Proposed Definition of ce'u
- ce'u (KOhA8)
- Lambda. Pseudo-quantifier binding a variable within an abstraction that represents an open place.
Examples of ce'u Usage
Proposed Definition of ke'a
- ke'a (KOhA7)
- Relativized it. Pro-sumti: relativized sumti (object of relative clause).
Examples of ke'a Usage
Proposed Definition of ma
- ma (KOhA7)
- Sumti ?. Pro-sumti: sumti question (what/who/how/why/etc.); appropriately fill in sumti blank.
Examples of ma Usage
Proposed Definition of zi'o
- zi'o (KOhA7)
- Nonexistent it. Pro-sumti: fills a sumti place, deleting it from selbri place structure;changes selbri semantics.
Examples of zi'o Usage
Proposed Definition of zo'e
- zo'e (KOhA7)
- Unspecif it. zo'e is pro-sumti (meaning it takes the place of a fully-specified sumti). It represents an elliptical or unspecified value. It has some value which is irrelevant or obvious in the current context. All empty places in Lojban are implicitely filled with zo'e, making it (by far) the most-used word in the language, in a sense. zo'e can represent, or be replaced with, just about anything. The important exceptions are no da, which is equivalent to putting na in front of the selbri of the bridi in question and hence alters the meaning completely, zi'o, which utterly changes the nature of the bridi to one which has a different place structure, and ma, which turns a statement into a question. In particular, zo'e can represent sumti of any complexity, including abstractions, relative clauses, relative sumtcita, and combinations thereof.
Examples of zo'e Usage
Note that, technically, every single bridi without every place filled in is a usage of zo'e.
do tavla mi ta zo'e
I talk to you about something unspecified.
.e'o ko mi jungau le du'u .ei mi klama zo'e ti makau
Please, tell me how I should get there from here?
"there" is being used to gloss zo'e in this case.
ko bandu ledo skami zo'e
Defend your computer from threats!
Proposed Definition of zu'i
- zu'i (KOhA7)
- Typical it. Pro-sumti: the typical sumti value for this place in this relationship; affects truth value.
Examples of zu'i Usage