Dictionary with Examples

jbovla	lojbo	glico	English definition
valsi fi le lojbo	jufra	English translation	definition of the Lojban word
liste lo'i xamgu jufra	xamgu jufra	Dictionary with Examples
la gleki e lo drata	la gleki e lo drata	Gleki and others
fanva fo le lojbo	fanva fo le lojbo	Translation from Lojban
a	.ei mi tavla la .alis. a la .kevin.	I need to speak to Alice or Kevin (or to both of them).	logical connective: sumti afterthought or.
a'a	a'a ko ca'o skicu	I'm listening, go on talking!	attitudinal: attentive - inattentive - avoiding. See also {jundi}, {rivbi}.
a'a	a'a cu'i ko denpa le nu mi jai gau mulno fai ti	Eh, just a second, let me finish this.	attitudinal: attentive - inattentive - avoiding. See also {jundi}, {rivbi}.
a'a	do tavla da a'a nai	La, la, la, I'm not listening what you are talking about.	attitudinal: attentive - inattentive - avoiding. See also {jundi}, {rivbi}.
a'e	a'e ba vlile tcima	It's going to be a storm.	attitudinal: alertness - exhaustion. See also {sanji}, {cikna}, {tatpi}.
a'e	a'e nai mi ba klama le ckana	Yaaaawn, I'm going to bed.	attitudinal: alertness - exhaustion. See also {sanji}, {cikna}, {tatpi}.
a'i	a'i cu'i mi klama le zarci	I'm indecisive to whether I should go to a shop.	attitudinal: effort - no special effort - repose. See also {gunka}, {slunandu}, {guksurla}, {troci}, {selprogunka}.
a'i	a'i mi ca'o ralte	I'm trying to hold it!	attitudinal: effort - no special effort - repose. See also {gunka}, {slunandu}, {guksurla}, {troci}, {selprogunka}.
a'i	a'i cu'i la'e ti frili	Ah, this is easy.	attitudinal: effort - no special effort - repose. See also {gunka}, {slunandu}, {guksurla}, {troci}, {selprogunka}.
a'i	a'i nai cikre tu	Nah, why bother fixing it.	attitudinal: effort - no special effort - repose. See also {gunka}, {slunandu}, {guksurla}, {troci}, {selprogunka}.
a'o	a'o pluka be do nicte	Good night to you!	attitudinal: hope - despair. See also {pacna}.
a'o	a'o vamji fa le nu zukte	I hope, it's worth doing it.	attitudinal: hope - despair. See also {pacna}.
a'o	a'o nai mi co'u ponse da	Gah, I lost all my property.	attitudinal: hope - despair. See also {pacna}.
a'oi	a'oi la kevin ma nuzba	Ahoy, Kevin! What's up?
a'u	a'u ro jbopre cu stati prenu	Interesting, all Lojbanists are smart people.	attitudinal: interest - disinterest - repulsion. See also {cinri}, {selcni}.
a'u	a'u ma krinu	Hm, what is the reason?	attitudinal: interest - disinterest - repulsion. See also {cinri}, {selcni}.
a'u	a'u cu'i do ne ka'ai pa nanla cu se zdani	It's none of my business that you live with a boy.	attitudinal: interest - disinterest - repulsion. See also {cinri}, {selcni}.
a'u	a'u nai do co'i speni le fange	You married a stranger, it's none of my business, I'd avoid this topic.	attitudinal: interest - disinterest - repulsion. See also {cinri}, {selcni}.
a'u	a'u nai iu nai panci fa le kalci i ai nai mi citka ti	Yuck, that smells like shit! I'm not going to eat this.	attitudinal: interest - disinterest - repulsion. See also {cinri}, {selcni}.
aftobuso	ma se stuzi le tcana pe le aftobuso pe li mu	Where is the stop of bus number 5?
aftobuso	le aftobuso pe li xo cu muvdu le muzga	What's the number of the bus that goes to the museum?
aftobuso	le aftobuso be lei litru cu clani	The tourists' bus is long.
