Hegh
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die, cease living, death
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The ending of life, expressed either as the act of dying or as death itself, with strong canonical ties to duty, honor, and ritual.
Examples
Hagh qoHpu' neH HeghtaHvIS SuvwI'pu'.
Only fools laugh while warriors are dying.
mughIj Hegh.
Death frightens me.
wo' toy'taHvIS Hegh 'e' tul Hoch tlhIngan.
Every Klingon hopes to die while serving the Empire.
reH Hegh yoHwI'pu''e'.
It is always the brave who die.
reH Heghrup tlhIngan SuvwI'.
A Klingon warrior is always ready to die.
Meanings
Usage
Use Hegh for the one who dies, with the appropriate subject prefix when needed. Use HoH when someone causes another being's death.
Examples
reH Heghrup tlhIngan SuvwI'.
A Klingon warrior is always ready to die.
reH Hegh yoHwI'pu''e'.
It is always the brave who die.
wo' toy'taHvIS Hegh 'e' tul Hoch tlhIngan.
Every Klingon hopes to die while serving the Empire.
Qu'Daj ta'taHvIS Hegh 'e' tul Hoch tlhIngan.
Every Klingon hopes to die in the line of duty.
Hagh qoHpu' neH HeghtaHvIS SuvwI'pu'.
Only fools laugh while warriors are dying.
Common mistakes
Hegh is given a direct object as though it meant to kill, but it describes the subject dying.
| Incorrect | Correct |
| jagh vIHegh.
| jagh vIHoH.
|
Usage
Use the noun Hegh for death itself, including as the first noun in expressions such as Hegh wanI', death event, and Hegh bey, death howl.
Examples
Hegh neH chav qoH.
A fool's only achievement is death.
Heghlu'DI' mobbe'lu'chugh QaQqu' Hegh wanI'.
Death is an experience best shared.
Hegh Duj DatIj 'ej ghe'torDaq Duqeng.
The Barge of the Dead carries you to Gre'thor.
QamvIS Hegh qaq law' torvIS yIn qaq puS.
Death while standing is preferable to life while kneeling.
mughIj Hegh.
Death frightens me.
Common mistakes
The noun order in a death expression is reversed even though the modifying noun Hegh comes first.
| Incorrect | Correct |
| bey Hegh
| Hegh bey
|
Usage
Use context and grammar to distinguish the intransitive verb from the noun, and contrast both with HoH, to kill, and yIn, to live or life.
Common mistakes
jagh vIHegh wrongly treats Hegh as to kill, while bey Hegh reverses the noun order of the canonical expression Hegh bey.
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