New Verb Suffixes - Use With Normal And Adjective Verbs

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-be' is not the only rover, of course. There are others, and some of these are of particular use with the verbs which are used as adjectives.

-Ha' undo, negate, mis-, reverse, invert

This negative suffix is more powerful than -be'. -Ha' undoes the meaning of the verb, reverses or inverts it, and can be used to mean that a task was botched or screwed up.

-Ha' is classified as a rover, but it doesn't actually do much roving. In fact, it appears in only one place - right after the bare root verb, every single time. Specifically, -Ha' comes before the regular Type 1 through 9 suffixes, and before the other rovers.

Also, -Ha' and -be' cannot be used on the same instance of a verb. It is either -be' or -Ha'. Never both. Also, unlike -be', -Ha' can be used in imperative verbs.

De' Qaybe'pu' vu'wI'	The manager did not transfer the data
De' QayHa'pu' vu'wI'	The manager botched the data transfer

This can be applied to adjectives, inverting their meaning:-

ngaD rav	The floor is stable/ (ngaD stable, be stable, be balanced)
ngaDHa' rav	The floor is unstable
Say' pa'	The room is clean
Say'Ha' pa'	The room is filthy
Huv 'och	The pipe is clear/ ('och pipe, conduit)
HuvHa' 'och	The pipe is blocked

-qu' emphatic

This suffix adds emphasis to a verb, or adds affirmation. It comes after the verb, or suffix, that it affirms. With an adjective, -qu' translates to very.

Note that it is possible to use -Ha' and -qu' together on the same instance of a verb.

Sor SuD	The green tree
Sor SuDqu'	The very green tree
Dargh wIb	Sour tea
Dargh wIbqu'	Very sour tea
rav ngaDHa'	an unstable floor
rav ngaDHa'qu'	a very unstable floor
ghu' Qob	a dangerous situation
ghu' Qobqu'	a highly dangerous situation
wanI' Daj	an interesting experience
wanI' Dajqu'	a very interesting experience
loD taQ	a weird man
loD taQqu'	Alex Greene

Used with a non-adjectival verb, -qu' translates as well, emphatically or comprehensively.

paq vIlaD	I'll read the book
paq yIlaDqu'	Read the book well
DaSuvta'	You fought him
DaSuvqu'ta'	You fought him well
veng Qaw'pu' chunDab	The meteor destroyed the city
veng Qaw'qu'pu' chunDab	The meteor comprehensively destroyed the city
tlhInganvetlh qej yItlhob	Ask that grumpy Klingon
tlhInganvetlh qejqu' yItlhob	Ask that very grouchy Klingon

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