Verb
English: formulate, compile, pull together
German: formulieren, zusammenstellen, verfassen
Source: SKNG:09JUL1998
KLCP Level: 3
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MSN, Okrand Forum. (v.t.)The idea seems to be that of bringing thoughts together into some kind of reasonably coherent form so that they can be conveyed to someone else.Thus, one would usually say naD tetlh gher "she/she compiles the Commendation List" or "he/she writes the Commendation List."(Maltz laughed at, but accepted, Soj tetlh gher for "he/she writes the grocery list.") One would probably gher, rather than qon, a suggested list of readings, a gazetteer, a simple menu, or the instructions for assembling a toy (assuming the latter is not really an exercise in creative writing).One might also say QIn gher "he/she formulates a message" or, more colloquially, "he/she writes a message." But now it' begins to get tricky. Using gher here implies that the writer of the message was passing along some information he or she got elsewhere, such as scribbling down a telephone message. Saying QIn qon "he/she composes a message" or "he/she writes a message" suggests that the writer is presenting some new information as opposed to merely passing something along. It may also imply that the written message has some sort of literary merit, and thus be a compliment.But not always. HIDjolev qon "he/she composes the menu" suggests that the speaker thinks the list of available fare is written with a certain literary flair. This is not likely to be said of menus in Klingon restaurants (whose menus, if posted at all, tend to be rather pithy), and thus could easily betaken as an insult.Similarly, something like bom gher "he/she formulates the song" would be taken as a disparaging comment about the song or its composer (and is, in fact, sometimes heard when the song in question is of non-Klingon origin).
Usage for gher
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