wot mojaq tetlh - Verb Suffix Table

Klingon verb suffixes are broken down into 10 separate groups. Only one of each suffix group can be used on a single verb and must be attached in numeric order. E.G.: verb-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9. Rovers, the last group of verb suffixes, have a special set of rules for where they attach to a verb.

1. Oneself/One another

-
-'egh
oneself
-
-chuq
one another

2. Volition/predisposition

-
-nIS
need
-
-qang
willing
-
-rup
ready, prepared
-
-beH
ready, setup
-
-vIp
afraid

3. Change

-
-choH
change in state, change in direction
-
-qa'
resume, do again

4. Cause

-
-moH
cause

5. Indefinite subject/ability

-
-lu'
indefinite subject (E.g. vItu'lu' - Someone found me/I was found)
-
-laH
can, able

6. Qualification

-
-chu'
clearly, perfectly
-
-bej
certainly, undoubtedly
-
-law'
seemingly, apparently
-
-ba'
obviously

7. Aspect

-
-pu'
perfective (action is completed)
-
-ta'
accomplished (action was completed purposely)
-
-taH
continuous (action is on-going)
-
-lI'
in progress (action is still on-going, but has a defined ending point)

8. Honorific

-
-neS
honorific

9. Syntactic Markers

-
-DI'
as soon as, when
-
-chugh
if
-
-pa'
before
-
-vIS
while (is always used with -taH)
-
-bogh
which (see lesson "The Sleeping Targh" for more on -bogh)
-
-meH
for
-
-'a'
interrogative (question marker)
-
-wI'
one who does, thing which does (So' - hide, cloak; So'wI' - hider (cloaking device) )
-
-mo'
because
-
-jaj
may
-
-ghach
nominalizer

Rovers

-
-be'
not (negation marker)
-
-Qo'
don't!, won't (imperative negation marker and refusal)
-
-Ha'
undo (E.g.. chu' - engage; chu'Ha' - disengage)
-
-qu'
emphatic