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[ nÉŖŹ‚ ]
Verb Suffix Type 2

English: need

Spanish: necesitar, tener que, deber

Source: TKD (96 KE, 137 EK, 139 EK, TKD-A 183 KE, TKD-A 187 EK, TKD-A 188 EK)

KLCP Level: 1

Notes

TKD-A adds the meaning of "disrup, interfere witht."

Usage for -nIS
tIvnISbe'
tIv (v) enjoy
-nIS (vs2) need
-be' (r) not

does not need to enjoy

Type: fragment - Source: TKW

tIvbe'nIS
tIv (v) enjoy
-be' (r) not
-nIS (vs2) need

needs to not enjoy

Type: fragment - Source: TKW

Qel
Qel (pn) Krell
Qel (n) doctor, physician
vISamnIS.
vI- (vp) I-him/her/it/them
Sam (v) locate, seek and find
-nIS (vs2) need

I need to find a doctor.

Type: sentence - Source: Conversational Klingon

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