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nIv
[ nÉŖv ]
Verb

English: be superior

German: Ć¼berlegen, hƶher, besser

Source: TKD

KLCP Level: 2

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Opposite of QIv.

Usage for nIv
bortaS
bortaS (n) revenge
nIvqu'
nIv (v) be superior
-qu' (r) emphatic
'oH
'oH (pronoun) it
bortaS'e'.
bortaS (n) revenge
-'e' (ns5) topic

Revenge is the best revenge.

Type: proverb - Source: TKW
Dujeychugh
Du- (vp) he/she/it-you
jey (v) defeat
-chugh (vs9) if
jagh
jagh (n) enemy
nIv
nIv (v) be superior
yItuHQo'.
yI- (vp) you, you-him/her/it (imperative)
tuH (v) be ashamed
-Qo' (rover) don't, won't

There is nothing shameful in falling before a superior enemy.

Type: proverb - Source: TKW
wa'
wa' (num) 1
wa' (number) one, 1
Dol
Dol (n) entity
nIvDaq
nIv (v) be superior
-Daq (ns5) locative
matay'DI'
ma- (vp) we
tay' (v) be together
-DI' (vs9) as soon as, when
maQap.
ma- (vp) we
Qap (v) work, function, succeed, win
Qap (v) operate, be in operation

We succeed together in a greater whole.

Type: proverb - Source: TKW
latlh De'/Additional Information
Kor said to Kirk and Spock, "Do you know why we are so strong? Because we are a unit. Each of us is a part of a greater whole."
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