tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Feb 24 11:43:10 2011
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RE: vIHpu'ghach Hab
lojmIt tI'wI' nuv:
>>> Yesterday, when I dropped something, the phrase just popped out:
>>> {vIHpu'ghach Hab, qoH.}
Voragh:
>> A "smooth having-been-in-motion-ness"?
Krenath:
> "Smooth move, fool." is how I interpreted it, despite the {-pu'} and
> the continual warnings to avoid just slapping -ghach on any verb that
> we want to {noun-ify}.
Aha! I guess I'm not up on my {mu'mey ghoQ}.
Although lacking in slangi-ness, you can call yourself {qoH Soy'/yepHa' jay'!} "%$#& clumsy/careless fool!"
OTOH *{Soy'pu'ghach} works nicely in Klingon for a one-time act of clumsiness and *{Soy'wI'} is perfect for "klutz, schlemiel".
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Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons