Am 13.07.2018 um 07:02 schrieb Alan Anderson:
I am trying to find a pair of relatively simple words that I can use to label people as the equivalent of rookies (it's their first time experiencing something) or veterans (they've been through it before). I like {chu'wI'} "newcomer", but I can't decide what to use as its counterpart. Have any of you ever needed this kind of distinction, and if so, did you come up with anything satisfactory?
That's indeed an interesting question. My first idea was {po'wI'} but that's way more than just "having done something". If you prefer a general term, maybe {taHwI'} can work, but I think that sounds odd. Instead of using a generel term, I'd suggest using the verb of action, for instance {Sopta'bogh vay'} "someone who has eaten already". In a game, the {chu'wI'} is the new one, while the {QujwI'} is a player, who is playing already. Maybe even woith a suffix {QujtaHwI'}. Or, my last suggestion, is not to use any general term at all, and just say what's going on: - {chu'wI' ghaH'a'?} - {ghobe'. wa'Hu' paw 'ej Hoch leghpu'.} - "Is she a newbie?" - "No, she arrived yesterday and has seen everything." PS: veteran in the military sense might be {SuvwI' po'} or {SuvwI' qan}. -- Lieven L. Litaer aka the "Klingon Teacher from Germany" http://www.klingonisch.de http://www.klingonwiki.net/En/StarTrekDiscovery