Klingon word: Qochbe' Part of speech: verb Definition: agree Source: TKD _______________________________________________ Qochbe' vaj qel nachDaj He/she nods in agreement. ("he/she agrees so his/her head nods") (qepHom 2020) Qochbe' 'e' ghaSmeH qel nachDaj He/she nods in agreement. ("his/her head nods in order to indicate that he/she agrees") (qepHom 2020) Qochbe' 'e' ghaSmeH qel ghaH He/she nods in agreement. ("he/she nods in order to indicate that he/she agrees") (qepHom 2020) (MO, st.k 11/1997): Both {Qochbe'nIS} "he/she/they need to not disagree" (that is, "he/she/they need to agree") and {QochnISbe'} "he/she/they do not need to disagree" are acceptable Klingon formations. The fact that the Dictionary lists {Qochbe'} "agree" (that is, literally, "not disagree") does not mean that no suffix may precede the {-be'}. It's in there so that someone can easily look up how to say agree. (MO, st.k, 3/02/1998): Which brings us to {Qochbe'} and {QochHa'}. Both consist of the verb {Qoch} "disagree" plus a negative suffix. … {Qochbe'} implies an absence of disagreeing (hence agree); {QochHa'} implies that any disagreeing was misplaced or misconstrued or perhaps has been "undone." English lacks a simple way to say this. (KGT 159): The slang term [qang] may be found in such sentences as {jIHDaq Daqang} (You always agree with me, you always cooperate with me; literally, 'You pour [something] into me'). To say that someone pours (always agrees) is somewhat derogatory, implying that the agreeing or cooperating may be for ulterior motives. Nonslang equivalents of {qang}, though lacking the negative connotation, are {reH Qochbe'} (always agree), {reH yeq} (always cooperate), and {reH jIj} (always be cooperative). (KGT 105f.): the Klingon phrase {wa' DoS wIqIp} (We hit one target) or the shorter {DoS wIqIp} (We hit a target) is frequently heard in conversations that have nothing to do with shooting, targets, or even weaponry. It is a way of saying "We agree." (KGT 172): Agreeing is not a trait typically associated with Klingon nature, however, and apparently, at least under certain circumstances, this may extend to grammar as well. SEE ALSO: ghIb consent (v) chaw' allow, permit (v) ma' accommodate (v) HeQ comply (v) laj accept (v) rom accord (n) (use for an agreement?) -- Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons Please contribute relevant vocabulary or notes from the last year or two. I’ve fallen woefully behind in updating my files.