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[ ʔɑv ]
Verb

English: guard

German: bewachen

Japanese: č­·č”›ć™ć‚‹ć”ćˆć„ć™ć‚‹, 見張るみはる

Source: TKD (116 KE, 136 EK)

KLCP Level: 1

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Usage for 'av
mughoS
mu- (vp) he/she/it/they-me
ghoS (v) approach, proceed, come, follow (a course), go away from
ghoS (v) thrust
'avwI'
'avwI' (n) guard
'av (v) guard
-wI' (vs9) one who does, thing which does
'ar
'ar (question) how many? how much?

How many guards are coming?

Type: sentence - Source: Conversational Klingon

tlhIngan
tlhIngan (n) Klingon
'avwI'
'avwI' (n) guard
'av (v) guard
-wI' (vs9) one who does, thing which does
lughom
lu- (vp) they (plural)-him/her/it
ghom (v) meet, assemble, encounter

They meet a Klingon guard.

Type: sentence - Source: Power Klingon

latlh De'/Additional Information
Joke 1 Line 2
jang
jang (v) answer, reply
jang (v) react (to something chemically)
'avwI';
'avwI' (n) guard
'av (v) guard
-wI' (vs9) one who does, thing which does
" jI'oj
jI- (vp) I
'oj (v) be thirsty
je.
je (conj) also, and (joining nouns)
je (conj) also, too (following a verb)
"

The guard replies: "I am also thirsty."

Type: sentence - Source: Power Klingon

latlh De'/Additional Information
Joke 3 Line 4
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