dacti - object

dacti
dai

'object'

1 is a material object enduring in space-time; x1 is a thing

cf. marji, xanri

tugni - 'agree'

tugni
tug tu'i

'agree'

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

Sorry, I was quite lazy and didn't post/learn any new words the past days.
u'u .i mi puzi lazni .i mi na puzi cilre lo cnino valsi

bacru - 'utter'

bacru
ba'u

'utter'

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

ciska - 'write'

ciska
ci'a

'write'

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

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.

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!

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!

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.

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

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!

smuni - 'meaning'

smuni
mun, smu

'meaning'

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

platu - 'plan'

platu
pla

'plan'

x1 (agent) plans/designs/plots plan/arrangement/plot/[schematic] x2 for state/process x3

* also invents/organizes; x2 design, scheme; the structure or layout of an object would be represented as a state in x3

cf. cartu

zbasu - 'make'

zbasu
zba

'make'

x1 makes/assembles/builds/manufactures/creates x2 out of materials/parts/components x3

Note: should not be used to express causation

cf. cupra, larcu, rutni, finti, gundi

Well, maybe cmavo next week (:

larcu - 'art'

larcu
lar

'art'

x1 (process) is an art [creative application] of craft/skill x2 (idea/activity)

* (adjective:) x1 is artistic

cf. finti, zbasu, stati

May I point the interested reader to the irregular web comic: http://www.irregularwebcomic.net - it's quite nice and recently put under the "Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported" license.
By the way, aood opportunity for any semi-talented artist to create some awesome lojbanic comics! Lazy semi-talented artists could also follow the dinosaur-comics at http://www.qwantz.com using the same panels over and over again.

spaji - 'surprise'

spaji
paj

'surprise'

x1 (event/action abstract) surprises/startles/is unexpected [and generally sudden] to x2

* also expectation (= nalspaji)
* alarm (= tepspaji)

cf. manci, jenca, bredi, suksa

tatpi - 'tired'

tatpi
ta'i

'tired'

x1 is tired/fatigued by effort/situation x2 (event); x1 needs/wants rest

cf. cikna, sipna, surla

melbi - 'beautiful'

melbi
mel, mle

'beautiful'

x1 is beautiful/pleasant to x2 in aspect x3 (ka) by aesthetic standard x4

* also: handsome, pretty, gorgeous, cute, comely, graceful

cf. pluka, xamgu

A quite frequently used word I suppose.

But there is another thing I wanted to point out: Some time ago I included a "flagcounter" on the blog, which traces the countries the visitors come from (at least accoring to their ISPs). Up to now, people from more than 20 different countries visited the blog, not counting the people only reading the RSS-feed! Hooray! See for yourself, in case you're interested: http://s03.flagcounter.com/more/gbg

fange - 'foreign'

fange


'alien'

x1 is alien/foreign/[exotic]/unfamiliar to x2 in property x3 (ka)

cf. cizra, jbena, ckini

Err, I'll just pretend the previous days did not happen and I'm in time with my posts. Sorry (:

mukti - 'motive'

mukti
muk, mu'i

'motive'

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

Yeah, some motivation is what I need right now...Sorry for omitting yesterdays posting, I'll do an out of order posting to have 5 words at the end of the week.