In formal Klingon, commands use the appropriate imperative verb prefix (such as yI- or tI-). However, in informal or urgent speech — especially on the battlefield — Klingons often give clipped commands, omitting prefixes or other grammatical markers.

Omitting the Imperative Prefix

The imperative prefix is often left off, leaving just the bare verb:

• Proper: yIbaH - Fire (the torpedoes)!
  Clipped: baH
• Proper: wIy yIcha' - Show the tactical display!
  Clipped: wIy cha'
  (wIy - tactical display, cha' - project/display)
• Proper: He chu' yIghoS - Follow a new course!
  Clipped: He chu' ghoS
  (He - course, chu' - be new, ghoS - go, proceed)

Noun-Only Commands

If the object noun is obvious and the required action is understood from context, simply saying the noun can serve as a command:

• Proper: chuyDaH yIlaQ - Fire the thrusters!
  Clipped: chuyDaH - Thrusters!
• Proper: HaSta yIcha' - Show the visual display!
  Clipped: HaSta - Visual (display)!

Dropping Noun Suffixes

Sometimes, even noun suffixes are left out in clipped speech. The imperative prefix is usually retained in these cases.

• Proper: jolpa'Daq yIjaH - Go to the transport room!
  Clipped: jolpa' yIjaH

Omitting both the imperative prefix and noun suffix at once is uncommon. Clipping is typically minimal and strategic — used for speed and emphasis, but not at the expense of clarity.

qurgh - This last example is probably silly to keep since -Daq isn't needed here anyway because yI- can have an object in it. To-Do: Look through canon to see if there is a sentence with that could replace it.