ai	ai mi vitke do	I'm going to visit you.	attitudinal: intent - indecision - rejection / refusal. See also {termu'i}, {terzu'e}, {seljdi}, {selcu'a}.
ai	ai nai mi pu darxi do	I didn't mean to hit you.	attitudinal: intent - indecision - rejection / refusal. See also {termu'i}, {terzu'e}, {seljdi}, {selcu'a}.
aidji	mi aidji le ka klama la nipon	I am going to go to Japan.
akti	gau ko ta to'e akti	Turn that off.
akti	gau ko ta akti	Turn it on.
akti	mi ba jai gau akti fai le minji	I will get the machine running.
akti	le pa zarci ca akti	The shop is open.
akti	le minji ca akti le ka cupra le purmo	The machine is now in operation producing flour.
anka	le mi'u verba pu jai gau spofu le anka be le no'a	The child broke his thigh.
ankabuta	xu do terpa tu'a le ankabuta	Are you afraid of the spider?
arte	ti noi arte cu pu jai rinka so'i nu darlu	There've been a lot of debates caused by this artwork.
arxokuna	pa arxokuna cu zvati le mi kumfa pe le'e nu jukpa	There's a raccoon in my kitchen.
asna	ra co'a se asna pa jai ckape vi le barda fenra	He took a dangerous pose near the abyss.
au	.au .e'o tcati	I'd like some tea, please.	attitudinal: desire - indifference - reluctance. See also {djica}.
au	au cu'i do jai gau bredi fai le cidja	You prepare the food or not ... I don't have any preferences.	attitudinal: desire - indifference - reluctance. See also {djica}.
au	au nai do cliva	I don't want you to leave.	attitudinal: desire - indifference - reluctance. See also {djica}.
au	au mi stali bu'u le zdani gi'e nai kansa le mi'u nakni	I'd rather stay at home than come with him.	attitudinal: desire - indifference - reluctance. See also {djica}.
au	.i .au mi sipna	I want to sleep.	attitudinal: desire - indifference - reluctance. See also {djica}.
ba	mi ba bevri	I will bring it.	time tense relation / direction: will [selbri]; after [sumti]; default future tense.
ba	le'e snuti ba fasnu	Accidents will happen.	time tense relation / direction: will [selbri]; after [sumti]; default future tense.
ba	mi pu na ku kufra ba le nu ra cinba mi	I felt uncomfortable after she kissed me.	time tense relation / direction: will [selbri]; after [sumti]; default future tense.
ba'a	ba'a ra ba zi mo'u zukte	He ought to finish soon.	evidential: I expect - I experience - I remember. See also {bavykri}, {lifri}, {morji}.
ba'a	ba'a le mamta be mi ca zvati le mi'u zdani	I expect my mother to be at home now.	evidential: I expect - I experience - I remember. See also {bavykri}, {lifri}, {morji}.
ba'a	ba'a le mi'u pendo be mi pu jinga	I expect my friend to have won.	evidential: I expect - I experience - I remember. See also {bavykri}, {lifri}, {morji}.
ba'a	ba'a cu'i le se klani be le sovda cu lacri le tcika be le nu le jipci co'a co'e	In my experience, the number of eggs depends on when a hen starts.	evidential: I expect - I experience - I remember. See also {bavykri}, {lifri}, {morji}.
ba'a	ba'a nai do na nelci le laldo prenu	As I remember, you don't like old people.	evidential: I expect - I experience - I remember. See also {bavykri}, {lifri}, {morji}.
ba'e	.i mi djuno le du'u ma kau darxi ba'e la .alis.	I know who hit Alice specifically.	forethought emphasis indicator; indicates next word is especially emphasized.
ba'e	.i vajni ba'e mi	It's important to me (!)	forethought emphasis indicator; indicates next word is especially emphasized.
ba'o	mi ba'o citka pa plise	I have eaten an apple.	interval event contour: in the aftermath of ...; since ...; retrospective / perfect \| \|----.
ba'o	mi'o ba'o tavla	We are done talking.	interval event contour: in the aftermath of ...; since ...; retrospective / perfect \| \|----.
