Q: le Q: LE A: the described A: non-veridical descriptor: the one(s) described as ... Q: .i Q: I A: sentence link A: sentence link/continuation; continuing sentences on same topic; normally elided for new speakers Q: mi Q: KOhA3 A: me A: pro-sumti: me/we the speaker(s)/author(s); identified by self-vocative Q: cu Q: CU A: selbri separator A: elidable marker: separates selbri from preceding sumti, allows preceding terminator elision Q: nu Q: NU A: event abstract A: abstractor: generalized event abstractor; x1 is state/process/achievement/activity of [bridi] Q: do Q: KOhA3 A: you A: pro-sumti: you listener(s); identified by vocative Q: la Q: LA A: that named A: name descriptor: the one(s) called ... ; takes name or selbri description Q: se Q: SE A: 2nd conversion A: 2nd conversion; switch 1st/2nd places Q: lo Q: LE A: the really is A: veridical descriptor: the one(s) that really is(are) ... Q: lu Q: LU A: quote A: start grammatical quotation; quoted text should be grammatical on its own Q: li'u Q: LIhU A: end quote A: elidable terminator: end grammatical quotation; seldom elidable except at end of text Q: coi Q: COI A: greetings A: vocative: greetings/hello Q: na Q: NA A: bridi negator A: bridi contradictory negator; scope is an entire bridi; logically negates in some cmavo compounds Q: cusku Q: cus sku A: express A: x1 (agent) expresses/says x2 (sedu'u/text/lu'e concept) for audience x3 via expressive medium x4 [also says]; (cf. bacru, tavla, casnu, spuda, cmavo list cu'u, bangu, dapma, jufra, pinka) Q: be Q: BE A: link sumti A: sumti link to attach sumti (default x2) to a selbri; used in descriptions Q: gi'e Q: GIhA A: bridi and A: logical connective: bridi-tail afterthought and Q: sei Q: SEI A: discursive bridi A: start discursive (metalinguistic) bridi Q: ca Q: PU A: during A: time tense relation/direction: is [selbri]; during/simultaneous with [sumti]; present tense Q: ro Q: PA4 A: each A: digit/number: each, all Q: ma Q: KOhA7 A: sumti ? A: pro-sumti: sumti question (what/who/how/why/etc.); appropriately fill in sumti blank Q: go'i Q: GOhA A: last bridi A: pro-bridi: preceding bridi; in answer to a yes/no question, repeats the claim, meaning yes Q: noi Q: NOI A: incidental clause A: non-restrictive relative clause; attaches subordinate bridi with incidental information Q: ku'i Q: UI3b A: however A: discursive: however/but/in contrast (cf. karbi, dukti, nalpanra) Q: nai Q: NAI A: negate last word A: attached to cmavo to negate them; various negation-related meanings Q: fi Q: FA A: 3rd sumti place A: sumti place tag: tag 3rd sumti place Q: lei Q: LE A: the mass described A: non-veridical descriptor: the mass of individual(s) described as ... Q: kei Q: KEI A: end abstraction A: elidable terminator: end abstraction bridi (often elidable) Q: da Q: KOhA1 A: something 1 A: logically quantified existential pro-sumti: there exists something 1 (usually restricted) Q: .a Q: A A: sumti or A: logical connective: sumti afterthought or Q: du'u Q: NU A: bridi abstract A: abstractor: predication/bridi abstractor; x1 is predication [bridi] expressed in sentence x2 Q: xu Q: UI6 A: true-false ? A: discursive: true-false question Q: pu Q: PU A: before A: time tense relation/direction: did [selbri]; before/prior to [sumti]; default past tense Q: ko Q: KOhA3 A: imperative A: pro-sumti: you (imperative); make it true for you, the listener Q: bu Q: BU A: word to lerfu A: convert any single word to BY Q: .e Q: A A: sumti and A: logical connective: sumti afterthought and Q: ka Q: NU A: property abstract A: abstractor: property/quality abstractor (-ness); x1 is quality/property exhibited by [bridi] Q: ba Q: PU A: after A: time tense relation/direction: will [selbri]; after [sumti]; default future tense Q: je Q: JA A: tanru and A: logical connective: tanru-internal afterthought and Q: loi Q: LE A: the mass really is A: veridical descriptor: the mass of individual(s) that is(are) ... Q: zo Q: ZO A: 1-word quote A: quote next word only; quotes a single Lojban word (not a cmavo compound or tanru) Q: doi Q: DOI A: vocative marker A: generic vocative marker; identifies intended listener; elidable after COI Q: poi Q: NOI A: restrictive clause A: restrictive relative clause; attaches subordinate bridi with identifying information to a sumti Q: mutce Q: tce A: much A: x1 is much/extreme in property x2 (ka), towards x3 extreme/direction; x1 is, in x2, very x3[also very, pretty, a lot, immoderate/immoderately, intense, quite, extremely]; (cf. milxe, traji, banli, carmi, nutli, traji) Q: je'e Q: COI A: roger A: vocative: roger (ack) - negative acknowledge; used to acknowledge offers and thanks Q: te Q: SE A: 3rd conversion A: 3rd conversion; switch 1st/3rd places Q: di'u Q: KOhA2 A: last utterance A: pro-sumti: the last utterance Q: no Q: PA1 A: 0 A: digit/number: 0 (digit) [zero] Q: pa Q: PA1 A: 1 A: digit/number: 1 (digit) [one] Q: bo Q: BO A: short scope link A: short scope joiner; joins various constructs with shortest scope and right grouping Q: pe Q: GOI A: restrictive phrase A: restrictive relative phrase marker: which is associated with ...; loosest associative/possessive Q: vi Q: VA A: here at A: location tense distance: here at ... ; at or a very short/tiny distance from ... Q: co'a Q: ZAhO A: initiative A: interval event contour: at the starting point of ...; initiative >|< | Q: fa Q: FA A: 1st sumti place A: sumti place tag: tag 1st sumti place Q: la'e Q: LAhE A: the referent of A: the referent of (indirect pointer); uses the referent of a sumti as the desired sumti Q: ke Q: KE A: start grouping A: start grouping of tanru, etc; ... type of ... ; overrides normal tanru left grouping Q: ka'e Q: CAhA A: innately capable of A: modal aspect: innate capability; possibly unrealized Q: .u'i Q: UI1 A: amusement A: attitudinal: amusement - weariness (cf. selzdi, selxajmi, xalbo) Q: klama Q: kla A: come A: x1 comes/goes to destination x2 from origin x3 via route x4 using means/vehicle x5[also travels, journeys, moves, leaves to ... from ...; x1 is a traveller; (x4 as a set includes points at least sufficient to constrain the route relevantly)]; (cf. cadzu, bajra, marce, vofli, litru, muvdu, cpare, cmavo list ka'a, pluta, bevri, farlu, limna, vitke) Q: re Q: PA1 A: 2 A: digit/number: 2 (digit) [two] Q: ku Q: KU A: end sumti A: elidable terminator: end description, modal, or negator sumti; often elidable Q: zvati Q: zva A: at A: x1 (object/event) is at/attending/present at x2 (event/location)[refers to a nonce location for an object/activity that is mobile]; (cf. especially stuzi for an inherent/inalienable location, jbini, nenri, se vasru, cpana, diklo, jibni, cabna, lamji, tcini, xabju, jmive, jundi, vitke) Q: li Q: LI A: the number A: the number/evaluated expression; convert number/operand/evaluated math expression to sumti Q: ko'a Q: KOhA4 A: it-1 A: pro-sumti: he/she/it/they #1 (specified by goi) Q: cmalu Q: cma A: small A: x1 is small in property/dimension(s) x2 (ka) as compared with standard/norm x3(cf. caxno, cinla, jarki, tordu, barda) Q: ki'u Q: BAI A: because of reason A: krinu modal, 1st place (justified by) justifiably; because of reason ... Q: co'o Q: COI A: partings A: vocative: partings/good-bye Q: tu'a Q: LAhE A: the bridi implied by A: extracts a concrete sumti from an unspecified abstraction; equivalent to le nu/su'u [sumti] co'e Q: .ui Q: UI1 A: happiness A: attitudinal: happiness - unhappiness (cf. gleki) Q: tavla Q: tav ta'a A: talk A: x1 talks/speaks to x2 about subject x3 in language x4[not limited to vocal speech, but this is implied by the x4 without context of some other medium of conversation (use cusku, casnu, skicu, ciksi for weaker implication of vocal communication); converse/discuss/chat (= simta'a, simsku, vricysimta'a for a conversation not clearly delimited by subject)]; (cf. bacru, cusku for actual expression, casnu, darlu, skicu, ciksi, bangu) Q: .ei Q: UI1 A: obligation A: attitudinal: obligation - freedom (cf. bilga, zifre) Q: viska Q: vis vi'a A: see A: x1 sees/views/perceives visually x2 under conditions x3[also (adjective:) x1 is visual; x3 can include ambient lighting, background, etc. which may affect what is perceived; note that English "see" often means "look" or a more generic "observe", or even "understand, know"]; (cf. catlu, jvinu, kanla, minra, simlu, djuno, jimpe, zgana, ganse) Q: zi Q: ZI A: short time A: time tense distance: instantaneous-to-short distance in time Q: drata Q: dat A: other A: x1 isn't the-same-thing-as/is different-from/other-than x2 by standard x3; x1 is something else(cf. mintu, frica) Q: ni'o Q: NIhO A: new topic A: discursive: paragraph break; introduce new topic Q: pensi Q: pes pei A: think A: x1 thinks/considers/cogitates/reasons/is pensive about/reflects upon subject/concept x2[also: x1 is thoughtful (one sense); x2 is mental (one sense)/intellectual (one sense) (= selpei)]; (cf. cmavo list pe'i, jijnu, menli, morji, sidbo, jinvi, se nabmi, minra, lanli, besna, saske, skami) Q: djuno Q: jun ju'o A: know A: x1 knows fact(s) x2 (du'u) about subject x3 by epistemology x4[words usable for epistemology typically have a du'u place; know how to - implying knowledge of method but not necessarily having the ability to practice (= tadjyju'o)] (cf. know/familiar with: se slabu, na'e cnino, na'e fange; cmavo list du'o, cilre, certu, facki, jijnu, jimpe, senpi, smadi, kakne, birti, mipri, morji, saske, viska) Q: ri Q: KOhA5 A: last sumti A: pro-sumti: the last sumti, as determined by back-counting rules Q: catlu Q: cta A: look A: x1 looks at/examines/views/inspects/regards/watches/gazes at x2[also look through (= grecta, ravycta, bacycta); note that English "look" often means a more generic "observe"]; (cf. jvinu, minra, simlu, viska, lanli, zgana, setca, viska) Q: to Q: TO A: start parenthesis A: left parenthesis; start of parenthetical note which must be grammatical Lojban text Q: lo'e Q: LE A: the typical A: veridical descriptor: the typical one(s) who really is(are) ... Q: na'e Q: NAhE A: scalar contrary A: contrary scalar negator: other than ...; not ...; a scale or set is implied Q: nelci Q: nel nei A: fond A: x1 is fond of/likes/has a taste for x2 (object/state)(cf. cinmo, djica, pluka, prami, rigni, sinma, trina, xebni, cuxna, pendo) Q: barda Q: bra A: big A: x1 is big/large in property/dimension(s) x2 (ka) as compared with standard/norm x3(cf. banli, clani, ganra, condi, plana, cmalu, rotsu, banro, xanto) Q: mo Q: GOhA A: bridi ? A: pro-bridi: bridi/selbri/brivla question Q: ji'a Q: UI3b A: in addition A: discursive: additionally (cf. jmina) Q: djica Q: dji A: desire A: x1 desires/wants/wishes x2 (event/state) for purpose x3[if desire is for an object, this is sumti-raising; use tu'a in x2 (or use lujvo = po'edji)]; (cf. taske, xagji, mukti, nitcu, nelci, pacna, prami, rigni, trina, xebni, xlura) Q: gunka Q: gun gu'a A: work A: x1 [person] labors/works on/at x2 [activity] with goal/objective x3[also: x1 is a worker/laborer]; (cf. sazri, gasnu, se jibri; zukte - which need not be labor; physics term 'work' = ni muvyselbai, briju, jibri, lazni, selfu) Q: toi Q: TOI A: end parenthesis A: elidable terminator: right parenthesis/end unquote; seldom elidable except at end of text Q: tai Q: BAI A: in form A: tamsmi modal, 1st place (like)/(in manner 2) resembling ...; sharing ideal form ... (x1 resembles x2 sharing ideal form/shape x3 in property x4) Q: ba'e Q: BAhE A: emphasize next A: forethought emphasis indicator; indicates next word is especially emphasized Q: cliva Q: liv li'a A: leave A: x1 leaves/goes away/departs/parts/separates from x2 via route x3[also: x1 leaves behind/takes leave of x2]; (cf. litru. canci, vimcu, lebna, litru, muvdu) Q: ca'o Q: ZAhO A: continuative A: interval event contour: during ...; continuative |-----| Q: moi Q: MOI A: ordinal selbri A: convert number to ordinal selbri; x1 is (n)th member of set x2 ordered by rule x3 Q: .oi Q: UI1 A: complaint A: attitudinal: complaint - pleasure (cf. pante, pluka, kufra) Q: fo Q: FA A: 4th sumti place A: sumti place tag: tag 4th sumti place Q: pilno Q: pli A: use A: x1 uses/employs x2 [tool, apparatus, machine, agent, acting entity, material] for purpose x3[also utilize; x2 is useful/used productively by x1 to do x3 (= selpli for reordered places); hire/employ (= le'ipli, lejyplicu'a)]; (cf. tutci, cabra, minji, gasnu, zukte for x2, cmavo list pi'o, sazri, jibri) Q: ta Q: KOhA6 A: that there A: pro-sumti: that there; nearby demonstrative it; indicated thing/place near listener Q: cmene Q: cme me'e A: name A: x1 (quoted word(s)) is a/the name/title/tag of x2 to/used-by namer/name-user x3 (person)[also: x2 is called x1 by x3 (= selcme for reordered places)]; (cf. cmavo list me'e, gismu, tcita, valsi, judri) Q: va'o Q: BAI A: under conditions A: vanbi modal, 1st place (conditions 1) under conditions ...; in environment ... Q: jimpe Q: jmi A: understand A: x1 understands/comprehends fact/truth x2 (du'u) about subject x3; x1 understands (fi) x3(cf. djuno, jijnu, morna, smuni, saske, viska) Q: co Q: CO A: tanru inversion A: tanru inversion operator; "... of type ..."; allows modifier trailing sumti without sumti links Q: .ua Q: UI1 A: discovery A: attitudinal: discovery - confusion/searching (cf. facki, cfipu, sisku) Q: prenu Q: pre A: person A: x1 is a person/people (noun) [not necessarily human]; x1 displays personality/a persona(cf. nanmu, ninmu, remna, zukte, sevzi) Q: roi Q: ROI A: quantified tense A: converts number to an objectively quantified tense interval modifier; defaults to time tense Q: co'e Q: GOhA A: unspecif bridi A: elliptical/unspecified bridi relationship Q: me Q: ME A: sumti to selbri A: convert sumti to selbri/tanru element; x1 is specific to [sumti] in aspect x2 Q: ra Q: KOhA5 A: recent sumti A: pro-sumti: a recent sumti before the last one, as determined by back-counting rules Q: sai Q: CAI A: strong emotion A: attitudinal: moderate intensity attitude modifier Q: zo'o Q: UI5 A: humorously A: attitudinal modifier: humorously - dully - seriously (cf. xajmi, junri) Q: kau Q: UI3a A: indirect question A: discursive: marks word serving as focus of indirect question: "I know WHO went to the store" Q: pei Q: CAI A: emotion ? A: attitudinal: attitudinal question; how do you feel about it? with what intensity? Q: troci Q: toc toi A: try A: x1 tries/attempts/makes an effort to do/attain x2 (event/state/property) by actions/method x3[also experiments at]; (cf. fliba, snada, cipra) Q: ba'o Q: ZAhO A: perfective A: interval event contour: in the aftermath of ...; since ...; perfective | |---- Q: xamgu Q: xag xau A: good A: x1 (object/event) is good/beneficial/nice/[acceptable] for x2 by standard x3[acceptable (= mlixau, norxau, xaurselcru)]; (cf. melbi, xlali, vrude, zabna) Q: joi Q: JOI A: in a mass with A: non-logical connective: mixed conjunction; "and" meaning "mixed together", forming a mass Q: kumfa Q: kum ku'a A: room A: x1 is a room of/in structure x2 surrounded by partitions/walls/ceiling/floor x3 (mass/jo'u)[also chamber]; (cf. bitmu, canlu, zdani) Q: ve Q: SE A: 4th conversion A: 4th conversion; switch 1st/4th places Q: ki'a Q: UI6 A: textual confusion A: attitudinal question: confusion about something said (cf. cfipu, kucli) Q: pe'i Q: UI2 A: I opine A: evidential: I opine (subjective claim) (cf. jinvi) Q: citka Q: cti A: eat A: x1 eats/ingests/consumes (transitive verb) x2(cf. cidja, pinxe, tunlo, xagji, xaksu, batci, gusta, kabri) Q: valsi Q: val vla A: word A: x1 is a word meaning/causing x2 in language x3; (adjective: x1 is lexical/verbal)(cf. slaka, bangu, cmavo, cmene, gismu, jufra, rafsi, smuni) Q: tirna Q: tin A: hear A: x1 hears x2 against background/noise x3; x2 is audible; (adjective:) x1 is aural(cf. kerlo, sance, smaji, savru, voksa, ganse, zgana) Q: ja'e Q: BAI A: therefore