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.)