This page is a version of the official exam (originally in Japanese):

• Source PDF: hajloj_cipra_1.2.pdf (Cogas / Hajiloji)
• Answer key: Hajiloji final exam — answer key (1.2)

Hajime no Lojban ▶ New Game — Final Exam#

(100 points total · 45–60 min)

Ⅰ. Consider the words below and answer the questions. Note: the dots around name words (cmevla) have been omitted.#

(1) Select all words that are single cmavo.

(2) Select all words that are brivla.

(3) Select the word most closely related to {.ui}.

Ⅱ. From the pairs below, select all where the opening word and its terminator are correctly matched.#

Ⅲ. Mark each statement T (true) or F (false).#

(1) The following schema is correct: zo'e [selbri] [sumti] [sumti] zo'e zo'e = [selbri] [sumti] [sumti]

(2) The modification structure of {blanu kanla mlatu} is ((blanu kanla) mlatu).

(3) {lo sipna ku} means "sleep" / "the act of sleeping."

(4) {lo se citka ku} is a sumti meaning "something edible / something that is eaten."

(5) In {mi klama fi ti ta}, {ta} occupies x₂.

(6) When building compound tense tags, the correct order is: PU class · ZEhA class · ZI class.

(7) Aspect tags (ZAhO), like spatial distance tags, are optional grammatical elements — they do not have to be stated explicitly.

(8) If {A du B}, then {A me B} is necessarily also true.

(9) {ma} is a question word placed in the sumti position; {mo} is a question word placed in the selbri position.

(10) {e'i} means "constraint / obligation," and {e'inai} means "prohibition / forbidden."

(11) In the relative clause {poi mi klama fi tu}, {ke'a} is assumed to occupy x₂ of {klama}.

(12) {.ija} is a sentence connective meaning "at least one of the two — the antecedent or the consequent" (inclusive or).

Ⅳ. In each group below, exactly one expression has a different meaning from the rest. Identify it.#

(1)

(2)

Ⅴ. Translate the following Lojban sentences into English. Where tense and aspect are unspecified, render them naturally.#

1. lo so'i mlatu ku sipna
2. lo verba cu ciska fi lo pelxu pelji lo pinsi
3. lo nu tadni la .lojban. kei ku cinri mi
4. lo vu nanmu pu zi co'u jmive
5. mi cortu lo jamfu ki'u lo nu ze'u bajra
6. la .miran. cu dasni lo na'e crino kosta
7. .i xu do ba'o citka lo sanmi ― .i na go'i
8. .i lo bruna poi vu xabju cu benji lo dakli ku po'u lo narju mi ne lo nurma
9. lo ckule be fi lo lojbo bei fu la .miran. cu se stuzi ma

Ⅵ. Each Lojban sentence below is intended to mean the English sentence shown alongside it. If the sentence is already correct as written, write ○. If not, add exactly one word to fix it so it matches.#

1. coi mi klama fi la .akit.   /   Hello. I came from Akito.
2. le nanmu melbi   /   That man is beautiful.
3. mi klama lo zarci te vecnu lo plise   /   I went to the store and bought an apple.
4. le nanla na catra le gerku   /   The boy didn't kill the dog.
5. ca lo nu do klama ti mi sipna   /   When you came here, I was sleeping.

Ⅶ. Match each word to its definition from the list below.#

Definitions:

Ⅷ. The passage below is narrated by "the speaker." Read it and answer the questions that follow.#

① .i mi ca jungau do fo la .sanit. .i la .sanit. goi ko'a pendo mi .ije ko'a melbi ninmu .i ko'a nelci lo nu litru .e lo cipni .e lo nu finti lo pixra ② .i ko'a jbena (a) lo snanu daplu .i .ue ko'a kakne lo nu jimpe fi lo balvi kei ta'i lo nu catlu lo tsani .i ko'a certu lo nu finti lo pixra be lo cipni .i ko'a tadni lo benske .i ③ ri mutce cinri mi .i mi djica lo nu ko'a ctuca mi fo ④ lo se go'e .i ko'a caze'i se cinri la'e zoi gy. Rubik's Cube gy. no'u lo kubli se kelci .i la .canam. ko'a citno mensi gi'e nelci .i ko'a morji lo du'u penmi do lo zarci klaji poi jibni lo xamsi .i pu lo nu ko'a klama ti kei bu'u la .ni'icman. noi misno cmana ku'o ko'a ze'u catlu lo blanu tsani gi'e finti lo pixra be lo nebyplovoicpi fo lo pinsi .i ko'a se vajni lo nu vo'a kanro .e lo xunre le'otci .i ko'a kakne lo nu vofli .i la'e di'u mutce spaji mi .i mi na djuno lo du'u ta'i makau ko'a co'e .i .a'o do pendo ko'a ⑤ .i .e'u ma'a zanfri lo nu citka lo sanmi kei ca lo nalgundei .i ki'e

(Single underline = ①②⑤; double underline = ③④. Blank (a) is the fill-in location from Section Ⅶ.)

Vocabulary for this passage:

Questions:

(1) For each word below, select the one cmavo closest in meaning.

(2) Translate underlined sentence ① into English.

(3) Throughout the passage, what does {ko'a} refer to? Answer in Lojban.

(4) Fill in blank (a) in underlined sentence ② so that it reads "ko'a was born at a southern island."

(5) The narrator expresses surprise about two things regarding Sanit. What are they? Answer in English.

(6) What does the double-underlined {③ri} refer back to? Extract the relevant Lojban expression from the passage.

(7) What does the double-underlined {④lo se go'e} refer back to? Extract the relevant Lojban expression from the passage.

(8) Which of the following statements are correct? Select two.

• (a) Sanit has a younger sister, but the sister does not like her very much.
• (b) Sanit is a woman who values her health and her red glasses.
• (c) Sanit was born in a snowy land in the north.
• (d) Sanit is skilled at drawing pictures of birds.

(9) Answer the following questions in Lojban.

• (a) .i la .sanit. cu tadni ma — What is Sanit studying?
• (b) .i xu lo mensi be la .sanit. cu se cmene zo .ni'icman. — Is Sanit's sister named Ni'icman?
• (c) .i do penmi la .sanit. ma — Where did you meet Sanit?
• (d) .i xu le cmana poi la .sanit. klama ke'a cu misno — Is the mountain Sanit visited famous?
• (e) .i xu do birti lo du'u le cusku cu nanmu — Can you be certain that the narrator is male?

(10) Translate underlined sentence ⑤ into English.

Ⅸ. Translate the following sentences into Lojban. Use the words indicated in [brackets].#

1. The girl writes {pa le pu .kocon. lo be noi ci py.}   [ciska]
2. Which do you prefer, spicy things or bitter things?   [kurki, cpina]
3. That man is certain that the apples over there are bad-tasting.   [kukte]
4. I am able to speak Lojban.   [bangu]
5. Make a sentence out of more than five words.   [valsi, zbasu, jufra]
6. Many people believe that everyone is kind. I don't.   [krici, xendo]
7. Please drink one of these that is cold.   [pinxe, lenku]