Klingon Word of the Day for Sunday, November 17, 2024 Klingon word: qa' Part of speech: verb Definition: replace Source: Klingon Monopoly _______________________________________________ Quj wa'DIch MONOPOLY Huch nav qa' tlhIngan QaS Klingon forces replace original MONOPOLY bills. (MKE) Chance 'echletHommey Community Chest 'echletHommey je qa' quv 'echletHommey vIq 'echletHommey je COMBAT and HONOR cards replace Chance and Community Chest cards. (MKE) Quj wa'DIch juH qachmey mebpa'mey je qa' raQmey chu' monmey chu' je Custom OUTPOSTS and CAPITALS replace original Houses and Hotels. (MKE) (qep'a' 2018): ["Instead of"] is expressed idiomatically using the phrase {'e' qa'} "it replaces".... Examples: 'awje' vItlhutlh; HIq vItlhutlh 'e' qa' I drink root beer instead of liquor (literally: "I drink root beer; it replaces that I drink liquor"). jIQam; jIba' 'e' qa' I stand rather than sit or I'll stand instead of sitting (literally: "I stand; it replaces that I sit"). In everyday speech, shortcuts are often taken: 'awje' vItlhutlh; HIq ('e') qa' I drink root beer instead of liquor (literally: "I drink root beer; it replaces liquor"). Or in response to the question {HIq Datlhutlh DaneH'a'?}, one might say simply {'awje'; HIq ('e') qa'} "rootbeer instead of liquor" (literally: "root beer; it replaces liquor"). In the last two examples, the use of {'e'} is optional. It's grammatically not needed, but because of the common use of the {'e' qa'} construction, it's sometimes heard anyway. jIQam; jIba' 'e' qa' I stand rather than sit. I'll stand instead of sitting. (qep'a' 2018) SEE ALSO: tam substitute, exchange (v) choH alter, change (v) gheS assume duties of, take on responsibilities (v) mech trade (v) lIw substitute, stand-in, temporary surrogate (n) qa'meH replacement [permanent] (n) -- Voragh Ca'Non Master of the Klingons