[Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Word of the Day: tIv

[Steven Boozer]

> Klingon word: tIv
> Part of speech: verb
> Definition: enjoy

vaj DatIvba' 
Then you're obviously enjoying it. CK

Ha'DIbaHmey meQ Sop 'e' tIv tera'nganpu' 
Terrans enjoy eating burnt animals. [sic! for 'e' lutIv tera'nganpu'] CK

may' ngeb tIv Hoch 
Everyone enjoys a mock battle. CK

ghob tIvnISbe'lu' 
One need not enjoy virtue. TKW

bIQapqu'meH tar DaSop 'e' DatIvnIS 
To really succeed, you must enjoy eating poison. TKW

QoQ tIv 
He/she enjoys [the] music KGT

bom tIv 
He/she enjoys [the] song. KGT

yIntaHbogh tlhIngan Soj tlhol jablu'DI' tIvqu'lu' 
Klingon food is best when served fresh and live. S21

quwargh tach Qe' je qoDDaq Hov leng Soj DatIv 
Enjoy Star Trek themed food and drink at Quark's Bar and Restaurant. STX

petIv'egh 
Enjoy yourselves. (ST5 notes)

qep'a' wejDIchDaq jatlhtaH tlhIngan Hol HaDwI'pu'. ghoHtaH je. tIv'eghtaH je. 
[(untranslated) st.klingon, MO to SuStel 11/1996]

  "Verb, to take pleasure in a thing, situation, or action. Battle, for instance." (KLS)

  "Though one occasionally hears someone say QoQ tIv (He/she enjoys [the] music) or bom tIv (He/she enjoys the song), music is not really considered something that causes pleasure. Among Klingons, pleasure is deemed quite unessential for one's well-being. More frequently, the appreciation of music is expressed in terms of something that music does to the listener rather than in terms of the listener's reaction. Thus, music is said to embolden (jaqmoH), excite (SeymoH), encourage (tungHa'), or to stimulate or inspire (pIlmoH). Another common way to say that a specific piece or performance of music has a particularly strong effect on a listener is to employ the verb DuQ (literally, stab): muDuQ bom (The song stabs me, or, in a more colloquial Federation Standard form, The song moves me). If the music is judged positively--that is, if the listener likes it--the music is said to be 'ey, using the word normally translated as delicious when talking about food. Rendering 'ey bom as The song is good is acceptable, but it fails to capture the real feeling of the Klingon." (KGT 71-72)

Related words:

parHa' 	like (v)


--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons