qet

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/qɛtʰ/
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Movement at a run or jog, with the subject travelling quickly under its own power.
Practice using qet in conversation until it feels natural

Examples

  • jIqet.
    I run.
  • qaStaHvIS wa' ram loS SaD Hugh SIjlaH qetbogh loD.
    Four thousand throats may be cut in one night by a running man.
  • qettaH.
    He or she keeps running.
  • nom qet SuvwI'.
    The warrior runs quickly.
  • jaghmeylI' DaghIjjaj, qetjaj jaghmeylI'.
    May you frighten your enemies, may your enemies run.

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Usage

Keep the physical movement sense and treat qet as an intransitive verb whose subject follows it when stated.

Common mistakes

Using qet for a machine that ‘runs’ calques an English sense the Klingon verb does not have.

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