result A: jalge modal, 1st place resultingly; therefore result ... Q: .ue Q: UI1 A: surprise A: attitudinal: surprise - not really surprised - expectation (cf. spaji) Q: mei Q: MOI A: cardinal selbri A: convert number to cardinality selbri; x1 is the mass formed from set x2 whose n member(s) are x3 Q: sutra Q: sut A: fast A: x1 is fast/swift/quick/hastes/rapid at doing/being/bringing about x2 (event/state)(cf. masno) Q: so'i Q: PA4 A: many A: digit/number: many Q: ju'o Q: UI5 A: certainty A: attitudinal modifier: certainty - uncertainty - impossibility (cf. birti, cumki) Q: zdani Q: zda A: nest A: x1 is a nest/house/lair/den/[home] of/for x2[home (= tercnizda), house (constructed building) (= zdadi'u)]; (cf. dinju, ginka, kumfa, se xabju) Q: facki Q: fak fa'i A: discover A: x1 discovers/finds out x2 (du'u) about subject/object x3; x1 finds (fi) x3 (object)(cf. cirko, djuno, jijnu, smadi, sisku) Q: ciska Q: ci'a A: write A: x1 inscribes/writes x2 on display/storage medium x3 with writing implement x4; x1 is a scribe[also x3 writing surface]; (cf. papri, penbi, pinsi, tcidu, xatra, pixra, prina, finti for 'author' or specific authorial works, barna, pinka) Q: ti Q: KOhA6 A: this here A: pro-sumti: this here; immediate demonstrative it; indicated thing/place near speaker Q: stedu Q: sed A: head A: x1 is a/the head [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: uppermost portion][skull (= sedbo'u)]; (cf. drudi, mebri, xedja, besna, flira, mapku) Q: pluta Q: lut lu'a A: route A: x1 is a route/path/way/course/track to x2 from x3 via/defined by points including x4 (set)[a route merely connects origin/destination, but need not be improved in any way; (x4 is a set of points at least sufficient to constrain the route relevantly)]; (cf. litru, naxle, tcana, dargu, klaji, ve klama; tadji, zukte for means to a goal, klama, pagre) Q: ke'a Q: KOhA7 A: relativized it A: pro-sumti: relativized sumti (object of relative clause) Q: mu'i Q: BAI A: because of motive A: mukti modal, 1st place because of motive ... Q: nenri Q: ner ne'i A: in A: x1 is in/inside/within x2; x1 is on the inside/interior of x2 [totally within the bounds of x2][indicates total containment]; (cf. se vasru (for containment that need not be total), jbini, zvati, cpana, sruri, senta, snuji, bartu, diklo, jibni, jinru, setca) Q: .ie Q: UI1 A: agreement A: attitudinal: agreement - disagreement (cf. tugni) Q: cizra Q: ciz A: strange A: x1 is strange/weird/deviant/bizarre/odd to x2 in property x3 (ka)[also alien, mysterious, deviant, queer, unusual, exotic]; (cf. ranxi, rirci, fange, banli) Q: ractu Q: A: rabbit A: x1 is a rabbit/hare/[doe] of species/breed x2(cf. mabru, kerlo) Q: xruti Q: xru A: return A: x1 (agent) returns x2 to origin/earlier state x3 from x4; x1 moves/gives x2 back to x3 from x4[x2 goes back/[retreats] to x3 (= se'ixru for agent self-returning to a previous location/situation: renumber places in the lujvo); (x3 may be a location or a person or an event/situation; the latter may also be expressed with krefu or rapli and a causative like rinka/rikygau)]; (cf. benji, krefu, rapli, rinka) Q: simlu Q: mlu A: seem A: x1 seems/appears to have property(ies) x2 to observer x3 under conditions x4[also: x1 seems like it has x2 to x3; suggest belief/observation (= mlugau, mluti'i); looks like/resembles (= smimlu, mitmlu)]; (cf. catlu, viska, simsa, zgana, ganse, jarco) Q: ci Q: PA1 A: 3 A: digit/number: 3 (digit) [three] Q: drani Q: dra A: correct A: x1 is correct/proper/right/perfect in property/aspect x2 (ka) in situation x3 by standard x4(cf. srera, mapti) Q: di'a Q: ZAhO A: resumptitive A: event contour for resumption of a paused process Q: gi Q: GI A: connective medial A: logical connective: all but tanru-internal forethought connective medial marker Q: voksa Q: vok vo'a A: voice A: x1 is a voice/speech sound of individual x2(cf. sance, tirna, bacru) Q: jitfa Q: jif A: false A: x1 (du'u) is false/is an untruth by standard/epistemology/metaphysics x2[words usable for epistemology typically have a du'u place]; (cf. fatci, stace, jetnu, cfika) Q: ze'a Q: ZEhA A: medium time interval A: time tense interval: a medium length of time Q: tsali Q: tsa A: strong A: x1 is strong/powerful/[tough] in property/quality x2 (ka) by standard x3(cf. ralci, ruble, carmi, vlipa) Q: krixa Q: kix ki'a A: cry out A: x1 cries out/yells/howls sound x2; x1 is a crier(cf. klaku, bacru) Q: dukse Q: dus du'e A: excess A: x1 is an excess of/too much of x2 by standard x3[cloying (= maldu'e, tolpu'adu'e)]; (cf. bancu, banzu, ricfu, zmadu) Q: jundi Q: jud ju'i A: attentive A: x1 is attentive towards/attends/tends/pays attention to object/affair x2(cf. kurji, zvati) Q: tcidu Q: tid A: read A: x1 [agent] reads x2 [text] from surface/document/reading material x3; x1 is a reader(cf. ciska, cukta, karni) Q: dei Q: KOhA2 A: this utterance A: pro-sumti: this utterance Q: jinvi Q: jiv ji'i A: opine A: x1 thinks/opines x2 [opinion] (du'u) is true about subject/issue x3 on grounds x4[words usable for epistemology typically have a du'u place] (cf. cmavo list pe'i, ciksi, jijnu, nabmi, pensi, senpi, sidbo, birti, pinka) Q: preti Q: ret rei A: question A: x1 (quoted text) is a question/query about subject x2 by questioner x3 to audience x4(cf. nabmi, danfu, ciksi, frati, spuda, cpedu) Q: za'i Q: NU1 A: state abstract A: abstractor: state (event) abstractor; x1 is continuous state of [bridi] being true Q: ponse Q: pos po'e A: possess A: x1 possesses/owns/has x2 under law/custom x3; x1 is owner/proprietor of x2 under x3(x3 is generally more important to the concept than commonly accepted for the English equivalent, since the concept is broader when unconstrained, and the nature/interpretation of possession/ownership is very culturally dependent); (cf. ckini, ralte, jitro, steci, srana, tutra, turni, zivle) Q: sipna Q: sip A: sleep A: x1 is asleep (adjective); x1 sleeps/is sleeping(cf. senva, tatpi, cikna, sanji) Q: zoi Q: ZOI A: non-Lojban quote A: delimited non-Lojban quotation; the result treated as a block of text Q: bacru Q: ba'u A: utter A: x1 utters verbally/says/phonates/speaks [vocally makes sound] x2[also voices; does not necessarily imply communication or audience; ('says' is usually cusku)]; (cf. krixa, cusku, casnu, tavla, voksa, pinka) Q: to'e Q: NAhE A: polar opposite A: polar opposite scalar negator Q: mlatu Q: lat A: cat A: x1 is a cat/[puss/pussy/kitten] [feline animal] of species/breed x2; (adjective:) x1 is feline(cf. cinfo, tirxu, gerku) Q: zo'u Q: ZOhU A: end prenex A: marks end of logical prenex quantifiers/topic identification and start of sentence bridi Q: skami Q: sam A: computer A: x1 is a computer for purpose x2(cf. kanji, minji, pensi) Q: xabju Q: xa'u A: dwell A: x1 dwells/lives/resides/abides at/inhabits/is a resident of location/habitat/nest/home/abode x2(cf. ginka, zdani, zvati, stuzi, jmive, stali, vitke) Q: fasnu Q: fau A: event A: x1 (event) is an event that happens/occurs/takes place; x1 is an incident/happening/occurrence(cf. cmavo list fau, krefu, lifri, fatci, rapli; gasnu, zukte, if specifically agentive, banli) Q: melbi Q: mel mle A: beautiful A: x1 is beautiful/pleasant to x2 in aspect x3 (ka) by aesthetic standard x4[also handsome, pretty, gorgeous, cute, comely, graceful]; (cf. pluka, xamgu) Q: mo'u Q: ZAhO A: completive A: interval event contour: at the natural ending point of ...; completive | >|< Q: zukte Q: zuk zu'e A: act A: x1 is a volitional entity employing means/taking action x2 for purpose/goal x3/to end x3[also acting at, undertaking, doing; agentive cause with volition/purpose; also x3 objective, end]; (cf. cmavo list zu'e, bapli, gunka, jalge, krinu, mukti, rinka, snuti, gasnu, fasnu, minji, prenu, ciksi, jibri, pilno, pluta, tadji, tutci) Q: kakne Q: ka'e A: able A: x1 is able to do/be/capable of doing/being x2 (event/state) under conditions x3 (event/state)[also: has talent; know how to; know how to use (= plika'e)]; (cf. stati, certu, gasnu (in the time-free potential sense), cmavo list ka'e, cmavo list nu'o, cmavo list pu'i, djuno, zifre) Q: lojbo Q: lob jbo A: Lojbanic A: x1 reflects [Loglandic]/Lojbanic language/culture/nationality/community in aspect x2[pre-Lojban forms of Loglan (= dzejbo)] (cf. bangu, logji) Q: smacu Q: A: mouse A: x1 is a mouse of species/breed x2(cf. ratcu) Q: ja'a Q: NA A: bridi affirmer A: bridi logical affirmer; scope is an entire bridi Q: fe Q: FA A: 2nd sumti place A: sumti place tag: tag 2nd sumti place Q: noroi Q: ROI* A: never A: tense interval modifier: never; objectively quantified tense; defaults as time tense Q: du Q: GOhA A: same identity as A: identity selbri; = sign; x1 identically equals x2, x3, etc.; attached sumti refer to same thing Q: pi Q: PA3 A: decimal point A: digit/number: radix (number base) point; default decimal Q: be'o Q: BEhO A: end linked sumti A: elidable terminator: end linked sumti in specified description Q: spuda Q: spu A: reply A: x1 answers/replies to/responds to person/object/event/situation/stimulus x2 with response x3[x3 also answer/reply]; [if x2 is a person/object, it will usually require "tu'a" indicating that the reply/response is to that person/object doing something. "tu'a" may not be needed if the person/object itself is the stimulus, rather than something it is doing];(cf. cusku, preti, nabmi, danfu, frati, cpedu) Q: lisri Q: lis A: story A: x1 is a story/tale/yarn/narrative about plot/subject/moral x2 by storyteller x3 to audience x4[also legend; a narrative need not be fictional; x2 may be merely a convention rather than a subject; also x3 tells/recounts story/tale x1 about x2 to x4 (= selterlisri for place reordering); note that the storyteller need not be the author]; (cf. ranmi, cfika, skicu, prosa, pemci) Q: jibni Q: jbi A: near A: x1 is near/close to/approximates x2 in property/quantity x3 (ka/ni)(cf. darno, nenri, vanbi, jbini, lamji, zvati, cpana, bartu, diklo, stuzi) Q: .au Q: UI1 A: desire A: attitudinal: desire - indifference - reluctance (cf. djica) Q: ru'e Q: CAI A: weak emotion A: attitudinal: weak intensity attitude modifier Q: .e'u Q: UI1 A: suggestion A: attitudinal: suggestion - abandon suggest - warning (cf. stidi, kajde) Q: sepi'o Q: BAI* A: using tool A: pilno modal, 2nd place (instrumental) tool/machine/apparatus/acting entity; using (tool) ... Q: ke'u Q: UI3 A: repeating A: discursive: repeating - continuing (cf. refbasna, krefu, rapli, velde'a) Q: mai Q: MAI A: sentence ordinal A: utterance ordinal suffix; converts a number to an ordinal, such as an item or paragraph number Q: fa'a Q: FAhA4 A: towards point A: location tense relation/direction; arriving at/directly towards ... Q: blabi Q: lab A: white A: x1 is white/very-light colored [color adjective][pale forms of other colors are a compound of white; e.g. pink (= labyxu'e, xunblabi) (whereas kandi is used for pale = dimness, lack of intensity)]; (cf. skari, xekri, grusi, kandi, manku, carmi, bakri, blanu, bunre, cicna, crino, narju, nukni, pelxu, xunre, zirpu) Q: simsa Q: smi A: similar A: x1 is similar/parallel to x2 in property/quantity x3 (ka/ni); x1 looks/appears like x2[also: x1 is a likeness/image of x2; x1 and x2 are alike; similarity and parallel differ primarily in emphasis]; (cf. dunli, frica, mintu, panra, simlu, vrici) Q: diklo Q: klo A: local A: x1 is local to x2; x1 is confined to locus x2 within range x3[indicates a specific location/value within a range; e.g. a hits b. What is the locality on b that a hits? Thus x1 is associated with a specific narrow region/interval x2 of wider space/range x3]; (cf. cmavo list di'o, jibni, zvati, cpana, nenri, lamji, stuzi, tcila) Q: ca'a Q: CAhA A: actually is A: modal aspect: actuality/ongoing event Q: zbasu Q: zba A: make A: x1 makes/assembles/builds/manufactures/creates x2 out of materials/parts/components x3[should not be used to express causation]; (cf. cupra, larcu, rutni, finti, gundi) Q: milxe Q: mli A: mild A: x1 is mild/non-extreme/gentle/middling/somewhat in property x2 (ka); x1 is not very x2(cf. mutce, traji, kandi, ruble, midju, nutli, ralci, traji) Q: vorme Q: vor vro A: door A: x1 is a doorway/gateway/access way between x2 and x3 of structure x4[note: emphasis on route nature; solid door (= vrogai/vrobi'u/vrozu'itci)]; (cf. canko, ganlo, kalri, murta, pagre, bitmu, kuspe) Q: kanla Q: kal A: eye A: x1 is a/the eye [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: sensory apparatus]; (adjective:) x1 is ocular[x1 is optic]; (cf. jvinu, kerlo, viska, kumte) Q: ja Q: JA A: tanru or A: logical connective: tanru-internal afterthought or Q: cilre Q: cli A: learn A: x1 learns x2 (du'u) about subject x3 from source x4 (obj./event) by method x5 (event/process)(cf. ctuca, tadni, djuno, ckule) Q: ni Q: NU A: amount abstract A: abstractor: quantity/amount abstractor; x1 is quantity/amount of [bridi] measured on scale x2 Q: zutse Q: zut tse A: sit A: x1 sits [assumes sitting position] on surface x2(cf. stizu, cpana, vreta) Q: za Q: ZI A: medium time A: time tense distance: medium distance in time Q: za'a Q: UI2 A: I observe A: evidential: I observe (cf. zgana, lanli) Q: .ai Q: UI1 A: intent A: attitudinal: intent - indecision - rejection/refusal (cf. termu'i, terzu'e, seljdi, selcu'a) Q: farlu Q: fal fa'u A: fall A: x1 falls/drops to x2 from x3 in gravity well/frame of reference x4[note: things can fall in spin, thrust, or tide as well as gravity; (agentive "drop" = one of two lujvo: falcru and falri'a)] (cf. lafti, cpare, klama, sfubu) Q: gasnu Q: gau A: do A: x1 [person/agent] is an agentive cause of event x2; x1 does/brings about x2(cf. cmavo list gau, gunka, zukte, rinka, fasnu for non-agentive events, jibri, kakne, pilno) Q: .uu Q: UI1 A: pity A: attitudinal: pity - cruelty (cf. kecti) Q: cevni Q: cev cei A: god A: x1 is a/the god/deity of people(s)/religion x2 with dominion over x3 [sphere]; x1 is divine[also divinity; x2 religion refers to the religious community as a mass]; (cf. censa, krici, lijda, malsi) Q: xance Q: xan xa'e A: hand A: x1 is a/the hand [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: manipulating tool, waldo][(adjective:) x1 is manual]; (cf. birka, degji, jitro, xlura, jamfu, tamji) Q: re'u Q: ROI A: ordinal tense A: converts number to an objectively quantified ordinal tense interval modifier; defaults to time Q: mi'a Q: KOhA3 A: we, not you A: pro-sumti: me/we the speaker(s)/author(s) & others unspecified, but not you, the listener Q: cpacu Q: cpa A: get A: x1 gets/procures/acquires/obtains/accepts x2 from source x3 [previous possessor not implied][also fetch; accept a gift (= seldu'acpa)]; (cf. punji, lebna, vimcu) Q: sa Q: SA A: erase utterance A: erase complete or partial utterance; next word shows how much erasing to do Q: denpa Q: dep de'a A: wait A: x1 awaits/waits/pauses for/until x2 at state x3 before starting/continuing x4 (activity/process) [(x2 is an event, usually a point event); also: resuming x4]; (cf. dicra, fanmo, sisti, fliba, pandi) Q: jai Q: JAI A: modal conversion A: convert tense/modal (tagged) place to 1st place; 1st place moves to extra FA place (fai) Q: ku'o Q: KUhO A: end relative clause A: elidable terminator: end NOI relative clause; always elidable, but preferred in complex clauses Q: cu'i Q: CAI A: neutral emotion A: attitudinal: neutral scalar attitude modifier Q: djedi Q: dje dei A: full day A: x1 is x2 full days in duration (default is 1 day) by standard x3; (adjective:) x1 is diurnal[today (= cabdei); tomorrow (= bavlamdei); yesterday (= prulamdei)]; (cf. donri, detri, jeftu, masti, nanca, nicte, tcika) Q: vimcu Q: vic vi'u A: remove A: x1 removes/subtracts/deducts/takes away x2 from x3 with/leaving result/remnant/remainder x4[also appropriates, confiscates; alienation is inherent]; (cf. lebna, muvdu, cpacu, canci, cliva, jdika) Q: bajra Q: baj