Hutlh
tlh
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lack, be without
/xut͡ɬ/
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The absence of something needed, owned, or present, from a material resource to an abstract quality such as honor or order.
Examples
nab Hutlh 'ach vang.
He or she lacks a plan but takes action.
tlham Hutlh.
It lacks structure or order.
'ang'eghQo' quv Hutlhbogh jagh neH ghobtaHvIS ghaH.
Only an enemy without honor refuses to show himself in battle.
quv Hutlh HoHbogh tlhIngan 'ach qabDaj 'angbe'bogh.
A Klingon who kills without showing his face has no honor.
Soj wIHutlh.
We lack food.
Meanings
Usage
Use Hutlh as a transitive verb with the missing item before it, and reserve ghaj for something possessed or present.
Common mistakes
jIH Hutlh Soj copies English word order, but the missing item comes first and agreement belongs on the verb, as in Soj vIHutlh.
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