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.

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.