A: run A: x1 runs on surface x2 using limbs x3 with gait x4(cf. cadzu, klama, litru, stapa, plipe, cpare) Q: pendo Q: ped pe'o A: friend A: x1 is/acts as a friend of/to x2 (experiencer); x2 befriends x1(cf. bradi, xendo, nelci, prami, bradi) Q: binxo Q: bix bi'o A: become A: x1 becomes/changes/converts/transforms into x2 under conditions x3[resultative, not-necessarily agentive, change]; (cf. cenba for non-resultative, galfi for agentive, stika for non-resultative, non-agentive change; zasni) Q: gleki Q: gek gei A: happy A: x1 is happy/gay/merry/glad/gleeful about x2 (event/state)[adversity (= kamnalgei)]; (cf. badri, cinmo) Q: morji Q: moj mo'i A: remember A: x1 remembers/recalls/recollects fact(s)/memory x2 (du'u) about subject x3(cf. cmavo list ba'anai, menli, pensi, sanji, djuno, notci) Q: fengu Q: feg fe'u A: angry A: x1 is angry/mad at x2 for x3 (action/state/property)(cf. fanza, dunku) Q: djacu Q: jac jau A: water A: x1 is made of/contains/is a quantity/expanse of water; (adjective:) x1 is aqueous/[aquatic][aquatic (= jaupli)]; (cf. lalxu, rirxe, xamsi, limna, litki, lumci, bumru, jinto) Q: .a'o Q: UI1 A: hope A: attitudinal: hope - despair (cf. pacna) Q: da'i Q: UI3 A: supposing A: discursive: supposing - in fact (cf. sruma) Q: ce Q: JOI A: in a set with A: non-logical connective: set link, unordered; "and also", but forming a set Q: ge Q: GA A: fore and A: logical connective: forethought all but tanru-internal and (with gi) Q: zgana Q: zga A: observe A: x1 observes/[notices]/watches/beholds x2 using senses/means x3 under conditions x4[behold/watch/gaze (= vi'azga); guard/watchman/sentinel (= zgaku'i, jdeku'i)]; (cf. cmavo list ga'a, ganse, viska, catlu, tirna, pencu, sumne, kurji, canci, catlu, jarco, lanli, pinka, simlu) Q: li'a Q: UI3 A: clearly A: discursive: clearly - obscurely (cf. klina) Q: .e'e Q: UI1 A: competence A: attitudinal: competence - incompetence/inability (cf. kakne, certu) Q: kansa Q: kan A: with A: x1 is with/accompanies/is a companion of x2, in state/condition/enterprise x3 (event/state)[x1 is together with/along with x2] (cf. kagni, jorne, gunma, girzu, lasna) Q: za'u Q: PA3 A: greater than A: digit/number: greater than Q: pinka Q: pik A: comment A: x1 (text) is a comment/remark/observation about subject x2 expressed by x3 to audience x4[also: x3 comments/remarks/says x1 about x2 (= terselpinka for reordered places)]; (cf. jinvi, cusku, zgana, lanli, bacru, ciska) Q: po'o Q: UI3b A: uniquely A: discursive: uniquely, only, solely: the only relevant case (cf. pamei, mulno, frica) Q: bau Q: BAI A: in language A: bangu modal, 1st place in language ... Q: banzu Q: baz A: suffice A: x1 (object) suffices/is enough/sufficient for purpose x2 under conditions x3(cf. dukse, claxu, nitcu, ricfu, curmi) Q: cinri Q: ci'i A: interesting A: x1 (abstraction) interests/is interesting to x2; x2 is interested in x1[use x1 tu'a for non-specific interest in an object; interested in (= selci'i)]; (cf. zdile, kucli, manci, kurji) Q: jmive Q: miv ji'e A: live A: x1 lives/is alive by standard x2; x1 is an organism/living thing[(adjective:) x1 is vital, organic]; (cf. lifri, morsi, stuzi, zvati, xabju) Q: zi'e Q: ZIhE A: rel clause joiner A: joins relative clauses which apply to the same sumti Q: casnu Q: snu A: discuss A: x1(s) (mass normally, but 1 individual/jo'u possible) discuss(es)/talk(s) about topic/subject x2 [also chat, converse]; (cf. bacru, cusku, darlu, tavla) Q: terpa Q: tep te'a A: fear A: x1 fears x2; x1 is afraid/scared/frightened by/fearful of x2 (event/tu'a object)[also: x1 feels terror about x2; x2 is fearsome/fearful/frightening/scary to x1 (= selte'a to reorder places)]; (cf. snura, xalni, xanka, virnu) Q: cipni Q: cpi A: bird A: x1 is a bird/avian/fowl of species x2(cf. datka, gunse, jipci, nalci, pimlu, vofli, xruki, danlu) Q: traji Q: rai A: superlative A: x1 is superlative in property x2 (ka), the x3 extreme (ka; default ka zmadu) among set/range x4[also: x1 is x3-est/utmost in x2 among x4; x1 is the x3 end of x4; x1 is extreme; x1 is simply x3]; (cf. cmavo list rai, jimte, milxe, mutce, note contrast with milxe and mutce rather than with mleca and zmadu, which are values for x3, banli, curve, fanmo, krasi, manfo, prane) Q: cnita Q: nit ni'a A: beneath A: x1 is directly/vertically beneath/below/under/underneath/down from x2 in frame of reference x3[also underside, nether]; (cf. dizlo, gapru, galtu, farna, loldi) Q: smuni Q: mun smu A: meaning A: x1 is a meaning/interpretation of x2 recognized/seen/accepted by x3[referential meaning (=selsni, snismu)]; (cf. jimpe, sinxa, valsi, tanru, gismu, lujvo, cmavo, jufra) Q: za'o Q: ZAhO A: superfective A: interval event contour: continuing too long after natural end of ...; superfective | ----> Q: tadni Q: tad A: study A: x1 studies/is a student of x2; x1 is a scholar; (adjective:) x1 is scholarly(cf. ckule, cilre, ctuca) Q: kelci Q: kel kei A: play A: x1 [agent] plays with plaything/toy x2[play game (= ci'erkei), play competitively (= jvikei)]; (cf. jivna, jinga, zdile) Q: goi Q: GOI A: pro-sumti assign A: sumti assignment; used to define/assign ko'a/fo'a series pro-sumti; Latin 'sive' Q: rinka Q: rik ri'a A: cause A: x1 (event/state) effects/physically causes effect x2 (event/state) under conditions x3[x1 is a material condition for x2; x1 gives rise to x2]; (cf. gasnu, krinu, nibli, te zukte, se jalge, bapli, jitro, cmavo list ri'a, mukti, ciksi, xruti) Q: smaji Q: sma A: quiet A: x1 (source) is quiet/silent/[still] at observation point x2 by standard x3(cf. kerlo, panpi, savru, tirna) Q: ne Q: GOI A: incidental phrase A: non-restrictive relative phrase marker: which incidentally is associated with ... Q: de Q: KOhA1 A: something 2 A: logically quantified existential pro-sumti: there exists something 2 (usually restricted) Q: rokci Q: rok ro'i A: rock A: x1 is a quantity of/is made of/contains rock/stone of type/composition x2 from location x3[x2: composition including x2, which need not be complete specification];(cf. kunra, jemna, canre) Q: mu Q: PA1 A: 5 A: digit/number: 5 (digit) [five] Q: zasti Q: zat za'i A: exist A: x1 exists/is real/actual/reality for x2 under metaphysics x3[words usable for epistemology typically have a du'u place]; [x1 is physical (one sense)]; (cf. fatci, xanri) Q: loldi Q: lol loi A: floor A: x1 is a floor/bottom/ground of x2[floor/level/story of a building/edifice (= setloi, dijysenta)]; (cf. bitmu, drudi, dertu, dizlo, cnita, zbepi, sarji, serti) Q: mulno Q: mul mu'o A: complete A: x1 (event) is complete/done/finished; x1 (object) has become whole in property x2 by standard x3 [also perfected, entirety; (adverb/adjective:) entire, total, integral, fully, totally, wholly, completely, entirely]; (cf. fanmo, culno, pagbu, xadba, prane, jalge, sumji, munje, sisti, xadni) Q: mlana Q: mla A: side A: x1 is to the side of/lateral to x2 and facing x3 from point of view/in-frame-of-reference x4(cf. crane, trixe, pritu, zunle which differ in that the direction of facing is the front and not the lateral side. The x4 of mlana may be either the front, or back side of x2, korbi) Q: zo'e Q: KOhA7 A: unspecif it A: pro-sumti: an elliptical/unspecified value; has some value which makes bridi true Q: ta'i Q: BAI A: by method A: tadji modal, 1st place (in manner 3) methodically; by method ... Q: su'o Q: PA4 A: at least A: digit/number: at least (some); no less than Q: jmina Q: min A: add A: x1 adds/combines x2 to/with x3, with result x4; x1 augments x2 by amount x3(cf. zmadu, banro, sumji, zenba, setca) Q: ko'e Q: KOhA4 A: it-2 A: pro-sumti: he/she/it/they #2 (specified by goi) Q: mi'o Q: KOhA3 A: me and you A: pro-sumti: me/we the speaker(s)/author(s) & you the listener(s) Q: badri Q: dri A: sad A: x1 is sad/depressed/dejected/[unhappy/feels sorrow/grief] about x2 (abstraction)(cf. klaku, gleki, betri, cinmo, junri) Q: clani Q: cla A: long A: x1 is long in dimension/direction x2 (default longest dimension) by measurement standard x3(cf. slabu, condi, ganra, rotsu, tordu, barda, ganra, gutci, minli, rotsu) Q: vasru Q: vas vau A: contain A: x1 contains/holds/encloses/includes contents x2 within; x1 is a vessel containing x2[also accommodates, container; containment need not be total; x2 is [contained] in x1 (= selvau for reordered places)]; (cf. bartu, jbini, nenri, zvati, cpana, botpi, lanka) Q: .e'o Q: UI1 A: request A: attitudinal: request - negative request (cf. cpedu, pikci) Q: finti Q: fin fi'i A: invent A: x1 invents/creates/composes/authors x2 for function/purpose x3 from existing elements/ideas x4[x1 is creative/inventive]; (cf. cmavo list fi'e, ciska, pemci, zbasu, larcu, specific works of authorship, prosa, skina) Q: tonga Q: tog to'a A: tone A: x1 is a tone/note of frequency/pitch x2 from source x3(cf. rilti, zgike, janbe, siclu) Q: banli Q: bal ba'i A: great A: x1 is great/grand in property x2 (ka) by standard x3[indicates a subjective greatness, as compared to the objective standard implied for barda; (synonyms, possibly requiring tanru:) extraordinary, illustrious, magnificent, impressive, awesome, grandiose, august, inspiring, special, majestic, distinguished, eminent, splendor, stately, imposing (all generally zabna); terrible (mabla)]; (cf. barda, nobli, se sinma, pluja, misno, vajni, fasnu, cizra, traji, mutce, se manci) Q: cadzu Q: dzu A: walk A: x1 walks/strides/paces on surface x2 using limbs x3(cf. stapa, bajra, klama, litru) Q: carmi Q: cam cai A: intense A: x1 is intense/bright/saturated/brilliant in property (ka) x2 as received/measured by observer x3 [also lustrous, gleaming, sparkling, shining (all probably better metaphorically combined with gusni: gusycai or camgu'i); in colors, refers principally to increased saturation (with opposite kandi)]; (cf. denmi, gusni, kandi, ruble, skari, tilju, tsali, mutce, blabi, blanu, bunre, cicna, crino, grusi, narju, nukni, pelxu, xekri, xunre, zirpu) Q: pagbu Q: pag pau A: part A: x1 is a part/component/piece/portion/segment of x2 [where x2 is a whole/mass]; x2 is partly x1[partly (= selpau)]; (cf. cmavo list pa'u, mulno, xadba, spisa, gunma, rafsi) Q: cai Q: CAI A: intense emotion A: attitudinal: strong intensity attitude modifier Q: punji Q: puj pu'i A: put A: x1 (agent) puts/places/sets x2 on/at surface/locus x3(cf. cpacu, lebna, cpana, batke, setca) Q: pinxe Q: pix A: drink A: x1 (agent) drinks/imbibes beverage/drink/liquid refreshment x2 from/out-of container/source x3(cf. cidja, citka, taske, tunlo, xaksu, barja, birje) Q: jersi Q: je'i A: chase A: x1 chases/pursues/(physically) follows after x2; volition is not implied for x1 or x2[x1 follows after x2]; (cf. kavbu, rivbi, kalte, lidne) Q: bevri Q: bev bei A: carry A: x1 carries/hauls/bears/transports cargo x2 to x3 from x4 over path x5; x1 is a carrier/[porter][alienation from x2 to x3 is implied]; (cf. marce, muvdu, benji, klama) Q: ru'a Q: UI2 A: I postulate A: evidential: I postulate (cf. sruma) Q: cnino Q: nin ni'o A: new A: x1 is new/unfamiliar/novel to observer x2 in feature x3 (ka) by standard x4; x1 is a novelty(cf. nuzba, slabu, citno, se djuno) Q: kevna Q: kev ke'a A: cavity A: x1 is a cavity/hole/hollow/cavern in x2; x1 is concave within x2; x2 is hollow at locus x1[also pit, depression, concavity; hollow (= selke'a)]; (cf. fenra, kunti, canlu, canko, galxe, tubnu) Q: je'u Q: UI3 A: truth A: discursive: truth - falsity (cf. jetnu) Q: cfipu Q: fi'u A: confusing A: x1 (event/state) confuses/baffles x2 [observer] due to [confusing] property x3 (ka)(cf. pluja, cfipu, zunti) Q: cumki Q: cum cu'i A: possible A: x1 (event/state/property) is possible under conditions x2; x1 may/might occur; x1 is a maybe[also possibility]; (cf. lakne, cumki) Q: dunda Q: dud du'a A: give A: x1 [donor] gives/donates gift/present x2 to recipient/beneficiary x3 [without payment/exchange][also grants; x3 is a receiver (= terdu'a for reordered places); the Lojban doesn't distinguish between or imply possession transfer or sharing; x2 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event, or a property; pedantically, for objects/commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object/commodity (= posydu'a, posyseldu'a for unambiguous semantics)]; (cf. benji, muvdu, canja, pleji, vecnu, friti, sfasa, dapma, cnemu, prali) Q: gapru Q: gap A: above A: x1 is directly/vertically above/upwards-from x2 in gravity/frame of reference x3(cf. tsani, galtu, cnita, drudi, gacri, dizlo, farna) Q: bangu Q: ban bau A: language A: x1 is a/the language/dialect used by x2 to express/communicate x3 (si'o/du'u, not quote)[also tongue]; (cf. tance, cusku, ve tavla, valsi, gerna, jufra, natmi, slaka) Q: cinmo Q: cni A: emotion A: x1 feels emotion x2 (ka) about x3[also mood/humor (= nuncni)]; (cf. cmavo list ci'o, cumla, jilra, nelci, xendo, ckeji, cortu, jgira, kecti, kufra, manci, prami, steba, zungi, badri, burna, gleki) Q: fanmo Q: fam fa'o A: end A: x1 is an end/finish/termination of thing/process x2; [not necessarily implying completeness][x1 is final/last/at the last; x1 is a terminal/terminus of x2; x1 is the final/terminated state of terminated process x2; x2 terminates/ceases/stops/halts at x1 (= selfa'o for reordered places)]; (cf. krasi, cfari, mulno, sisti, denpa, jipno, kojna, traji, krasi) Q: banro Q: ba'o A: grow A: x1 grows/expands [an increasing development] to size/into form x2 from x3[also rising, developing; x1 gets bigger/enlarges/increases]; (cf. farvi, zenba, jmina, barda, makcu, ferti) Q: mintu Q: mit mi'u A: same A: x1 is the same/identical thing as x2 by standard x3; (x1 and x2 interchangeable)(cf. panra, satci, mapti, simsa, drata, dunli, cmavo list du - which has no standard place, simxu) Q: snada Q: sad A: succeed A: x1 [agent] succeeds in/achieves/completes/accomplishes x2 as a result of effort/attempt/try x3[also: x1 reaches x2; (adjective:) x1 is successful; x2 (event/state/achievement)]; (cf. fliba, troci, jgira) Q: krinu Q: rin ki'u A: reason A: x1 (event/state) is a reason/justification/explanation for/causing/permitting x2 (event/state)(cf. ciksi, rinka, nibli, mukti, se jalge, te zukte, cmavo list ki'u, bapli) Q: vajni Q: vaj vai A: important A: x1 (object/event) is important/significant to x2 (person/event) in aspect/for reason x3 (nu/ka)[also: x1 matters to x2 in aspect/respect x3]; (cf. banli, ralju, vamji, dirba, kargu, pajni) Q: jufra Q: juf ju'a A: sentence A: x1 (text) is a sentence/statement about x2 [topic/subject/predicate/focus] in language x3[phrase (= jufpau, suzrelvla, suzvla, gensle)]; (cf. valsi, bangu, gerna, cusku, smuni) Q: si Q: SI A: erase word A: erase the last Lojban word, treating non-Lojban text as a single word Q: morsi Q: mro A: dead A: x1 is dead/has ceased to be alive[die/mortal (= mrobi'o, co'urji'e)]; (cf. jmive, catra, betri) Q: tatpi Q: ta'i A: tired A: x1 is tired/fatigued by effort/situation x2 (event); x1 needs/wants rest(cf. cikna, sipna, surla) Q: ki'e Q: COI A: thanks A: vocative: thanks - no thanks to you Q: .u'u Q: UI1 A: repentance A: attitudinal: repentance - lack of regret - innocence (cf. xenru, zugycni) Q: pi'o Q: BAI A: used by A: pilno modal, 1st place used by ... Q: danlu Q: dal da'u A: animal A: x1 is an animal/creature of species x2; x1 is biologically animate(cf. banfi, cinki, cipni, finpe, jukni, respa, since, mabru, bakni) Q: co'u Q: ZAhO A: cessative A: interval event contour: at the ending point of ... even if not done; cessative | >< | Q: slabu Q: sau A: familiar A: x1 is old/familiar/well-known to observer x2 in feature x3 (ka) by standard x4[This can cover both meanings of old. Old in years, i.e. age, can be conveyed through x2 = the world, life, existence (= loi nu zasti); in usage this has been a common default for ellipsis. However slabu is not the opposite of 'young' (= nalci'o, tolci'o), but the opposite of 'new' (= tolni'o); also ancient (= tcesau), age (= nilsau); x2 is used to x1 (= selsau for reordered places); historic/historical (= cirsau, cirselcedra; also vaipru)]; (cf. clani, citno, cnino, se djuno; not the opposite of citno, djuno) Q: ckule Q: kul cu'e A: school A: x1 is school/institute/academy at x2 teaching subject(s) x3 to audien./commun. x4 operated by x5 [also college, university]; (cf. cilre, ctuca, tadni) Q: .ia Q: UI1 A: belief A: attitudinal: belief - skepticism - disbelief (cf. krici, jinvi) Q: no'u Q: GOI A: incidental identity A: non-restrictive appositive phrase marker: which incidentally is the same thing as ... Q: cmima Q: mim cmi A: member A: x1 is a member/element of set x2; x1 belongs to group x2; x1 is amid/among/amongst group x2[x1 may be a complete or incomplete list of members; x2 is normally marked by la'i/le'i/lo'i, defining the set in terms of its common property(ies), though it may be a complete enumeration of the membership]; (cf. ciste, porsi, jbini, girzu, gunma, klesi, cmavo list mei, kampu, lanzu, liste) Q: xanka Q: A: nervous A: x1 is nervous/anxious about x2 (abstraction) under conditions x3(cf. xalni, terpa, raktu) Q: gusni Q: gus gu'i A: illumine A: x1 [energy] is light/illumination illuminating x2 from light source x3[x3 illuminates/lights x2 with light/illumination x1; x2 is lit/illuminated by illumination x1 from source x3 (= selgu'i for reordered places); light/lamp (= tergu'i)](cf. dirce, manku, solri, carmi, ctino, kantu) Q: zmadu Q: zma mau A: more A: x1 exceeds/is more than x2 in property/quantity x3 (ka/ni) by amount/excess x4[also positive (= nonmau)]; (cf. cmavo list mau, mleca, zenba, jmina, bancu, dukse, traji) Q: sance Q: sna A: sound A: x1 is sound produced/emitted by x2[x2 sounds (intransitive verb)]; (cf. savru, tirna, voksa, siclu, slaka) Q: pixra Q: pir xra A: picture A: x1 is a picture/illustration representing/showing x2, made by artist x3 in medium x4[also (adjective:) x1 is pictorial/illustrative; drawing (= xraselci'a), x1 draws x2 (= xraci'a/xraci'a), image (= xratai), photo (= kacmyxra), take a photo (= kacmyterxra, kacmyxragau, kacmyxrazu'e); sculpture, relief (= blixra)]; (cf. ciska, cinta, prina, mupli, barna, skina) Q: galfi Q: gaf ga'i A: modify A: x1 (event) modifies/alters/changes/transforms/converts x2 into x3[agentive, resultative change]; (cf. stika for non-resultative, binxo for not-necessarily agentive change, cenba for non-resultative change; zasni) Q: mitre Q: tre A: meter A: x1 is x2 meter(s) [metric unit] in length (default 1) measured in direction x3 by standard x4(cf. kilto, centi, decti, dekto, femti, gigdo, gocti, gotro, gutci, litce, megdo, mikri, milti, minli, nanvi, petso, picti, terto, xatsi, xecto, xexso, zepti, zetro) Q: .a'u Q: UI1 A: interest A: attitudinal: interest - disinterest - repulsion (cf. cinri, selcni) Q: tezu'e Q: BAI* A: with goal A: zukte modal, 3rd place purposefully; (as an action) with goal ... Q: darxi Q: dax da'i A: hit A: x1 hits/strikes/[beats] x2 with instrument [or body-part] x3 at locus x4(cf. bikla, gunta, jenca, tunta, tikpa, janli, jgari, pencu) Q: sanli Q: sa'i A: stand A: x1 stands [is vertically oriented] on surface x2 supported by limbs/support/pedestal x3[x1 is standing; x1 stands up; x1 is erect/vertical/upright; x1 bows/bends over (= krosa'i, krosa'ibi'o, plosa'i); frame of reference is (approximate) perpendicularity to the surface, and not to a gravity field]; (cf. kamju, sraji, tuple, zbepi, sarji) Q: jamfu Q: jaf jma A: foot A: x1 is a/the foot [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: lowest portion] (adjective:) x1 is pedal(cf. jicmu, genja, zbepi, tuple, jubme, xance, tamji) Q: ce'u Q: KOhA8 A: lambda A: pseudo-quantifier binding a variable within an abstraction that represents an open place Q: so'o Q: PA4 A: several A: digit/number: several Q: mapti Q: mat A: fit A: x1 fits/matches/suits/is compatible/appropriate/corresponds to/with x2 in property/aspect x3(cf. satci, tugni, sarxe, drani, tarmi, ckini, mintu) Q: cukta Q: cku A: book A: x1 is a book containing work x2 by author x3 for audience x4 preserved in medium x5[x1 is a manifestation/container [a physical object or its analogue] of a work/content, not necessarily using paper (= selpapri)]; (cf. cfika, prina, prosa, tcidu, papri) Q: stuzi Q: tuz stu A: site A: x1 is an inherent/inalienable site/place/position/situation/spot/location of x2 (object/event)[generally used for normally stationary objects/events, to give their 'permanent' location]; (cf. cmavo list tu'i, jmive, diklo, zvati, tcini, xabju, jibni, judri, lamji, mokca, stali) Q: mentu Q: met me'u A: minute A: x1 is x2 minutes in duration (default is 1 minute) by standard x3(cf. junla, cacra, snidu, tcika) Q: stici Q: sic A: west A: x1 is to the west/western side of x2 according to frame of reference x3(cf. stuna, berti, snanu, farna) Q: mu'a Q: UI3 A: for example A: discursive: for example - omitting - end examples (cf. mupli) Q: bebna Q: beb A: foolish A: x1 is foolish/silly in event/action/property [folly] (ka) x2; x1 is a boob(cf. fenki, xajmi, prije, fliba) Q: piro Q: PA* A: all of A: number: all of Q: pluka Q: puk pu'a A: pleasant A: x1 (event/state) seems pleasant to/pleases x2 under conditions x3(cf. rigni, cmavo list pu'a, melbi, nelci, prami) Q: korbi Q: kor koi A: edge A: x1 is an edge/margin/border/curb/boundary of x2 next-to/bordering-on x3(cf. cmavo list koi, greku, mlana, jimte, ctebi, bartu) Q: ze'u Q: ZEhA A: long time interval A: time tense interval: a long amount of time Q: fenki Q: fek A: crazy A: x1 (action/event) is crazy/insane/mad/frantic/in a frenzy (one sense) by standard x2(cf. bebna, racli, xajmi) Q: po'u Q: GOI A: restrictive identity A: restrictive appositive phrase marker: which is the same thing as Q: ne'i Q: FAhA3 A: within A: location tense relation/direction; within/inside of/into ... Q: terdi Q: ted A: earth A: x1 is the Earth/the home planet of race x2; (adjective:) x1 is terrestrial/earthbound(cf. lunra, plini, solri, kensa, tsani; dertu for ground, dirt, except when used to express physical relative frame of reference [e.g. on the ground, the ground beneath us], tsani) Q: bartu Q: bar A: out A: x1 is on the outside of x2; x1 is exterior to x2(cf. jibni, nenri, sruri, lamji, korbi, calku, vasru) Q: sanji Q: saj A: conscious A: x1 is conscious/aware of x2 (object/abstract); x1 discerns/recognizes x2 (object/abstract)[also: x1 knows [of] x2 (one sense); awareness implies some amount of mental processing above and beyond mere sensory detection, and may also be applied to mental relationships that are not detected by the senses]; (cf. menli, morji, ganse, sipna, cikna) Q: flira Q: fir A: face A: x1 is a/the face [head/body-part] of x2; (adjective:) x1 is facial(cf. sefta, stedu, crane, mebri) Q: nandu Q: nad A: difficult A: x1 is difficult/hard/challenging for x2 under conditions x3; x1 challenges (non-agentive) x2(cf. frili, nabmi, jdari, talsa, tinsa) Q: cpana Q: A: upon A: x1 is upon/atop/resting on/lying on [the upper surface of] x2 in frame of reference/gravity x3(x1 may be object or event); (cf. se vasru, jbini, zvati, nenri, vreta, ckana, diklo, jibni, lamji, zutse, punji for lay upon, sarji, zbepi) Q: xamsi Q: xas A: sea A: x1 is a sea/ocean/gulf/[atmosphere] of planet x2, of fluid x3; (adjective:) x1 is marine[also atmosphere (= varxamsi, varsenta)]; (cf. daplu, djacu, lalxu, rirxe, tumla, vacri, zbani, ctaru) Q: darno Q: dar da'o A: far A: x1 is far/distant from x2 in property x3 (ka)(cf. jibni) Q: tcati Q: A: tea A: x1 is made of/contains/is a quantity of tea brewed from leaves x2(cf. ckafi) Q: penmi Q: pen pe'i A: meet A: x1 meets/encounters x2 at/in location x3(cf. jorne, jikca, pencu) Q: bitmu Q: bim bi'u A: wall A: x1 is a wall/fence separating x2 and x3 (unordered) of/in structure x4(cf. jbini, sepli, fendi, canko, drudi, kumfa, loldi, senta, snuji, pagre, gacri, kuspe, marbi, vorme) Q: so'u Q: PA4 A: few A: digit/number: few Q: pagre Q: gre A: pass through A: x1 passes through/penetrates barrier/medium/portal x2 to destination side x3 from origin side x4 [passing through in both directions (= rolfargre, pagre ... .i so'ivo'ivo'u (and vice versa))]; (cf. bitmu, denci, ganlo, kalri, vorme, pluta, canko, ragve) Q: zu'o Q: NU1 A: activity abstract A: abstractor: activity (event) abstractor; x1 is abstract activity of [bridi] composed of x2 Q: jubme Q: jub jbu A: table A: x1 is a table/flat solid upper surface of material x2, supported by legs/base/pedestal x3(cf. ckana, jamfu, nilce, zbepi, tsina, stizu) Q: jgari Q: jai A: grasp A: x1 grasps/holds/clutches/seizes/grips/[hugs] x2 with x3 (part of x1) at locus x4 (part of x2)[hug (= birjai, pamjai); embrace (= xadjai); handshake (= xanjai, jikyxanjai), handle (= veljai, veljaitci)]; (cf. ralte, pencu, darxi, batke, rinju) Q: di'e Q: KOhA2 A: next utterance A: pro-sumti: the next utterance Q: tricu Q: ric A: tree A: x1 is a tree of species/cultivar x2(cf. cindu, ckunu, pezli, mudri, spati) Q: roroi Q: ROI* A: always A: tense interval modifier: always; objectively quantified tense; defaults as time tense Q: botpi Q: bot bo'i A: bottle A: x1 is a bottle/jar/urn/flask/closable container for x2, made of material x3 with lid x4(cf. baktu, lante, patxu, tansi, tanxe, vasru, gacri) Q: jemna Q: jme A: gem A: x1 is a gem/polished stone/pearl of type x2 from gemstone/material/source x3[also jewel (= jmeja'i); gemstone (= x2, x3, or jmero'i, jmekunra); pearl (= selcakyjme - a gem found inside a shell, tercakyjme - a gem made of shell material, boijme - any ball-shaped gem), mother-of-pearl (= cakyjme)]; (cf. kunra, rokci, jadni, dirba, kargu, krili, pulji) Q: vo'a Q: KOhA4 A: x1 it A: pro-sumti: repeats 1st place of main bridi of this sentence Q: ta'e Q: TAhE A: habitually A: tense interval modifier: habitually; subjective tense/modal; defaults as time tense Q: sruri Q: rur sru A: surround A: x1 encircles/encloses/is surrounding x2 in direction(s)/dimension(s)/plane x3[(jinsru =) x1 is a ring/belt/band/girdle around/circling/ringing x2 near total containment in some dimension(s)]; (cf. karli, senta, snuji, vanbi, se nenri, se jbini, bartu, djine) Q: fanva Q: A: translate A: x1 translates text/utterance x2 to language x3 from language x4 with translation result x5(cf. cusku, bangu) Q: bilga Q: big A: obliged A: x1 is bound/obliged to/has the duty to do/be x2 in/by standard/agreement x3; x1 must do x2[also x3 frame of reference]; (cf. zifre, fuzme) Q: vo Q: PA1 A: 4 A: digit/number: 4 (digit) [four] Q: mukti Q: muk mu'i A: motive A: x1 (action/event/state) motivates/is a motive/incentive for action/event x2, per volition of x3[also; x3 is motivated to bring about result/goal/objective x2 by x1 (= termu'i for reordered places); (note that 'under conditions' BAI may apply and be appropriately added to the main predicate level or within the x2 action level)]; (cf. cmavo list mu'i, nibli, te zukte - generally better for 'goal', se jalge, krinu, rinka, ciksi, djica, xlura) Q: gerku Q: ger ge'u A: dog A: x1 is a dog/canine/[bitch] of species/breed x2(cf. lorxu, labno, mlatu) Q: ni'i Q: BAI A: because of logic A: nibli modal, 1st place logically; logically because ... Q: jinga Q: jig ji'a A: win A: x1 (person/team) wins/gains prize x2 from/over x3 [competitors/losers] in competition x4[also: x1 is a victor; x2 reward; x3 competitors here are opponents and in many situations, defeated/losers, vs. the set of those competing for a goal; x2 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event, or a property; pedantically, for objects/commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object/commodity (= posyji'a, posyselji'a for unambiguous semantics)]; (cf. cirko, jivna, talsa, cnemu, prali, pleji, sfasa, jdima, jerna, bradi, kargu, kelci) Q: vacri Q: var A: air A: x1 is a quantity of air/normally-gaseous atmosphere of planet x2, of composition including x3(cf. gapci, kijno, trano, tumla, vasxu, xamsi) Q: tu Q: KOhA6 A: that yonder A: pro-sumti: that yonder; distant demonstrative it; indicated thing far from speaker&listener Q: sisti Q: sti A: cease A: x1 [agent] ceases/stops/halts/ends activity/process/state x2 [not necessarily completing it](cf. fanmo, mulno, cfari, denpa, fliba) Q: bu'u Q: FAhA3 A: coincident with A: location tense relation/direction; coincident with/at the same place as; space equivalent of ca Q: nuzba Q: nuz A: news A: x1 (du'u) is news/tidings/new information about subject x2 from source x3, to observer x4(cf. cnino, notci) Q: purdi Q: pud A: garden A: x1 is a garden/tended/cultivated field of family/community/farmer x2 growing plants/crop x3[orchard (= ricpurdi)]; (cf. foldi, cange, panka) Q: gugde Q: gug gu'e A: country A: x1 is the country of peoples x2 with land/territory x3; (people/territory relationship)[also sovereignty, domestic (as opposed to foreign), nation (when not referring to ethos)]; (cf. turni, natmi, jecta, tumla, tutra, lanci) Q: krici Q: kri A: believe A: x1 believes [without evidence/proof] belief/creed x2 (du'u) is true/assumed about subject x3["without evidence" refers to objective external evidence; also gives credence, has conviction]; (cf. censa, cevni, lijda, makfa, malsi, senpi, birti) Q: sisku Q: sis A: seek A: x1 seeks/searches/looks for property x2 among set x3 (complete specification of set)[if searching for an object or an event, use tu'a in x2]; (cf. cirko, kalte, kavbu, kucli, rivbi, manci, facki) Q: junri Q: jur A: serious A: x1 (person) is serious/earnest/has gravity about x2 (event/state/activity)[also solemn (= drijunri, ri'irjunri, tcejunri)]; (cf. tilju, xalbo, badri, ritli) Q: kucli Q: A: curious A: x1 is curious/wonders about/is interested in/[inquisitive about] x2 (object/abstract)[inquisitive (= retkucli)]; (cf. manci, sisku, se cinri) Q: cladu Q: lau A: loud A: x1 is loud/noisy at observation point x2 by standard x3(cf. savru) Q: dirba Q: dib A: dear A: x1 is dear/precious/darling to x2; x1 is emotionally valued by x2[x1 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event, or a property; pedantically, for objects/commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object/commodity (= posydirba for unambiguous semantics)]; (cf. tcika, kargu, vamji, vajni, pleji, jadni, jemna) Q: canci Q: A: vanish A: x1 vanishes/disappears from location x2; x1 ceases to be observed at x2 using senses/sensor x3[also leaves, goes away (one sense)]; (cf. cliva, ganse, zgana, lebna, vimcu) Q: xi Q: XI A: subscript A: subscript; attaches a numer of letteral string following as a subscript onto grammar structures Q: broda Q: rod A: predicate var 1 A: 1st assignable variable predicate (context determines place structure)(cf. cmavo list bu'a) Q: sanga Q: sag sa'a A: sing A: x1 sings/chants x2 [song/hymn/melody/melodic sounds] to audience x3[melody (= sagzgi, ralsagzgi), harmony (= saxsagzgi), harmonize/sing harmony (= saxsa'a), song (= selsa'a)]; (cf. pemci, rimni, rilti, siclu) Q: sidbo Q: sib si'o A: idea A: x1 (idea abstract) is an idea/concept/thought about x2 (object/abstract) by thinker x3[also (adjective:) x1 is ideal/ideational]; (cf. ciksi, jijnu, mucti, jinvi, nabmi, pensi, xanri, cmavo list si'o) Q: ja'o Q: UI2 A: I conclude A: evidential: I conclude (cf. selni'i, ni'ikri) Q: fenra Q: fer fe'a A: crack A: x1 is a crack/fissure/pass/cleft/ravine/chasm/[defect/flaw] [shape/form] in x2(cf. kevna, cfila, jinto) Q: la'o Q: ZOI A: the non-Lojban named A: delimited non-Lojban name; the resulting quote sumti is treated as a name Q: ckaji Q: kai A: quality A: x1 has/is characterized by property/feature/trait/aspect/dimension x2 (ka); x2 is manifest in x1 [manifested/property/quality/trait/feature/aspect (= selkai)]; (cf. cmavo list kai, tcaci, tcini) Q: kurji Q: kuj ku'i A: take care of A: x1 takes-care-of/looks after/attends to/provides for/is caretaker for x2 (object/event/person)[also tends, cares for, keeps; x1 is a keeper/custodian of x2]; (cf. jundi, cinri, prami, raktu, zgana) Q: notci Q: not noi A: message A: x1 is a message/notice/memorandum about subject x2 from author x3 to intended audience x4[emphasis on brevity, single or identifiable subject (contrast with xatra: the emphasis in notci is on the single or cohesively focused subject, while the audience is less defined - indeed only an 'intended' audience. xatra need not have a single or focussed subject - its corresponding place is for 'content'); reminder/memo/note (= mojnoi)]; (cf. xatra, nuzba, mrilu, morji) Q: ganra Q: gan A: broad A: x1 is broad/wide in dimension x2 [2nd most significant dimension] by standard x3(cf. clani, jarki, rotsu, condi, barda, gutci, minli) Q: muvdu Q: muv mu'u A: move A: x1 (object) moves to destination/receiver x2 [away] from origin x3 over path/route x4[also mobile (= comymu'u, for the non-specific opposite of immobile); after a muvdu, object is alienated from/no longer at origin (unless physically returned there, per litru or slilu); agentive move (= muvgau, muvzu'e), non-agentive transitive move (= muvri'a), self-propelled (= sezmuvgau), motion of a part of the object (= pagmu'u), having a moving part (= muvypau, muvyselpau); apparent motion (= mlumu'u)]; (cf. rinci, klama (which differs in that the means of motion is explicit), litru, cliva, fatri; dunda, benji for agentive movement that does not necessarily imply alienation from origin, preja for similar movement with no agent implied, bevri, vimcu) Q: ru'i Q: TAhE A: continuously A: tense interval modifier: continuously; subjective tense/modal; defaults as time tense Q: selfu Q: sef se'u A: serve A: x1 (agent) serves x2 with service x3 (activity); x1 is a servant (noun) of x2 performing x3(cf. sidju, sarji, gunka) Q: dizlo Q: diz dzi A: low A: x1 is low/down/downward in frame of reference x2 as compared with baseline/standard height x3[also lower; x3 is generally some defined distance above a zero point/baseline, or is that baseline itself]; (cf. cnita, galtu, gapru, farna, loldi) Q: condi Q: con cno coi A: deep A: x1 is deep in extent in direction/property x2 away from reference point x3 by standard x4(cf. clani, caxno, bargu, ganra, rotsu, barda, gutci, minli) Q: berti Q: ber A: north A: x1 is to the north/northern side [right-hand-rule pole] of x2 according to frame of reference x3 (cf. snanu, stici, stuna, farna) Q: tarmi Q: tam tai A: shape A: x1 [ideal] is the conceptual shape/form of object/abstraction/manifestation x2 (object/abstract) [also pattern; x1 is the mathematical or theoretical ideal form, while x2 is an object/event manifesting that form; e.g. circular/circle-shaped (= cukseltai) vs. circle (=cuktai, while cukla alone is ambiguous); model (= ci'ersaptai, saptai, ci'ersmitai, smitai)]; (cf. nejni, morna; te marji for physical shape, tapla, bliku, kubli, kurfa, cukla, mapti, morna, sarlu) Q: temci Q: tem tei A: time A: x1 is the time-duration/interval/period/[elapsed time] from time/event x2 to time/event x3[also age/elapsed time (= niltei)]; (cf. cacra, cedra, citsi, ranji, tcika, junla, renvi) Q: renro Q: rer re'o A: throw A: x1 throws/launches/casts/hurls x2 to/at/in direction x3 (propulsion derives internally to x1)(cf. cecla (more general term), danti) Q: stuna Q: sun A: east A: x1 is to the east/eastern side of x2 according to frame of reference x3(cf. stici, berti, snanu, farna) Q: zenba Q: zen ze'a A: increase A: x1 (experiencer) increases/is incremented/augmented in property/quantity x2 by amount x3(cf. jdika, zmadu, banro, jmina) Q: nitcu Q: tcu A: need A: x1 needs/requires/is dependent on/[wants] necessity x2 for purpose/action/stage of process x3[no implication of lack]; (cf. banzu, cidja, claxu, pindi, xebni, sarcu, lacri, djica, taske, xagji) Q: vau Q: VAU A: end simple bridi A: elidable: end of sumti in simple bridi; in compound bridi, separates common trailing sumti Q: dai Q: UI5 A: empathy A: attitudinal modifier: marks empathetic use of preceding attitudinal; shows another's feelings (cf. cnijmi) Q: since Q: A: snake A: x1 is a snake/serpent of species/breed x2(cf. curnu, danlu, respa, vindu) Q: ciksi Q: cki A: explain A: x1 (person) explains x2 (event/state/property) to x3 with explanation x4 (du'u)[explanation x4 is an underlying mechanism/details/purpose/method for x2 (= velcki for reordered places), generally assumed to be non-obvious; metaphorical usage with the various causal relations (i.e. jalge, mukti, krinu, rinka, nibli, zukte) is possible, but the non-obviousness, and the existence of an explainer with a point of view makes this word not a simple expression of cause]; (cf. cipra, danfu, jalge, jinvi, krinu, mukti, nabmi, preti, rinka, sidbo, zukte, tavla) Q: ninmu Q: nim ni'u A: woman A: x1 is a woman/women; x1 is a female humanoid person [not necessarily adult][word dispreferred in metaphor/example as sexist; (use remna or prenu)]; (cf. nanmu, remna, prenu, makcu, nixli) Q: tcika Q: A: time of day A: x1 [hours, {minutes}, {seconds}] is the time/hour of state/event x2 on day x3 at location x4[also o'clock, time-of-day]; (time units in x1 are specified as numbers separated by pi'e or are unit values massified with joi); (cf. cmavo list ti'u, cacra, cerni, detri, donri, djedi, junla, nicte, mentu, snidu, temci, vanci, dirba, mokca) Q: spaji Q: paj A: surprise A: x1 (event/action abstract) surprises/startles/is unexpected [and generally sudden] to x2[also expectation (= nalspaji), alarm (= tepspaji)]; (cf. manci, jenca, bredi, suksa) Q: birka Q: bir A: arm A: x1 is a/the arm [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: branch with strength][also elbow (= bircidni), wrist (= xanterjo'e), appendage (but jimca, rebla preferred)]; (cf. jimca, janco, xance, rebla) Q: cfari Q: cfa A: initiate A: x1 [state/event/process] commences/initiates/starts/begins to occur; (intransitive verb)(cf. sisti, krasi, fanmo) Q: pacna Q: pa'a A: hope A: x1 hopes/wishes for/desires x2 (event), expected likelihood x3 (0-1); x1 hopes that x2 happens[also: x1 is hopeful of x2; x2 will hopefully occur, as hoped for by x1; the value of x3 is a subjective estimate of likeliness according to x1, and is the basic determinant of whether pacna means 'hope' or 'wish' or 'expect': hoping for objects/states with negligible expectation is "wishing"; if the state is plausibly likely, it is "hoping"; when the probability is subjectively near 1, the attitude is described as "expecting"; the value will usually be expressed using inexact numbers ("li piso'u" to "li piro"); wish (= sotpa'a), hope (= sorpa'a), expect (= sojypa'a)]; (cf. djica) Q: secau Q: BAI* A: without A: claxu modal, 2nd place (lacking) without ... Q: ta'o Q: UI3 A: by the way A: discursive: by the way - returning to main point (cf. denpa, cneterta'a) Q: krefu Q: ref ke'u A: recur A: x1 (event) is the x3'rd recurrence/repetition of x2 (abstract); x2 happens again in [form] x1[also case, another, instance, different, other, time, occasion]; (cf. fukpi, rapli, cafne, fasnu, xruti) Q: klaku Q: kak A: weep A: x1 weeps/cries tears x2 about/for reason x3 (event/state)(cf. badri, krixa) Q: jarco Q: ja'o A: show A: x1 (agent) shows/exhibits/displays/[reveals]/demonstrates x2 (property) to audience x3[reveal (= tolmipygau, mipyja'o, sivja'o); also: x1 shows that x2, x1 shows off x2; showing an object is generally expressed with a tu'a x2, since the properties of the shown object (other than its presence) intended for observation are seldom specified (simple presence could be expressed by leka [object] cu zvati)]; (cf. tigni, cipra, zgana, jvinu, lanli, mipri, simlu) Q: litru Q: li'u A: travel A: x1 travels/journeys/goes/moves via route x2 using means/vehicle x3; x1 is a traveller(x2 as a set includes points at least sufficient to constrain the route relevantly); (cf. bajra, cadzu, cpare, tcana, klama, cliva, pluta, limna, muvdu) Q: ledo Q: LE* A: your described as A: possessive/associative descriptor: the one(s) described as, of yours Q: pu'o Q: ZAhO A: anticipative A: interval event contour: in anticipation of ...; until ... ; inchoative ----| | Q: jo'u Q: JOI A: in common with A: non-logical connective: in common with; along with (unmixed) Q: .i'a Q: UI1 A: acceptance A: attitudinal: acceptance - blame (cf. nalna'e, nalpro, no'epro, nalzugjdi) Q: lemi Q: LE* A: my described as A: possessive/associative descriptor: the one(s) described as, of mine Q: tilju Q: tij A: heavy A: x1 is heavy/weighty in mass/weight by standard x2(cf. linto; carmi, se junri for metaphor, bunda, junta) Q: lebna Q: leb le'a A: take A: x1 takes/gets/gains/obtains/seizes/[removes] x2 (object/property) from x3 (possessor)[also confiscate, appropriate]; [acquire with volition such that x1 gains possession; x3 is possessor and not merely source, alienation is implied]; (cf. punji, cpacu where volition or previous possession is not necessarily implied, vimcu for alienation where x1 need not gain possession, canci, cliva) Q: sidju Q: dju A: help A: x1 helps/assists/aids object/person x2 do/achieve/maintain event/activity x3(cf. cmavo list si'u, rirni, sarji, vipsi, ferti, selfu) Q: sinxa Q: sni A: sign A: x1 is a sign/symbol/signal representing/referring/signifying/meaning x2 to observer x3[also: x1 signifies x2; (adjective:) x1 is significant/meaningful/of import; signal an action (= sniti'i), connotation (= se sibyti'isni, sibyti'ismu)]; (cf. lerfu, tcita, barna, mifra, smuni) Q: tsani Q: tan A: sky A: x1 is an expanse of sky/the heavens at place x2; [celestial](cf. gapru, kensa, tarci, terdi) Q: desku Q: des A: shake A: x1 shakes/quakes/trembles/quivers/shudders/wobbles/vibrates from force x2[also (expressible either with desku or slilu): side to side, to and fro, back and forth, reciprocal motion]; (cf. slilu, janbe) Q: ze'e Q: ZEhA A: whole time interval A: time tense interval: the whole of time Q: ze'i Q: ZEhA A: short time interval A: time tense interval: an instantaneous/tiny/short amount of time Q: remna Q: rem re'a A: human A: x1 is a human/human being/man (non-specific gender-free sense); (adjective:) x1 is human(cf. nanmu, ninmu, prenu) Q: nanba Q: nab A: bread A: x1 is a quantity of/contains bread [leavened or unleavened] made from grains x2(cf. gurni, panlo, toknu) Q: snanu Q: nan A: south A: x1 is to the south/southern side of x2 according to frame of reference x3(cf. berti, stuna, stici, farna) Q: suksa Q: suk A: sudden A: x1 (event/state) is sudden/sharply changes at stage/point x2 in process/property/function x3[also abrupt, discontinuous]; (cf. spaji, vitci, vlile) Q: prali Q: pal A: profit A: x1 is a profit/gain/benefit/advantage to x2 accruing/resulting from activity/process x3[also (fe) x2 profits from x3 (= selterprali for reordered places); x1 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event, or a property; pedantically, for objects/commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object/commodity (= selposprali for unambiguous semantics)]; (cf. vecnu, cnemu, pleji, jinga, canja, sfasa, jerna, jdima, dunda, zivle) Q: fadni Q: fad A: ordinary A: x1 [member] is ordinary/common/typical/usual in property x2 (ka) among members of x3 (set)[also: x2 is a normal/common/ordinary/typical property among set x3 (= selterfadni for reordered places); also regular, (mabla forms:) banal, trite, vulgar; (x3 is complete set)]; (cf. cafne, rirci, kampu, lakne, tcaci, cnano) Q: lifri Q: lif fri A: experience A: x1 [person/passive/state] undergoes/experiences x2 (event/experience); x2 happens to x1[also has/have (of events/experiences); (adjective:) x1 is empirical; suggests passive undergoing but does not exclude active (per zukte) intent; a deserved experience: reward or punishment (= jernyfri, zanjernyfri, maljernyfri)]; (cf. cmavo list ri'i, jmive, fasnu, renvi) Q: zunti Q: zun zu'i A: interfere A: x1 (evt./state) interferes with/hinders/disrupts x2 (evt./state/process) due to quality x3 (ka)[also blocks, obstructs, baffles; not necessarily forcing cessation] (cf. fanta, dicra, fliba, fanza, raktu, klina, bandu, cfipu, ganlo) Q: no'i Q: NIhO A: old topic A: discursive: paragraph break; resume previous topic Q: turni Q: tru A: govern A: x1 governs/rules/is ruler/governor/sovereign/reigns over people/territory/domain/subjects x2[x2 need not be complete specification of set of governed; reign/rule (= noltru); king/queen/sovereign (= nolraitru); pure democracy (= roltrusi'o), representative democracy (= rolka'itrusi'o), viceroy (= ka'itru), pure communism (= guntrusi'o), board of directors/trustees, steering committee (= trukamni); government (= trugunma, trugri (emphasizing the components), truci'e (emphasizing the organization))]; (cf. catni, minde, tutra, jecta, gugde, ponse, jitro) Q: zdile Q: zdi A: amusing A: x1 (abstract) is amusing/entertaining to x2 in property/aspect x3; x3 is what amuses x2 about x1 [also: x1 occupies x2 pleasantly; x1 is fun for x2; x2 is amused by x1; x2 has fun (at) doing x1; x1 is an amusement/entertainment/[game] for x2]; (cf. cinri, panka, xajmi for 'funny', kelci) Q: cribe Q: rib A: bear A: x1 is a bear/ursoid of species/breed x2(cf. danlu, mabru) Q: galtu Q: gal ga'u A: high A: x1 is high/up/upward in frame of reference x2 as compared with baseline/standard height x3[also upper; x3 is generally some defined distance above a zero point/baseline, or is that baseline itself]; (cf. gapru, dizlo, cnita, drudi, farna) Q: liste Q: ste A: list A: x1 (physical object) is a list/catalog/register of sequence/set x2 in order x3 in medium x4[also roll, log]; (x2 is completely specified); (cf. porsi, girzu, cmima for mental objects wherein order is of varying importance; some manifested order is intrinsic to a physical list, but the specific order may be incidental and not intentional/purposeful) Q: minde Q: mid mi'e A: command A: x1 issues commands/orders to x2 for result x3 (event/state) to happen; x3 is commanded to occur[also: x1 orders/sets/[triggers] x2 to do/bring about x3; x1 is a commander; commanded (= termi'e)]; (cf. lacri, te bende, jatna, ralju, jitro, turni, tinbe) Q: rivbi Q: riv A: avoid A: x1 avoids/evades/shuns/escapes/skirts [fate] x2 (event) through action/state x3 (event)[also detours around, stays away from; (x1 is normally an object, but may be an event)]; (cf. bandu which is not necessarily successful, fanta, which is agentive, se jersi which implies an opposing agent, sisku, kalte, fapro) Q: fi'o Q: FIhO A: selbri to modal A: convert selbri to nonce modal/sumti tag Q: masno Q: sno A: slow A: x1 is slow/sluggish at doing/being/bringing about x2 (event/state)(cf. sutra) Q: stasu Q: A: soup A: x1 is a quantity of soup/stew/olla/olio [food] of ingredients including x2[x2 is in x1, an ingredient/part/component of x1]; (cf. sanmi, mixre, salta, sanso) Q: srana Q: ra'a A: pertain A: x1 pertains to/is germane/relevant to/concerns/is related/associated with/is about x2[also: x1 is a question of/treats of x2; can be symmetric, although x1 is conventionally more specific or constrained in scope than x2]; (cf. cmavo list ra'a, ckini, ponse, steci) Q: bei Q: BEI A: link more sumti A: separates multiple linked sumti within a selbri; used in descriptions Q: xlali Q: xla A: bad A: x1 is bad for x2 by standard x3; x1 is poor/unacceptable to x2[be careful to distinguish between a bad/unacceptable event, and a bad/unacceptable agent: x1 does poorly (= lenu ko'a gasnu cu xlali and not normally ko'a xlali)]; (cf. palci, mabla, xamgu, betri) Q: cpare Q: par A: climb A: x1 climbs/clambers/creeps/crawls on surface x2 in direction x3 using x4 [limbs/tools](cf. klama, litru, bajra, farlu, plipe) Q: lujvo Q: luv jvo A: affix compound A: x1 (text) is a compound predicate word with meaning x2 