ba'o	mi ba'o xagji	I'm no longer hungry.	interval event contour: in the aftermath of ...; since ...; retrospective / perfect \| \|----.
ba'o	.i ca ku nu'i ge ba'o ku su'o da gi ca'o nai ku su'o de prami do	No one loves you anymore.	interval event contour: in the aftermath of ...; since ...; retrospective / perfect \| \|----.
ba'u	do no ba'u roi jimpe fi mi	You never understand me.	discursive: exaggeration - accuracy - understatement. See also {satci}, {dukse}.
ba'u	le mi'u pa tadni pu no ba'u cu'i roi jimpe zo'e noi mi ciksi fo ke'a	The student literally never understood my explanations.	discursive: exaggeration - accuracy - understatement. See also {satci}, {dukse}.
ba'u	le mi'u terdi cu barda ba'u nai	The Earth is big, to put it mildly.	discursive: exaggeration - accuracy - understatement. See also {satci}, {dukse}.
bacru	ko na bacru su'o cladu	Don't talk loud.	x1 utters verbally / says / phonates / speaks [vocally makes sound] x2. Also voices; does not necessarily imply communication or audience; ('says' is usually {cusku}). See also {krixa}, {cusku}, {casnu}, {tavla}, {voksa}, {pinka}.
badna	ma jdima lei badna ku poi ki'ogra	How much is the kilo of bananas?	x1 is a banana / plantain [fruit / plant] of species / breed x2. See also {grute}.
badri	mi pu badri le nu mi pu e'ande ra le ka zukte	I was sad that I had allowed her to do it.	x1 is sad / depressed / dejected / [unhappy / feels sorrow / grief] about x2 (abstraction). See also {klaku}, {gleki}, {betri}, {cinmo}, {junri}.
bai	mi pu stali bu'u le zdani bai le ka bilma	I stayed at home forced by my illness.	bapli modal, 1st place (forced by) forcedly; compelled by force ...
bajra	mi bajra vi'i le mitre be li ci ki'o	I ran three thousands meters.	x1 runs on surface x2 using limbs x3 with gait x4. See also {cadzu}, {klama}, {litru}, {stapa}, {plipe}, {cpare}.
bajra	xu do su'o roi senva le nu do bajra lo jarki grana lei xance be do	Have you ever dreamt of running on your hands on a narrow rod?	x1 runs on surface x2 using limbs x3 with gait x4. See also {cadzu}, {klama}, {litru}, {stapa}, {plipe}, {cpare}.
bakfu	ti bakfu le se posydu'a le dasri	This is a gift packed with a ribbon into a bundle.	x1 is a bundle / package / cluster / clump / pack [shape / form] containing x2, held together by x3. See also {daski}, {dakli}, {tanxe}.
bakni	mu bakni cu zvati le purdi	There are five cows in the garden.	x1 is a cow / cattle / kine / ox / [bull / steer / calf] [beef-producer / bovine] of species / breed x2. See also {danlu}.
bakri	mi xebni le'e bakri i ki'u bo ri'a tu'a ri le'e purmo cu snipa le xance	I hate chalk. It leaves powder on hands.	x1 is a quantity of / contains / is made of chalk from source x2 in form x3. See also {pinsi}, {blabi}, {jilka}.
baktu	ko bevri le baktu be lo festi fo le dinju	Take the pail of bucket out of the house.	x1 is a bucket / pail / can / deep, solid, wide-topped container of contents x2, made of material x3. See also {botpi}, {patxu}, {tansi}, {lante}, {lanka}.
balji	ra pu sombo pa balji be pa xrula le purdi	She planted a flower bulb in the garden.	x1 is a bulb [body-part] of plant / species x2; [metaphor: rounded, bulgy]. See also {punli}, {batke}.
balnema	lei litru ca'o zgana le melbi nu muvdu fa le balnema	The tourists are watching the graceful movement of a baleen whale.
balni	mi cpana le balni be le zdani be mi	I am on the balcony of my home.	x1 is a balcony / overhang / ledge / shelf of building / structure x2. See also {kajna}.
balni	le jvinu be fi le balni cu melbi	The view from the balcony is beautiful.	x1 is a balcony / overhang / ledge / shelf of building / structure x2. See also {kajna}.
balre	le balre be le dakfu cu kinli	The blade of the knife is sharp.	x1 is a blade of tool / weapon x2. See also {dakfu}, {tunta}, {tutci}, {guska}, {kinli}, {katna}.
balvi	la kevin co'u zvati .i je le nu go'i cu pu balvi le nu ju'a mi mo'u klama le xotli	Kevin left, and that happened after my arrival to the hotel.	x1 is in the future of / later than / after x2 in time sequence; x1 is latter; x2 is former. Also sequel, succeed, successor, follow, come(s) after; time ordering only (use {lidne} otherwise); aorist in that x1 may overlap in time with x2 as long as it extends afterwards; non-aorist future (= {cfabalvi}); (default x2 is the space time reference, whereupon:) x1 will occur. See also {lidne}, {cabna}, {purci}, {farna}.
bambola	le nixli cu nelci tu noi bambola	The girl likes that doll.
bambu	le bambu cu torni le nu brife	The bamboo bends before the wind.	x1 is a bamboo (Bambuseae) of genus / species x2. Cf. {spati}, {tricu}.
bancu	pa le lalxu cu bancu le tcadu	There is a lake beyond the city.	x1 exceeds / is beyond limit / boundary x2 from x3 in property / amount x4 (ka / ni). On the other side of a bound, but not necessarily directly 'across' nor at the shortest plausible distance (per {ragve}); also not limited to position in space. See also {dukse}, {ragve}, {zmadu}, {kuspe}.
bancu	le tai fasnu cu bancu le se kakne be mi	Such things are beyond my powers.	x1 exceeds / is beyond limit / boundary x2 from x3 in property / amount x4 (ka / ni). On the other side of a bound, but not necessarily directly 'across' nor at the shortest plausible distance (per {ragve}); also not limited to position in space. See also {dukse}, {ragve}, {zmadu}, {kuspe}.
bancu	le zdani cu bancu le vu tricu ti le ka darno ti	The house is beyond those trees from here in how far it is from here.	x1 exceeds / is beyond limit / boundary x2 from x3 in property / amount x4 (ka / ni). On the other side of a bound, but not necessarily directly 'across' nor at the shortest plausible distance (per {ragve}); also not limited to position in space. See also {dukse}, {ragve}, {zmadu}, {kuspe}.
bandu	le nu brife e le nu carvi cu bandu le dinju le nu ri jelca	Wind and rain protect the house from burning.	x1 (event) defends / protects x2 (object / state) from threat / peril / potential x3 (event). Also secures (verb); x1 wards / resists x3; protective cover / shield (= {badgai}). See also {ckape}, {fanta}, {fapro}, {marbi}, {rivbi}, {zunti}, {snura}, {binra}, {lunbe}, {pulji}.
banfi	lo'e remna cu simsa lo'e banfi le ka se tarmi	Humans look like amphibians.	x1 is an amphibian of species / breed x2. See also {danlu}, {respa}.
bangu	.i xu do se bangu la .lojban.	Do you speak Lojban?	x1 is a / the language / dialect used by x2 to express / communicate x3 (si'o / du'u, not quote). Also tongue. See also {tance}, {cusku}, {ve} {tavla}, {valsi}, {gerna}, {jufra}, {natmi}, {slaka}.
bangu	ra tavla fo le bangu be fi lo mabla	He used foul language.	x1 is a / the language / dialect used by x2 to express / communicate x3 (si'o / du'u, not quote). Also tongue. See also {tance}, {cusku}, {ve} {tavla}, {valsi}, {gerna}, {jufra}, {natmi}, {slaka}.
