everyone, all, everything
word type:
noun, TKD chapter 3.
plural: This word is probably not countable.
Source
The Klingon Dictionary p.
88
Canon examples
Things:
Hoch vor Dargh wIb
Sour tea cures everything (PK)
Hoch DaSopbe'chugh batlh bIHeghbe'.
Eat everything or you will die without honor. (PK)
People:
may' ngeb tIv Hoch.
Everyone enjoys a mock battle. (CK)
QI'tomerDaq Heghpu' Hoch.
No one survived Khitomer ("Everyone died at Khitomer") (TKW)
wo' toy'taHvIS Hegh 'e' tul Hoch tlhIngan
To die while serving the Empire is the hope of every Klingon. (TKW p. 74)
rut yIHmey ghom Hoch.
Everyone encounters tribbles occasionally. (TKW)
HochvaD pung Hutlh qul.
Flames have no mercy for anyone. (paq'batlh)
la' jaq law' Hoch jaq puS.
The commander is boldest of all. (TKD)
Plurals:
Hoch jaghpu'Daj HoHbogh SuvwI' yIvup.
Pity the warrior who slays all his foes. (KGT p. 107)
More Information
The word Hoch can be combined with the appropriate suffixes and change their meaning depending on their relative ordering.
The word HochHom is translated as "most, greater part".
Combinations
Basic rules
- If the noun following Hoch is plural, then the translation is "all the...".
- If the noun following Hoch is singular, it is translated as "each ...". (HolQeD, 5.2, p. 11)
- Hoch is used to form a superlative and fills the slot of the "largest" quality, i.e. in the pattern A Q law' Hoch Q puS.
Examples explained
wo' toy'taHvIS Hegh 'e' tul Hoch tlhIngan To die while serving the Empire is the hope of every Klingon. (TKW p. 74)
In the above sentence, "every" is the translation to show that it's not about all Klingons as a group, but "every" individual person. If one were to talk about "all the Klingons", considering the race, then Hoch tlhInganpu' would be the best way.
Backwards
choH change
See also
'op some
ngIq each one
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Definition of {Hoch}
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https://klingon.wiki/Word/Hoch
Retrieved 09 Feb 2023
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