Proposed Definitions And Examples

Proposed Definition of cai

cai (CAI)

Intensity Indicator. Modifies the meaning of the preceding word to indicate that it is particularly intense. Highest part of a seven point scale. See also: sai, ru'e, cu'i, nai, pei, the preface.

• Keywords: intense emotion

Examples of cai Usage

.oicai le mi puzu se prami cu jai tcica fi le nu jbera le jdini .ije na xruti
(Intense Annoyance) My long-ago beloved is involved with deceiving someone into lending money, and she didn't return it.

.uu cai do bilma fi ma
(Intense Pity) You suffer from what illness?

Proposed Definition of cu'i

cu'i (CAI)

Intensity Indicator. Modifies the meaning of the preceding word to indicate that neither it nor its opposite apply. Middle point of a seven point scale. See also: cai, sai, ru'e, nai, pei, the preface.

• Keywords: neutral emotion

Examples of cu'i Usage

.i mi na sipna uicu'i
I'm not asleep, but I'm neither happy nor sad about it.

ju'ocu'i la lojban cu racli bangu i ku'i ju'osai lo jbopre ta'e na racli prenu
I'm not certain if Lojban is a rational language, but I am very sure that Lojbanists are habitually not rational people.

Proposed Definition of pei

pei (CAI)

Indicator Question. Asks the listener for an intensity for the preceding word. See also: cai, sai, ru'e, cu'i, nai, the preface.

• Keywords: emotion ?

Examples of pei Usage

.iiro'a fi'ipei
(Social fear) Am I welcome?

e'epei mi'o darlu bau la lojban
Do you feel competent about us arguing in Lojban?

Proposed Definition of ru'e

ru'e (CAI)

Intensity Indicator. Modifies the meaning of the preceding word to indicate that it is particularly weak. Just above the middle position of a seven-point scale. See also: cai, sai, cu'i, nai, pei, the preface.

• Keywords: weak emotion

Examples of ru'e Usage

.i la camgusmis cusku zo lobjan u'iru'e
Heh, Camgusmis said "Lobjan".

.oiru'e mi pu zi ze'a jitro le skami pe le mi mamta sepi'o la'o gy VNC gy ce'o la'o gy ssh gy
I am mildly annoyed about just spending a while controlling my mother's computer with VNC, then with ssh.

Proposed Definition of sai

sai (CAI)

Attitudinal Intensity Indicator. Modifies the meaning of the preceding word to indicate that it is particularly strong. Just below the top position of a seven-point scale. See also: cai, ru'e, cu'i, nai, pei, the preface.

• Keywords: strong emotion

Examples of sai Usage

.oisai mi puze'u denpa le nu mi te benji le se dunda le mi mamta .iku'i mutce nabmi
Agh. I waited for a long time for the receipt of a present from my mother. However, it's very problematic.

.u'isai xu do djica lo nu catra ba'e ro sfani
Hahaha! Do you want to kill *all* flies?

Notes

Impact

According to the CLL, CAI is to be used exclusively with emotions. It implies that, not preceded by an emotion, a CAI indicates the feeling of the speaker on an unspecified emotional scale (ie. ge'e). This doesn't seem to be exactly in line with usage, and the above definitions are suggested as a compromise.

These definitions are much more generic than the originals, allowing such usage as "ta barda cu'i", which is functionally equivilent to "ta no'e barda".

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