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ܤܡܝ ܦܠܕܢܝܘܤ, Quenya Chat, Fiona Jallings, Björn Fromén, Tamas Ferencz, Endy Hidayat

Endy Hidayat Oct 05, 2015 (07:02)

I want to write "WHAT I MUST TO DO?" in quenya, is it right in quenya is 'MAN GERIN CAR?'

Fiona Jallings Oct 05, 2015 (08:34)

No, that is not correct. Hmmm.... maybe Man mauya nin carie? It's a tricky translation because you can't translate it directly into Quenya. Also, it looks like you've gotten some  Sindarin in there. In Sindarin, it'd be Man boe annin cared?

Tamas Ferencz Oct 05, 2015 (09:05)

Tolkien usually prefers the infinitive in constructions like that. I'd write ma mauya nin care?

ܤܡܝ ܦܠܕܢܝܘܤ Oct 05, 2015 (18:48)

+Tamas Ferencz
Where is ma indicated as an interrogative pronoun (and not an indefinite one) ?

Tamas Ferencz Oct 05, 2015 (19:39)

PE22 - in one of the QVS essays as I recall

Björn Fromén Oct 05, 2015 (23:06)

According to LVS 13 ma is an interrogative particle, in indirect questions equivalent of 'if, whether' (PE 22:160). So ma mauya nin care?  would probably mean 'must I act?' For the interrogative pronoun 'what' I think mana is the best choice (as in mana i coimas Eldaron? , PM:395). 

Endy Hidayat Oct 13, 2015 (05:23)

Wow, you are so smart with this, I really want join Quenya words group it it is in indonesia. So which one should I use sir/madam?

Tamas Ferencz Oct 13, 2015 (08:59)

+Endy Hidayat
use Mana mauya nin care?

Endy Hidayat Oct 15, 2015 (04:13)

+Tamas Ferencz thank you so much