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[ É–ÉŖŹ” ]
Verb Suffix Type 9

English: as soon as, when

Spanish: en el momento en que, cuando

KLCP Level: 2

Usage for -DI'
pumDI'
pum (v) accuse
-DI' (vs9) as soon as, when
pum (v) fall

when it falls

Type: idiom - Source: HolQeD

latlh De'/Additional Information

by that time, by the time that (something) occurred:

tagha' pawpu' meb 'ach pumDI' Heghpu' qagh.
The guest finally arrived, but by then the gagh had died.

DabuQlu'DI'
Da- (vp) you-him/her/it/them
buQ (v) threaten
-lu' (vs5) indefinite subject
-DI' (vs9) as soon as, when
yISuv.
yI- (vp) you, you-him/her/it (imperative)
Suv (v) fight

When threatened, fight.

Type: proverb - Source: TKW

latlh De'/Additional Information

This is one of many common exhortations that encourage Klingons to respond to situations appropriately.

After the <Enterprise>'s initial encounter with the entity Q, Worf gave voice to this attitude. He advised Captain Jean-Luc Picard that "our only choice is to fight." If we Klingons understand anything, it is the meaning of that kind of talk.

bomDI'
bom (v) sing, chant
-DI' (vs9) as soon as, when
'IwwIj
'Iw (n) blood
-wIj (ns4) my
qaqaw
qa- (vp) I-you
qaw (v) remember

The memory of you sings in my blood.

Type: proverb - Source: TKW

latlh De'/Additional Information

This is a line excerpted from a Klingon poem. Poetry plays a prominent role in Klingon mating behavior. The female typically roars, throws heavy objects, and claws at her partner. The male reads love poetry and, as Worf put it, "ducks a lot." This particular line is interesting because it reinforces the importance of song as a memory-triggering device. The literal, though less poetic, translation of the line is "When my blood sings, I remember you." Presumably the blood's song concerns the beloved individual.

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