tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Nov 04 07:18:38 2005
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Re: Klingon WOTD: Qo' (excl)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Friday, November 4, 2005.
>
>Klingon word: Qo'
>Part of Speech: excl
>Definition: no, I won't, I refuse, I disagree
>
>Additional Notes:
>TKD-A adds the meaning of "I disagree."
Much stronger than {ghobe'} "no".
This exclamation is clearly related to the verb suffix {-Qo'} "do not!
don't! won't!":
The suffix {-be'} cannot be used with imperative verbs. For
imperatives, the following suffix is required. This negative
suffix is used in imperatives and to denote refusal.
{yIja'Qo'} "don't tell him/her!"
{choja'Qo'chugh} "if you won't tell me, if you refuse to tell me"
{HIHoHvIpQo'} "don't be afraid to kill me!"
Unlike {-be'}, the position of {-Qo'} does not change: it occurs
last, unless followed by a Type 9 suffix. Nevertheless, it is
considered a rover because it is the imperative counterpart to
{-be'}. (TKD p.47)
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons