jIyaj

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/d͡ʒɪˈjɑd͡ʒ/
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A compact Klingon sentence meaning I understand, built from the first-person no-object prefix and the verb understand.
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Examples

  • bIjatlhDI', jIyaj.
    When you speak, I understand.
  • paQDI'norgh vIlaDta'DI', jIyaj.
    After I read the lesson, I understand.
  • DaH jIyaj.
    Now I understand.
  • jIyaj.
    I understand.
  • QIt Dajatlhchugh, jIyaj.
    If you say it slowly, I understand.

Similar words

yajchu'

Meanings

Usage

Keep the capital I in jIyaj. The word is a whole sentence with no object, so use a different prefix when something specific is understood.

Common mistakes

jiyaj changes the Klingon vowel I, and tlhIngan Hol jIyaj has an object but keeps the no-object prefix.

Etymology

Built from Klingon jI-, the first-person subject prefix used with no object, and yaj, understand. KLI phrase material lists jIyaj as I understand.

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