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The Purpose Clause
Klingon uses another Type 9 verb suffix to mark another kind of clause: the purpose clause, or so as to or in order to. This is the suffix -meH.
-meH purpose clause marker
This suffix is used when you want to say that you are doing something in order to or so as to achieve something else. Sometimes you don't need the "in order" part in English - but -meH is always mandatory in tlhIngan Hol.
| Qap | win, function, succeed |
| QapmeH | in order to win / so as to succeed |
| jagh luHoH | they kill the enemy |
| jagh luHoHmeH | (in order for them) to kill the enemy |
| So'bogh loD nej | she seeks the hiding man |
| So'bogh loD nejmeH | (in order) to seek the hiding man |
| chaw' | allow, permit |
| chaw'meH | in order to allow |
| cher | establish, set up |
| chermeH | in order to establish |
| Suv | fight |
| SuvmeH | in order to fight |
| leH | maintain |
| leHmeH | so as to maintain |
| Dub | improve |
| DubmeH | in order to improve |
| ghoch | track down |
| ghochmeH | so as to track down |
Next time: Using -meH in a sentence.
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