tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Sep 28 07:15:59 2006
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Re: Klingon WOTD: paS (verb)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Thursday, September 28, 2006.
>
>Klingon word: paS
>Part of Speech: verb
>Definition: be late
paS.
He's late. CK
jIpaSqu'mo' narghpu' qaSuchmeH 'eb.
I was too late to visit you. (st.klingon 1/98)
("Because I'm very late, the opportunity to visit you has escaped.)
[BTW notice the "purpose noun" {qaSuchmeH 'eb} as the subject of the verb
{nargh}. IIRC it's the only example we have.]
qaSuch vIneH 'ach narghpu' 'eb. jIpaSqu'.
I was too late to visit you. (st.klingon 1/98)
("I want to visit you, but the opportunity has escaped. I am very late.")
qaSuchlaHbe'. jIpaSqu' vaj narghpu' 'eb.
I was too late to visit you. (st.klingon 1/98)
("I cannot visit you. I am very late, thus the opportunity has escaped.")
Related verbs:
{lum} "postpone, procrastinate" and {mIm} "delay".
Antonyms:
{'eq} "be early"
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons