Ready To Activate: -beH, Type 2 Verb Suffix

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After looking at -rup ready, prepared, it's time to look at the other Type 2 readiness suffix: -beH.

-beH ready, set up (refers to machines)

This is used to refer to a device of some sort which is set up to do something. The suffix -beH is added to the verb describing the activity that the device is set up to do.

qo' Qaw'beH jornub	The warhead is set up to destroy the world
wanI' pojbeH De'wI'	The computer is set up to analyse the phenomenon
weghmeH Surchem Dachu'DI'	The forcefield is ready to confine it when you activate (the forcefield)
not QapbeH lIngwI'vetlh	That generator is never going to be ready to work
Se' SambeH QumwI'	The communicator is set to locate the frequency
DaqbeH 'IjwI'	The listening device is ready to eavesdrop
vulbeHmoH nuHvam	This weapon is set to stun
HoHbeH nuH	The weapon is set to kill
vumbeH qoq	The robot is ready to go to work
reH DuQolbeH jolwI' joHwI'	The transporter is always ready to beam you away, my Lord!

Next: the suffix -vIp afraid.

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