Klingon verbs are typically monosyllabic which can be accompanied by multiple affixes. Like nouns, verbs may take various suffixes arranged by their type and position. However, unlike nouns, Klingon verbs can also take prefixes.

Verb suffixes are organized into nine distinct types, each having a specific position following the verb root. The general structure of a Klingon verb, using numbers to represent suffix types, is as follows: