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umbrood
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« on: 05 26, 2004, 05:27: PM »

Hello all, great that I found this place. Smiley

If somone could help me with the following:

"To day is a good day for someone else to die!"

I would very much appreciate it. (I am making a halflife map based on startrek, and I would like this updated klingon proverb.)  
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« Reply #1 on: 05 26, 2004, 06:50: PM »

We'll likely have to piggyback the proverb, from "The Klingon Way":

{Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam} "It is a good day to die."

Drop the {-lu'}, since it indicates an indefinite subject. We're wanting to state the subject explicitly.
We want to say that it's a good day for "someone else" to die. For this, I suggest {latlh} "another":

{HeghmeH latlh, QaQ jajvam} "It is a good day for another (person) to die."

Also note that this can also mean "It is a good day for others (more than one somebody else) to die."

Good luck

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