nuqneH

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/nuqˈnɛx/
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Eine schroffe klingonische Gesprächseröffnung mit der Bedeutung "was willst du?", oft als Begrüßung glossiert, kulturell aber nicht dasselbe wie Hallo.
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Beispiele

  • lojmItDaq Qam 'avwI' 'ej nuqneH jatlh.
    Die Wache steht an der Tür und sagt was willst du?
  • tlhIngan jatlh: nuqneH?
    Der Klingone sagt: Was willst du?
  • qaghomDI', nuqneH Dajatlh.
    Wenn ich dich treffe, sagst du was willst du?
  • nuqneH?
    Was willst du?
  • tera'ngan leghDI' tlhIngan, nuqneH jatlh.
    Als der Klingone den Terraner sieht, sagt er: Was willst du?

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Bedeutungen

Verwendung

Schreibe nuqneH klein, nur das abschließende H bleibt groß. Gemeint ist die Frage nach dem Zweck der Annäherung, kein freundliches Hallo.

Häufige Fehler

nuqneh verliert das große H, das im Klingonischen ein anderer Laut ist als kleines h.

Etymologie

Aus nuq, was, und neH, wollen. KLI-Unterrichtsmaterial beschreibt es als gekürzte Form von nuq DaneH, was willst du.

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Pearl Raven
19 hours ago
I still say it at my phone when an unknown number calls lol
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Polar Badger
6 days ago
this word is basically why Klingon is fun, even the hello is impatient
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Silver Loon
Jul 9
qaStaH nuq? is the separate what is happening? phrase. I have seen beginners treat it like a softer nuqneH, but it is asking a different question.
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Stormy Leopard
Jul 8
Riker's line in The Emissary is nuqneH, qaleghneS. The respectful bit is qaleghneS, not nuqneH itself.
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Solar Heron
Jul 5
neH can mean only in other sentences. In nuqneH it is the verb want, so dont use this one word as proof that neH always means want.
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Dashing Cheetah
Jun 30
People at cons use nuqneH as the showy way to say hi, and everybody understands the joke. If you are trying to write in-universe Klingon dialogue though, having warriors greet every passerby with it feels very Terran.
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Warm Warbler
Jul 4
at conventions its fine, everyone knows you mean Klingon hello
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Jolly Jay
Jun 24
also dont write NuqneH just because English starts sentences with capitals. Klingon case follows the letters, not sentence position.
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Jovial Elk
Jun 26
Duolingo autocapitalized it on me once and then marked other caps wrong, rude
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Hardy Nightingale
Jun 24
The final H is not decorative caps. In the usual spelling H is its own Klingon letter, the rough German Bach or Scottish loch sound. nuqneh with small h looks wrong to people who read Klingon.
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Lunar Tanager
Jun 22
nuqneH is clipped from nuq DaneH. So if you try to rebuild the grammar and wonder where the Da- prefix went, thats the point, it is a frozen exclamation.
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Onyx Eagle
Jun 18
if someone says nuqneH to you in a practice dialogue, dont echo nuqneH back. Klingon for the Galactic Traveler has the part people forget: often you just get on with the business, or the answer can be yIjatlh!, Speak!. It is closer to state your business than handshake hello.
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Sleek Kudu
Jun 20
the no-reply part always made me laugh. very Klingon, just continue the agenda
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