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[ qʰɛl ]
Verb

English: consider, take into account

German: berücksichtigen, in Betracht ziehen

Source: ADD

KLCP Level: 2

Notes

TKD Addendum.

The Klingon Way p. 67

batlh qelDI' tlhIngan, lumbe'
A Klingon does not postpone a matter of honor.

Verb

English: nod

Source: qep'a' 27

KLCP Level: 3

Notes

This means lower the head slightly whether or not the head is again raised. So, among other things, it can refer to nodding to the beat of music or nodding off (falling asleep). The subject might be, for example, nach "head" (even though this might be considered redundant) or the nodder. It does not take an object.

How to say: nod in agreement

The verb qel ("nod") refers only to the motion of the head, not what such a motion may or may not indicate.

To express that the nodding means something, such as agreement, you could say something like Qochbe' vaj qel nachDaj ("he/she agrees so his/her head nods").

It is also possible to make use of ghaS ("indicate, signal"), for example, Qochbe' 'e' ghaSmeH qel nachDaj ("His/her head nods in order to indicate that he/she agrees") or Qochbe' 'e' ghaSmeH qel ghaH ("He/she nods in order to indicate that heshe agrees" or "He/she nods in agreement").

In some cultures, a nod may indicate something other than agreement, so one might say, for example, yaj 'e' ghaSmeH qel ghaH ("He/she nods to signal that he/she understands").

Usage for qel
Hoch
Hoch (n) everyone, all, everything
nuH
nuH (n) weapon
nuH (n) possibility
qel
qel (v) consider, take into account
qel (v) nod

consider every weapon

Type: idiom - Source: KGT

latlh De'/Additional Information

Consider every possibility; Consider every option:

{Hoch nuH yIqel!?}
Consider every possibility!

{Hoch nuH Daqel'a'?}
Did you consider every option?

batlh
batlh (adv) honored, with honor
batlh (n) honor
qelDI'
qel (v) consider, take into account
-DI' (vs9) as soon as, when
qel (v) nod
tlhIngan,
tlhIngan (n) Klingon
lumbe'.
lum (v) postpone, procrastinate
-be' (r) not

A Klingon does not postpone a matter of honor.

Type: proverb - Source: TKW

latlh De'/Additional Information

As several of these saying make clear, nothing is more important to a Klingon than honor. When the Klingon officer Kulge questioned Gowron's leadership abilities, Gowron interrupted a strategy-planning session to engage him in a fight, eventually killing him, even though this delayed necessary planning for an ongoing war. To an outsider, Gowron's priorities might seem skewed, but to a Klingon, he acted properly. Even affairs of the Empire must take a back seat to protecting one's honor.

qech
qech (n) idea
Dachupbogh
Da- (vp) you-him/her/it/them
chup (v) recommend, suggest
-bogh (vs9) which
vIqel
vI- (vp) I-him/her/it/them
qel (v) consider, take into account
qel (v) nod

jIHvaD
jIH (n) monitor, viewing screen
-vaD (ns5) for, intended for
jIH (pronoun) I, me
jIH (v) monitor
juH
juH (n) home
qach
qach (n) building, structure
Danobchugh
Da- (vp) you-him/her/it/them
nob (v) give
-chugh (vs9) if

'Iw
'Iw (n) blood
leghbe'lu'
legh (v) see
-be' (r) not
-lu' (vs5) indefinite subject

I will consider your offer,
You give me the house
And no blood will be shed.

Type: sentence - Source: paq'batlh: Ground Book

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