and arguments x3 built from metaphor x4(cf. stura, cmavo, gismu, rafsi, smuni) Q: jinto Q: A: well A: x1 is a well/spring of fluid x2 at location x3(cf. krasi, djacu, fenra) Q: cifnu Q: cif A: infant A: x1 is an infant/baby [helpless through youth/incomplete development] of species x2[also infantile]; (cf. makcu, verba) Q: stali Q: sta A: remain A: x1 remains/stays at/abides/lasts with x2(cf. vitno, zasni, ralte, stodi, xabju, stuzi, renvi) Q: mamta Q: mam A: mother A: x1 is a mother of x2; x1 bears/mothers/acts maternally toward x2; [not necessarily biological](cf. patfu, sovda, rirni, rorci, tarbi, famti, bersa, jbena) Q: ju'i Q: COI A: attention A: vocative: attention - at ease - ignore me Q: xanri Q: xar A: imaginary A: x1 [concept] exists in the imagination of/is imagined by/is imaginary to x2[also (adjective:) x1 is mental (one sense), x1 is unreal (one sense); in spite of the synonym, note that x2 is imaginary does not imply that it doesn't exist in the real world; the definition is crafted so that one can talk about imaginary things without claiming that they thereby really exist]; (cf. fatci, senva, sucta, zasti, cfika, dacti, menli, sidbo) Q: .uo Q: UI1 A: completion A: attitudinal: completion - incompleteness (cf. mulno, mansa, fanmo, snada) Q: zu'e Q: BAI A: with actor A: zukte modal, 1st place (purposed agent) with goal-seeking actor ... Q: dacti Q: dai A: object A: x1 is a material object enduring in space-time; x1 is a thing(cf. marji, xanri) Q: vreta Q: vre A: reclining A: x1 lies/rests/reclines/reposes on x2; x1 is reclining/recumbent/lying on x2(cf. cpana, surla, zutse, ckana, lazni) Q: nanmu Q: nau A: man A: x1 is a man/men; x1 is a male humanoid person [not necessarily adult][word dispreferred in metaphor/example as sexist; (use remna or prenu)]; (cf. ninmu, remna, prenu, makcu, nanla, bersa) Q: rirxe Q: ri'e A: river A: x1 is a river of land mass x2, draining watershed x3 into x4/terminating at x4(cf. flecu, senta for most metaphorical aspects; daplu, djacu, lalxu, xamsi, rinci, naxle) Q: spofu Q: pof po'u A: broken A: x1 is broken/inoperable/broken down/non-utile/not usable for function x2[agentive break, cause to become inoperable (= pofygau, pofyzu'e); accidentally break, as a result of an event, non-agentive (= pofyja'e, nutpo'uja'e)]; (cf. daspo, katna, porpi, se xrani, cikre) Q: trixe Q: rix ti'e A: behind A: x1 is posterior/behind/back/in the rear of x2 which faces/in-frame-of-reference x3[also: x3 is the standard of orientation for x2; spine (= rixybo'u, rixybo'ukamju)]; (cf. crane, rebla, mlana, pritu, zunle) Q: cuntu Q: cu'u A: affair A: x1 is an affair/organized activity involving person(s) x2 (ind./mass); x1 is x2's business[also matter, concern; x2 is engaged in x1 (which is usually an abstraction) (= selcu'u for reordered places)] (cf. jikca, srana) Q: datni Q: A: data A: x1 (du'u) [fact/measurement] is data/information/statistic(s) about x2 gathered by method x3[evidence (= velji'i datni or just velji'i, sidydatni)] (cf. fatci, saske, vreji) Q: canko Q: ca'o A: window A: x1 is a window/portal/opening [portal] in wall/building/structure x2(cf. vorme, bitmu, ganlo, murta, pagre, kevna, jvinu, kalri, kuspe) Q: benji Q: bej be'i A: transfer A: x1 transfers/sends/transmits x2 to receiver x3 from transmitter/origin x4 via means/medium x5[also possibly "sharing"; no (complete) alienation from origin is implied]; [x5 carrier]; (cf. muvdu, dunda, mrilu, nirna, xruti, cradi, tivni, preja, cmavo list be'i, bevri, mrilu, tcana) Q: ro'a Q: UI4 A: social A: emotion category/modifier: social - antisocial (cf. jikca) Q: zifre Q: zif zi'e A: free A: x1 is free/at liberty to do/be x2 (event/state) under conditions x3[also unrestricted, unfettered, unconstrained; (adjective:) independent; (adverb:) willingly, voluntarily, freely, may, optionally; (potential:) x1 voluntarily does x2]; (cf. pinfu, rinju, bilga, curmi, kakne, frili) Q: va Q: VA A: there at A: location tense distance: near to ... ; there at ...; a medium/small distance from ... Q: nanca Q: na'a A: year A: x1 is x2 years in duration (default is 1 year) by standard x3; (adjective:) x1 is annual[this year (= cabna'a); next year (= bavlamna'a); last year (= prulamna'a)]; (cf. detri, djedi, jeftu, masti) Q: cidja Q: dja A: food A: x1 is food/feed/nutriment for x2; x1 is edible/gives nutrition to x2(cf. citka, nitcu, pinxe, xagji, cpina) Q: gau Q: BAI A: with active agent A: gasnu modal, 1st place agent/actor case tag with active agent ... Q: cisma Q: A: smile A: x1 smiles/grins (facial expression)[smile/grin at something (= cismyfra)]; (cf. xajmi, cmila, frumu) Q: dansu Q: A: dance A: x1 (individual, mass) dances to accompaniment/music/rhythm x2(cf. bende, zgike, zajba) Q: glico Q: gic gli A: English A: x1 is English/pertains to English-speaking culture in aspect x2[generally assume broadest sense of 'English'; may refer to 'English', pertaining to the country/people/culture of England (normally requiring constraint = gligu'e, or simply redundancy = gligli-); British English, the norm language of the UK (= gliglibau)]; (cf. brito which refers to the United Kingdom as a whole or to the British empire, merko, sralo, kadno, skoto) Q: krasi Q: kra A: source A: x1 (site/event) is a source/start/beginning/origin of x2 (object/event/process)[also root (figurative sense); (adjective:) x1 is initial]; (cf. fanmo, cmavo list ra'i, sabji, cfari, jipno, traji, kojna, genja, jicmu, sitna, jinto) Q: bredi Q: red bre A: ready A: x1 is ready/prepared for x2 (event)(cf. spaji, jukpa) Q: si'o Q: NU A: concept abstract A: abstractor: idea/concept abstractor; x1 is x2's concept of [bridi] Q: ti'e Q: UI2 A: I hear A: evidential: I hear (hearsay) (cf. tirna, sitna, tcidu) Q: ri'a Q: BAI A: because of cause A: rinka modal, 1st place (phys./mental) causal because ... Q: ji'i Q: PA4 A: approximately A: digit/number: approximately (default the typical value in this context) (number) Q: zu Q: ZI A: long time A: time tense distance: long distance in time Q: so Q: PA1 A: 9 A: digit/number: 9 (digit) [nine] Q: xusra Q: xus xu'a A: assert A: x1 (agent) asserts/claims/declares x2 (du'u) is true [can be used for epistemology of authority] [also: x1 states/says that/affirms/purports to know that x2]; (cf. natfe which is propositional and non-agentive, nupre) Q: ctuca Q: ctu A: teach A: x1 teaches audience x2 ideas/methods/lore x3 (du'u) about subject(s) x4 by method x5 (event)[also instruct, instructor, educate, educator, teacher, professor, pedagogue; (adjective:) x1/x5 is pedagogical]; (cf. ckule, cilre, tadni) Q: pe'u Q: COI A: please A: vocative: please Q: xagji Q: A: hunger A: x1 hungers for x2; x1 needs/wants food/fuel x2(cf. cidja, citka, djica, nitcu, taske) Q: mrilu Q: mri A: mail A: x1 mails/posts [transfer via intermediary service] x2 to x3 from x4 by carrier/network/system x5 [also x4 post office, mailbox]; (cf. benji [in which the medium need not be a 3rd party service/system, and x2 need not consist of discrete units], notci, xatra, tcana) Q: dunli Q: dun du'i A: equal A: x1 is equal/congruent to/as much as x2 in property/dimension/quantity x3[same in quantity/quality (not necessarily in identity); 'analogy' may be expressed as the equivalence of two properties of similarity (ka x1 simsa x2) and (ka x3 simsa x4)]; (cf. cmavo list du'i, satci, frica, simsa, mintu) Q: danfu Q: daf A: answer A: x1 is the answer/response/solution/[reply] to question/problem x2(cf. ciksi, frati, preti, nabmi, spuda for agentive response/reply, cpedu) Q: dasni Q: das A: wear A: x1 wears/is robed/garbed in x2 as a garment of type x3[x2 need not be intended for use as a garment (unlike taxfu)]; (cf. taxfu) Q: verba Q: ver ve'a A: child A: x1 is a child/kid/juvenile [a young person] of age x2, immature by standard x3[not necessarily human]; (cf. cifnu, makcu, citno, panzi, nanla, nixli, se rirni, bersa) Q: ge'u Q: GEhU A: end relative phrase A: elidable terminator: end relative/modal phrases; usually elidable in non-complex phrases Q: xo Q: PA5 A: number ? A: digit/number: number/digit/lerfu question Q: certu Q: cre A: expert A: x1 is an expert/pro/has prowess in/is skilled at x2 (event/activity) by standard x3[also competent, skilled]; (cf. djuno, stati, kakne) Q: frili Q: fil A: easy A: x1 (action) is easy/simple/facile for x2 (agent) under conditions x3; x2 does x1 freely/easily(cf. nandu, sampu, zifre) Q: nicte Q: cte A: night A: x1 is a nighttime of day x2 at location x3; (adjective:) x1 is at night/nocturnal[tonight (= cabycte); tomorrow night (= bavlamcte, even when tonight is still in the future); last night (= prulamcte)]; (cf. donri, djedi, tcika) Q: catra Q: A: kill A: x1 (agent) kills/slaughters/murders x2 by action/method x3(cf. morsi, xarci) Q: moklu Q: mol mo'u A: mouth A: x1 is a/the mouth/oral cavity [body-part] of x2; (metaphor: entrance/intake for consumption)[(adjective:) x1 is oral]; (cf. ctebi, denci, tance) Q: canlu Q: cal ca'u A: space A: x1 is space/volume/region/room [at-least-3-dimensional area] occupied by x2[also occupy (= selca'u)] (cf. kensa, bliku, kumfa, kevna, kunti, tubnu, dekpu) Q: tcadu Q: tca A: city A: x1 is a town/city of metropolitan area x2, in political unit x3, serving hinterland/region x4[also (adjective:) x1 is urban]; (cf. jarbu, nurma, cecmu, jarbu) Q: xebni Q: xen xei A: hate A: x1 hates/despises x2 (object/abstraction); x1 is full of hate for x2; x2 is odious to x1[x1 is hateful (one sense); x2 is hateful (different sense)]; (cf. djica, nitcu, rigni, prami, nelci) Q: la'a Q: UI3 A: probability A: discursive: probability - improbability (cf. lakne) Q: srera Q: sre A: err A: x1 errs in doing/being/making mistake x2 (event), an error under conditions x3 by standard x4(cf. drani, which is non-agentive, cfila, fliba) Q: midju Q: mij A: middle A: x1 is in/at the middle/center/midpoint/[is a focus] of x2; (adjective:) x1 is central(cf. lanxe, jbini, nutli, snuji, milxe, denmi, ralju) Q: xa Q: PA1 A: 6 A: digit/number: 6 (digit) [six] Q: le'i Q: LE A: the set described A: non-veridical descriptor: the set of those described as ..., treated as a set Q: kabri Q: A: cup A: x1 is a cup/glass/tumbler/mug/vessel/[bowl] containing contents x2, and of material x3[a kabri is normally eaten from by lifting it; a palta is not]; (cf. palta, citka, blaci, tansi) Q: klesi Q: kle lei A: class A: x1 (mass/si'o) is a class/category/subgroup/subset within x2 with defining property x3 (ka)[also type, kind, classification, species, genus, family, order, phylum]; (cf. cmavo list le'a, cmima, jutsi, ciste, girzu, lanzu, vrici) Q: steci Q: tec te'i A: specific A: x1 (ka) is specific/particular/specialized/[special]/a defining property of x2 among x3 (set)[x2 are members/individuals of a subset of x3; object whose association is specific/defining of a subset or individuals (= tecra'a, also cf. cmavo list po'e, [x2 is also special to x1]); also: especially/strongly/specifically associated]; (x3 is completely specified set)]; (cf. srana, se ponse, ckini, tcila, tutra) Q: bai Q: BAI A: compelled by A: bapli modal, 1st place (forced by) forcedly; compelled by force ... Q: do'u Q: DOhU A: end vocative A: elidable terminator: end vocative (often elidable) Q: porpi Q: pop po'i A: break A: x1 breaks/fractures/shatters/[splits/splinters/cracks] into pieces x2(cf. xrani, spofu, se katna) Q: savru Q: sav vru A: noise A: x1 is a noise/din/clamor [sensory input without useful information] to x2 via sensory channel x3 (cf. sance, cladu, kerlo, smaji, tirna, siclu) Q: ju'ocu'i Q: UI*5 A: uncertainty A: attitudinal modifier: certainty - uncertainty - impossibility Q: foldi Q: flo foi A: field A: x1 is a field [shape/form] of material x2; x1 is a broad uniform expanse of x2[also woods (= ricfoi), lawn/meadow (= sasfoi), brush (= spafoi, cicyspafoi)]; (cf. purdi, cange) Q: nabmi Q: nam A: problem A: x1 (event/state) is a problem to/encountered by x2 in situation/task/inquiry x3[also: x1 requires consideration by x2]; (cf. preti, danfu, ciksi, jijnu, jinvi, nandu, pensi, sidbo, spuda) Q: setca Q: se'a A: insert A: x1 (agent) inserts/interposes/puts/deposits x2 into interior x3/into among/between members of x3 [insertion need not imply a significant degree of 'filling'; inject (= je'erse'a); syringe/needle (= se'arterje'e, je'erse'atci, jestu'u or tu'urjesni); also pour, inflate, stuff, fill]; (cf. rinci, tisna, punji, jbini, nenri, jmina, culno, kunti, catlu) Q: xajmi Q: xam A: funny A: x1 is funny/comical to x2 in property/aspect x3 (nu/ka); x3 is what is funny about x1 to x2[also: x1 is a comedian (= xampre, xamseljibri for a professional comedian)]; (x1 can be a person/object or an abstraction; be careful about possible sumti-raising); (cf. bebna, cisma, cmila, fenki, zdile) Q: drudi Q: rud dru A: roof A: x1 is a roof/top/ceiling/lid of x2(cf. bitmu, stedu, galtu, gapru, loldi, marbi, gacri, mapku; a drudi is (designed to be) over/above something and shelters it from other things above the drudi, mapku) Q: cpedu Q: cpe A: request A: x1 requests/asks/petitions/solicits for x2 of/from x3 in manner/form x4[also demand (= mi'ecpe); x4 is a means of expression (cf. ve cusku): a request may be indicated in speech, in writing, or by an action (e.g. petitions are often in writing, while begging/panhandling may be indicated by an action or even demeanor)]; (cf. pikci, te preti, te frati, se spuda, danfu) Q: na'u Q: NAhU A: selbri to operator A: convert selbri to mex operator; used to create less-used operators using le'avla, lujvo, etc. Q: ka'u Q: UI2 A: I know culturally A: evidential: I know by cultural means (myth or custom) (cf. kluju'o) Q: donri Q: dor do'i A: daytime A: x1 is the daytime of day x2 at location x3; (adjective:) x1 is diurnal (vs. nocturnal)(cf. nicte, djedi, tcika) Q: .uanai Q: UI*1 A: confusion A: attitudinal: discovery - confusion/searching Q: satci Q: A: exact A: x1 [measurement/match] is exact/precise to precision x2 in property/quantity x3 (ka/ni)(cf. sarxe, dunli, merli, mapti, kancu, mintu) Q: ckiku Q: kik A: key A: x1 is a key fitting/releasing/opening/unlocking lock x2, and having relevant properties x3[also x2 fastener, mechanism; code key (= termifckiku, kiktermifra); x3 is dependent on the type of key, but are those form properties of the key that enable it to serve the function of opening the lock - in the case of a metal key to a padlock, for example, this would be the shaft and teeth]; (cf. stela) Q: jbini Q: bin bi'i A: between A: x1 is between/among set of points/bounds/limits x2 (set)/amidst mass x2 in property x3 (ka)[x2 (a complete set, generally ordered) defines the bounds/limits/range for x1]; (cf. se vasru, nenri, zvati, cpana, snuji, senta, bitmu, jimte, kuspe, jibni, lamji, sruri, vanbi, midju, cmima, setca) Q: jukpa Q: jup A: cook A: x1 cooks/prepares food-for-eating x2 by recipe/method x3 (process)[cook with heat (= glajukpa, glaterjukpa), bake (= tokyjukpa); fry (= rasyjukpa)]; (cf. cupra, bredi) Q: raktu Q: ra'u A: trouble A: x1 (object/person/event/situation) troubles/disturbs x2 (person) causing problem(s) x3[also afflicts, is disruptive to, troublesome; x1/x3 are a care to x2, x2 is troubled by/cares about x1/x3 (= selra'u for reordered places)]; (cf. dicra, fanza, zunti, kurji, xanka) Q: .o'o Q: UI1 A: patience A: attitudinal: patience - mere tolerance - anger (cf. fengu, to'ersteba, de'acni Q: .e'a Q: UI1 A: permission A: attitudinal: granting permission - prohibiting (cf. curmi) Q: curmi Q: cru A: let A: x1 (agent) lets/permits/allows x2 (event) under conditions x3; x1 grants privilege x2[sufficient condition (= crutcini), agent that permits a situation (= tcinycru)]; (cf. rinju, banzu, ralte, jimte, jaspu, zifre) Q: ni'a Q: FAhA2 A: below A: location tense relation/direction; downwards/down from ... Q: ze Q: PA1 A: 7 A: