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[ q͡χɑpʰ ]
Verb
English: work, function, succeed, win
German: funktionieren, gewinnen
Spanish: funcionar, tener éxito, ganar
Source: KGT (225 KE, 263 EK)
KLCP Level: 1
Notes

In "Okrand's Notes" in HolQeD 2:4 p. 18:

'To win' a competition is to Qap. (If it's a decisive or particularly gratifying victory, they'd say Qapchu', even though that's a bit redundant.) In TKD, Qap is translated as 'succeed, work, function.' To a Klingon, to win is to function perfectly. The opposite notion, 'lose,' is commonly luj, also meaning 'fail.' "

Verb
English: operate, be in operation
German: funktionieren, gewinnen
Spanish: operar, estar en operación
Source: KGT (225 KE, 263 EK)
KLCP Level: 3
Notes

This form of the verb cannot take a direct object.

Also in "Okrand's Notes" in HolQeD 2:4 p. 18: 'To win' a competition is to Qap. (If it's a decisive or particularly gratifying victory, they'd say Qapchu', even though that's a bit redundant.) In TKD, Qap is translated as 'succeed, work, function.' To a Klingon, to win is to function perfectly. The opposite notion, 'lose,' is commonly luj, also meaning 'fail.' "

Usage for Qap
Qap tlham
Gravity is working properly
Type: replacement proverb - Source: qep'a' 25
latlh De'/Additional Information
Correctly guessed by ghunchu'wI'. This proverb can be translated "Gravity works!" but it has a deeper meaning that gravity is doing what gravity is supposed to be. It metaphorically means "that was supposed to happen".
maQapmeH maHIv.
In order to succeed, we attack.
Type: proverb - Source: TKW p.183
'oy'be'lu'chugh Qapbe'lu'.
No pain, no gain.
Type: proverb - Source: TKW p.175
If you cannot fail, you cannot succeed.
Type: proverb - Source: TKW p.56
We succeed together in a greater whole.
Type: proverb - Source: TKW p.209
latlh De'/Additional Information
Kor said to Kirk and Spock, "Do you know why we are so strong? Because we are a unit. Each of us is a part of a greater whole."
To really succeed, you must enjoy eating poison.
Type: proverb - Source: TKW p.73
Klingon Father,
Wise and brave,
You have succeeded.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Impact Book
Klingon Father,
Wise and brave,
You have succeeded.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Impact Book
Klingon Father,
Wise and brave,
You have succeeded.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Impact Book
Klingon Father,
Wise and brave,
You have succeeded.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Impact Book
Of one who fought
Against the odds,
And even Gods.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Ground Book
Then, the time came when Kahless saw
That his work on Kronos was done,
He did not forget Kotar.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Impact Book
And get your brother,
Molor must be stopped
Go, go, go!
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Ground Book
No one has ever succeeded
Walking along the banks
In the heart of Kri'stak,
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Ground Book
The Klingon tribes flourished once more,
And many great victories were made
During Kahless’s reign of wisdom and bravery.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Impact Book
Win battle and earn entrance into the order of the bat'leth.
Collect 150 forces.
Type: sentence - Source: Klingon Monopoly Combat Cards
Destroying an empire to win a war is no victory, and ending a battle to save an empire is no defeat.
Type: proverb - Source: TKW p.211
latlh De'/Additional Information

This is an ancient adage, originally voiced by Kahless himself.

Interestingly, when the Federation first started learning about Klingons, Kahless was considered to be no more than an evil conqueror. He had formed an empire of, in James Kirk's words, "conquered worlds." The Klingons, Kirk felt, "take what they want by arms and force." As part of their examination of the behavior of other life forms, the Excalbians staged a conflict between the forces of "good"---represented by Kirk, Spock, and the images of Abraham Lincoln and the Vulcan philosopher Surak---and those of "evil"---represented by, among others, the image of Kahless. The Excalbians formed their replica of Kahless on the basis of the Federation's concept of him. Therefore, they described him in terms fitting an oppressor: "the Klingon who set the pattern for his planet's tyrannies."

In time, and as more was learned about Klingon history and culture, the Federation's understanding of the role of Kahless in Klingon history changed. It is now known that Klingons consider him a great warrior who did indeed conquer other worlds, but united the Empire by giving the people the laws of honor which direct every Klingon's life.

All Klingon vessels are equipped with a cloaking device, allowing the ship to fly in a state of practical invisibility. Cloaking technology was gained through an alliance with the Romulan Star Empire, possibly in exchange for Warp Drive technology. Due to the tremendous energy drain of a cloaking device, weapons cannot be discharged while the cloak is in operation.
Type: skybox card - Source: Cloaking Device - So'wI' (S33)
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