August 2020 - tlhIngan-Hol

Klingon Word of the Day: lajQo'
by Klingon Word of the Day 21 Aug '20

21 Aug '20

Klingon Word of the Day for Friday, August 21, 2020 Klingon word: lajQo' Part of speech: verb Definition: reject Source: KGT This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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augmentative {-'a'} on pronouns
by mayqel qunen'oS 20 Aug '20

20 Aug '20

QIn tlhegh pImDaq jatlhpu' charghwI': > Meanwhile, we’ve never been given reason to believe that a pronoun can take {-‘a’}. vuDvam vIyajlaHbe'; yIlaD (qoj pelaD..): vIghro' qotlh be''e' leghbogh ghaH the woman who is seen by him tickles the cat vIghro' qotlh be' leghbogh ghaH'e' he who sees the woman tickles the cat lughba' mu'tlheghmey vorgh, qar'a' ? Segh vagh mojaqmey ghajlaHchugh lIw mu', vaj qatlh Segh wa' mojaqmey ghajlaHbe' je ? chaq DaH ghelqang vay': 'ej chay' {ghaH'a'} mu' yajnIS vay' ? nuq Del {ghaH'a'} mu' ? jISovbe'; 'a potlhbe' Doch'e' Delbogh {ghaH'a'} mu'. potlhchu' ngoDvam: Segh vagh mojaqmey ghajlaHchugh lIw mu', vaj ghaytan Segh wa' mojaqmey ghajlaH je. ~ Qa'yIn

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Klingon Word of the Day: mI' tej
by Klingon Word of the Day 20 Aug '20

20 Aug '20

Klingon Word of the Day for Thursday, August 20, 2020 Klingon word: mI' tej Part of speech: noun Definition: mathematician Source: qepHom 2016 This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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the "decide upon" meaning of wuq
by mayqel qunen'oS 19 Aug '20

19 Aug '20

{wuq} mu' 'otHa'pu' tkd; 'ej wotvam jIyweS 'otHa'meH, jatlh tkd: wuq (v) decide, decide upon qaStaHvIS pa'logh, not "decide upon" jIyweS vIbuSchu'pu'. 'a qen jISIvchoHpu'; < ghorgh jIyweSvam wIlo'nIS ? > vaj DIvI' Hol "decide upon" vIgooglepu', 'ej Dajbogh De' vItu'pu': https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/decide+on pa' qonlu'pu': "decide (up)on someone or something: to choose someone or something; to make a judgment about some aspect of someone or something. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.) Will you please hurry up and decide upon someone to vote for? I decided on chocolate". vaj chaq tlhIngan {wuq} lo'taHvIS vay', jatlhlaH: beb vItI'meH, tlhIngan tI'wI' vIwuqpu'. I decided on the klingon repairman in order to fix the roof ~ Qa'yIn

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thoughts on Qeq face (orient towards)
by mayqel qunen'oS 19 Aug '20

19 Aug '20

qaStaHvIS qep'a' cha'maH SochDIch, {Qeq} mu' 'otHa'pu' 'oqranD. 'ej mu'vam jIyweS DeltaHvIS, jatlhpu' 'oqranD: > For the idea of Face (orient towards) – The object is the one oriented toward someone or > something, and the thing or person being faced is marked with –Daq. With this meaning, this > verb is often used with –‘egh or –chuq. mu'vam vIlo'choHpu'DI', bI'reS jIqonpu': jul luQeqpu' vIghro' the cats faced the sun 'a mujlaw' {Qeq} lo'vam tugh 'e' vItlhoj. vaj tagha' jIqonpu': julDaq Qeq'eghpu' vIghro'mey the cats oriented themselves towards the sun 'a mumISchoHmoHpu' vay''e' jatlhpu'bogh 'oqranD: > this verb is often used with –‘egh or –chuq. ghorgh {Qeq} {-chuq} *je* lulo'nISlu' ? ghorgh quqnIS {Qeq} {-chuq} je ? jIjangmeH, mu'tlhegh veb vIqonpu': julDaq Qeqchuqpu' Duj the ships oriented each other towards the sun 'a nuq 'oH wanI''e' Delbogh mu'tlheghvam ? cha' Duj tu'lu', 'ej wa' Duj Quv lISmeH latlh, chaq tIH lo', 'ej tagha' tIHvammo' lurgh neHbogh Hoch Duj chavpu' Dujvam. ~ Qa'yIn

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Klingon Word of the Day: tuch rItwI'
by Klingon Word of the Day 19 Aug '20

19 Aug '20

Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, August 19, 2020 Klingon word: tuch rItwI' Part of speech: noun Definition: prophet Source: Email from Lieven 2018-01-01 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: poSmoH
by Klingon Word of the Day 18 Aug '20

18 Aug '20

Klingon Word of the Day for Tuesday, August 18, 2020 Klingon word: poSmoH Part of speech: verb Definition: open Source: TKD (100 KE, 144 EK) This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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pluralizing groups of beings capable of language
by mayqel qunen'oS 17 Aug '20

17 Aug '20

Just to make certain.. The way I understand it is, that when we pluralize a group of beings capable of language, then we use {-mey}. For example, we'll say {qorDu'mey} for "families", and not {qorDu'pu'}. Right ? ~ mayqel qunen'oS

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Klingon Word of the Day: no'
by Klingon Word of the Day 17 Aug '20

17 Aug '20

Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, August 17, 2020 Klingon word: no' Part of speech: noun Definition: ancestors Source: TKD This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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clipped usage of nuqDaq
by mayqel qunen'oS 17 Aug '20

17 Aug '20

majatlhlaH: nuq 'oH Dochvam'e' ? 'a majatlhlaH je: nuq Dochvam ? 'ej DaH jISIv.. majatlhlaH: {nuqDaq 'oH Qe''e' ?} 'a majatlhchugh {nuqDaq Qe' ?}, lugh'a' mutlheghvam ? not {nuqDaq} lo' poD vIleghpu'.. ~ Qa'yIn

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