[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: Qoch

[Steven Boozer]

Klingon word: Qoch
Part of speech: verb
Definition: disagree
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(MO, st.k, 3/02/1998):  Which brings us to {Qochbe'} and {QochHa'}.  Both consist of the verb {Qoch} "disagree" plus a negative suffix. [...]  {Qochbe'} implies an absence of disagreeing (hence agree); {QochHa'} implies that any disagreeing was misplaced or misconstrued or perhaps has been "undone."  English lacks a simple way to say this.

(KGT 105-6):  the Klingon phrase {wa' DoS wIqIp} ("We hit one target") or the shorter {DoS wIqIp} ("We hit a target") is frequently heard in conversations that have nothing to do with shooting, targets, or even weaponry.  It is a way of saying "We agree."  By the same token, {cha' DoSmey DIqIp} ("We hit two targets") or the shorter {DoSmey DIqIp} ("We hit targets") normally means "We disagree." 

(KGT 172):  Agreeing is not a trait typically associated with Klingon nature, however, and apparently, at least under certain circumstances, this may extend to grammar as well.

SEE ALSO:
tem 		deny (v)

chID 		admit (v)
ghIb 		consent (v)
chaw' 		allow, permit (v)
ma' 		accommodate (v)
HeQ 		comply (v)

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