March 2021 - tlhIngan-Hol

Klingon Word of the Day: yuch
by Klingon Word of the Day 06 Mar '21

06 Mar '21

Klingon Word of the Day for Saturday, March 06, 2021 Klingon word: yuch Part of speech: noun Definition: chocolate Source: TKD (115 KE, 124 EK) This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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hellraiser bloodline - we show ourselves as we really are
by mayqel qunen'oS 05 Mar '21

05 Mar '21

pinhead: "temptation is an illusion, but the time for trickery is past. In this game we show ourselves as we really are". mIn tojwI' 'oH tlhu'moHghach'e' 'a Dorpu' tojmeH poH'e' qaStaHvIS bovvam ma'ang'eghchu' ~ Dana'an

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Klingon Word of the Day: qang
by Klingon Word of the Day 05 Mar '21

05 Mar '21

Klingon Word of the Day for Friday, March 05, 2021 Klingon word: qang Part of speech: verb Definition: agree with routinely (slang), always agree with (slang), always cooperate with (slang), cooperate wi Source: KGT (223 KE, 233 EK, 238 EK) This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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is 'op and 'op-noun construction singular or plural
by mayqel qunen'oS 05 Mar '21

05 Mar '21

Something which has troubled me repeatedly in the past was whether the {'op} (either used on its' own or as part of a noun-noun construction) should be treated as singular or plural. Should we say {vIghro' legh 'op} or {vIghro' lulegh 'op}? Should we say {vIghro' legh 'op yaS} or should we say {vIghro' lulegh 'op yaS}? The word {'op} was given as "some, an unknown or unspecified quantity". But what I can't understand with this definition is this: Does the "some" refer to the "quantity" of the definition which follows after the comma, meaning "some quantity" (which would be singular), or is it to be understood on its' own, meaning things like "some (objects/people/etc)" which would be plural? I wasn't able to decide, until I noticed the {'opleS}. Analyzing this word, we observe something interesting: 'op =some, an unknown or unspecified quantity leS = days from now However.. 'opleS = one day, some day The {'opleS} literally means "some, an unknown or unspecified quantity of days from now", but it is given as "one day, some day" (which is obviously singular). Based on the above, perhaps the correct way to understand the {'op} is that its' "some" refers to the "quantity" meaning "some quantity" (which is singular), and it does not imply things like "some (objects/people/etc)" which would be plural. So, perhaps the correct thing to say is {vIghro' legh 'op} and not {vIghro' lulegh 'op}, and {vIghro' legh 'op yaS} and not {vIghro' lulegh 'op yaS}. However, another question comes to mind.. We want to say "some warriors are klingon". Should we write {tlhIngan chaH 'op SuvwI''e'}, or should we write {tlhIngan ghaH 'op SuvwI''e'}? If the {'op SuvwI'} is singular, then the obvious choice would be {tlhIngan ghaH 'op SuvwI''e'}, which perhaps seems a little strange. On the other hand though, we *do* say {tlhIngan ghaH neghvam'e'}, so why would the {tlhIngan ghaH 'op SuvwI''e'} need to be wrong? Now, perhaps one could argue, that by writing {'op SuvwI'} and treating it as singular, one could understand "some, an unknown or unspecified quantity of a warrior" meaning "just a part of him/his body". However, we *do* have the following Ca'Non sentence: qIvo'rIt pagh'e' qIvo'rIt toQDuj 'oH tlhIngan wo' Duj pagh'e'. ra' qarghan HoD. DujvamDaq tlhIngan nuH tu'lu'bogh pov law' Hoch pov puS 'ej DujvamDaq 'op SuvwI' tu'lu'bogh po' law' tlhIngan yo' SuvwI' law' po' puS. K'Vort Class Pagh The Imperial Klingon Vessel Pagh is a K'Vort-class Bird-of-Prey under the command of Captain Kargan. It has the best weapons and some of the finest warriors in the Klingon fleet. >From this Ca'Non sentence we see, that saying {'op SuvwI'} is to be understood as "some warriors" and not as "some, an unknown or unspecified quantity of a warrior" meaning "just a part of him/his body". Or perhaps it *could* mean something like that too, but at least not necessarily. Anyways, I realize that since there are no Ca'Non answers to all these questions, no one can know for sure, but until we receive these answers (*if* we ever receive them..) I'll probably stick to the conclusions mentioned in this thread. ~ Dana'an remain klingon

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6,3 richter scale..
by mayqel qunen'oS 04 Mar '21

04 Mar '21

wa'Hu', Qompu' 'elaDya' botlh, 'ej 6,3 richter 'oH wanI'vam HoS'e'. qaStaHvIS lup law', qaStaH wanI'vam, 'ej tlhoy tavtaH yaHwIj qach. 'ej QomtaHvIS yav, tagha' jIQubchoH: < that's it; DaH jIHegh > 'a Do' tagha' mevpu' wanI', 'ej jIleSlaH. earthquakes vImuS jay'. ~ Dana'an

