Noun phrases
The existance of
noun phrases, or sentences made of only nouns, is not an explicitely mentioned grammatical issue. The usage of such sentences in the movies proves though that it is without any doubt possible to make a sentence in the style of an
exclamation by simply yelling a noun. Due to
context, everyone will understand what the speakers wants to express. This could be compared to
clipped Klingon where prefixes may be left out.
Examples
These are all single nouns or noun phrases used in the movies as complete sentences.
Phrase |
Source |
Translation |
HaSta! |
ST1 |
Visual display! |
chuyDaH! |
ST3 |
Thrusters! |
DoS jonta' neH. |
ST3 |
Target: only engine. |
bach Do', qaH. |
ST3 |
Lucky shot, sir. |
Ha'DIbaH! |
ST3 |
Animal! |
QuQ neH. |
ST3 |
Only the engine. |
Qapla'! |
ST3 |
Success! |
latlh? |
ST5 |
Other? |