Tuesday, March 31, 2009

ko'a - it-1


ko'a
KOhA4

it-1

pro-sumti: he/she/it/they #1 (specified by goi)



Just ripping the example from the reference grammar:


13.2) le cribe goi ko'a cu xekri
.i ko'a citka le smacu
The bear defined-as it-1 is-black.
It-1 eats the mouse.


I guess this week won't bring anything more interesting than some other pro-sumti-cmavo.

goi - pro-sumti-assign


goi
GOI

pro-sumti assign

sumti assignment; used to define/assign ko'a/fo'a series pro-sumti; Latin 'sive'



Two posts today because i missed the one yesterday. Check out the reference grammar on pro-sumti http://jbotcan.org/cllc/c6/s13.html in case it's new for you.

Sunday, March 29, 2009

ki'e - thanks

This time:

* sepli - 'apart'
* preti - 'question'
* xanri - 'imaginary'
* ranxi - 'irony'
* kelci - 'play'

Fixed. Thanks for reading this blog. Maybe it's noteworthy that by now, people from over 40 different countries have stumbled for whatever reason across the blog!

Last week:

* zi'e - relative clause joiner
* ku'o - relative clause terminator
* ke'a - relativized it
* poi - restrictive clause

Some time ago:

* be - link sumti
* bebna - 'foolish'
* cuxna - 'choose'
* roi - quantified tense
* ma'i - in reference frame

Even longer ago:

* smuni - 'meaning'
* platu - 'plan'
* zbasu - 'make'
* larcu - 'art'

Saturday, March 28, 2009

sepli - 'apart'


sepli
sep, sei

'apart'

x1 is apart/separate from x2, separated by partition/wall/gap/interval/separating medium x3



* also aloof (= jiksei)
* alone = rolsmisei meaning apart or unlike all others of its kind
* pavysei, seirpavmei meaning "only" or "one alone" - do not use when talking about, for example, two people who are alone)
* x3 space

cf. bitmu, snuji, senta, fendi, curve, jinsa, bitmu, marbi

I wanted to express {rolsmisei}, but it's not a gismu.

Thursday, March 26, 2009

preti - 'question'


preti
ret, rei

'question'

x1 (quoted text) is a question/query about subject x2 by questioner x3 to audience x4



cf. nabmi, danfu, ciksi, frati, spuda, cpedu

Heh, we all do have quite some questions, don't we? The collection at http://garden.irmacs.sfu.ca/ contains some questions without answers yet.

xanri - 'imaginary'


xanri
xar

'imaginary'

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

Hooray for imagination!

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

ranxi - 'irony'


ranxi
rax

'irony'

x1 is ironic(al)/contrary to e xpectation x2 in state/property/aspect x3



cf. dukti, frica, cizra

Oh yeah, irony!

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

kelci - 'play'


kelci
kel, kei

'play'

x1 [agent] plays with plaything/toy x2



* play game (= ci'erkei)
* play competitively (= jvikei)

cf. jivna, jinga, zdile

I don't think I have a special topic for this week, just arbitrarily selected words.

Sunday, March 22, 2009

ki'e - thanks

This time:

* zi'e - relative clause joiner
* ku'o - relative clause terminator
* ke'a - relativized it
* poi - restrictive clause

Off by one day, hopefully fixed next week. Thanks for reading this blog.

Last week:

* be - link sumti
* bebna - 'foolish'
* cuxna - 'choose'
* roi - quantified tense
* ma'i - in reference frame

Some time ago:

* smuni - 'meaning'
* platu - 'plan'
* zbasu - 'make'
* larcu - 'art'

Even longer ago:

* spaji - 'surprise'
* tatpi - 'tired'
* melbi - 'beautiful'
* fange - 'foreign'
* mukti - 'motive'

Friday, March 20, 2009

zi'e - relative clause joiner


zi'e
ZIhE

rel clause joiner

joins relative clauses which apply to the same sumti



Yeah, still relative clauses, hope you still enjoy them. Chapter for today: http://jbotcan.org/cllc/c8/s4.html

ku'o - relative clause terminator


ku'o
KUhO

relative clause terminator

elidable terminator: end NOI relative clause; always elidable, but preferred in complex clauses

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

ke'a - relativized it


ke'a
KohA7

relativized it

pro-sumti: relativized sumti (object of relative clause)



One more ingredient for relative clauses, enjoy!

