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.

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.

sidju - 'help'

sidju
dju

'help'

x1 helps/assists/aids object/person x2 do/achieve/maintain event/activity x3

(cf. cmavo list si'u, rirni, sarji, vipsi, ferti, selfu)

nitcu - 'need'

nitcu
tcu

'need'

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)

djuno - 'know'

djuno
jun, ju'o

'know'

djuno jun ju'o know 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)

dinju - 'building'

dinju
dij, di'u

'random'

x1 is a building/edifice for purpose x2

cf. ginka, zdani, zarci)

cunso - 'random'

cunso
cun cu'o

'random'

x1 is random/fortuitous/unpredictable under conditions x2, with probability distribution x3.

* Also accidental, chancy, by chance, adventitious, arbitrary
* also = cuncu'a, cunselcu'a, cunjdi, cunseljdi
* based on "unpredictable"

(c.f. cnici, lakne, funca, kalsa, snuti.)