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History: BPFK Section: Highlight Discursives
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{BOX()} !! cmavo: ji'a (UI3b) !!! Proposed Definition Discursive. Used to indicate an additional case or additional cases. !!! Proposed Keywords * also * too * additionally * in addition * as well * moreover * furthermore * to boot * even !!! See Also * jmina !!! Usage Examples ; lo plise cu xamgu lo nu kanro .i ji'a py. kukte : ''Apples are good for your health, and, in addition, they taste great.'' ; mi ji'a nelci lo plise : ''I too like apples.'' ; lo xagji cribe cu citka lo cinki ku ji'a sai : ''A hungry bear will eat even insects.'' {BOX} {BOX()} !! cmavo: ku'i (UI3b) !!! Proposed Definition Discursive. Used to indicate a contrasting case or contrasting cases. !!! Proposed Keywords * however * but * in contrast !!! See Also * karbi * dukti * nalpanra !!! Usage Examples ; mi ca cliva .i ku'i mi ba za xruti : ''I'm leaving now, but I'll be back in a while.'' {BOX} {BOX()} !! cmavo: mi'u (UI3b) !!! Proposed Definition Discursive. Used to indicate the same case or cases. !!! Proposed Keywords * ditto * the very * himself * herself * itself * themselves !!! See Also * mintu !!! Usage Examples ; mi pu zi co'a cusku di'u mi'u la .djan. : ''I was just saying the very same thing to John.'' {BOX} {BOX()} !! cmavo: mi'u nai (UI3b) !!! Proposed Definition Discursive. Used to indicate another case or other cases. !!! Proposed Keywords * another !!! See Also * drata !!! Usage Examples ; mi pu lebna lo cukta la .djan. gi'e dunda cy. mi'u nai la .djein. : I took a book from John and gave another one to Jane. {BOX} {BOX()} !! cmavo: po'o (UI3b) !!! Proposed Definition Discursive. Used to indicate the only relevant case or cases. !!! Proposed Keywords * only * just * merely !!! See Also * pamei * mulno * frica !!! Usage Examples ; mi pu tcidu le pamoi po'o xe fanva : ''I read only the first translation.'' ; mi troci lo nu daspo lo dacti se pi'o le mi menli ku po'o : ''I try to destroy an object using just my mind.'' ; po'o lo pavyseljirna na zasti : ''The only thing is, unicorns don't exist.'' {BOX} {BOX()} !! cmavo: si'a (UI3b) !!! Proposed Definition Discursive. Used to indicate a similar case or similar cases. !!! Proposed Keywords * similarly * analogously !!! See Also * simsa * panra !!! Usage Examples ; ka'u mi zmajbi lo smani lo ratcu .i si'a lo mlatu jo'u lo gerku cu zmajbi vo'a lo bakni jo'u lo xarju : ''We know that we are closer to monkeys than to rodents. Similarly cats and dogs are closer to one another than to cows or pigs.'' {BOX} !!! Notes Add {po'o nai} ("among others") and {po'o cu'i} ("for one", "not excluding others"). !!! Poll {POLL(pollId=>28)}BPFK Poll: Highlight Discursives{POLL}
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