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

poi - restrictive clause


poi
NOI

restrictive clause

restrictive relative clause; attaches subordinate bridi with identifying information to a sumti



One of the 100 most used words. For more information on restrictive clauses, check the grammar at chapter 8, http://jbotcan.org/cllc/c8/s1.html.

It's hard to keep my Weltanschauung out of this today :!

Monday, March 16, 2009

ki'e - thanks

This time:

* be - link sumti
* bebna - 'foolish'
* cuxna - 'choose'
* roi - quantified tense
* ma'i - in reference frame

Thanks for reading this blog.

Last week:

* smuni - 'meaning'
* platu - 'plan'
* zbasu - 'make'
* larcu - 'art'

Some time ago:

* spaji - 'surprise'
* tatpi - 'tired'
* melbi - 'beautiful'
* fange - 'foreign'
* mukti - 'motive'

Even longer ago:

* cumki - 'possible'
* trina - 'attract'
* sivni - 'private'
* birti - 'certain'
* fliba - 'fail'

Sunday, March 15, 2009

ma'i - in reference frame


ma'i
BAI

in reference frame

manri modal, 1st place (by standard 2) in reference frame ...



Quite usful, for those interested the info on {manri}:

manri | mar | reference | x1 is a frame of reference/standard for observing/measuring/determining x2, with/by rules x3 (x1 may be object or si'o idea) | cf. cmavo list ma'i, ckilu, merli, pajni, cimde, jdice, marde

Actually two words for today...

Saturday, March 14, 2009

roi - quantified tense


roi
ROI

quantified tense

converts number to an objectively quantified tense interval modifier; defaults to time tense



So taking {so'e} (PA4, meaning 'most') and prepend it to {roi}, we get {so'eroi} meaning 'usually'.

With 60 hours a day there plenty of time left to learn another word, even at weekends. Hope all of you stuck in a 24 hour cycle will agree...Next break is at 5 new words.

AND OF COURSE, HAPPY PI DAY TO ALL!

Friday, March 13, 2009

cuxna - 'choose'


cuxna
cux, cu'a

'choose'

x1 chooses/selects x2 [choice] from set/sequence of alternatives x3 (complete set)



* also prefer (= nelcu'a)

cf. jdice, pajni, nelci

.uanai ... drumroll ..I define my days to have 60 hours.. ta dah! I fixed the problem with the number of words this week!

Two quick remarks:
From the gismu.txt:
* Note: a complete set can be partially specified with etcetera (ce zo'e)
and it might helpful, at least for forgetful persons (as I am one), to have a quick look at the reference grammar chapter about masses and sets again: http://jbotcan.org/cllc/c6/s4.html

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

bebna - 'foolish'


bebna
beb

'foolish'

x1 is foolish/silly in event/action/property [folly] (ka) x2; x1 is a boob



cf. fenki, xajmi, prije, fliba

Err, back from testing my time travelling device. Not perfectly accurate...anyways, let's continue learning.
I was told that the rememberize set is going to be updated again! Pretty cool!

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

be - link sumti


be
BE

link sumti

umti link to attach sumti (default x2) to a selbri; used in descriptions



I guess for many followers this is nothing new, but anyways it's an important cmavo I'd say. For those unfamiliar with this for, check out the corresponding chapter of the grammar: http://jbotcan.org/cllc/c5/s7.html

Ah, and in order to paper over the cracks of missing days and too few words, I'll simply add the two related words: {bei} and {be'o}!

Sunday, March 1, 2009

ki'e - thanks

This time:

* smuni - 'meaning' - gestern
* platu - 'plan'
* zbasu - 'make'
* larcu - 'art'

Thanks for reading this blog. For strange reasons my week only had 4 days before the weekend .Oo
Some cmavo next week!

Last week:

* spaji - 'surprise'
* tatpi - 'tired'
* melbi - 'beautiful'
* fange - 'foreign'
* mukti - 'motive'

Some time ago:

* cumki - 'possible'
* trina - 'attract'
* sivni - 'private'
* birti - 'certain'
* fliba - 'fail'

Even longer ago:

* fi'i - 'hospitality'
* nu'e - 'promise'
* ju'i - 'attention'
* ba'a - 'I anticipate'
* pe'i - 'I opine