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night, nighttime, be unimportant, be trivial, be insignificant
/rɑm/
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What lies beyond daylight or outside the center of concern.
Examples
bIbomchu'be''a'? ram.
Can't you sing well? It is unimportant.
ram Qaghvam.
This mistake is trivial.
wa'maH cha' pemmey wa'maH cha' rammey je.
Twelve days and twelve nights.
ram Meqmey.
The reasons are unimportant.
rambe' Qu'vam.
This task does matter.
Meanings
Examples
maj, nI' ram.
Good, the night is long.
Hov ghajbe'bogh ram rur pegh ghajbe'bogh jaj.
A day without secrets is like a night without stars.
qaStaHvIS wa' ram loSSaD Hugh SIjlaH qetbogh loD.
A running man can slit four thousand throats in one night.
wa'maH cha' pemmey wa'maH cha' rammey je.
Twelve days and twelve nights.
wa'leS ram juH vIchegh.
I will return home tomorrow night.
Examples
ram Meqmey.
The reasons are unimportant.
bIbomchu'be''a'? ram.
Can't you sing well? It is unimportant.
ram Qaghvam.
This mistake is trivial.
rambe' Qu'vam.
This task does matter.
ram Dochvam 'e' vIHar.
I believe this matter is unimportant.
FAQ
What does ram mean in Klingon?
ram is the noun for night and also a verb meaning to be unimportant or trivial.
ram is pronounced /rɑm/, with a tapped or trilled Klingon r and the open vowel heard in a.
It is both. As a noun, ram means night. As a verb, ram means to be unimportant.
What is the plural of ram?
The noun takes the general plural suffix -mey, giving rammey, meaning nights.
How do Klingons say good night?
The set expression is maj ram. It is an idiom, and KGT traces it to longer expressions about a short or long night.
What is the difference between ram and pem?
The noun ram is night, while pem is daytime. Together they divide the full Klingon day.
What is a canonical proverb using ram?
Power Klingon gives Hov ghajbe'bogh ram rur pegh ghajbe'bogh jaj, meaning a day without secrets is like a night without stars.
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