djuno modal
du'o la rodjer.klark lo datni cu kakne lo nu djica lo nu zifre
Data is capable of wanting to be free, as Roger Clarke knows.
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Knowing facts... Tags a sumti as fitting the second place of djuno. Augments the bridi in which it occurs, adding an extra, un-numbered place with the meaning of the second place of djuno and then fills it with the tagged sumti. In other words, the event described by the bridi is associated with the known facts indicated by the referent of the tagged sumti.
se djuno modal
Artificial:
ma'a klama lo zarci se du'o le du'u la tom cu zvati zy
"We go to the market, knowing that Tom is there.''
Knowing about... Tags a sumti as fitting the third place of djuno. Augments the bridi in which it occurs, adding an extra, un-numbered place with the meaning of the third place of djuno and then fills it with the tagged sumti. In other words, the event described by the bridi is associated with a subject of knowledge indicated or described by the referent of the tagged sumti.
te djuno modal
Artificial:
mi ne te du'o lo mikce saske cu ka'e sidju
"I, knowing about medicine, can help."
Under epistemology... Tags a sumti as fitting the fourth place of djuno. Augments the bridi in which it occurs, adding an extra, un-numbered place with the meaning of the fourth place of djuno and then fills it with the tagged sumti. In other words, the event described by the bridi is associated with an epistemology (that is, a method of distinguishing true knowledge from false knowledge) indicated the referent of the tagged sumti.
ve djuno modal
la iesos cevni ve du'o lo xriso
"Jesus is God in Christianity."
Approved by... Tags a sumti as fitting the first place of zanru. Augments the bridi in which it occurs, adding an extra, un-numbered place with the meaning of the first place of zanru and then fills it with the tagged sumti. In other words, the event described by the bridi is approved by the referent of the tagged sumti.
zanru modal
Artificial:
mi cliva zau la patfu
"I left with Dad's permission."
Approving... Tags a sumti as fitting the second place of zanru. Augments the bridi in which it occurs, adding an extra, un-numbered place with the meaning of the second place of zanru and then fills it with the tagged sumti. In other words, the event described by the bridi is associated with the someone's or something's approval of that which is described or indicated by the referent of the tagged sumti.
se zanru modal
Artificial:
mi pu zi vitke lo kagni nunpenmi be se zau lo cnino kagni platu
"I was just at the company meaning, where the new business plan was approved."
As said by... Tags a sumti as fitting the first place of cusku. Augments the bridi in which it occurs, adding an extra, un-numbered place with the meaning of the first place of cusku and then fills it with the tagged sumti. In other words, the event described by the bridi is spoken, written or otherwise expressed by the referent of the tagged sumti.
cusku modal
cu'u le jbogri .e le flalu la lojban cu ba'e du la loglan
As said by the LLG and the law, Lojban is equal to Loglan.
Artificial? From the CLL:
la .apasionatas pe cu'u la .artr. rubnstain. cu se nelci mi
"The Appassionata", played by Arthur Rubenstein, is liked by me.
Expressing... Tags a sumti as fitting the second place of cusku. Augments the bridi in which it occurs, adding an extra, un-numbered place with the meaning of the second place of cusku and then fills it with the tagged sumti. In other words, the event described by the bridi is associated with the writing, speaking, or other expression of the referent of the tagged sumti.
se cusku modal
se'o verba selsanga se cu'u le se du'u lo za'i jmive cu selsenva po'o
I know internally that it is a children's song that express that life is only a dream.
mi se zdile le si'o minde se cu'u lu ko mledi li'u
I am amused by the idea of commanding by saying "Be mold!".
As told to... Tags a sumti as fitting the third place of cusku. Augments the bridi in which it occurs, adding an extra, un-numbered place with the meaning of the third place of cusku and then fills it with the tagged sumti. In other words, the event described by the bridi is spoken, written, or otherwise expressed to referent of the tagged sumti.
te cusku modal
mi na nelci lo nu lo rirni cu krixa te cu'u lo cifnu
"I don't like when parents yell at infants."
Artificial:
mi tcidu lo pemci te cu'u le lanzu be mi
"I read the poem for my family."
Expressed in medium... Tags a sumti as fitting the fourth place of cusku. Augments the bridi in which it occurs, adding an extra, un-numbered place with the meaning of the fourth place of cusku and then fills it with the tagged sumti. In other words, the event described by the bridi is being expressed in the medium indicated by the referent of the tagged sumti.
ve cusku modal
.ai mi ba mulno ciksi ve cu'u la uikis
"I am going to explain it completely on the wiki."
Artificial:
mi joi la bancus cu casnu ve cu'u la .irk.
"Bancus and I had a conversation on IRC."
Based on... Tags a sumti as fitting the first place of jicmu. Augments the bridi in which it occurs, adding an extra, un-numbered place with the meaning of the first place of jicmu and then fills it with the tagged sumti. In other words, the event described by the bridi is based on or arises out of the referent of the tagged sumti.
jicmu modal
Artificial:
mi krici lo prane ji'u la .platon.
"I believe in perfection, based on Plato."
(Presumably, based on his writings.)
Supporting... Tags a sumti as fitting the second place of jicmu. Augments the bridi in which it occurs, adding an extra, un-numbered place with the meaning of the second place of jicmu and then fills it with the tagged sumti. In other words, the event described by the bridi is associated with the basis or supporting principle for the referent of the tagged sumti.
se jimcu modal
Artificial:
mi nelci lo se prije be la .sokrates. bei se ji'u la .platon.
"I enjoy the wisdom of Socrates, which was the basis for Plato."
By authority of... Tags a sumti as fitting the first place of catni. Augments the bridi in which it occurs, adding an extra, un-numbered place with the meaning of the first place of catni and then fills it with the tagged sumti. In other words, the event described by the bridi is enacted by the authority of the referent of the tagged sumti.
canti modal
Artificial:
mi pu klama le bilni ginka ca'i la .kordobas.
"I went to the military camp with Kordobas's authorization."
With authority over... Tags a sumti as fitting the second place of catni. Augments the bridi in which it occurs, adding an extra, un-numbered place with the meaning of the second place of catni and then fills it with the tagged sumti. In other words, the event described by the bridi is associated with having authority over the referent of the tagged sumti.
se canti modal
Artificial:
lo nu sonci cu jibri mi se ca'i lo jbama
"Being a soldier is my job, where I have authority over bombs."
With basis for authority... Tags a sumti as fitting the third place of catni. Augments the bridi in which it occurs, adding an extra, un-numbered place with the meaning of the third place of catni and then fills it with the tagged sumti. In other words, the event described by the bridi is associated with having the referent of the tagged sumti as a basis for some form of authority.
te canti modal
Artificial:
lo nu mi cliva cu curmi te ca'i lo te minde be fi lo nolraitru
"My leaving is permitted, based on the command of the king.''
By method... Tags a sumti as fitting the first place of tadji. Augments the bridi in which it occurs, adding an extra, un-numbered place with the meaning of the first place of tadji and then fills it with the tagged sumti. In other words, the event described by the bridi is enacted using the methodology described or indicated by the referent of the tagged sumti.
tadji modal
ta'i ma do zbasu le danmo
"How do you make the smoke?"
ta'i ma do cilre la lojban
"By what method did you learn Lojban?"
Artificial:
xu do tadni ta'i lo nu casnu
"Do you study by discussing?"
As a method for... Tags a sumti as fitting the second place of tadji. Augments the bridi in which it occurs, adding an extra, un-numbered place with the meaning of the second place of tadji and then fills it with the tagged sumti. In other words, the event described by the bridi is a method associated with doing or performing the actions described or indicated by the referent of the tagged sumti.
se tadji modal
Artificial:
mi mutce bajra se ta'i tu'a la .olimpiks.
"I run a lot as a method for the Olympics."
Method conditions... Tags a sumti as fitting the third place of tadji. Augments the bridi in which it occurs, adding an extra, un-numbered place with the meaning of the third place of tadji and then fills it with the tagged sumti. In other words, the event described by the bridi is associated with necessary conditions for performance (of some method or technique unspecified) described or indicated by the referent of the tagged sumti.
te tadji modal
Artificial:
mi bajra te ta'i lo nu na carvi
"I run under the condition that it's not raining."
mi sevzi lumci te ta'i lo nu mi to'e jinsa
"I wash myself under the condition that I am unclean."
"I wash myself, this being sensible in the case that I am dirty."