banli	le jvinu be le xamsi bei le kumfa be le xotli cu banli le ka se tarmi	The view of the sea from the hotel room is magnificent i its form.	x1 is great / grand in property x2 (ka) by standard x3. Indicates a subjective greatness, as compared to the objective standard implied for {barda}; (synonyms, possibly requiring tanru:) extraordinary, illustrious, magnificent, impressive, awesome, grandiose, august, inspiring, special, majestic, distinguished, eminent, splendor, stately, imposing (all generally {zabna}); terrible ({mabla}). See also {barda}, {nobli}, {se} {sinma}, {pluja}, {misno}, {vajni}, {fasnu}, {cizra}, {traji}, {mutce}, {se} {manci}.
banro	le spati ca'o banro le tricu le se katna jimca	The plant is growing into a tree from a cut off branch.	x1 grows / expands [an increasing development] to size / into form x2 from x3. Also rising, developing; x1 gets bigger / enlarges / increases. See also {farvi}, {zenba}, {jmina}, {barda}, {makcu}, {ferti}.
banxa	ti banxa le gugde le ka canja fo lo kagni i je to'u ti banxa fi tu'a lo kagni	This bank owned by state works with companies, in short, this is a commercial bank.	x1 is a bank owned by / in banking system x2 for banking function(s) x3 (event). See also {sorcu}, {zarci}, {canja}, {kagni}.
bapli	le tcima pu bapli le nu ra stali le zdani	The violent weather forced him to stay at home.	x1 [force] (ka) forces / compels event x2 to occur; x1 determines property x2 to manifest. Also constrains; requires success, unlike the physics term (better expressed by {danre}). See also {fanta}, {rinju}, {jimte}, {jitro}, {rinka}, {krinu}, {zukte}, {randa}, {danre}, cmavo list {bai}, {marxa}, {tinsa}, {xarnu}.
bapli	le snuti pu bapli le nu ra zenba le ka jundi	The accident convinced him to be more careful.	x1 [force] (ka) forces / compels event x2 to occur; x1 determines property x2 to manifest. Also constrains; requires success, unlike the physics term (better expressed by {danre}). See also {fanta}, {rinju}, {jimte}, {jitro}, {rinka}, {krinu}, {zukte}, {randa}, {danre}, cmavo list {bai}, {marxa}, {tinsa}, {xarnu}.
barda	le tanxe pu barda le ka se canlu xo kau da	The box occupied large space.	x1 is big / large in property / dimension(s) x2 (ka) as compared with standard / norm x3. See also {banli}, {clani}, {ganra}, {condi}, {plana}, {cmalu}, {rotsu}, {banro}, {xanto}.
barda	le nu penmi cu pu barda le ka se ditcu	The meeting lasted for a large amount of time.	x1 is big / large in property / dimension(s) x2 (ka) as compared with standard / norm x3. See also {banli}, {clani}, {ganra}, {condi}, {plana}, {cmalu}, {rotsu}, {banro}, {xanto}.
bargu	lei tricu cu bargu le dargu	The trees form an arch over the road.	x1 arches / curves over / around x2 and is made of x3; x1 is an arch over / around x2 of material x3. Also arc; x2 need not be an object, but may be a point or volume. See also {cripu}, {kruvi}, {korcu}, {condi}.
barja	ti barja lo'e ckafi lo'e litru	This is a bar serving coffee to tourists.	x1 is a tavern / bar / pub serving x2 to audience / patrons x3. See also {gusta}, {birje}, {jikru}, {sanmi}, {vanju}, {xotli}, {ckafi}, {se} {pinxe}.
barna	le barna be le kamju cu tcita le dargu tu'a lo flalu	The mark on the pillar is a road sign.	x1(s) is a / are mark(s) / spot(s) on x2 of material x3. {ba'armo'a} for a pattern of marks. See also {sinxa}, {pixra}, {se} {ciska}, {se} {prina}.
bartu	ei mi klama lo bartu be le zdani	I should go out.	x1 is on the outside of x2; x1 is exterior to x2. See also {jibni}, {nenri}, {sruri}, {lamji}, {korbi}, {calku}, {vasru}.
