-mo': "Because," "due to"

Last time, you learned the way to ask the question Why? in Klingon, with the word qatlh:-

qatlh DaSuchta'	Why did you visit him?
qatlh tlhIngan HIv tera'ngan	Why is the Terran attacking the Klingon?
qatlh luHoH?	Why are they killing them?
qatlh Dargh qem	Why is she bringing tea?
qatlh jagh vIHoH	Why do I kill the enemy?

The way to answer a why question is, of course, with because something - and the way to say that is with the suffix -mo' attached to the verb.

Here are some examples of answers to the above questions, all using the -mo' suffix.

jup ghaHmo' vISuchta'	I visited him because he is a friend
tlhIngan muSHa'mo' tera'ngan tlhIngan HIv tera'ngan	The Terran is attacking the Klingon because he likes him
jagh chaHmo' luHoH	They are killing them because they are enemies
nobmey latlh ghajbe'mo' Dargh qem	She is bringing tea because she does not have any other presents
puqpu'wI' buQmo' jagh, jagh vIHoH	I kill the enemy because he threatens my children

-mo' is a verb suffix, and it means due to or because.

However, and completely by coincidence, -mo' also appears as a noun suffix, of Type 5, where it means exactly the same thing: due to or because.

tarmo' Hegh tlhIngan	The Klingon died due to poison/ or: The Klingon died of poisoning
SuSmo' Daqvam wIjaH	We have to leave this place due to the wind
lay'vetlhmo' qaHIvbe'	I will not attack you, because of that promise
jaghvetlhmo' maQeH	Because of that enemy, we are furious

Next lesson: Aspected verbs, part 1 - use of the -ta' suffix.