digit/number: 7 (digit) [seven] Q: fa'u Q: JOI A: and respectively A: non-logical connective: respectively; unmixed ordered distributed association Q: girzu Q: gir gri A: group A: x1 is group/cluster/team showing common property (ka) x2 due to set x3 linked by relations x4[also collection, team, comprised of, comprising; members x3 (a specification of the complete membership) comprise group x1; cluster (= kangri)]; (cf. bende, ciste, cmima, gunma, panra, cabra, cecmu, kansa, klesi, lanzu, liste, vrici) Q: spisa Q: spi A: piece A: x1 [object/substance] is a piece/portion/lump/chunk/particle of x2 [substance](cf. pagbu) Q: pu'u Q: NU1 A: process abstract A: abstractor: process (event) abstractor; x1 is process of [bridi] proceeding in stages x2 Q: du'i Q: BAI A: as much as A: dunli modal, 1st place (equalled by) equally; as much as ... Q: manku Q: man A: dark A: x1 is dark/lacking in illumination(cf. blabi, gusni, ctino; use kandi or xekri with colors, ctino) Q: gerna Q: gen ge'a A: grammar A: x1 is the grammar/rules/defining form of language x2 for structure/text x3(cf. bangu, stura, cmavo, jufra) Q: senva Q: sev sne A: dream A: x1 dreams about/that x2 (fact/idea/event/state); x2 is a dream/reverie of x1[dream/reverie (= selsne)]; (cf. sipna, xanri) Q: fagri Q: fag A: fire A: x1 is a fire/flame in fuel x2 burning-in/reacting-with oxidizer x3 (default air/oxygen)(cf. jelca, sacki) Q: citno Q: cit ci'o A: young A: x1 is young/youthful [relatively short in elapsed duration] by standard x2[also age (= nilnalci'o); (adjective:) x1 is junior]; (cf. cnino, slabu, verba) Q: barna Q: ba'a A: mark A: x1(s) is a/are mark(s)/spot(s) on x2 of material x3[ba'armo'a for a pattern of marks]; (cf. sinxa, pixra, se ciska, se prina) Q: limna Q: lim A: swim A: x1 (agent) swims in fluid x2(cf. djacu, fulta, klama, litru) Q: kargu Q: A: costly A: x1 (object/commodity/property/event) is costly/expensive/dear to x2 by standard x3[x1 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event, or a property; pedantically, for objects/commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object/commodity (= poskargu for unambiguous semantics)]; (cf. vamji, dirba, vajni, jdima, pleji, canja, jerna, jinga, jemna, sfasa, vecnu) Q: gletu Q: let gle A: copulate A: x1 copulates/fucks/mates/has coitus/sexual intercourse with x2[x1 and x2 are symmetrical; mounts (= cpanygle)]; (cf. cinse, pinji, plibu, vibna, vlagi, mabla, speni) Q: tugni Q: tug tu'i A: agree A: x1 [person] agrees with person(s)/position/side x2 that x3 (du'u) is true about matter x4(cf. sarxe, mapti, darlu, natfe, panpi, sarji) Q: glare Q: gla A: hot A: x1 is hot/[warm] by standard x2[warm (= mligla), feverish (= bi'agla)]; (cf. lenku) Q: solri Q: sol A: solar A: x1 is the sun of home planet x2 (default Earth) of race x3; (adjective:) x1 is solar['home planet' refers to a planet which is "home" to a race, but not necessarily the original "home" of a species if that species inhabits many worlds]; (cf. gusni, lunra, mluni, plini, santa, terdi, tarci) Q: grana Q: ga'a A: rod A: x1 is a rod/pole/staff/stick/cane [shape/form] of material x2(cf. garna) Q: lenku Q: lek A: cold A: x1 is cold/cool by standard x2(cf. glare, bisli) Q: cikna Q: cik A: awake A: (adjective:) x1 is awake/alert/conscious(cf. sanji, sipna, tatpi) Q: ru'u Q: FAhA2 A: surrounding A: location tense relation/direction; surrounding/annular ... Q: carvi Q: cav A: rain A: x1 rains/showers/[precipitates] to x2 from x3; x1 is precipitation [not limited to 'rain'](cf. bratu, dilnu, santa, snime, tcima, bisli, bumru) Q: jdice Q: jdi A: decide A: x1 (person) decides/makes decision x2 (du'u) about matter x3 (event/state)(cf. pajni, cuxna, kanji, manri) Q: mo'i Q: MOhI A: space motion A: mark motions in space-time Q: sovda Q: sov so'a A: egg A: x1 is an egg/ovum/sperm/pollen/gamete of/from organism [mother/father] x2[(poorly metaphorical only due to gender- and species- being unspecified): ovoid, oblate (= pevyso'aseltai, but better: claboi); egg, specifically female (= fetso'a), of a bird (= cpifetso'a, cpiso'a), of a chicken (= jipcyfetso'a, jipcyso'a] (but note that Lojban does not require specificity, just as English doesn't for either milk or eggs; "sovda" is fine for most contexts); [if fertilized, then tsiju or tarbi]; (cf. ganti, gutra, mamta, patfu, rorci, tsiju, lanbi, tarbi; also djine, konju for shape, tarbi) Q: natmi Q: nat nai A: nation A: x1 is a nation/ethnic group of peoples x2; [people sharing a history/culture](cf. jecta, kulnu, lanzu, gugde, bangu, cecmu) Q: ruble Q: rub ble A: weak A: x1 is weak/feeble/frail in property/quality/aspect x2 (ka) by standard x3(cf. carmi, vlipa, tsali, kandi, kandi, milxe) Q: cacra Q: A: hour A: x1 is x2 hours in duration (default is 1 hour) by standard x3(cf. junla, mentu, snidu, tcika, temci) Q: rebla Q: reb A: tail A: x1 is a/the tail/appendix [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: trailing, following portion/appendage](cf. nalci, pimlu, se lidne, trixe, birka, jimca) Q: mensi Q: mes me'i A: sister A: x1 is a sister of/sororal to x2 by bond/tie/standard/parent(s) x3; [not necessarily biological](cf. bruna, tunba, tamne, famti) Q: sonci Q: son soi A: soldier A: x1 is a soldier/warrior/fighter of army x2(cf. bilni, damba, jenmi, xarci, pulji) Q: manci Q: mac A: wonder A: x1 feels wonder/awe/marvels about x2(cf. cinmo, makfa, kucli, spaji, cinri, banli, sisku) Q: ranji Q: ra'i A: continue A: x1 (event/state) continues/persists over interval x2; x1 (property - ka) is continuous over x2(cf. temci, kuspe, renvi, cedra, citsi, manfo, vitci, cukla, fliba, preja, tcena) Q: di Q: KOhA1 A: something 3 A: logically quantified existential pro-sumti: there exists something 3 (usually restricted) Q: tanbo Q: ta'o A: board A: x1 is a board/plank [3-dimensional long flat rectangle] of material x2(cf. bliku, kubli) Q: cmila Q: mi'a A: laugh A: x1 laughs (emotional expression)[x1 laughs at x2 (= mi'afra)]; (cf. ckasu, frumu, xajmi, cisma) Q: de'u Q: KOhA2 A: recent utterance A: pro-sumti: a recent utterance Q: dinju Q: dij di'u A: building A: x1 is a building/edifice for purpose x2(cf. ginka, zdani, zarci) Q: cmoni Q: cmo co'i A: moan A: x1 utters moan/groan/howl/scream [non-linguistic utterance] x2 expressing x3 (property)[also shriek, most animal sounds, e.g. bark, cackle, meow, neigh, moo, honk, baa, crow] (cf. krixa, bacru, cusku, cortu) Q: fatci Q: fac A: fact A: x1 (du'u) is a fact/reality/truth/actuality, in the absolute(cf. datni, jitfa, sucta, xanri, jetnu, fasnu, zasti, cfika, saske) Q: plipe Q: pip pi'e A: leap A: x1 (agent/object) leaps/jumps/springs/bounds to x2 from x3 reaching height x4 propelled by x5[place structure parallels klama; hence x4 may be a route-like expression]; (cf. bajra, stapa, cpare, lafti) Q: kinli Q: kil A: sharp A: x1 is sharp/keen at locus x2(cf. balre, dakfu, jesni) Q: cau Q: BAI A: lacked by A: claxu modal, 1st place lacked by ... Q: culno Q: clu A: full A: x1 is full/completely filled with x2(cf. tisna, kunti, mulno, setca, tisna) Q: serti Q: ser A: stairs A: x1 are stairs/stairway/steps for climbing structure x2 with steps x3(cf. stapa, loldi, senta) Q: levi Q: LE* A: this here A: located descriptor: descriptive this-here (non-demonstrative) Q: ga Q: GA A: fore or A: logical connective: forethought all but tanru-internal or (with gi) Q: mipri Q: mip A: secret A: x1 keeps x2 secret/hidden from x3 by method x4; x2 is a secret; x1 hides/conceals x2[intransitive hidden/secret, without an agent (= selcri or nalterju'o); secret (= selmipri)]; (cf. stace, mifra, sivni, djuno, cirko, jarco) Q: vlipa Q: vli A: powerful A: x1 has the power to bring about x2 under conditions x3; x1 is powerful in aspect x2 under x3[also potent, has control/mastery]; (cf. tsali, jitro, ruble) Q: vitke Q: vi'e A: guest A: x1 is a guest/visitor of x2 at place/event x3; x1 visits x2/x3(cf. friti, klama, zasni, xabju, zvati) Q: lalxu Q: la'u A: lake A: x1 is a lake/lagoon/pool at site/within land mass x2(cf. daplu, djacu, rirxe, xamsi, zbani) Q: kunti Q: kut A: empty A: x1 [container] is empty/vacant of x2 [material]; x1 is hollow[also vacuum (= kunti be roda/so'ada)]; (cf. culno, tisna, claxu, canlu, kevna, setca) Q: clite Q: lit A: polite A: x1 is polite/courteous/civil in matter x2 according to standard/custom x3[also formal, ritual]; (cf. ritli) Q: xekri Q: xek xe'i A: black A: x1 is black/extremely dark-colored [color adjective](cf. blabi, grusi, manku, skari, xekri, kandi, carmi, blanu, bunre, cicna, crino, narju, nukni, pelxu, xunre, zirpu) Q: panzi Q: paz A: offspring A: x1 is a [biological] offspring/child/kid/hybrid of parent(s) x2; (adjective:) x1 is filial(cf. grute, verba, bersa, tixnu, se rorci, patfu) Q: risna Q: A: heart A: x1 is a/the heart [body-part] of x2; [emotional/shape metaphors are NOT culturally neutral][(adjective:) x1 is cardiac; emotional 'heart' (= cnise'i)]; (cf. pambe, ciblu) Q: sanmi Q: sai A: meal A: x1 (mass) is a meal composed of dishes including x2[x2 is a course/dish of meal x1 (= selsai for reordered places)]; (cf. barja, stasu, gusta, sanso) Q: darsi Q: A: audacity A: x1 shows audacity/chutzpah in behavior x2 (event/activity); x1 dares to do/be x2 (event/ka)[x1 is bold]; (cf. virnu) Q: tarti Q: tra A: behave A: x1 behaves/conducts oneself as/in-manner x2 (event/property) under conditions x3[also (adjective:) x1 is behavioral]; (cf. cnano, frati, tcaci, cilce, jikca, marde) Q: cange Q: cag A: farm A: x1 is a farm/ranch at x2, farmed by x3, raising/producing x4; (adjective:) x1 is agrarian[also grange; farming is any organized agrarian activity, not limited to plant crops]; (cf. purdi, nurma, ferti, foldi, xarju) Q: minra Q: mir A: reflect A: x1 reflects/mirrors/echoes x2 [object/radiation] to observer/point x3 as x4; x2 bounces on x1[also: x1 is a mirror/reflector]; [x2 may be light, lu'e of an imaged object; x4 may be image or echo or the same as x2 if physical object; x3 may be a path for a bounced object; ka is reflection]; (cf. catlu, viska, lenjo, pensi) Q: fanza Q: faz A: annoy A: x1 (event) annoys/irritates/bothers/distracts x2[also: is disruptive to]; (cf. fengu, raktu, dicra, tunta, zunti, jicla) Q: prami Q: pam pa'i A: love A: x1 loves/feels strong affectionate devotion towards x2 (object/state)[also: x1 is loving towards x2, x1 is a lover of x2 (one sense), x2 is beloved by x1 (= selpa'i for reordered places)]; (cf. cinmo, xebni, nelci, djica, sinma, pluka, kurji, pendo, speni) Q: romoi Q: MOI* A: is last among A: quantified selbri: is final among; convert all to ordinal selbri; x1 is last among x2, rule x3 Q: fo'i Q: KOhA4 A: it-8 A: pro-sumti: he/she/it/they #8 (specified by goi) Q: ga'u Q: FAhA2 A: above A: location tense relation/direction; upwards/up from ... Q: crino Q: ri'o A: green A: x1 is green/verdant [color adjective](cf. skari, blabi, xekri, kandi, carmi, cicna) Q: gluta Q: glu A: glove A: x1 is a mitten/glove [hand and lower arm garment] of material x2[mitten (= degycauglu)]; (cf. taxfu) Q: tadji Q: A: method A: x1 [process] is a method/technique/approach/means for doing x2 (event) under conditions x3[also practice/way/mode; style/manner/conduct (= tratadji); pattern (= montadji, tadjymo'a, or platadji, tadjypla)]; (cf. ciste, pruce, zukte, pluta, cmavo list tai) Q: munje Q: muj mu'e A: universe A: x1 is a universe/cosmos [complete and ordered entirety] of domain/sphere x2 defined by rules x3[also world; a universe is a kind of system, one which comprehensively encompasses its domain; e.g. 'universe of discourse', or 'world of birds'; x3 are the rules/defining principles which distinguish the universe from other universes, or from non-universe]; (cf. ciste, plini, kensa, mulno) Q: tcita Q: A: label A: x1 is a label/tag of x2 showing information x3(cf. sinxa, cmene, judri) Q: ki'anai Q: UI*6 A: understanding A: non-question: understanding of something said Q: li'o Q: UI3a A: omitted text A: discursive: omitted text (quoted material) Q: cerni Q: cer A: morning A: x1 is a morning [dawn until after typical start-of-work for locale] of day x2 at location x3[this morning (= cabdeicerni); tomorrow morning (= bavlamcerni); yesterday morning (= prulamcerni, prulamdeicerni)](cf. vanci, murse, tcika) Q: nibli Q: nib ni'i A: necessitate A: x1 logically necessitates/entails/implies action/event/state x2 under rules/logic system x3(cf. natfe, rinka, mukti, krinu, cmavo list ni'i, jalge, logji) Q: lerfu Q: ler le'u A: letteral A: x1 (la'e zo BY/word-bu) is a letter/digit/symbol in alphabet/character-set x2 representing x3[also x1 glyph, rune, character (also me'o BY/word-bu), x2 symbol set; (adjective:) x1 is alphabetic/symbolic; "letteral" used by analogy with "numeral"; sinxa is the more generic symbol]; (cf. mifra, namcu, sinxa, pandi) Q: skicu Q: ski A: describe A: x1 tells about/describes x2 (object/event/state) to audience x3 with description x4 (property)(cf. lisri, tavla) Q: torni Q: ton to'i A: twist A: x1 twists under load/force/torsion x2(cf. tinsa, trati) Q: so'iroi Q: ROI* A: many times A: tense interval modifier: many times; objective tense; defaults as time tense Q: surla Q: sur A: relax A: x1 relaxes/rests/is at ease in/by doing/being x2 (activity)(cf. dunku, tatpi, cando, vreta) Q: rufsu Q: ruf A: rough A: x1 is rough/coarse/uneven/[grainy/scabrous/rugged] in texture/regularity[fine-textured (= tolrufsu)]; (cf. xutla, tengu, vitci) Q: no'e Q: NAhE A: scalar midpoint not A: midpoint scalar negator: neutral point between je'a and to'e; "not really" Q: po Q: GOI A: is specific to A: restrictive relative phrase marker: which is specific to ...; normal possessive physical/legal Q: cidni Q: cid A: knee A: x1 is a/the knee/elbow/knuckle [hinged joint, body-part] of limb x2 of body x3[metaphor: a sharp bend/curve] (cf. korcu, jarco, jganu) Q: pleji Q: lej le'i A: pay A: x1 pays/compensates/remunerates/[rewards] payment x2 to recipient/payee x3 for goods/services x4 [also x4 commodities; x4 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event, or a property; pedantically, for objects/commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object/commodity (= posle'i, posyvelyle'i for unambiguous semantics); rent (= jerle'i, lejyjbera)]; (cf. canja, cnemu, friti, kargu, vecnu, jdima, prali, jerna, sfasa, dunda, jinga, dapma; see note at jdima on cost/price/value distinction, cirko, dirba) Q: mu'u Q: BAI A: exemplified by A: mupli modal, 1st place exemplified by ... Q: vasxu Q: vax va'u A: breathe A: x1 breathes/respires x2 [gas](though used to make the Lojban word, clue word vascular is erroneous, actually pertaining to the circulatory system that carries the respired oxygen to the tissues); (cf. fepri, kijno, vacri) Q: kanro Q: ka'o A: healthy A: x1 is healthy/fit/well/in good health by standard x2(cf. bilma, mikce) Q: .io Q: UI1 A: respect A: attitudinal: respect - disrespect (cf. sinma) Q: di'i Q: TAhE A: regularly A: tense interval modifier: regularly; subjective tense/modal; defaults as time tense Q: lindi Q: lid A: lightning A: x1 is lightning/electrical arc/thunderbolt striking at/extending to x2 from x3[also thunder (= lidysna)]; (cf. dikca) Q: so'e Q: PA4 A: most A: digit/number: most Q: matne Q: A: butter A: x1 is a quantity of/contains butter/oleo/margarine/shortening from source x2[(adjective:) x1 is buttery; an edible fat, solid but spreadable at normal temperatures; dairy butter (= ladmatne)]; (cf. grasu, kruji) Q: ga'i Q: UI5 A: hauteur A: attitudinal modifier/honorific: hauteur - equal rank - meekness; used with one of lower rank (cf. gapru, cnita) Q: stapa Q: tap A: step A: x1 steps/treads on/in surface x2 using limbs x3(cf. bajra, plipe, cadzu, serti) Q: .a'a Q: UI1 A: attentive A: attitudinal: attentive - inattentive - avoiding (cf. jundi, rivbi) Q: jorne Q: jon jo'e A: joined