[tlhIngan Hol] should {Dojmey} be treated as singular or plural ?

[SuStel]

On 2/5/2020 8:41 AM, mayqel qunen'oS wrote:
> We have the noun {Doj}, which is given as "batch, pile, heap, 
> accumulation".
>
> And we have the noun {Dojmey}, which is given as "mass, masses, 
> multitude, a very large but indeterminate group of something".
>
> But while the {Dojmey}, has the plural suffix {-mey}, its english 
> definitions, with the exception of "masses", are singular..
>
> So, if I want to say "masses saw the chancellor", which of the 
> following do I need to write ?
>
> {Qang leghpu' Dojmey} or {Qang luleghpu' Dojmey} ?
>
*Dojmey *is only singular in the English translation. In Klingon, it's 
plural.

The same with *mebpa'mey*/hotel./ English has a word for the building; 
Klingon just has /guest rooms./

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SuStel
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