certu - 'expert'

certu
cre

'expert'

x1 is an expert/pro/has prowess in/is skilled at x2 (event/activity) by standard x3

* also competent, skilled

(cf. djuno, stati, kakne)

It's hard to win if you have to fight an expert.

Sorry for posting this late again. Lectures start on Monday, that should normalize everything.

jinga - 'win'

jinga
jig, ji'a

'win'

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)

Oout of time, but a really longish one this time. Next update in a couple of hours for the fifth word ;)

bapli - 'force'

bapli
bap, bai

'force'

x1 [force] (ka) forces/compels event x2 to occur; x1 determines property x2 to manifest

* also constrains; requires success, unlike the physics term (better expressed by danre)

(cf. fanta, rinju, jimte, jitro, rinka, krinu, zukte, randa, danre, cmavo list bai, marxa, tinsa, xarnu)

talsa - 'challenge'

talsa
tal

'challenge'

x1 (person) challenges x2 at/in property x3

cf. jinga, damba, darlu, jivna, nandu for a challenging event/situation

jivna - 'compete'

jivna
jvi

'compete'

x1 competes/vies with opponent x2 in contest/competition x3 (event) for gain x4; x1 rivals x2

* also x2 opponent(s), competitor(s), rival(s)
* x3 competition, race
* x4 prize, reward, recognition (gain may be internal or external)

(cf. cnemu, jinga, talsa, bradi, fapro, kelci)

I tought I should introduce the word for the topic, also. This might be the topic for the next two weeks.