tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Apr 23 04:32:01 2001
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Klingon WOTD: tlhoy (adv)
This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Monday, April 23, 2001.
Klingon word: tlhoy
Part of Speech: adverb
Definition: overly, to an excessive degree
Additional Notes:
HolQeD 8:3.
The adverbial {tlhoy} means "overly, to an excessive degree." It is used in such sentences as:
{tlhoy jISop}
I eat too much / I eat excessively
{tlhoy bIQong}
You sleep too much / you sleep excessively
When {tlhoy} is used, it denotes that the action expressed by the verb ({Sop} "eat," {Qong} "sleep") is what is being overly done or done too much. Thus, the sentence
{tlhoy qagh vISop}
I eat too much gagh / I eat gagh excessively /
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