By what method? Tags a sumti question marker as fitting the first place of tadji. Augments the bridi in which it occurs, adding an extra, un-numbered place with the meaning of the first place of tadji and then fills it with a sumti question cmavo (ma). In other words, the tagged sumti asks what methodology is used to enact the event described by the bridi.
tadji modal question
ta'i ma do zbasu le danmo
"By what method do you make the smoke?"
ta'i ma do zbasu le danmo
"How do you make the smoke?"
ta'i ma do cilre la lojban
"By what method did you learn Lojban?"
Artificial:
do gasnu co spofu lo dinju ta'i ma
"How do you destroy a building?"
By process... Tags a sumti as fitting the first place of pruce. Augments the bridi in which it occurs, adding an extra, un-numbered place with the meaning of the first place of pruce and then fills it with the tagged sumti. In other words, the event described by the bridi is enacted by the processed described or indicated by the referent of the tagged sumti.
pruce modal
Artificial:
mi finti lo lisri pu'e lo nu ciska ro da poi mi pensi
"I invent stories by writing down whatever I think of."
Artificial:
mi zbasu lo botpi se pu'e lo blaci grana
"I make bottles starting with glass rods."
Processing into results... Tags a sumti as fitting the third place of pruce. Augments the bridi in which it occurs, adding an extra, un-numbered place with the meaning of the third place of pruce and then fills it with the tagged sumti. In other words, the event described by the bridi is associated with a process that has as its output(s) the referent(s) of the tagged sumti.
te pruce modal
Artificial:
mi cpacu lo blaci grana te pu'e lo botpi
"I got some glass rods and processed them into bottles."
Passing through stages... Tags a sumti as fitting the fourth place of pruce. Augments the bridi in which it occurs, adding an extra, un-numbered place with the meaning of the fourth place of pruce and then fills it with the tagged sumti. In other words, the event described by the bridi is associated with a process that is passing through stages indicated or described by the referent of the tagged sumti.
ve pruce modal
Artificial:
mi zbasu lo botpi ve pu'e lo nu cpacu lo blaci grana vau ce'o lo nu rumgau lo grana vau ce'o lo drata
"I make bottles by the stages of getting glass rods, melting the rods, and others."
By rule... Tags a sumti as fitting the first place of javni. Augments the bridi in which it occurs, adding an extra, un-numbered place with the meaning of the first place of javni and then fills it with the tagged sumti. In other words, the event described by the bridi is enacted according to the rule described or indicated by the referent of the tagged sumti.
Artificial:
mi cpacu lo bolci ja'i le vo moi
"I take the ball by rule #4."
lo prenu na pinfu ja'i no da ku'u lo te flalu
"People are not held prisoner for no reason in a law-based culture."
With rule prescribing... Tags a sumti as fitting the second place of javni. Augments the bridi in which it occurs, adding an extra, un-numbered place with the meaning of the second place of javni and then fills it with the tagged sumti. In other words, the event described by the bridi is enacted according to a rule that prescribes or requires the actions indicated or described by the referent of the tagged sumti.
Artificial:
mi cpacu lo bolci se ja'i lo nu da poi se darxi cu zifre
"I take the ball by the rule that says that one who is hit is permitted."
By rule within... Tags a sumti as fitting the first place of javni. Augments the bridi in which it occurs, adding an extra, un-numbered place with the meaning of the first place of javni and then fills it with the tagged sumti. In other words, the event described by the bridi is enacted according a rule that holds within the community or system indicated or described by the referent of the tagged sumti. !!! See Also javni, ja'i, se ja'i.
Artificial:
mi kavbu do te ja'i la mergu'e
"I arrest you by the laws of America."
In culture including... Tags a sumti as fitting the first place of kulnu. Augments the bridi in which it occurs, adding an extra, un-numbered place with the meaning of the first place of kulnu and then fills it with the tagged sumti. In other words, the event described by the bridi is associated with the cultural idea or custom indicated or described by the referent of the tagged sumti.
Artificial:
lo prenu na pinfu ja'i no da ku'u lo te flalu
"People are not held prisoner for no reason in a law-based culture."
In the culture of... Tags a sumti as fitting the second place of kulnu. Augments the bridi in which it occurs, adding an extra, un-numbered place with the meaning of the second place of kulnu and then fills it with the tagged sumti. In other words, the event described by the bridi is associated with the culture of the nation, people or ethos indicated or described by the referent of the tagged sumti.
Artificial:
so'a da nelci lo rismi se ku'u lo ponjo
"Almost everyone likes rice, according to Japanese culture."
mi na birti tu'a ma kau poi cukta vau pe ra'a le do jufra
"I am not certain what book your sentence is about."
ma pe ra'a le do jufra cu tadji
"What method is pertained to by your sentence?"
