February 2021 - tlhIngan-Hol

'IpwIj vIlIjpu'be'
by mayqel qunen'oS 21 Feb '21

21 Feb '21

'op ret jIjatlhpu': < DaH tlhIngan Hol neH vIlo'choH, 'ej not DIvI' Hol vIlo'qa'; vabDot tlhIngan pab luboptaHvIS QInwIj, not DIvI' Hol vIlo'qa'.. > mu'meyvam vIlIjpu'be; mu'meyvam *vIlIjbe'bejpu'*. 'a qen, not tlhIngan Hol vIlo'pu'mo', qaStaHvIS cha' jar, tlhIngan laHwIj Deq vIweSchu'pu', vaj, wej, 'IpwIj vIpablaH. 'a laHwIj (pa'logh laHwIj) vISuqqa'pu'DI', 'IpwIj vIpabqa'. ~ Dana'an noone learned klingon by speaking in english

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neH "only" on nouns used in apposition
by mayqel qunen'oS 21 Feb '21

21 Feb '21

We want to say "only because of the romulans, these dishonorable ones, the whole quadrant suffers" romuluSnganpu'mo' quvHa'wI'pu'vammo' neH bech jogh Hoch romuluSnganpu'mo' neH quvHa'wI'pu'vammo' neH bech jogh Hoch Which would be the correct choice? ~ Dana'an the ancient cat is always softer on somebody else's lap

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imperatives with {-'eghmoH} and verbs of activities
by mayqel qunen'oS 21 Feb '21

21 Feb '21

Interesting.. According to kgt: ---------- {yItaD!} or {petaD!} ("Be frozen!") These are idiomatic ways to give the command "Don't move!" The word {yItaD} is used when speaking to an individual; {petaD} is used when giving the command to a group. The verb {taD} means "be frozen," and it is used here in a peculiar, though not really ungrammatical, way. Generally, when a verb describing a state of being (for example, {tuj} ["be hot"]) is used in the imperative form, the suffixes {-'egh} (reflexive suffix) and {-moH} ("cause") are used as well: {yItuj'eghmoH!} ("Heat yourself!"---that is, "Cause yourself to be hot!"), {yItaD'eghmoH!} ("Freeze yourself!"---that is, "Cause yourself to be frozen!"). When {taD} is used in the idiomatic sense of "not move," however, it is treated as if a verb describing an activity, such as {yIt} ("walk"): {yIyIt!} ("Walk!"). ---------- Before (re)reading this, I was under the misconception, that when forming imperatives, the {-'eghmoH} is required on every verb which happens to be intransitive. But now, after (re)reading the relevant kgt Ca'Non, I understand that the {-'eghmoH} is required *only* on verbs of "state of being". So we say {yItuj'eghmoH}, {yIQuch'eghmoH}, {yIyoH'eghmoH}, but we say {yItIw}, {yIQong}, {yIHu'}, etc. ~ Dana'an remain klingon

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Klingon Word of the Day: SaS
by Klingon Word of the Day 20 Feb '21

20 Feb '21

Klingon Word of the Day for Saturday, February 20, 2021 Klingon word: SaS Part of speech: verb Definition: be horizontal, be shallow (slang), be superficial (slang), be uncritical (slang), be unfortunate (sl Source: KGT 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: vI'Ir
by Klingon Word of the Day 19 Feb '21

19 Feb '21

Klingon Word of the Day for Friday, February 19, 2021 Klingon word: vI'Ir Part of speech: noun Definition: tide Source: qep'a' 25 This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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using chegh without an object
by mayqel qunen'oS 19 Feb '21

19 Feb '21

At st6, as soon as the dinner is over, and the klingons take their places on the transporter in order to return to Qo'noS wa', cheng is heard saying: DaH machegh I'd rather expect to hear {DaH wIchegh}. The {DaH machegh} gives me the impression of cheng saying, "now we return somewhere unspecified on something which is unspecified too" ~ Dana'an remain klingon

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expressing "they are there"
by mayqel qunen'oS 18 Feb '21

18 Feb '21

Something weird came to mind.. romuluSngan chaH they are romulans jagh chaH romuluSngan'e' the romulans are enemies pa' chaHtaH romuluSngan'e' the romulans are there Now forget the romulans, and assume we want to say "they are there", without specifying who these "they" actually are. Shouldn't we write the following? pa' chaHtaH chaH'e' they are there Wouldn't this be the correct way to say it? It seems weird, but I can't see anything wrong with it. The only alternative I could thing of is writing just {pa' chaHtaH}. But the only meanings I get from this are: 1. "they continuously are the there". 2. "they are there" but the the identity of these "they" isn't just something unspecified, but rather something missing from the sentence. In other words, this sentence feels like someone saying "there, are the.." and that's it. So, the only reasonable choice is saying {pa' chaHtaH chaH'e'}. But am I correct on this? ~ Dana'an o eH aH o e Ha HaH

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Klingon Word of the Day: Sutra'ber naHmey
by Klingon Word of the Day 18 Feb '21

18 Feb '21

Klingon Word of the Day for Thursday, February 18, 2021 Klingon word: Sutra'ber naHmey Part of speech: noun Definition: strawberries Source: TalkNow - Learn Klingon!, revealed 30 September 2011 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: waS
by Klingon Word of the Day 17 Feb '21

17 Feb '21

Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, February 17, 2021 Klingon word: waS Part of speech: verb Definition: wrong, awry 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: boS
by Klingon Word of the Day 17 Feb '21

17 Feb '21

Klingon Word of the Day for Tuesday, February 16, 2021 Klingon word: boS Part of speech: verb Definition: collect Source: TKD (81 KE, 125 EK) This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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