Klingon/Grammar/Plurals
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Plurals in Klingon are a bit more complicated than in English. There are no less than three endings for plurals. However, everything is still quite simple - except for the dreaded irregular nouns.
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[edit] What does plural mean?
A plural is a word that shows there is more than one thing being talked about. E.g. - 'dogs' is plural; there must be more than one dog being talked about (you wouldn't say 'one dogs').
[edit] Words to learn
be'Hom - girl
mIn - eye
yan - sword
peng - torpedo
[edit] pu'
pu' is the suffix used for beings capable of using language. So the plural of be'Hom (girl) is be'Hompu' (girls).
[edit] Du'
Du' is the suffix used for body parts. So the plural of mIn (eyes)is mInDu'. Click here for a list of body parts.
[edit] mey
mey is the plural suffix for everything else. The plural of yan (sword) is yanmey (swords).
[edit] Irregular nouns
Some plurals are completely different to the singular word. Sorry - you'll just have to learn these. For, example, the plural of peng (torpedo) is cha.
Click here for a list of some irregular nouns.