A: x1 is joined to/connects to/is united with x2 at common locus x3; x1 and x2 are a union[also joined/fastened/attached by joint x3/by means of x3/with fastener x3; fastener (= jo'etci, jonvelyla'a); train, sequence of joined objects (= jonpoi; porjo'e for a single object joined into a sequence)]; (cf. lasna, fenso, kansa, pencu, penmi) Q: kerlo Q: ker A: ear A: x1 is a/the ear [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: sensory apparatus, information gathering][(adjective:) x1 is aural]; (cf. kanla, savru, smaji, tirna, ractu) Q: cripu Q: rip A: bridge A: x1 is a bridge/span over/across x2 between x3 and x4 [unordered, typically destination first](cf. bargu, kruca, ragve, kuspe) Q: xrani Q: xai A: injure A: x1 (event) injures/harms/damages victim x2 in property x3 (ka) resulting in injury x4 (state)[also hurts]; (cf. cortu, daspo, spofu, katna, porpi) Q: tubnu Q: tu'u A: tube A: x1 is a length of tubing/pipe/hollow cylinder [shape/form] of material x2, hollow of material x3 [also tube, sleeve, leg, hose, (adjective:) tubular]; (cf. kevna, canlu) Q: kavbu Q: kav A: capture A: x1 captures/catches/apprehends/seizes/nabs x2 with trap/restraint x3[catch something thrown (= rerkavbu)]; (cf. jersi, kalte, pinfu, sisku, se rinju) Q: jetnu Q: jet je'u A: true A: x1 (du'u) is true/truth by standard/epistemology/metaphysics x2[words usable for epistemology typically have a du'u place]; (cf. stace, jitfa, fatci, birti, cfika) Q: junla Q: jul A: clock A: x1 is clock/watch/timer measuring time units x2 to precision x3 with timing mechanism/method x4[also timepiece]; (cf. cacra, mentu, snidu, tcika, temci) Q: dandu Q: dad A: hang A: x1 hangs/dangles/is suspended from x2 by/at/with joint x3[pendant (= dadja'i); also dependent (original meaning)] (cf. lasna, jorne) Q: ce'o Q: JOI A: in a sequence with A: non-logical connective: ordered sequence link; "and then", forming a sequence Q: bersa Q: bes be'a A: son A: x1 is a son of mother/father/parents x2 [not necessarily biological][also filial]; (cf. verba, nanla, nakni, nanmu, patfu, mamta, bruna, rirni, rorci, panzi, tixnu) Q: damba Q: dab da'a A: fight A: x1 fights/combats/struggles with x2 over issue x3 (abstract); x1 is a fighter/combatant[use x3 tu'a for fight over an object/objective]; (cf. bradi, gunta, talsa, darlu, fapro, jamna, sonci) Q: kajde Q: jde A: warn A: x1 (event/experience) warns/cautions x2 (person) of/about danger x3 (event/state/property)[agentive warning (= jdegau, jdezu'e); an attempt to warn which may not succeed (= jdetoi, jdegautoi, jdezuktoi)]; (cf. ckape, nupre, snura, tcica, xlura) Q: ki'o Q: PA3 A: number comma A: digit/number: number comma; thousands Q: danmo Q: dam A: smoke A: x1 is made of/contains/is a quantity of smoke/smog/air pollution from source x2[x2 may be a fire]; (cf. pulce, gapci, sigja, bumru) Q: lerci Q: lec A: late A: x1 (event) is late by standard x2(cf. clira) Q: vrici Q: A: miscellaneous A: x1 (set/mass/ind.) is miscellaneous/various/assorted in property x2 (ka)(cf. klesi, girzu, frica, simsa, panra) Q: xadni Q: xad A: body A: x1 is a/the body/corpus/corpse of x2; (adjective:) x1 is corporal/corporeal(cf. menli, pruxi, sluji, mulno, cutne) Q: vanci Q: vac A: evening A: x1 is an evening [from end-of-work until sleep typical for locale] of day x2 at location x3[this evening (= cabvanci); tomorrow evening (= bavlamvanci); yesterday evening (= prulamvanci)]; (cf. cerni, murse, tcika) Q: xarju Q: xaj A: pig A: x1 is a pig/hog/swine/[boar] [pork/ham/bacon-producer] of species/breed x2[sow (= fetxarju), boar (= nakyxarju), pork (= xajre'u), piglet (= citxarju)]; (cf. mabru, cange) Q: javni Q: jva A: rule A: x1 is a rule prescribing/mandating/requiring x2 (event/state) within system/community x3[regulation, prescription (also x2), principle, requirement (also x2), prescribe, require (conditions are usually contained within x2); x1 is regulatory; x2, x3 are regulated]; (cf. flalu, ritli, cmavo list ja'i, marde, tcaci, tinbe, zekri) Q: ctino Q: ti'o A: shadow A: x1 is a shadow/the shade of object x2, made by light/energy source x3(cf. manku, gusni) Q: lamji Q: lam la'i A: adjacent A: x1 is adjacent/beside/next to/in contact with x2 in property/sequence x3 in direction x4[also touching, contiguous, against]; (cf. zvati, cpana, jibni, diklo, stuzi, bartu, jbini) Q: patfu Q: paf pa'u A: father A: x1 is a father of x2; x1 begets/sires/acts paternal towards x2; [not necessarily biological](cf. mamta, rirni, rorci, tarbi, dzena, famti, panzi, bersa, sovda) Q: ralju Q: ral A: principal A: x1 is principal/chief/leader/main/[staple], most significant among x2 (set) in property x3 (ka)[staple (= ralselpra); general/admiral/president/principal leader (= ralja'a, ralterbe'e; use additional terms to distinguish among these); also primary, prime, (adverb:) chiefly, principally, mainly; (x2 is complete specification of set)]; (cf. vajni, te bende, minde, lidne, jatna, jitro, gidva, midju) Q: cipra Q: cip A: test A: x1 (process/event) is a test for/proof of property/state x2 in subject x3 (individ./set/mass)[also examination, proxy measure, validation; (a set in x3 must be completely specified)]; (cf. ciksi, troci, jarco, pajni, saske) Q: minji Q: mi'i A: machine A: x1 is a machine for use/function x2; [automated apparatus, without direct function control][also machinery/mechanism; a machine is initiated/triggered by an agent/force, but thereafter performs its function automatically; if self-directed, (a minji is an) entity (= zukte)]; (cf. cabra, matra, tutci, zukte, pilno, skami) Q: brife Q: bif bi'e A: breeze A: x1 is a breeze/wind/gale from direction x2 with speed x3; x1 blows from x2(cf. tcima) Q: linsi Q: lin A: chain A: x1 is a length of chain/links of material x2 with link properties x3(cf. skori) Q: tanxe Q: tax ta'e A: box A: x1 is a box/carton/trunk/crate for contents x2, and made of material x3(cf. bakfu, botpi, cutne, dacru) Q: gacri Q: gai A: cover A: x1 is a cover/[lid/top] for covering/concealing/sheltering x2(cf. pilka, gapru, marbi, drudi, ve botpi, bitmu, calku) Q: ne'a Q: FAhA3 A: next to A: location tense relation/direction; approximating/next to ... Q: jmaji Q: jaj A: gather A: x1 (mass/jo'u) gathers/collects at location x2 from locations x3 (mass/jo'u)[also focus (= seljmaji)]; (cf. crepu) Q: xadba Q: xab A: half A: x1 is exactly/approximately half/semi-/demi-/hemi- of x2 by standard x3(cf. mulno, pagbu) Q: flecu Q: fle A: flow A: x1 is a current/flow/river of/in x2 flowing in direction to/towards x3 from direction/source x4[x1 is a stream of x2; x2 is a fluid [gas or liquid] (= selfle for reordered places); x1 flushes toward x3; flush (= caifle, sukfle)]; (cf. rirxe, senta where no directionality is implied, rinci, xampo, dikca, sakci, gapci, litki, ciblu) Q: .u'inai Q: UI*1 A: weariness A: attitudinal: amusement - weariness Q: sera'a Q: BAI* A: concerning A: srana modal, 2nd place (pertaining to) relevantly; concerning ... (less specific) Q: xenru Q: xer xe'u A: regret A: x1 regrets/rues (abstraction) x2; x1 is regretful/rueful/sorry/[remorseful] about x2[also: x1 feels remorse about x2 (= zugyxe'u)]; (cf. cmavo list .u'u, zungi) Q: jicmu Q: cmu A: basis A: x1 is a basis/foundation/underlying or fundamental principle of x2; x1 is at the bottom of x2[x2 is founded on basis x1 (= selcmu for reordered places); (adjective:) x1 is basic/basal/fundamental); (generally events and properties will be bases for events and states, while objects may be bases/bottoms for objects)]; (cf. cmavo list ji'u, jamfu, zbepi, genja, krasi) Q: fu Q: FA A: 5th sumti place A: sumti place tag: tag 5th sumti place Q: kecti Q: kec ke'i A: pity A: x1 (person) pities/feels sorry for x2 (person) about x3 (abstraction)(cf. cinmo, xendo) Q: zgike Q: zgi gi'e A: music A: x1 is music performed/produced by x2 (event)[x2 event may be person playing instrument, singing, musical source operating/vibrating, etc.; instrument (= zgica'a); play an instrument (= zgica'apli, zgiterca'a, selzgigau, selzgizu'e); song (= sagzgi, selsa'a); voice, as used musically (= zgivo'a); composed music (= finzgi)]; (cf. damri, dansu, flani, janbe, jgita, pipno, rilti, tabra, tonga, xagri, siclu) Q: mabla Q: mal A: derogative A: x1 is a derogative connotation/sense of x2 used by x3; x3 derogates/'curses at' x2 in form x1[bloody (British sense), fucking, shit, goddamn]; (cf. palci, dapma, xlali, zabna, funca, ganti, ganxo, gletu, gutra, kalci, pinca, pinji, plibu, vibna, vlagi, zargu) Q: prane Q: pa'e A: perfect A: x1 is perfect/ideal/archetypical/faultless/flawless/un-improvable in property/aspect x2 (ka)[also without defect/error]; (cf. manfo, curve, traji, cfila, mulno) Q: cukla Q: cuk A: round A: x1 is round/circular [2-dimensional shape/form]; x1 is a disk/circle/ring[normally used for a filled-in circle/disk, but emphasis on roundness means that the concept may include 'ring']; (cf. djine, ranji, bolci, tarmi) Q: claxu Q: cau A: without A: x1 is without/lacking/free of/lacks x2; x1 is x2-less(cf. cmavo list cau, cirko, kunti, nitcu, pindi, banzu) Q: ganlo Q: ga'o A: closed A: x1 (portal/passage/entrance-way) is closed/shut/not open, preventing passage/access to x2 by x3[as a doorway, but also perhaps a semi-permeable membrane]; (cf. kalri, pagre, canko, vorme, zunti) Q: mu'e Q: NU1 A: point-event abstract A: abstractor: achievement (event) abstractor; x1 is the event-as-a-point/achievement of [bridi] Q: cu'u Q: BAI A: as said by A: cusku modal, 1st place (attribution/quotation) as said by source ...; used for quotation Q: katna Q: ka'a A: cut A: x1 (tool/blade/force) cuts [through]/splits/divides x2 (object) into pieces x3[for x1 force, it is a force acting as a blade, not acting upon a blade; agentive cutting (= ka'argau, ka'arzu'e)]; (cf. kakpa, sraku for cutting into without division; plixa, dakfu, jinci, porpi, spofu, tunta, xrani, fatri, fendi, balre, dilcu) Q: sedu'u Q: NU* A: sentence abstract A: compound abstractor: sentence/equation abstract; x1 is text expressing [bridi] which is x2 Q: janco Q: jan A: shoulder A: x1 is a/the shoulder/hip/joint [body-part] attaching limb/extremity x2 to body x3(cf. birka) Q: su Q: SU A: erase discourse A: erase to start of discourse or text; drop subject or start over Q: vu Q: VA A: yonder at A: location tense distance: far from ... ; yonder at ... ; a long distance from ... Q: xe Q: SE A: 5th conversion A: 5th conversion; switch 1st/5th places Q: denmi Q: dem A: dense A: x1 is dense/concentrated/packed/intense in property x2 (ka) at location/locus x3(cf. carmi, midju, viknu) Q: ki Q: KI A: tense default A: tense/modal: set/use tense default; establishes new open scope space/time/modal reference base Q: .u'e Q: UI1 A: wonder A: attitudinal: wonder - commonplace (cf. manci, fadni) Q: xendo Q: xed xe'o A: kind A: x1 (person) is kind to x2 in actions/behavior x3(cf. cinmo, kecti, pendo, kusru) Q: logji Q: loj A: logic A: x1 [rules/methods] is a logic for deducing/concluding/inferring/reasoning to/about x2 (du'u)[also (adjective:) x1, x2 are logical]; (cf. nibli) Q: .u'a Q: UI1 A: gain A: attitudinal: gain - loss (cf. jinga, selne'u, prali, cirko) Q: dargu Q: dag A: road A: x1 is a road/highway to x2 from x3 with route x4 (x2/x3 may be unordered)[a regularly used, improved-for-use surface for travelling]; (cf. naxle, tcana, pluta, klaji) Q: kerfa Q: kre A: hair A: x1 is a/the hair/fur [body-part] of x2 at body location x3(cf. skapi, sunla, pimlu) Q: bilma Q: bi'a A: ill A: x1 is ill/sick/diseased with symptoms x2 from disease x3(cf. kanro, mikce, spita, senci, kafke, binra) Q: cortu Q: cor cro A: pain A: x1 hurts/feels pain/hurt at locus x2(cf. cinmo, xrani) Q: jalge Q: jag ja'e A: result A: x1 (action/event/state) is a result/outcome/conclusion of antecedent x2 (event/state/process)[also: x2 gives rise to x1 (= selja'e for reordered places); total (general meaning, but also = mekyja'e, pi'irja'e, sujyja'e)]; (cf. se mukti, te zukte, se rinka, se krinu, se nibli, mulno, sumji, pilji, mekso, cmavo list ja'e, ciksi) Q: cradi Q: A: radio A: x1 broadcasts/transmits [using radio waves] x2 via station/frequency x3 to [radio] receiver x4[also x1 is a broadcaster]; (cf. tivni, benji, tcana) Q: .u Q: A A: sumti whether A: logical connective: sumti afterthought whether-or-not Q: bi Q: PA1 A: 8 A: digit/number: 8 (digit) [eight] Q: blaci Q: A: glass A: x1 is a quantity of/is made of/contains glass of composition including x2(cf. kabri) Q: merko Q: mer A: American A: x1 pertains to USA/American culture/nationality/dialect in aspect x2(cf. brito, bemro, ketco, xispo, glico) Q: ma'a Q: KOhA3 A: we with you A: pro-sumti: me/we the speaker(s)/author(s) & you the listener(s) & others unspecified Q: lanzu Q: laz A: family A: x1 (mass) is a family with members including x2 bonded/tied/joined according to standard x3[also clan, tribe; x2 is in x1, a member of x1 (selylanzu for reordered places); relative (= lazmi'u - xy mintu y'y leka cmima da poi lanzu)]; (cf. natmi, cmima, girzu, jutsi, klesi) Q: xrula Q: rul A: flower A: x1 is a/the flower/blossom/bloom [body-part] of plant/species x2; (adjective:) x1 is floral(cf. spati) Q: sampu Q: sap A: simple A: x1 is simple/unmixed/uncomplicated in property x2 (ka)(cf. pluja, curve, frili, manfo) Q: sa'a Q: UI3a A: editorial insertion A: discursive: material inserted by editor/narrator (bracketed text) (cf. setca) Q: le'e Q: LE A: the stereotypical A: non-veridical descriptor: the stereotype of those described as ... Q: fanta Q: A: prevent A: x1 prevents/keeps/stops/restrains/constrains event x2 from occurring(cf. pinfu, bandu, zunti, rinju, jimte, bapli, rivbi) Q: nixli Q: nix xli A: girl A: x1 is a girl [young female person] of age x2 immature by standard x3[word dispreferred in metaphor/example as sexist; (use verba)]; (cf. nanla, verba, ninmu) Q: stidi Q: sid ti'i A: suggest A: x1 (agent) suggests/proposes idea/action x2 to audience x3; x1 (event) inspires x2 in/among x3[event which inspires/suggests/is suggestive (= faurti'i, sidyfau)]; (cf. cmavo list ti'i, tcica, xlura) Q: kalsa Q: kas A: chaotic A: x1 is chaotic/disordered in property/aspect x2 (ka)(cf. cunso, cnici) Q: slilu Q: sli A: oscillate A: x1 oscillates at rate/frequency x2 through set/sequence-of-states x3 (complete specification)[also (expressible either with desku or slilu): side to side, to and fro, back and forth, reciprocal (motion), rotates, revolves]; (cf. dikni, rilti, morna, desku, janbe, boxna) Q: .o Q: A A: sumti iff A: logical connective: sumti afterthought biconditional/iff/if-and-only-if Q: stura Q: tur su'a A: structure A: x1 is a structure/arrangement/organization of x2 [set/system/complexity](x2, if a set, is completely specified); (cf. ganzu, morna, ciste, lujvo, greku, gerna) Q: ckana Q: cka A: bed A: x1 is a bed/pallet of material x2 for holding/supporting x3 (person/object/event)(cf. kamju, kicne, nilce, palta, cpana, vreta, jubme, stizu, matci, zbepi, palne, sarji) Q: lafti Q: laf A: lift A: x1 (force) lifts/applies raising/supporting force to x2 at locus x3 in gravity well x4[(x1 may be an abstract); verb lift/raise/elevate (= lafmuvgau)] (cf. farlu, plipe) Q: dikca Q: dic A: electric A: x1 is electricity [electric charge or current] in/on x2 of polarity/quantity x3 (def. negative)[(x3, a quantifier, can be expressed as a simple polarity using the numerals for positive and negative ma'u and ni'u); (explicitly) negative (= dutydikca), positive (= mardikca); current (= (sel)muvdikca; again default negative/electron current), charge (= klodikca, stadikca)]; (cf. lindi, xampo, flecu, maksi, tcana) Q: srasu Q: sas A: grass A: x1 is a blade/expanse of grass of species x2[lawn/meadow (= sasfoi)]; (cf. spati) Q: senci Q: sec A: sneeze A: x1 sneezes (intransitive verb)(cf. bilma, kafke) Q: re'o Q: FAhA3 A: adjacent to