Qo'

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no!, I refuse!, I won't!
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/q͡χoʔ/
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A blunt Klingon refusal meaning no, I will not, or I refuse, separate from the question-answer word for no.
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Examples

  • Qu' yIta'. Qo', vIta'Qo'.
    Do the task. I refuse, I will not do it.
  • Duj yImej. Qo', naDev jIratlh.
    Leave the ship. No, I am staying here.
  • qagh yISop. Qo'!
    Eat the gagh. I refuse!
  • qama' yIHoH. Qo'.
    Kill the prisoner. No.
  • Qo'!
    No!

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Meanings

Usage

Write Qo' with capital Q and the final apostrophe. It rejects doing something, while ghobe' denies that a yes-or-no question is true.

Common mistakes

qo' changes the first Klingon sound, and Qo drops the final apostrophe, which is a full consonant.

Etymology

Listed in The Klingon Dictionary among exclamations as a refusal. KLI teaching material contrasts Qo' with ghobe', the no used to answer yes-or-no questions.

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