English: stand
German: stehen
Spanish: estar de pie
Source: TKD
KLCP Level: 1
QamvIS Hegh qaq law' torvIS yIn qaq puS Better to die on our feet than live on our knees. (ST6 & TKW) ("Dying while standing is preferable to living while kneeling.") TKW 95: The grammatical construction is a bit aberrant; one would expect QamtaHvIS and tortaHvIS. In proverbs, grammatical shortcuts are not uncommon. yIyong 'ej pa' yIQam Get in and stand there. CK Qam Stand! PK poSDaq nIHDaq je QamtaHvIS SuvwI'pu', chaH jojDaq yItnIS lopwI' The initiate must pass through a gauntlet of warriors. S9 STEnc 124: Klingon tradition held that when a Klingon was unable to stand and face his enemies, he should choose the *Hegh'bat* [ritual suicide]." Related vocabulary: Hu' get up (v) joD stoop (v) tor kneel (v) SIH bend (v) Qot lie, recline (v) ba' sit (v)
yIyong 'ej pa' yIQam
Get in and stand there!
Type: sentence - Source: Conversational Klingon
QamvIS Hegh qaq law' torvIS yIn qaq puS.
Better to die on our feet than live on our knees.
Type: proverb - Source: TKW
pa' Qam cha' jaghpu' naS
Suvchuqrupchu'
ghopDu'chaj
There they stand, two mortal enemies,
Ready to fight to the death
In hand to hand combat.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book
The rest of the warriors stopped,
They stood and listened,
To hear the mighty howl.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book
Kahless saw his father go down,
It filled him with pride,
He stood on the battlefield and screamed:
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book
Kahless grips you by the throat,
He could rip your heats out at will,
But instead he put you on your feet.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book
You stood there, you attack
Like a krencha*, short and fierce,
Avoiding long and dangerous battle.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book
It ends at a cliff,
Leading straight into the core
Of Kronos
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book
When the barge of the dead came,
Kotar stood at its helm,
Kanjit and Morath by his side.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Impact Book
I will let my soldiers feast,
Give them blood wine
Until they can stand no more!
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book
Their armies stand and watch,
Unarmed, at a distance,
The war will be decided by two.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book
The Age of Ascension marks a new level of spiritual attainment by a Klingon warrior. The initiate must pass through a gauntlet of warriors who test him with painsticks.
Type: skybox card - Source: Skybox S9 qaSDI' nenghep - Age of Ascension