The number 0, indicating that no members of a counted set are present. Like other Klingon numbers, it precedes the noun it counts and can take number suffixes such as -logh and -DIch.
Examples
pagh tlhIngan pawpu'.
Zero Klingons arrived.
pagh paq Daje'pu'.
You bought zero books.
pagh jagh DIHoHpu'.
We killed zero enemies.
paghlogh jIjeghpu'.
I have surrendered zero times.
qep paghDIch luqel.
They discuss the zeroth meeting.
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Nothing or nobody
noun
quantity
neutral
The absence of any thing or person, used as a noun in the normal subject or object position. The context decides whether the natural English equivalent is “nothing,” “none,” or “nobody.”
Examples
chaH tu'laH pagh.
Nobody can find them.
lumtaHvIS, pagh ta'.
While he procrastinates, he accomplishes nothing.
pagh vIlegh.
I see nothing.
pagh ghaj HoD.
The captain has nothing.
pagh Sov yaS.
The officer knows nothing.
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Either or between clauses
conjunction
language
neutral
A sentence conjunction presenting two alternatives, normally understood as an exclusive choice. It stands between the clauses it connects, unlike ghap, which joins noun phrases.
Examples
taH pagh taHbe'.
To continue or not to continue.
bIjegh pagh bIHegh.
You surrender or you die.
Duj wIHIv pagh juH wIchegh.
We attack the ship or we return home.
jagh HoH HoD pagh jagh jon.
The captain kills the enemy or captures the enemy.
tlhIngan Hol Dajatlh pagh bItam.
You speak Klingon or you are silent.
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