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Proposed Definitions And Examples


Proposed Definition of ba'u

ba'u (UI3)
exaggeration — discursive: exaggeration - accuracy - understatement — (cf. satci, dukse)
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Examples of ba'u Usage

Proposed Definition of da'i

da'i (UI3)
supposing — discursive: supposing - in fact — (cf. sruma)
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Examples of da'i Usage

le tadji be la xorxes da'i ba rinka le nu ro pu me zo lo cu jursa ke smuni binxo
Jorge's method would cause all previous occurrences of "lo" to severely change meaning.

le nu da'i da tirna mi cu mukti le nu mi skicu le jibri menli bo tolcertu
If someone would listen to me, I'd tell about the idiots at work.

no'i ji'a lo nu da'i do cusku lu ke broda brode ke'e cei ke brodi brodo li'u cu rinka lo nu do palci vau zo'o
Returning to the previous topic; you would also be evil if you were to say "ke broda brode ke'e cei ke brodi brodo".

Proposed Definition of do'a

do'a (UI3)
generously — discursive: generously - parsimoniously — (cf. dunda)
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Examples of do'a Usage

.i .y. do'a milxe plika'e
To put it generously, it's, uh, slightly useful.

Proposed Definition of je'u

je'u (UI3)
truth — discursive: truth - falsity — (cf. jetnu)
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Examples of je'u Usage

.i je'u ro lo prenu poi mi xamgu djuno zi'e poi ponse le slanu kerfa zi'e poi ponse lo blabi skapi cu pilno ry. vau .u'isai
Heh. In fact, every person I know well who has cylindrical hair and white skin uses it!

Proposed Definition of ke'u

ke'u (UI3)
repeating — discursive: repeating - continuing — (cf. refbasna, krefu, rapli, velde'a)
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Examples of ke'u Usage

coi ke'u
Hi again.

.ienai ke'u
I told you, I disagree.

Proposed Definition of la'a

la'a (UI3)
probability — discursive: probability - improbability — (cf. lakne)
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Examples of la'a Usage

.i le mensi be mi ca xabju la boston ja'e le nu la'a mi vitke fi le se diklo
My sister lives in Boston, hence, I'll likely visit the area.

la'a le vukrygu'e tcini cu ba se jalge lo nu panpi ku'i
What's happening in Ukraine will probably result in peace, however.

la'a na go'i
That's probably not so.

Proposed Definition of li'a

li'a (UI3)
clearly — discursive: clearly - obscurely — (cf. klina)
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Examples of li'a Usage

li'a la cein noi samjundi slilu cu jai fenki
Shane, who goes off and on attending the computer, is obviously crazy.

li'a la lojban zmadu la postskript lo ka frili
Clearly, Lojban is easier than Postscript.

.i li'a mi na viska ro marna pilno .i ku'i lo zasni nu bebna cu se rinka lo nu pilno lo marna .i ro prenu cu djuno la'e di'u
Of course, I haven't seen all marijuana users. But marijuana use causes temporary stupidity. Everyone knows that.

li'anai go'i je'e
Right, I see. But it's complicated.

Proposed Definition of mu'a

mu'a (UI3)
for example — discursive: for example - omitting - end examples — (cf. mupli)
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Examples of mu'a Usage

mu'a lo tcima
Weather, for instance.

.i mu'a lo prenu poi xadni nitcu lo xalka cu kakne le nu morsi ri'a le nu na pinxe
For instance, people who physically have to have alcohol can die from not drinking.

Proposed Definition of pa'e

pa'e (UI3)
justice — discursive: justice - prejudice — (cf. tcinydracu'a, tcinydrapai, vudypai)
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Examples of pa'e Usage

Proposed Definition of ra'u

ra'u (UI3)
chiefly — discursive: chiefly - equally - incidentally — (cf. ralju, vajni)
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Examples of ra'u Usage

ra'u nai mi djuno le du'u zoi u rlpowell u na cmevla
Incidentally, I know that "rlpowell" is not a Lojban name.

Proposed Definition of sa'e

sa'e (UI3)
precisely speaking — discursive: precisely speaking - loosely speaking — (cf. satci, jibni)
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Examples of sa'e Usage

sa'e mi pinxe lo xunre vanju
To be precise, I drank red wine.

je'e .i mi na jimpe sa'e le cfila
Okay. To be precise, it is understanding the flaws that I don't.

Proposed Definition of sa'u

sa'u (UI3)
simply speaking — discursive: simply - elaborating — (cf. sampu, pluja)
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Examples of sa'u Usage

Proposed Definition of ta'o

ta'o (UI3)
by the way — discursive: by the way - returning to main point — (cf. denpa, cneterta'a)
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Examples of ta'o Usage

ta'o xu do se cmene zo robin. ji'a
By the way, are you called Robin as well?

ta'o mi pu zi co'a tatpi .i mi na djuno lo rinka
By the way, I just started to get tired. I don't know why.

.i ta'onai mi ca jimpe tu'a zo marji .i .e'u pilno lu marce vorme li'u
But back to the point; I now understand the word "material". I suggest using "vehicle door".

Proposed Definition of to'u

to'u (UI3)
in brief — discursive: in brief - in detail — (cf. tordu, clani, tcidu)
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Examples of to'u Usage

.i to'u ko ca troci tu'a la dikt
In short, try Dict.

.i to'unai mi pensi le smuni be lu ko no'e zasti li'u
In detail, I'm considering the meaning of the command "exist somewhat".

Proposed Definition of va'i

va'i (UI3)
in other words — discursive: in other words - in the same words — (cf. cneselsku)
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Examples of va'i Usage

va'i do tugni mi xu
In other words, you agree with me?

.i va'i mu'i ma do cusku lo judri
To rephrase, why did you say an address?

Proposed Definition of zu'u

zu'u (UI3)
on the one hand — discursive: on the one hand - on the other hand — (cf. karbi, frica. dukti)
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Examples of zu'u Usage

.i zu'u do cusku lu'e le du'u do na tugni .i zu'unai do tugni le du'u noda terckini le jei marji kei le jei mekso najo gismu kei ni'i le du'u smuni dunli le mekso le gismu
On the one hand, you say that you don't agree. On the other hand, you agree that there is no relationship between the degree to which something is material and the degree to which something is not both a mathematical expression and a root word, necessitated by the equality of meaning between the mathematical expression and the root word.

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Tue 01 of Mar, 2011 18:54 GMT arj from 178.74.14.69 More accurate English translation 35
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