Type 5 noun suffixes indicate the grammatical role of a noun within a sentence. Unlike English, Klingon often uses suffixes instead of prepositions to clarify these roles.

-Daq (locative)

This suffix shows that an action happens near, in, on, or at the location indicated by the noun. Often a noun with -Daq is placed at the start of a sentence to show where, or toward where, the rest of the sentence is happening. English translations vary based on context:

• pa'Daq jIHtaH - I'm in the room. (pa' - room, jIH - I)

• pa'Daq yIjaH - Go to the room! (jaH - go)

• DungDaq - overhead (literally, at the area above)

• mIvDaq pogh cha' - On the helmet he displays a glove (mIv - helment, pogh - glove, cha' - display) 

• juHwIjDaq Dochvetlh vItlhap - I will take that to my home (juH - home, Doch - thing, tlhap - take)

Note: Nouns like naDev (hereabouts), pa' (thereabouts), vogh (somewhere), and Dat (everywhere) already have locative meanings and never use -Daq.

See the next section, 3.4, for information on how to use prepositional nouns, like bIng area below and Dung area above to describe relative locations.

Certain verbs such as ghoS (approach, proceed), leng (travel), paw (arrive), 'el (enter), and jaH (go) include locative ideas in their meanings. Using -Daq with these verbs is possible, but somewhat redundant:

• Duj ghoStaH - It is approaching the ship. (Duj - ship, ghoS - approach)

• yuQDaq jIleng - I roam around on the planet. (yuQ - planet, leng - roam)

• bIQtIqDaq jIjaH - I go along in the river. (bIQtIq - river, jaH - go)

-Daq is never used to indicate languages or times ("in Klingon," "at 10:30 PM"). For times, use constructions like qaSDI' po (in the morning), qaSDI' tuch (in the future).

-vo' (from)

This suffix indicates movement away from a location.:

• pa'vo' yIjaH - Leave the room! (pa' - room, jaH - go)

• yuQvo' jIleng - I roam away from the planet. (yuQ - planet, leng - roam)

-mo' (due to, because of)

This suffix explains the reason or cause of an action:

• SuSmo' joqtaH - It is fluttering due to the breeze. (SuS - breeze, joq - flutter)

-vaD (for, intended for)

This suffix shows the beneficiary or intended recipient of the action:

• Qu'vaD lI' De'vam - This information is useful for the mission. (Qu' - mission, lI' - useful, De' - information)

-'e' (topic)

This suffix emphasizes the noun as the main topic or focus of the sentence:

• jIlujpu' jIH'e' - I, and only I, have failed. (luj - to lose, jIH - me)

• De''e' vItlhapnISpu' - It was the information that I needed. (De' - information, tlhap - take)

Without -'e', no noun is specifically emphasized.

For additional uses of -'e', see section 6.3.