the suffixes, which is ever-important! That's discussed in
>> 3.3.6.
>>
>> 'arHa
>>
>>

Additionally -->

Lex! verengan Ha'DIbaH rur SoSlIj!

(You wrote ghIchraj, but it should be ghIchlIj for "your nose." -raj marks
*plural* you. boch ghIchraj - "You guys' noses are shiny!"






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On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 11:02 AM, Lex Luthor <person9010 at gmail.com> wrote:

> nupneH 'arHa?
>
> mu'mey -
>
> tera'nganpu'
> Dujmey
> puqloDpu'
> qIvDu'
> nobmey
> QuchDu'
>
>
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