qagh

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gagh, serpent worm dish, interrupt, cut off
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Serpent worms served as a prized Klingon food, or the unrelated act of breaking into speech or another activity before it finishes.
Practice using qagh in conversation until it feels natural

Examples

  • jatlhtaHvIS HoD, yIqaghQo'.
    Do not interrupt the captain while he is speaking.
  • 'Iw HIq qagh je chojabpu'mo' qatlho'.
    I thank you for serving me bloodwine and gagh.
  • HIqaghQo'.
    Do not interrupt me.
  • SoHvaD jIjatlhtaHvIS HIqaghQo'.
    Do not interrupt me while I am speaking to you.
  • qagh DaSop.
    You are eating serpent worms.

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Meanings

Serpent worms served as food

noun
food and culture
neutral
A Klingon dish of serpent worms, traditionally prized when the worms are still alive. Canon treats their movement and freshness as part of the dish's appeal.

Usage

Use the noun qagh for the serpent worms as food or for the dish made from them. Use ghargh when speaking about a worm generally rather than this food.

Examples

  • qagh DaSop.
    You are eating serpent worms.
  • vIH qagh.
    The serpent worms are moving.
  • yIntaHbogh qagh jablu'DI' reH nIvqu' qagh.
    Gagh is always best when served live.
  • qagh, ro'qegh'Iwchab, targh tIq Sop 'e' lungIl Humanpu' puS.
    Few humans dare to eat gagh, rokeg blood pie, or heart of targ.
  • 'Iw HIq qagh je chojabpu'mo' qatlho'.
    I thank you for serving me bloodwine and gagh.

Common mistakes

qagh is used for any worm, although the noun specifically names serpent worms as food.
IncorrectCorrect
qagh vIlegh. ghargh vIlegh.

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Interrupt someone or something

verb
communication
neutral
To break into speech, an activity, or an ongoing event before it has finished. The verb is transitive, so the interrupted person or activity is its object.

Usage

Use the verb qagh with the person, speech, meeting, or other activity being interrupted as its object. The derived noun qaghwI', interrupter, is also the Klingon name for the apostrophe letter because it marks a glottal stop.

Examples

  • HIqaghQo'.
    Do not interrupt me.
  • qaqagh 'e' vIHechbe'.
    I did not mean to interrupt you.
  • jatlhtaHvIS HoD, yIqaghQo'.
    Do not interrupt the captain while he is speaking.
  • qep qagh QumwI'.
    The communicator interrupts the meeting.
  • SoHvaD jIjatlhtaHvIS HIqaghQo'.
    Do not interrupt me while I am speaking to you.

Common mistakes

The object prefix is omitted even when the interrupted person is stated.
IncorrectCorrect
SoH jIqagh. SoH qaqagh.

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Usage

Grammar and context separate the food noun from the transitive verb, while canonical food passages make clear that live, moving qagh is especially valued.

Common mistakes

qagh vIlegh treats every worm as food, while SoH jIqagh lacks the object prefix required for interrupting a stated person.

Etymology

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