English: before
KLCP Level: 2
The concept of "after", the opposite of "before", is often expressed using the combination of suffixes -pu'DI' "when X has been completed".
before it breaks its shell
Type: idiom - Source: KGT
Death before shame.
Type: idiom - Source: Power Klingon
jon (v) capture
-lu' (vs5) indefinite subject
-pa' (vs9) before
Hegh (v) die
-jaj (vs9) may
May you die before you are captured.
Type: proverb - Source: TKW
Fools die young.
Type: proverb - Source: TKW
The stars will talk before I will.
Type: secret - Source: Power Klingon
A warrior's blood boils before the fire is hot.
Type: proverb - Source: TKW
Upon entering the city,
Kahless knows his tale
Has preceded him.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book
These were the last words
Of Kahless the unforgettable,
Before Kotarās barge sailed in.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Impact Book
Frightened by this revolution,
Molor also decides to kill Kahless,
Before the battle can start.
Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Force Book
