Lesson 6 – introducing verb prefix {bI-}:
You're beautiful!
Beginners, welcome!
Today we are going to learn how to make simple compliments in Klingon!
So let's start with an example:
bI'IH = you are beautiful
This breaks down into 2 parts:
prefix + verb
prefix {bI-} = you--no object
{bI-} is used whenever the subject is the singular you and there is no object.In this regard it is quite similar to {jI-} in the way it is used.
Thus we can also have:
bIHagh = you laugh
bIHaD = you study
bIvum = you workverb {'IH} = be beautiful, handsome
{'IH} is a stative verb describing a quality.Stative verbs always take a prefix indicating “no object”. In lesson 4, it was {jI-} (I--no object).
Here, to make compliments, we will thus use:
{bI-}+[verb]
Now let's make some compliments! Here are a few verbs you can use:
val = be clever, be smart | HoS = be strong | qu' = be fierce |
Dun = be wonderful, great | po' = be skilled | yoH = be brave |
matlh = be loyal | jaq = be bold | le' = be exceptional |
Qapla'!
Prepared by Aurélie Demonchaux (ghItlhjaj)