'op ret {loch} wot chenmoHta'DI' 'oqranD, SIbI' jIQubpu': < maj, DaH mu'vam vIlo'taHvIS, jIjatlhlaH "the enemy destroyed two thirds of our ships". > 'a {loch} vIlo'taHvIS, not mu'tlheghvam vIqonlaHpu' ghIq 'e' vItlhoj.

vaj chay' mu'vam lo'laH vay' jay'? *lo'laHbe'chu'law' mu'vam.

mID HubmeH Sa', yo' Hoch lochbogh nawlogh ngeHpu'.
To defend the colony, the general has sent a squadron, a fraction of the entire fleet.

mangghommaj Sangpu' jagh. majeghnIS.
The enemy has obliterated our army. We must surrender.
bo'Degh'a' Dalo'. QaSmaj lochwI' mach HoHpu'. yap noDmeH HoSmaj.
You exaggerate. They have killed a small fraction of our troops. We have the strength to retaliate.

I might even expect something like this:

HochHom Dujmaj Qaw'pu' jagh: wej loch cha'.
The enemy has destroyed two-thirds of our ships.
(Literally, "The enemy has destroyed most of our ships: two-thirds.")

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