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<li>I would translate it as <em>I am looking for bears and I am looking for the sheep that are lost.</em> &mdash; I don't know the word for <em>sheep</em>, so I assume from your question that it's <strong>DI'raq</strong>:</li>
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<blockquote>
  <p><code>mIl'oDmey vInejtaH                 'ej DI'raqmey  chIlpu'bogh       vInejtaH</code><br>
  <code>bear-&lt;pl&gt; &lt;I-them&gt;-look for-&lt;cont&gt; and sheep-&lt;pl&gt; lose-&lt;perf&gt;-&lt;rel&gt; &lt;I-them&gt;-look for-&lt;cont&gt;</code></p>
</blockquote>

<p>See: Klingon Dictionary 6.2 (<em>Complex Sentences</em>) and 6.2.3 (<em>Relative Clauses</em>)</p>

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<li>Your second sentence, <em>I can bear the loss of sheep.</em> &mdash; I would opt for a subordinate clause, <em>If I lose sheep, I can bear it.</em>:</li>
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<blockquote>
  <p><code>DI'raqmey  vIchIlpu'chugh          vISIQlaH</code><br>
  <code>sheep-&lt;pl&gt; &lt;I-them&gt;-lose-&lt;perf&gt;-if &lt;I-it&gt;-bear/endure-&lt;ability&gt;</code></p>
</blockquote>

<p>See: Klingon Dictionary 6.2.2 (<em>Subordinate Clauses</em>)</p>

<p>Disclaimer: I'm not a Klingon expert, so this might not be 100% accurate.</p>

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<p>Say for instance I want to say something like, "I'm looking for bears and the lost sheep." I would think that would be to use the genitive case, making something like:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p><code>mIl'oDmey chIlpu'ghach       DI'raqmey   je  vInejtaH</code><br>
  <code>bear-&lt;pl&gt; lose-&lt;perf&gt;-&lt;nom&gt;  sheep-&lt;pl&gt;  too &lt;I-them&gt;-look for-&lt;continuous&gt;</code></p>
</blockquote>

<p>But that looks kind of odd, and I've heard that using the nominalizer suffix "-ghach" is often discouraged, and should replaced by using sentences as objects if possible. Would </p>

<blockquote>
  <p><code>mIl'oDmey DI'raqmey   'e'  chIlpu'     je  vInejtaH</code><br>
  <code>bear-&lt;pl&gt; sheep-&lt;pl&gt;  that lose-&lt;perf&gt; and &lt;I-them&gt;-look for-&lt;continuous&gt;</code></p>
</blockquote>

<p>work and make more sense?</p>

<p>Also, how would "I can bear the loss of sheep." be translated? My first guess would be to just reverse the noun-noun-construction so that "DI'raqmey" is the genitive noun:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p><code>DI'raqmey   chIlpu'ghach      vISIQlaH</code><br>
  <code>sheep-&lt;pl&gt;  lose-&lt;perf&gt;-&lt;nom&gt; &lt;I-it&gt;-endure/bear-&lt;ability&gt;</code></p>
</blockquote>

<p>Would some sort of subclause make more sense here too? Just the same one?:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p><code>DI'raqmey    'e'  chIlpu'     vISIQlaH</code><br>
  <code>sheep-&lt;pl&gt;   that lose-&lt;perf&gt; &lt;I-it&gt;-endure/bear-&lt;ability&gt;</code></p>
</blockquote>

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How to translate the word "lost"/"loss" into Klingon?
# How to translate the word "lost"/"loss" into Klingon?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-07-27)

Say for instance I want to say something like, "I'm looking for bears and the lost sheep." I would think that would be to use the genitive case, making something like:

> `mIl'oDmey chIlpu'ghach DI'raqmey je vInejtaH`  
> `bear- lose-- sheep- too -look for-`

But that looks kind of odd, and I've heard that using the nominalizer suffix "-ghach" is often discouraged, and should replaced by using sentences as objects if possible. Would

> `mIl'oDmey DI'raqmey 'e' chIlpu' je vInejtaH`  
> `bear- sheep- that lose- and -look for-`

work and make more sense?

Also, how would "I can bear the loss of sheep." be translated? My first guess would be to just reverse the noun-noun-construction so that "DI'raqmey" is the genitive noun:

> `DI'raqmey chIlpu'ghach vISIQlaH`  
> `sheep- lose-- -endure/bear-`

Would some sort of subclause make more sense here too? Just the same one?:

> `DI'raqmey 'e' chIlpu' vISIQlaH`  
> `sheep- that lose- -endure/bear-`

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> **username_1**: You might want to visit the [Klingon Language Institute](https://www,kli.org), who maintain much material on the tlhIngan-Hol. Among their resources, they maintain a mailing list where one may discuss anything in tlhIngan-Hol, or tlhIngan-Hol in English.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2019-08-01. Score: 2

1. I would translate it as *I am looking for bears and I am looking for the sheep that are lost.* — I don't know the word for *sheep*, so I assume from your question that it's **DI'raq**:

> `mIl'oDmey vInejtaH 'ej DI'raqmey chIlpu'bogh vInejtaH`  
> `bear- -look for- and sheep- lose-- -look for-`

See: Klingon Dictionary 6.2 (*Complex Sentences*) and 6.2.3 (*Relative Clauses*)

2. Your second sentence, *I can bear the loss of sheep.* — I would opt for a subordinate clause, *If I lose sheep, I can bear it.*:

> `DI'raqmey vIchIlpu'chugh vISIQlaH`  
> `sheep- -lose--if -bear/endure-`

See: Klingon Dictionary 6.2.2 (*Subordinate Clauses*)

Disclaimer: I'm not a Klingon expert, so this might not be 100% accurate.


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