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Klingon/Time
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Telling time in Klingon.
Present
jajlo’ - dawn
po - morning
pem - daytime
pemjep - midday
pov - afternoon
choS - twilight
ram - night
ramjep - midnight
DIS - year
jar - month
Hogh - week
jaj - day (from dawn to dawn)
rep - hour
tup - minute (of time)
lup - second (of time)
Past
ben - years ago
wen - months ago
Hu’ - days ago
ret - time period ago
qen - recently, a short time ago
The words ben years ago, wen months ago, and Hu’ days ago can be immediately preceded by any number to form a time expression, while ret time period ago must be preceded by a number and the name of a time period. Here are some examples:
wejvatlh ben - three hundred years ago, three centuries ago
wa’maH wen - ten months ago
wa’Hu’ - yesterday, one day ago
vagh tup ret - five minutes ago
Future
nem - years from now
waQ - months from now
leS - days from now