Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, May 22, 2023 Klingon word: 'ovmay Part of speech: noun Definition: direct object Source: qep'a' 26 [2019] _______________________________________________ (TKD 6.8 [p.180]): While the object of the verb is the recipient of the action, the indirect object may be considered the beneficiary. In a Klingon sentence, the indirect object precedes the object and is suffixed with the Type 5 noun suffix {-vaD} for, intended for. The suffix may be attached to either a noun or a pronoun. (TKD 18): There are three basic parts of speech in Klingon: noun, verb, and everything else. (TKD 51): By far the bulk of Klingon words are nouns and verbs. There are a few others which, probably as an expedient, Klingon grammarians lump together in a group called {chuvmey} "leftovers". It is possible to classify the {chuvmey} some-what. Before 2019 {DoS} "target" was occasionally used for direct object on the Mailing List faute de mieux. PUN: "The Object of my Affection" (1998 film)? SEE ALSO: SeSor subject (n) vI'Hop indirect object (n) qunI’ adverbial (n) mu’tlhegh sentence (n) DIp noun (n) wot verb (n) pab buv part of speech (n) -- Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons Please contribute relevant vocabulary from recent qep’a’mey or qepHommey. I’ve fallen woefully behind in updating my files.