Klingons use Clipped Klingon in a number of places - mostly delivering commands, and responding to those commands with delivery of status reports in the same battle language.
| wIy cha'! | Show the tactical display! |
| Qeq! | Aim! |
| Hub'! | Defend! |
| yajchu', qaH | Understood, Sir |
| chu'ta' | (device) Activated |
| chu'Ha'ta' | (device) Deactivated |
| Sevlu' | (enemy) Contained |
| ghoch | (target) Tracking |
| Qeq | (target) Locked |
Clipped Klingon also occurs during moments of great stress. What constitutes stress to a Klingon would seem odd to a Terran; due to their natural predilection for hostility and tendency to enjoy flying off the handle at the slightest apparent provocation, Clipped Klingon would appear fairly frequently in common usage.
Examples:-
| 'el! | Get in! |
| bup! | Quit it! |
| DoH! | Back off! |
| mej! | Leave! |
| QongDaq! | Bed! |
| Sop! | Eat it! |
| mevyap! | Enough! (Stop!) |
| qIm! | Attention! |
| buS | Focus! |
| SuD jay'! | Take a damned risk! |
The Adverbial jay'
jay' is a special adverbial. Its meaning is:-
jay' carries the meanings
intensely and
invective.
jay' occupies a special position in a sentence, in that it comes directly after the rest of the sentence.
jay' intensifies the passion of the sentence to the point where it becomes an invective.
| qaStaH nuq jay'? | What the hell is happening? |
| mIch 'elpu' jay' | They've entered the damned sector! |
| ghaytanHa' jay'! | Not bloody likely! |
| DaH lupwI' tIj jay'! | Get the hell on that jitney, NOW! |
| DoH jay'! | Back the hell off! |
| wa' pIq jay', 'aj! | One damned minute, Admiral! |
| verengan SoH'e' jay! | You ARE a damned Ferengi! |
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