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-laH can, able
When you want to express that you can do something - that you have the capability to do the verb stated - you can use the other Type 5 suffix, -laH can, able.
jISop | I eat |
tlhIngan Soj vISoplaH | I can eat Klingon food |
tlhInganpu' DISuv | We fight Klingons |
tlhInganpu' DISuvlaHbe' | We cannot fight Klingons |
DIHIvlaHtaHvIS DaH DIHIvnIS | We must attack them now, while we still can/ (from Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country) |
qaStaHvIS wa'ram loS SaD Hugh SIjlaH qetbogh loD | Four thousand throats can be slit in one night, by a running man /(Famous Klingon proverb) |
loghDaq bIjachDI' DuQoylaH pagh | In space, no-one can hear you scream |
yuch vISoplaH'a' | Can I have chocolate?/ (as in "Would it kill me if I tried to eat it?") |
qaja'laHbe' | I cannot tell you/ (e.g. because I have been ordered not to) |
qajanglaHbe' | I cannot tell you/ (I cannot reply, e.g. because I do not know the answer) |
tlhIngan Hol DajatlhlaHchugh, vaj SoHvaD lojmItmey law' poSmoHlu' | The ability to speak Klingon opens many doors for you |
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DaH yIjatlh! Speak now!