English: prefer
German: bevorzugen
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KLCP Level: 1
English: moon
German: Mond
Source: TKD (94 KE, 147 EK)
Category: location and movement
KLCP Level: 1
"Full moon" maS'e' So'bogh pagh is "moon that nothing hides.”
"Crescent moon" maS'e' loQ So'be'bogh QIb "moon that a shadow doesn't slightly hide," that is, the shadow hides most of the moon, but not all of it.
What these have in common is the idea that the moon is fully or partially or not at all hidden. What's doing/causing the hiding is of less importance. So while using QIb when describing phases of the moon is perfectly fine and not at all uncommon, it is not necessary.
Another way of referring to a "crescent moon" is maS loQHa' So'lu'bogh "moon that is considerably/appreciably hidden." And maS loQ So'lu'bogh "moon that is slightly hidden” refers to a mostly full moon.
Now, back to "new moon." It follows the same pattern: maS So'lu'chu'bogh "moon that is perfectly hidden."
These moon phases are descriptions. They're commonly used, but they're not frozen forms. So they can be manipulated grammatically.
pIraqSIS maS bIngDaq
pIgh rur SaqSub chIm
choSlu'pu'bogh
The Saq'sub lay
Empty and desolate,
Under the Praxis* moon.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book
chu'DI' maS 'ej qaStaHvIS ram
nuHmeyDaj may'luchDaj nIv je
yIr qeylIS
On the night of the new moon
Kahless gathered his weapons,
And his finest suit of armor.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Impact Book
nuH'e' qengbogh mangghomvam
luDel 'e' ra' molor
lujang maS'e' loQ So'be'bogh QIb lurur
Molor asks them
What weapons this army carries,
They reply, shaped as the crescent moon.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book