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hellraiser 1987 - we'll tear your soul apart
by mayqel qunen'oS 04 Mar '21

04 Mar '21

ja'chuq pinhead kirsty je; rut jatlh je be' cenobite. (ghIjchu'meH muchmey parchugh vay', vaj HaSta tavam bejbe'nIS) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubdGMnJGA2o - The box. You opened it. We came. (buq'Ir; DapoSmoHta'. mapawpu'.) - It's just a puzzle box! (ngajrun buq'Ir neH 'oH!) - Oh, no. It is a means to summon us. (bImuj. wIrItlu'meH, SommI' 'oH). - Who are you? ('Iv chaH?) - Explorers in the further regions of experience. Demons to some. Angels to others. (DI'ruj veHmey Hop nuDwI'pu'; maHvaD demons Dam 'op, angels Dam latlhpu'). - It was a mistake! I didn't mean to open it! It was a mistake! You can all go to hell! (jIQaghpu'! vIpoSmoHqangpu'be'! jIQaghpu'! ghe''or lujaH! Hoch!) (female cenobite) - We can't. Not alone. (qItbe'; nIteb wIjaHlaHbe'). - You solved the box. We came. Now you must come with us. Taste our pleasures. (buq'Ir QapmeH Ho'DoS Datu'ta'; mapawpu'. DaH jutlhejnIS. belmeymaj DaSIQnIS). (crying) - Please... go away and leave me alone! (Saqoy'.. naDevvo' yIghoS, 'ej HIlon!) - Oh, no tears, please. It's a waste of good suffering. (oh, pagh mIn 'onroSmey; qatlhob. bIbechqu' 'e' Da'anmoH). - Wait! Wait! Wait! Wait, please, wait! (peloS! peloS! peloS! peloS, Saqoy', peloS!) - No time for argument. (maghoH; poH yap tu'lu'be'). - You've done it before, right? (pa'logh, jaSHa' Suvangpu', qar'a'?) - Many, many times. (jaSHa' mavangpu', 'ej ghIq mavangqa'pu', 'ej ghIq mavangqa'pu'). - To a man called Frank Cotton? (jaSHa' frank cotton loDvaD Suvangpu''a'?) (female cenobite) - Oh, yes. (oh, HIja'). - He escaped you! (tlhIHvo' narghta'!) - Nobody escapes us. (maHvo' nargh pagh). - He did! I've seen him, I've seen him! (narghta'! vIleghpu', vIleghpu'!) - lmpossible! (qItbe'!) - He's alive! (yIn!) - Supposing he had escaped us. What has that to do with you? (vabDot maHvo' narghta'chugh, chay' Dubop wanI'vam?) - I can... I can lead you to him! And you can take him back instead of me! (vISammoHlaH.. tlhIHvaD ghaH vISammoHlaH! 'ej ghe''orDaq ghaH botlhap; tutlhap 'e' qa'!) (female cenobite) - Perhaps we prefer you! (chaq SoH'e' pImaS!) - I want to hear him confess himself, then maybe... maybe... (DIS 'e' vIQoy vIneH; ghIq chaq.. chaq..) (female cenobite) - But if you cheat us.. ('ach jungorchugh..) - We'll tear your soul apart! (qa'lIj wIvIrghchu'!) ~ Dana'an remain klingon

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Klingon Word of the Day: Sup
by Klingon Word of the Day 04 Mar '21

04 Mar '21

Klingon Word of the Day for Thursday, March 04, 2021 Klingon word: Sup Part of speech: verb Definition: jump Source: TKD (108 KE, 149 EK) This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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Hoch and HochHom on inherently plural nouns
by mayqel qunen'oS 04 Mar '21

04 Mar '21

Do we know if we can use Hoch/HochHom on inherently plural nouns? Could we write {Hoch cha} for "all torpedos", and {HochHom cha} for "most torpedos"? Or {cha Hoch} for "all of the torpedos", and {cha HochHom} for "most of the torpedos"? ~ Dana'an remain klingon

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Klingon Word of the Day: qaryoq
by Klingon Word of the Day 03 Mar '21

03 Mar '21

Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, March 03, 2021 Klingon word: qaryoq Part of speech: noun Definition: bird capable of mimicking speech Source: HQ:v10n4p5 This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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do the filler words express the "asking hmm" too?
by mayqel qunen'oS 03 Mar '21

03 Mar '21

There are two types of "hmm". 1st type: What do you want to eat? hmm.. I'll have the qagh. 2nd type: So, what's it gonna be? hmm? will you eat the qagh? I think that we could say with certainty, that both {ghghgh} and {Hu'ma/Hu'mI/Hu} express the 1st type of terran "hmm". But do they express the 2nd type too? ~ Dana'an remain klingon

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