March 2019 - tlhIngan-Hol

Klingon Word of the Day: ghut
by Klingon Word of the Day 20 Mar '19

20 Mar '19

Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, March 20, 2019 Klingon word: ghut Part of speech: verb Definition: predict (based on intuition) Source: qep'a' 24 This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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Klingon Word of the Day: DoQmIv'a'
by Klingon Word of the Day 19 Mar '19

19 Mar '19

Klingon Word of the Day for Tuesday, March 19, 2019 Klingon word: DoQmIv'a' Part of speech: noun Definition: bathtub, swimming pool Source: qepHom 2016 This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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Sylvester the cat in klingon
by mayqel qunen'oS 19 Mar '19

19 Mar '19

In english we say "sylvester the cat". Is it possible to say this in a similar short phrase in klingon ? I mean, without writing something as "the name of the cat is sylvester". Initially, I thought of writing the obvious {silvester vIghro'}; after all we do have {baS 'In} for "metal drum". So, I thought, why not say "(the) sylvester cat" ? On the other hand though, {baS 'In} can be translated as "drum of metal". So, perhaps this would mean that {silvester vIghro'} could/would mean "(the cat of sylvester)", which is quite different from the intended "sylvester the cat" i.e. "the cat whose name is sylvester". Does anyone have any thoughts on this matter ? ~ changan qIj

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when -laH cripples the -lu'
by mayqel qunen'oS 19 Mar '19

19 Mar '19

Or, "all is -lu' good for..". Suppose I want to write a long passage with the subject of lets say training, and whether someone who has a demanding day job, can actually do serious training. Naturally, during this passage, I will need to say a lot "someone who has a demanding job.. someone who works many hours a day.. someone who is often tired.. someone who is able or unable to simultaneously train, and so on..". And naturally my choice would be, since I'm writing about someone unspecified, to use -lu'. But here starts the problem.. One can't use simultaneously -lu' and -laH. On the other hand, in a long passage where in order to refer to "someone" the -lu' is used, it is not advised to be constantly switching from -lu' to vay', when the need to say "someone is/isn't able to do whatever". So, in a long passage, the only way to avoid this problem is either using only vay' from the start, or just saying wa' nuv, to refer to "a person". Meaning, that unfortunately all is -lu' really good for, is to produce the equivalent of passive voice, in a language which doesn't have a passive voice, to start with.. ~ changan qIj

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Klingon Word of the Day: roj
by Klingon Word of the Day 18 Mar '19

18 Mar '19

Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, March 18, 2019 Klingon word: roj Part of speech: verb Definition: make peace Source: TKD (106 KE, 145 EK) This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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Asking about the length of something
by mayqel qunen'oS 18 Mar '19

18 Mar '19

Is there a Ca'NoN way of asking "how long is something" ? e.g. ship, cane etc. ~ changan qIj

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Klingon Word of the Day: qa'vIn
by Klingon Word of the Day 17 Mar '19

17 Mar '19

Klingon Word of the Day for Sunday, March 17, 2019 Klingon word: qa'vIn Part of speech: noun Definition: type of beverage, coffee Source: KGT This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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Expressing exterior
by mayqel qunen'oS 15 Mar '19

15 Mar '19

We have the noun Hur, which is given as "outside". If I wrote, {juH Hur vInguvmoH}, would you understand it as "I paint the exterior of the house" ? Now, just a clarification.. Because I can *feel* someone ready to hit the "reply" button and suggest of using reD, or suggesting any other approach to this matter.. The question doesn't concern, how to say "I paint the exterior of the house"; the question is whether {juH Hur vInguvmoH} could be used to express this meaning. ~ changan qIj

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Klingon Word of the Day: mISmoH
by Klingon Word of the Day 15 Mar '19

15 Mar '19

Klingon Word of the Day for Friday, March 15, 2019 Klingon word: mISmoH Part of speech: verb Definition: confuse Source: TKD This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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Klingon Word of the Day: Suy'
by Klingon Word of the Day 14 Mar '19

14 Mar '19

Klingon Word of the Day for Thursday, March 14, 2019 Klingon word: Suy' Part of speech: noun Definition: *shooy*, type of animal Source: KGT This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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