"What method is your sentence about?"
Artificial:
le nuntalyli'u be la .odiseus. cu lisri lo nu klama lo se xabju kei la .xomer. ra'a le cukta be ro da bei la .xomer.
"The adventure of Odysseus is a story about going home by Homer and is pertained to by The Collected Works Of Homer."
Artificial:
mi cusku fi do se ra'a lo cmaci
"I talk to you about mathematics."
do tcidu ma pe se ra'a la arxentinas
"You read what about Argentina?"
loi cidjrburito noi barda tai tu'a lo'e stedu
"A burrito as big as a head."
Artificial:
mi zbasu lo blaci pe tai le ti bolci
"I make glass in the form of this here ball."
See tai above; they are functionally identical.
Artificial:
mi zbasu lo blaci be te tai lo bolci
"I make glass in the form of a ball."
Artificial:
mi galfi le ti bolci le ta bolci ve tai lo ka skari
"I turn this ball into that ball with respect to colour."
mi ka'e to'e jundi ro sanga pemci pe bau le glico
I am capable of ignoring all sung poetry which is in English.
Artificial:
mi nelci lo nu cusku bau la .lojban.
"I like expressing in Lojban."
Artificial:
mi pu tavla la .guen. se bau ri
"I was talking to Gwen in her language."
Artificial:
mi nelci la .mozart. pe te bau lo samselpla
"I like Mozart, which is a programming language."
ma'i le kulnrnorge ku le'e citno nixli cu posydji lo cmaxirma
In Norwegian culture, stereotypical little girls want ponies."
Artificial:
le mi ckafi cu dukse glare ma'i lo se pinxe
"My coffee is too hot, by the standard of drinks."
"My coffee is too hot to drink."
ma'i lo xriso mi na cevni
"By the standards of Christians, I am not a god."
Artificial:
mi tadni lo te bilma se ma'i lo selci
"I study disease with standardized observation of cells."
Artificial:
mi tadni lo te bilma te ma'i tu'a lo kumfa co jinsa be so'a da
"I study diseases with observation rules relating to a room clean of almost all contaminants."
Artificial:
lo vidni cu jorne lo ralju tanbo ci'e le mi skami
"The monitor is connected to the motherboard in the system of my computer."
lo li'i bau cusku cu sidju fi lo li'i pensi ci'e lo logji
"The experience of linguistically expressing helps the experience of thinking in logical systems."
Artificial:
mi finti lo samselpla be se ci'e lo vipci'e
"I invent computer programs with a hierarchical structure."
mi jongau le mi skami le ckule seltcana be te ci'e lo'i ke cmaci ckule pagbu ke'e skami
"I attach my computer to the school's network of math department computers."
Artificial:
lo besna cu mutce vlipa ve ci'e lo menli
"The brain is very powerful, with synergistic result the mind."
Artificial:
mi klama le zarci ti'i do
"I go to the store as suggested by you."
Artificial:
mi skicu lo skami ciste do se ti'i .e'u nai lo nu do na troci lo nu pilno
"I'll describe the computer system to you, but I suggest you not try to use it."
Artificial:
mi skicu lo cinse te bilma te ti'i lo tadni
"I described STDs as a suggestion to the students."
Artificial:
le dinju cu xunre ga'a do .e nai mi
"The building is red as observed by you but not me."
.u'i mi .e do doi tal. cu mutce le'o zei cinmo se ga'a le cabdei samselmri
"Heh. Tal, you and I are very agressive, as seen in today's e-mails."
Artificial:
mi pilno lo lenjo se ga'a lo tarci
"I uses lenses to view the stars."
Artificial:
mi catlu lo tarci te ga'a lo lenjo
"I examine the stars by means of lenses."
mi jimpe fi lo selci te ga'a lo dikca ratni cmatcatci
"I understand cells, having observed them with an electron microscope."
Artificial:
mi catlu lo tarci ve ga'a lo nicte
"I examine the stars under the conditions of night."
Artificial:
mi finti lo samru'e ji'o lo jatna co jibri be mi
"I create computer programs under the direction of my boss."
Artificial:
mi se jibri se ji'o ci remna
"I work with three underlings."
Artificial:
mi lerci cikna te ji'o lo nu zbasu lo zdani
"I was up late in control of building a house."