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kissmyabs32
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on: June 17, 2017 10:42
I am trying to work on translating Gandalf's quote, "all we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us." So far is have "Illi lwe harya na uvie na mana na car yo I lume yar na ve." Am I close? Help!
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on: June 19, 2017 10:44
polelve rie cile mana care le i lúme ya na antaina ven... I think I've got it. Can someone who keeps looking at my posts comment and help me? Or am I in the wrong forum?
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on: June 19, 2017 10:46
Hi,

as we discussed over on G+, the first word is polilve correctly.
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on: June 20, 2017 03:54
Yes, sorry. I thought I had fixed that word. Thank you, Tamas.
Polilve rie cile mana care le I lume ya na antaina ven.
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on: June 20, 2017 07:42
Almost there!

lúme is written with an accent on the u.

If you want to keep the sentence streamlined, ya ná can be left out entirely, as antaina clearly refers to lúme. But it can also stand.
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on: July 24, 2017 04:15
Hi, I've been recently studying Quenya and I tried to translate the poem of the ring and I've had some doubts about some parts. Could any one help me with that? Due to where I live (Cuba) I wont see the answer in a very long time because we have a very bad concection tu internet and it is not every where but in some locations. Here it goes:

Neldë cormar ar arani eldar nu Menel,
Otso ar heri naucor mir ondo mardirilta,
Nertë ar firila atani paimétaine firien,
Minë morë herin morë mahalmayassë
I Mordorondossë yassë mordori caitar.
Minë corma turien ilyen, minë corma hirien ta,
Minë corma mapien ilyen ar nutien ta mordorin,
I Mordorondossë yassë mordori caitar.

Might it be:

Neldë cormar aranin elrain nu Menel,
Otso herin naucoin mir ondo mardirilta,
nertë firila atanin paimétaine firien,
mine morë herin mi morë mahalmaya,
Mi Mordorondo yassë mordori caitar.
Minë corma turien ilyen, minë corma hirien ta,
Minë corma mapien ilyen ar nutien ta mordorin,
Mi Mordorondo yassë mordori caitar.
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