Use jIH as an explicit subject or object chiefly for emphasis, contrast, or clarity. In an identity statement such as tlhIngan jIH, the pronoun itself supplies the sense of ‘I am’.
Use jIH as an explicit subject or object chiefly for emphasis, contrast, or clarity. In an identity statement such as tlhIngan jIH, the pronoun itself supplies the sense of ‘I am’.
| Incorrect | Correct |
| jIH qalegh | qalegh jIH |
Use the noun jIH for the physical viewing screen, and HaSta for the visual display or image shown on it. jIH'a' is the established form for a main viewer.
| Incorrect | Correct |
| QIn jIH | QIn cha' jIH |
Use the verb jIH transitively for the thing being monitored, with the normal object agreement prefix when one is required. Do not confuse it with the homonymous noun for a screen.
| Incorrect | Correct |
| jagh jIH | jagh vIjIH |
Read jIH from its grammar and context, since an explicit pronoun, a physical screen, and the act of monitoring share the same spelling and pronunciation.
jIH qalegh puts the pronoun in English subject-first order, while the intended Klingon emphasis is qalegh jIH.