Klingon word: nem Part of speech: noun Definition: years from now _______________________________________________ AFAIK never used in canon. SEE: ben years ago (n) cha'vatlh ben HIq vItlhutlh I will drink Two Century Old Ale. (PK) vagh SanID ben buDbe' wamwI'pu'. 5,000 years ago, hunters were not lazy. (st.k 11/1999) cha' vatlh ben 200 years ago (HQ 8.3:3) nen rav: chorgh ben AGES 8 to Adult (MKE) 'op ben pa' Dab ngan 'ej chep It was alive and prosperous once. (PB) wa’maH ben loDnI’wI’ My 10-year-old brother (Lieven < MO, qepHom’a’ 2016) (st.k 12/12/1996): The word {ben} can be used to mean "years old", but in Klingon, one doesn't say "I am X years old". The phrase {loSmaH ben jIH}, if anything, would mean "40-year-old me" or the like. It would parallel {cha'vatlh ben HIq} "Two Century Old Wine". "I am 40 years old" would be expressed as: {loSmaH ben jIboghpu'}. This is "I was born 40 years ago." As is normal in Klingon sentences, the time element (in this case, {loSmaH ben} "40 years ago") comes first. (IMO, HQ 8.3:3): With longer time periods, such as a century (vatlh DIS poH), millennium (SaD DIS poH), or a period of 10,000 years (myriad, perhaps) (netlh DIS poH), the words {ret} or {pIq} may be used in place of {poH}, e.g., {cha' vatlh DIS poH} "two centuries", but {cha' vatlh DIS ret} "two centuries ago". The phrase {cha' vatlh ben} would mean "200 years ago". The choice of construction depends on what is being emphasized: in this case, the total number of centuries (two) or the total number of years (200). SEE ALSO: pIq period of time from now (n) ret period of time ago (n) DIS year (n) -- 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.