Archive of Okrandian Canon
| Author | Marc Okrand, Pam Felton, Neal “Qermaq” Schermerhorn |
|---|---|
| Date | 2 February 1999 |
| Summary | On how to express “with” in Klingon. |
| Title | Re: ghew qab |
| Type | newsgroup posting |
From: Marc Okrand <mokrand@erols.com>
Newsgroups: startrek.klingon
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1999 00:34:28 -0500
Subject: Re: ghew qab
Qermaq wrote...
>Pam Felton wrote...
>> Is there a way to say "with" in Klingon? Such as, "He
>> went with them." Or does it have to be expressed like this
>> (jaH chaH. jaH je ghaH.)?
>
> tlheD chaH. tlhej ghaH.
Qermaq's suggestion to use the verb <tlhej> "accompany" as a way to get across the notion of "with" in the sentence meaning "he went with them" is exactly right.
Its use is not restricted to the notion of going someplace ("accompany" in the sense of "go with"). It is fine to say such things as:
'Iw HIq vItlhutlh. mutlhej ghaH.
"He/she drinks bloodwine with me," literally "I drink bloodwine. He/she accompanies me" (<'Iw HIq> "bloodwine," <vItlhutlh> "I drink it," <mutlhej> "he/she/they accompanies/accompany me," <ghaH> "he, she").