The Purpose Clause: -meH

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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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