On Mon, Oct 23, 2017 at 2:45 PM, SuStel <sustel@trimboli.name> wrote:
This sounds like you only think this thought a few minutes ago and not at any other time. You won't think it again.
The definition of *only* at dictionary.com lists four adverb senses for the word. The *neH* that follows Klingon nouns is the first sense: "without others or anything further; alone; solely; exclusively." The *neH* that follows Klingon verbs is the second sense: "no more than; merely; just." The sense you're using here is the third sense: "as recently as." *neH* probably doesn't mean this.
The second sense that goes with verbs, "no more than; merely; just" seems like it might fit the intended meaning here. No more than a few minutes, merely a few minutes, just a few minutes, etc. as opposed to many minutes. So if we can put the *neH* on a verb, would we get closer to the intended meaning? *puSbogh neH lup ret* "merely a few minutes ago, no more than a few minutes ago"? (In most cases there's not really a reason to not just use *qen* or *lup puS ret*, but maybe you want to do some kind of rhetorical flourish.)