qu' | Definition of {qu'} at Klingon Word Wiki

S qu'

[ kuz ] / [ kuz ]

Klingon letters:
kuz

Handwritten:
kuz

1. be fierce

word type: verb used as adjective, TKD chapter 4.4.

Quality verbs are intransitive by nature.

Source

The Klingon Dictionary p. 103

Canon examples

SuvwI' qu' fierce warrior
(KGT p. 160)

qu'bej Qogh lIj.
Your Qogh is definitely fierce. (PK 1:08:09)

2. be great, be wonderful, be excellent, be splendid (slang)

word type: verb used as adjective, TKD chapter 4.4. , slang usage, KGT, chapter 5.2.

Quality verbs are intransitive by nature.

Source

Klingon for the Galactic Traveler p. 159

Canon examples

taj qu' excellent knife
qu' taj the knife is excellent
(KGT p. 159)

may' qu' excellent battle
(KGT p. 160)

3. emphatic

word type: Type Rover verb suffix, TKD chapter 4.2.Rover.

Source

The Klingon Dictionary p. 48

Canon examples

To say "I lose in a big way" is jI luj qu' or jI luj chu'. (KGT p. 166)

yI HaD qu'
Study him/her well. (TKD p. 48)

nu Qaw'qu'be'
They have not finished us off. (TKD p. 48)

pI HoH vIp be'qu'
We are NOT afraid to kill you. (TKD p. 49)

pI HoH vIp qu'be'
We are not AFRAID to kill you. (TKD p. 49)

pI HoH qu'vIp be'
We are not afraid to KILL you. (TKD p. 49)

Duj mey tIn qu'
very big ships (TKD p. 49)

wanI' ram qu'
a very unimportant event (TKD p. 50)

veng tIn qu'Daq
in the very big city (TKD p. 50)

naDev qaS wanI' ram qu'
There's nothing happening here. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

bortaS bIr jab lu'DI' reH QaQ qu' nay'.
Revenge is a dish which is best served cold. (TKD p. 171)

bI moH qu'
You look terrible. lit. You're very ugly. (TKD p. 172)

betleH vaQ qu'
a really spectacular bat'leth(KGT p. 67)

buy'qu' ngop
That's really good news. slang idiom, lit. The plates are very full.(KGT p. 147)

Qatlh qu'
very difficult (Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, KGT p. 160)

jI luj qu'
I lose in a big way. (KGT p. 166)

pI naD qu' tuq lIj wI naD qu' je
Glory to you and your house. lit. We praise you highly; we also praise your house highly. (KGT p. 182)

tI qIp qu' 'ej nom tI qIp.
Hit them hard and hit them fast. (TKW p. 8)

bI Qap qu'meH tar Da Sop 'e' Da tIv nIS.
To really succeed, you must enjoy eating poison. (TKW p. 73)

Derived and related words

Say'qu'moH sterilize

Backwards

'uq whistle

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Retrieved 23 Mar 2023

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Latest edit: 10 Jun 2021, by KlingonTeacher
Created: 13 Sep 2019, by KlingonTeacher

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