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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: 'eq
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven Boozer)
Sat Oct 19 05:02:13 1918
From: Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu>
To: "tlhingan-hol@kli.org" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org>
Date: Wed, 29 May 2013 14:26:06 +0000
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> Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, May 29, 2013
>
> Klingon word: 'eq
> Part of speech: verb
> Definition: be early
'eq
She's early. CK
For more examples for how {'eq} works, let's look at its antonym {paS} "be late":
paS
He's late. CK
jIpaSqu'mo' narghpu' qaSuchmeH 'eb.
I was too late to visit you. (st.k 1/98; cf. HQ 7:2)
("Because I'm very late, the opportunity to visit you has escaped.")
qaSuch vIneH 'ach narghpu' 'eb. jIpaSqu'.
I was too late to visit you. (st.k 1/98; cf. HQ 7:2)
("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.k 1/98; cf. HQ 7:2)
("I cannot visit you. I am very late, thus the opportunity has escaped.")
Similar verbs:
lum postpone, procrastinate
mIm delay
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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