Proposed Definitions And Examples

cmavo: do

Proposed definition

do (KOhA3)

A pro-sumti for "you", the listener(s) of its utterance.

Proposed keywords

• you
• y'all

Usage examples

mi pendo do

"I am a friend of you."

Notes

This word can be either second-person singular or second-person plural. The listeners it refers to can be specifically identified by vocative phrases.

See also

• {do'o}
• {ko}
• {mi}

cmavo: do'o

Proposed definition

do'o (KOhA3)

A pro-sumti for "you and others": the listener(s) of its utterance and also other unspecified people or things.

Proposed keywords

• you and them

Usage examples

mi sidju do'o

"I help you and them."

Notes

This cmavo combines the second- and third-persons together. The listeners it refers to can be specifically identified by vocative phrases.

See also

• {do}
• {mi'o}

cmavo: ko

Proposed definition

ko (KOhA3)

An imperative pro-sumti for "you", the listener(s) of its utterance. Similar to "do", except that the sentence it is in becomes imperative in the sense, "Make this sentence true."

Proposed keywords

• you (imperative)

Usage examples

ko sarji la lojban

"Support Lojban."

ko kurji ko

"Take care of yourself."

See also

• {do}

Proposed Definition of ma'a

ma'a (KOhA3)

we with you — pro-sumti: me/we the speaker(s)/author(s) & you the listener(s) & others unspecified --

• Keywords: "me/we, you/y'all, and him/her/them" "us" "we"

Examples of ma'a Usage

ma'a xusra du'u lei jetnu - - We (meaning the signatories of the Declaration of Independence, the American reader, and the citizens of the nation) hold these truths.

Proposed Definition of mi

mi (KOhA3)

me — pro-sumti: me/we the speaker(s)/author(s); identified by self-vocative --

• Keywords:

Examples of mi Usage

Proposed Definition of mi'a

mi'a (KOhA3)

we, not you — pro-sumti: me/we the speaker(s)/author(s) & others unspecified, but not you, the listener --

• Keywords:

Examples of mi'a Usage

Proposed Definition of mi'o

mi'o (KOhA3)

me and you — pro-sumti: me/we the speaker(s)/author(s) & you the listener(s) --

• Keywords:

Examples of mi'o Usage

Notes

Impact