tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Sep 23 14:54:13 1998
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Re: Proper Word?
: What is the proper word(s) to express fruatration and/or exaspiration?
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: 1st Lieutenant Scott L. Inman
Your request was unclear. Either you want the verb {mogh} "be frustrated",
or you're looking for expletives to express your frustration. In tlhIngan
Hol these include:
baQa' (a general invective)
ghay'cha' (a general invective, possibly a milder form of {ghuy'cha'})
ghuy'cha' "Here's another word with strong force. A Klingon might say
it after receiving an unsettling communique. It's a LOT
stronger than the Terran 'Darn it!'" (CK)
jay' "This word not only intensifies whatever is being said, it
turns the whole phrase into an invective. Alone among the
adverbials, {jay'} always comes at the end of the sentence."
QI'yaH "This is one of the strongest, most foul expressions in the
Klingon language. It defies adequate translation." (KCD)
Qu'vatlh "This is something you might hear someone say in moments of
extreme anger. Be concerned if you hear it." (CK)
va "The invective va is actually just a shortened form of
{Qu'vatlh}." (TKD p.178)
wejpuH Charming! (used only ironically)
There are many others that have been used in the movies and TV episodes, as
well as in fandom at large (e.g. John Ford's klingonaase), but these have
been blessed by Marc Okrand and we have official spellings. Choose one that
fits your mood and the circumstances and send it forth boldly.
pe'vIl mu'qaDmey tIbach jay'! ("Curse well, dammit!")
--
Voragh "Grammatici certant et adhuc sub judice
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons lis est." Horace (Ars Poetica)