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Klingon Word of the Day: rIv
by Klingon Word of the Day 21 May '20

21 May '20

Klingon Word of the Day for Thursday, May 21, 2020 Klingon word: rIv Part of speech: verb Definition: split Source: Hamletmachine This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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ja'chuq and jatlhchuq
by mayqel qunen'oS 21 May '20

21 May '20

The two verbs which are undoubtedly "verbs of saying", are {ja'} and {jatlh}, meaning that we can use them in order to do quotations. But there two things I wonder: 1. Could we use the {ja'chuq} as a verb of saying, i.e. to precede a quotation ? Could we do the following ? {maja'chuqpu', (and here comes the dialogue)} Or should we say the following instead ? {maja'chuqpu'; majatlhpu', (and here comes the dialogue)} 2. Could we say the following ? (This has nothing to do with the previous question; I'm asking since we're on the subject..) {majatlhchuqpu', qamuSHa'} we told each other, "I love you" ~ mayqel qunen'oS

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Klingon Word of the Day: 'avrI'qa'
by Klingon Word of the Day 20 May '20

20 May '20

Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, May 20, 2020 Klingon word: 'avrI'qa' Part of speech: noun Definition: Africa Source: qepHom 2016 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: bochmoHwI'
by Klingon Word of the Day 19 May '20

19 May '20

Klingon Word of the Day for Tuesday, May 19, 2020 Klingon word: bochmoHwI' Part of speech: noun Definition: sycophant, flatterer (slang) Source: KGT (212 KE, 242 EK, 260 EK) 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: qIvo'rIt
by Klingon Word of the Day 18 May '20

18 May '20

Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, May 18, 2020 Klingon word: qIvo'rIt Part of speech: noun Definition: *K'Vort* class vessel) Source: KGT (224 KE, 247 EK) 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: pI'
by Klingon Word of the Day 17 May '20

17 May '20

Klingon Word of the Day for Sunday, May 17, 2020 Klingon word: pI' Part of speech: verb Definition: be fat Source: qepHom 2019 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: lo'laHghach
by Klingon Word of the Day 16 May '20

16 May '20

Klingon Word of the Day for Saturday, May 16, 2020 Klingon word: lo'laHghach Part of speech: noun Definition: value Source: This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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bID in noun-noun constructions
by mayqel qunen'oS 15 May '20

15 May '20

I want to say "a year and a half", in the context of the following sentence: "the time-eating aliens arrived, and they ate a year and a half". My initial choice would be to write: {pawpu' poHmey Sopbogh novpu', 'ej DIS, DIS bID je Soppu'}. And I would use {DIS, DIS bID je}, since we have the Ca'Non words: {paH bID} = "skirt" (half of a gown/dress) {yopwaH bID} = "shorts" (half of pants) {DIr paH bID} = "kilt like garment" (half of gown/dress of leather) However, there's this Ca'Non sentence which messes me up: {cha' choQmey naQ tu'lu' 'ej tep choQ bIngDaq lo' law' bID choQ tu'lu'} = "2 full decks and a half utility deck under the cargo deck" Indeed, the klingon {lo' law' bID choQ} maps exactly to the fse translation: {lo' law' bID choQ} = "half utility deck" (deck of half utility) But my problem is that reading the english "half utility deck", I'd expect it to actually mean "half of a utility deck", in the context of perhaps "half the hight/size/whatever" of a utility deck. And not "deck of the half utility", because what the @!@# is "a deck of half utility" in the first place ? It's like saying "deck of the half kitchen". Anyways, I wouldn't lose any sleep over what this "deck of the half utility" actually is, if this wouldn't make me question my understanding of the way {bID} is to be used in noun-noun constructions. Was the intention of this Ca'Non sentence to actually say "deck of the half utility", case in which my understanding of the {bID} is correct ? Or is the intention of this Ca'Non sentence to actually say "half the (hight/size/whatever) of a utility deck" ? Because if the latter is true, then I'd expect it to be {lo' law' choQ bID} "half of the deck of the utility". And returning to the time-eating aliens, is it right to say {pawpu' poHmey Sopbogh novpu', 'ej DIS, DIS bID je Soppu'} for "the time-eating aliens arrived and ate a year and a half", or do I need to say something else ? ~ lIr qIj

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Klingon Word of the Day: nItebHa'
by Klingon Word of the Day 15 May '20

15 May '20

Klingon Word of the Day for Friday, May 15, 2020 Klingon word: nItebHa' Part of speech: adv Definition: together Source: 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: Soy'
by Klingon Word of the Day 14 May '20

14 May '20

Klingon Word of the Day for Thursday, May 14, 2020 Klingon word: Soy' Part of speech: verb Definition: be clumsy Source: TKD This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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