Klingon Word of the Day for Friday, September 17, 2021 Klingon word: ghet Part of speech: verb Definition: pretend (without deceiving) Source: HQ (12:3 p8) This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh@kli.org).
Klingon Word of the Day for Friday, September 17, 2021 Klingon word: ghet Part of speech: verb Definition: pretend (without deceiving) Source: HQ (12:3 p8) _______________________________________________ (HQ 12.3:8): {Qaq} "behave falsely honorably, behave in a falsely honorable manner" … is used in cases where one misrepresents oneself in order to be accorded honor one is not entitled to, and in that way it is different from {toj} "deceive" and {ghet" "pretend", neither of which has this kind of connection to honor ... {ghet} and {ghetwI'} pretender generally do not imply deception, but simply role-playing. (De’vID, 11/10/2015): At… qepHom, Okrand said a bunch of things about what verbs take what objects … One of the words that [Okrand] used to illustrate this was {ghet}. You can say {vulqangan jIH 'e' vIghet}. PUN: "as in 'get a life'?" (naHQun) ghetwI' pretender, actor (n) - ghetwI' luwIvlu'ta'. The actors have been chosen. (DSC Announcement, 12/2016) SEE ALSO: lIl simulate, impersonate (v) Da behave as, act in the manner of (v) -- Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons Please contribute relevant vocabulary from the last year or two. I’ve fallen behind in updating my files and adding cross-references for related words.
Am 17.09.2021 um 16:15 schrieb Steven Boozer:
Klingon Word of the Day for Friday, September 17, 2021
Klingon word: ghet Part of speech: verb Definition: pretend (without deceiving) Source: HQ (12:3 p8) _______________________________________________
PUN: "as in 'get a life'?" (naHQun)
As we know that Okrand very often uses puns on songs, I think this is a lot more likely to be based on the song "The great pretender" by The Platters of 1955. -- Lieven L. Litaer aka the "Klingon Teacher from Germany" http://www.tlhInganHol.com http://klingon.wiki/Word/Ghet
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