jatlh

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/d͡ʒɑt͡ɬ/
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Speaking a language, delivering spoken material, or saying quoted words, with grammar that separates what is spoken from the hearer.
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Examples

  • yIjatlhQo'!
    Do not speak!
  • 'avwI'vaD jatlh qama' jIghung.
    The prisoner says to the guard, “I am hungry.”
  • tlhIngan Hol Dajatlh'a'?
    Do you speak Klingon?
  • tlhIngan Hol vIjatlhlaHbe'.
    I cannot speak Klingon.
  • 'eb Qav jatlhpu'.
    He said, “Last call!”

Similar words

ja'

Meanings

Usage

Use jatlh for speech whose content may be a language, a speech, or a quotation. The content is the object, while the hearer is expressed separately.

Common mistakes

tlhIngan Hol bIjatlh leaves a real object unmarked, while tlhIngan Hol Dajatlh correctly agrees with the language being spoken.

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