wa'

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The cardinal number one, also used to mark the first item, one occurrence, clock time, and the first place in larger numbers.
Practice using wa' in conversation until it feels natural

Examples

  • wa'logh qalegh.
    I saw you once.
  • tera' rep wa'.
    Earth hour one, or one o'clock.
  • wa' yIHoH!
    Kill one!
  • Duj wa'DIch vIlegh.
    I see the first ship.
  • wa' Duj wIghaj.
    We have one ship.

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Meanings

One

noun
numbers
neutral
The cardinal number after zero and before two. It precedes a noun when counting, follows one when assigning a number, can stand alone, and combines with number suffixes and forming elements.

Examples

  • wa' yIHoH!
    Kill one!
  • wa' Duj wIghaj.
    We have one ship.
  • Duj wa'DIch vIlegh.
    I see the first ship.
  • wa'logh qalegh.
    I saw you once.
  • tera' rep wa'.
    Earth hour one, or one o'clock.

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Etymology

KLI teaching material reports that wa', cha', and wej survived from an older Klingon base-three counting system, while the later digit names came from musical notes.

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