tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Dec 23 04:27:57 1999
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Klingon WOTD: ghIq (adv)
This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Thursday, December 23, 1999.
Klingon word: ghIq
Part of Speech: adverb
Definition: then, subsequently
Additional Notes:
HolQeD 8:3.
The adverbial {ghIq} means "then" in the sense of "and then, subsequently" and the like. It is used as in the following examples:
{Soppu'. ghIq tlhutlhpu'.}
He/she ate. Then (after that) he/she drank.
{wam chaH. ghIq Soj luvut.}
They hunt. Then (after that) they prepare food.
{wa'leS maghob. ghIq malop.}
Tomorrow we will do battle. Then (after that) we'll celebrate.
It is possible to join the sentences with a conjunction such as {'ej} "and" or {'ach} "but":
{wam chaH 'ej ghIq Soj luvut.}
They hunt and then they prepare food.
{tlhoy Sop 'ach ghIq Qongchu'.}
He/she eats too much, but then he/she sleeps soundly.
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