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[Steven Boozer]

bI'reng:
>> But how to say, "My ship flies faster than your ship"? There are no
>> verbs of quality meaning "be fast" or "be slow" (at least, I can't
>> find any). But there are adverbs {nom} and {QIt}.

nIqolay Q:
> Recently, MO said something along the lines that to express that a 
> thing moves fast or slow, you use a relative phrase: "the fast ship"
> would be something like {nom lengbogh Duj} "the ship that travels
> fast", which also demonstrates you can use adverbials in relative
> clauses, which is handy.

Here's Okrand's explanation (via De'vID, 11/22/2012):

  Maltz was unaware of an adjective meaning fast (or slow for that
  matter). He said in Klingon you wouldn't say that something is fast
  - you'd say it moves fast. So instead of You have a fast ship, you
  could say {nom leng DujlIj} "Your ship travels fast" or {nom leng
  Duj Daghajbogh} "The ship that you have travels fast". If "your
  fast ship" is supposed to be the subject or object of a sentence,
  you say something like {tInqu' nom lengbogh DujlIj} "Your ship that
  travels fast is very big" (or, less literally, "Your fast ship is
  very big") or {nom lengbogh DujlIj vIlegh} "I see your ship that
  travels fast" (or "I see your fast ship"). 


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Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons