Klingon Word of the Day for Sunday, June 07, 2026 Klingon word: ma' Part of speech: verb Definition: accommodate Source: TKD _______________________________________________ (marqoS [DATE?]): [In ST3] The Klingon is {qama'pu' jonta' neH!}; the original script had the English as "I told you: engine only!" ({qa-} I/you; *{ma'} tell; {-pu'} perfective; {jonta'} engine; {neH} only), but it got rewritten in the subtitles to "I wanted prisoners!" ... The verb {ma'}, meaning to tell, was changed to {ja'} to remove the ambiguity of the sentence and make the substitution less obvious. (Holtej [DATE?]) And, of course, the addition of the verb {ma'} "accommodate". So now, {qama'pu'} means "I have accommodated you", perhaps in a tongue-in-cheek swipe at Paramount by MO. (SuStel, 4/18/2018): I believe we heard Okrand tell this very story at qep'a' wejDIch. SEE ALSO: HeQ comply (v) laj accept (v) ghIb consent (v) Qochbe' agree (v) chaw' permit (v) -- Voragh Ca'Non Master of the Klingons