'e'

that (previous topic)

Part of speech

pronoun

Pronunciation

ʔɛʔ

Sound out 'e' letter by letter:

• 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
• eɛe as in 'bed'
• 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'

• The pronouns 'e' and net are used only in special sentence constructions (see section 6.2.5). [TKD 5.1/p.51]
• Klingon has two special pronouns, 'e' and net, which refer to the previous sentence as a whole. They are used primarily, though not exclusively, with verbs of thinking or observation (such as know, see). They are always treated as the object of the verb, and the verb always takes a prefix indicating a third-person singular object. What is a single sentence in English is often two sentences in Klingon. net is used only under special circumstances (see page 66), but 'e' is common. Several examples should make the use of 'e' clear. ¶ qama'pu' DIHoH 'e' luSov They know we kill prisoners. [TKD 6.2.5/pp.65--66]
• yaS qIppu' 'e' vIlegh I saw him/her hit the officers. [TKD 6.2.5/p.66]

only used as obj.

'e' (like net) is always used as the object of a sentence, and refers back to the previous sentence as a whole. When used, the verb of the second sentence always takes a prefix indicating third-person singular object.

• net — that (previous topic)

TKD · TKW pp.13, 19, 37, 73, 74, 87, 125, 163, 195

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