BPFK Section: brivla Negators

cmavo: na (NA)

Proposed Definition

Contradictory negator. Negates the bridi in which it appears. It has scope over quantifiers that follow.

Proposed Tag

See Also

• {ja'a}
• {na'e}
• {nai}
• {narfau}
• {narje'u}

Proposed Keywords

• not

Usage Examples

ko nelci lo nalci gi'e na kelci lo kalci

"Be fond of wings and don't play with feces."

Notes

Issues

• Time tense and NA interactions need to be made more clear.
• Confusion on the scope of NA.

cmavo: ja'a (NA)

Proposed Definition

Bridi affirmer. Affirms the bridi in which it appears.

Proposed Tag

See Also

• {na}

Proposed Keywords

• really

Usage Examples

.i ju'o cu'i lo finpe ja'a nitcu lo relselxi'u

"Maybe a fish does need a bicycle."

Notes

Issues

cmavo: na'e (NAhE)

Proposed Definition

Contrary negator. Converts a tanru-unit into another tanru-unit with a complementary meaning, such that they can't both be true at the same time. With BO, it converts a sumti into another sumti whose referent is the complement of the unconverted sumti.

Proposed Tag

See Also

• {je'a}
• {to'e}
• {no'e}
• {na}
• {nai}

Proposed Keywords

• non-

Usage Examples

salci fa ro na'ebo le mlatu

"It's a party for everyone but the cat."

ma na'e vofli cipni

"What's a non-flying bird?"

Notes

• NAhEs can also be used with tags and operators, and NAhE BO with operands.
• na'e bo "sumti" | lo drata be "sumti"

Issues

cmavo: je'a (NAhE)

Proposed Definition

Converts a tanru-unit into another tanru-unit with the same meaning. With BO, it converts a sumti into another sumti whose referent is the same as the referent of the unconverted sumti.

Proposed Tag

See Also

• {na'e}
• {to'e}
• {no'e}

Proposed Keywords

Usage Examples

ta je'a titla nanba

"That's indeed sweet bread."

Notes

• NAhEs can also be used with tags and operators, and NAhE BO with operands.
• je'a bo "sumti" | lo mintu be "sumti"

Issues

cmavo: to'e (NAhE)

Proposed Definition

Converts a tanru-unit into another tanru-unit with opposite meaning. With BO, it converts a sumti into another sumti whose referent is opposite of the referent of the unconverted sumti.

Proposed Tag

See Also

• {na'e}
• {je'a}
• {no'e}
• {dukti}

Proposed Keywords

• opposite
• un-

Usage Eaxmples

mi to'e cirko lo sfani lo mi stasu

"I found a fly in my soup."

Notes

• NAhEs can also be used with tags and operators, and NAhE BO with operands.
• to'e bo "sumti" | lo dukti be "sumti"

Issues

cmavo: no'e (NAhE)

Proposed Definition

Converts a tanru-unit into another tanru-unit with neutral meaning between the original meaning and its opposite. With BO, it converts a sumti into another sumti whose referent is neutral between the referent of the unconverted sumti and its opposite.

Proposed Tag

See Also

• {na'e}
• {to'e}
• {je'a}

Proposed Keywords

• neutral

Usage Examples

xu lo do cmene cu pu na pe'a jinsa lo no'e lerfu

"Was your name not 'clean' of not-really-letters?"

Notes

• NAhEs can also be used with tags and operators, and NAhE BO with operands.
• no'e bo "sumti" | lo nutli be lo te dukti be "sumti" bei to'e "sumti"

Issues