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[ tā€‹Ķ”ŹƒÉ‘qʰ ]
Abverb

English: perhaps

German: vielleicht

Japanese: å¤šåˆ†ćŸć¶ć‚“, ꁐ悉恏恊恝悉恏, もしかするともしかすると

Source: TKD (82 KE, 146 EK)

KLCP Level: 2

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If it's necessary to hedge one's bets adverbially, chaq "perhaps" and ghaytan "likely" are acceptable. chaq SoHvo' vay' vIje' vIneH [Perhaps I'd like to buy something from you. (untr.)] PK De' lI' Sovlu'DI' chaq Do'Ha' Knowledge of useful information may be unfortunate. PK yIlop! wa'leS chaq maHegh! Celebrate! Tomorrow we may die! TKW Heghtay lulop latlh tlhInganpu'. Heghtay luloptaHvIS chaH chaq bey SeQ lujach other Klingons may perform a ceremonial howl or yell as part of the Klingon death ritual. S31 boq lucherDI' tlhIngan wo' romuluS Hov wo' je So'wI' cham Suqpu' tlhIngan wo'. chaq tampu'. chaq romuluSnganpu'vaD pIvghor cham lunobpu' tlhInganpu' Cloaking technology was gained through an alliance with the Romulan Star Empire, possibly in exchange for Warp Drive technology. S33 loDnI'wI' bIQeHba' chaq batlh bIvangqa'laH My brother, I see your anger, you might have a chance to make amends. PB chaq tugh batlh Heghmo' 'ej chaq tugh charghmo' For they may soon die with honor! For they may soon be victorious! PB SEE ALSO: ghaytan likely (adv) qIt be possible (v) DuH be possible (v) -laH able (V5) -law' it seems (to be), apparently, seemingly, I suspect that (V6)

Usage for chaq
yIlop.
yI- (vp) you, you-him/her/it (imperative)
lop (v) celebrate
lop (v) observe, celebrate (a ritual)
wa'leS
wa'leS (n) tomorrow
chaq
chaq (adv) perhaps
maHegh.
ma- (vp) we
Hegh (v) die

Celebrate! Tomorrow we may die!

Type: proverb - Source: TKW

chaq
chaq (adv) perhaps
SoHvo'
SoH (pronoun) you
-vo' (ns5) from
vay'
vay' (n) somebody, someone, something, anybody, anyone, anything
vIje'
vI- (vp) I-him/her/it/them
je' (v) buy, purchase
je' (v) feed (someone else)
je' (v) enrich (the spirit)
vIneH.
vI- (vp) I-him/her/it/them
neH (v) want

Maybe I'd like to buy something from you.

Type: sentence - Source: Power Klingon

latlh De'/Additional Information
This kind of speech maybe insulting to Klingons.
De'
De' (n) data, information
lI'
lI' (v) be useful
lI' (v) transmit data (to a place)
Sovlu'DI'
Sov (v) know
-lu' (vs5) indefinite subject
-DI' (vs9) as soon as, when
chaq
chaq (adv) perhaps
Do'Ha'.
Do'Ha' (adv) unfortunately
Do' (v) be fortunate, be lucky
-Ha' (rover) undo
Do'Ha' (v) be unfortunate

Knowledge of useful information may be unfortunate.

Type: secret - Source: Power Klingon

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