1. want
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Canon examples
The enemy commander wishes a truce (in order) to confer. (TKD p. 64)
2. only, merely, just
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Canon examples
qama' vIqIppu' neH
I merely hit the prisoner. (TKD p. 56) Duj yIQotlh neH
Just disable the ship! (TKD p. 56) yIQeqQo' neH. DoS yIqIp.
Don't just aim; hit the target! (TKW p. 191) Following a noun:
not qoHpu''e' neH ghIjlu'.
Only fools have no fear. (TKW p. 105) wa' DoS neH yIbuS
Focus on but one target. (TKW p. 81) matHa', DoS jonta' neH.
Gunner, target: engine only.
(Star Trek III: The Search for Spock; verb omitted but implied)
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Regarding definition #2 – only, merely, just:I merely hit the prisoner. neH is the only adverbial can follow a noun, where it means only, alone: yaS neH yIqIp
Hit only the officer! It is fine to use neH in combination with an imperative prefix.
I once ordered bIQ neH to drink at a restaurant. Marc Okrand, sitting across the table from me, suggested that I really meant bIQ mob. That would have been proper if I were not having anything else. As I did intend to order food as well, however, my usage was correct. I wanted "mere water" as opposed to "water alone”. (Alan Anderson aka ghunchu'wI', July 16, 2012)
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Definition of {neH}
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Category: verb / adverbial
Latest edit: 19 Oct 2022, by KlingonTeacher
Created: 08 Sep 2019, by KlingonTeacher
Latest edit: 19 Oct 2022, by KlingonTeacher
Created: 08 Sep 2019, by KlingonTeacher
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