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expressing "turn on the lights" and electricity terms
by mayqel qunen'oS 22 Jul '21

22 Jul '21

With regard (or is it "with regards"?) to the first part of the question, I think the answer is pretty straightforward. Since we have {wovmoHbogh jan} for "light (device)" and we also have {chu'} "engage, activate (a device)", then "turn on the lights"/"turn off the lights", obviously needs to be {wovmoHbogh jan yIchu'}/{wovmoHbogh jan yIchu'Ha'}. And I don't think there would be any problem with extending this use of the verb {chu'} "engage, activate (a device)" for the nouns {wovmoHwI'} "light (lamp)"/{wovmoHwI' moQ} "light bulb" too. On the other hand though, I *do* wonder about how we would describe when we would flip the switch but the device wouldn't work because someone had cut the electricity (I don't know how you say it in english..). Would it be sufficient to say {'ul tu'lu'be'}/{pagh 'ul tu'lu'}? Could we say {'ul chu'Ha'lu'pu'}? Obviously electricity isn't a device which can be "engaged, activated" and "disengaged, deactivated", on the other hand though isn't it something which *can be* "engaged, activated" and "disengaged, deactivated"? ~ Dana'an "invoked or not invoked, the gods are there" (ancient spartan saying)

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Klingon Word of the Day: cha'leS
by Klingon Word of the Day 22 Jul '21

22 Jul '21

Klingon Word of the Day for Thursday, July 22, 2021 Klingon word: cha'leS Part of speech: noun Definition: day after tomorrow 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: 'ampaS
by Klingon Word of the Day 21 Jul '21

21 Jul '21

Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, July 21, 2021 Klingon word: 'ampaS Part of speech: noun Definition: academy, specialized school 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: qoj
by Klingon Word of the Day 21 Jul '21

21 Jul '21

Klingon Word of the Day for Saturday, July 17, 2021 Klingon word: qoj Part of speech: conj Definition: and/or (joining sentences) Source: TKD (102 KE, 144 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: ngach
by Klingon Word of the Day 20 Jul '21

20 Jul '21

Klingon Word of the Day for Tuesday, July 20, 2021 Klingon word: ngach Part of speech: verb Definition: debate Source: TKD This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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water faucet water supply terms
by mayqel qunen'oS 20 Jul '21

20 Jul '21

You go to the sink to drink water. How would you say in klingon "turn on the faucet"/"turn off the faucet"? Would {bIQ SeHjan yIchu'}/{bIQ SeHjan yIchu'Ha'} be fine? And suppose that for some reason you turn on the faucet and no water comes out. Perhaps you didn't pay the bill, perhaps some pipe broke down the road.. How would you say "the water is cut"? (I don't know how you say it in english, but that's how we say it in greek). ~ Dana'an

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Klingon Word of the Day: pIrmuS
by Klingon Word of the Day 19 Jul '21

19 Jul '21

Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, July 19, 2021 Klingon word: pIrmuS Part of speech: noun Definition: bottom (exterior) Source: HQ:v8n3p2 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: HaS
by Klingon Word of the Day 19 Jul '21

19 Jul '21

Klingon Word of the Day for Sunday, July 18, 2021 Klingon word: HaS Part of speech: verb Definition: squeak Source: qepHom 2018 This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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mu'mey chu' tetlh
by DloraH 19 Jul '21

19 Jul '21

Qapbe' Quvvam: https://www.kli.org/about-klingon/new-klingon-words/date/ 'Iv vIrI'nIS? - DloraH

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"The Duke yet lives that Henry shall depose..."
by De'vID 17 Jul '21

17 Jul '21

This came up in a conversation and I started wondering how the original Klingon version looks like. If you're not familiar with Shakespeare, the sentence is ambiguous. It can be interpreted to mean "The Duke, whom Henry will overthrow, is still alive" or "The Duke, who will overthrow Henry, is still alive". I don't know what Klingon rank got mangled into "Duke" in English. But what's the grammatical structure that allows for this ambiguity in the original Klingon? -- De'vID

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