basna	mi pu basna le nu le nu ca'o gunka cu vajni vau le ka cladu cusku	I emphasized the importance of continuing to work by saying it aloud.	x1 emphasizes / accentuates / gives emphasis / stress / accent to x2 by (action) x3. Also: say forcefully. See also {pandi}.
basti	ma ba basti do le ka gunka	Who will replace you?	x1 replaces / substitutes for / instead of x2 in circumstance x3; x1 is a replacement / substitute. Also: x1 trades places with x2. See also cmavo list {ba'i}, {binra}.
batci	pu ku pa gerku cu batci le tuple be mi	A dog bit my leg.	x1 bites / pinches x2 on / at specific locus x3 with x4. Bite through (= {ka'arbatci}, {batygre}); pinch (= {cinzybatci}). See also {denci}, {jgalu}, {guska}, {citka}.
batke	ra pu ru'i jgari pa batke be le kosta pe le nei	He was holding a button of his coat.	x1 is a button / knob / [handle] on / for item x2, with purpose x3, made of material x4. See also {jadni}, {balji}, {punji}, {jgari}, {lasna}.
bau	mi tavla bau la lojban	I talk in Lojban language.	bangu modal, 1st place in language ...
bavlamdei	ko klama ca le bavlamdei	Come tomorrow!
bavlamdei	pu ku ca le bavlamdei be le nu mi mo'u klama vau mi co'a ganse lo cizra	On the day following my arrival I started feeling something strange.
bavmi	lo'e bavmi cu ralju le'i se cupra be bu'u	Barley is the main product here.	x1 is a quantity of barley [grain] of species / strain x2. See also {gurni}.
be	.i le tixnu be mi cu melbi	My daughter is pretty.	sumti link to attach sumti (default x2) to a selbri; used in descriptions.
be'e	be'e le nobli do mulno xu	Pardon, Sir/Madam, are you finished?	vocative: request to send / speak.
be'e	be'e le mi'u pendo	Hello, are you still there, friend?	vocative: request to send / speak.
be'i	ti me le se dunda ne be'i la kevin	This a present sent by Kevin.	benji modal, 1st place (sender) sent by ...
be'u	u'i be'u ko skicu le pa drata lisri	Hehe, not that funny, tell me another story.	attitudinal modifier: lack / need - presence / satisfaction - satiation. See also {claxu}, {nitcu}, {mansa}.
be'u	ui be'u cu'i do bevri le mi'u re verba mlatu noi mi pu djica	Yay, you brought the two kittens whom I wanted.	attitudinal modifier: lack / need - presence / satisfaction - satiation. See also {claxu}, {nitcu}, {mansa}.
be'u	u'i be'u nai ba'a mi ca farlu le loldi	Ha-ha-ha, so funny, I can't laugh anymore, I might fall down to the floor now.	attitudinal modifier: lack / need - presence / satisfaction - satiation. See also {claxu}, {nitcu}, {mansa}.
bebna	ko na jai zu'e bebna le ka so'i roi ku cusku da	Don't be silly in repeating the same.	x1 is foolish / silly in event / action / property [folly] (ka) x2; x1 is a boob. See also {fenki}, {xajmi}, {prije}, {fliba}.
bekpi	mi ca'o cortu le ka se bekpi	My back still hurts.	x1 is a / the 'back' / dorsum / 'posterior' body-part of x2 Cf. {trixe}, {cutne}. Not necessarily should be at the back of the body. Determined by bilateral symmetry of the body.
bemro	mi nelci le bemro tumla	I like North American lands.	x1 reflects North American culture / nationality / geography in aspect x2. See also {merko}, {kadno}, {xispo}, {mexno}.
bende	mi cmima le'i stati prenu ku noi se bende pa da la robin le nu ro cmima be le se nei cu tadni la lojban	I am a member of a team of smart people led by Robin and learning Lojban.	x1 is a crew / team / gang / squad / band of persons x2 directed / led by x3 organized for purpose x4. (x1 is a mass; x2 is a set completely specified); Also orchestra (= {zgibe'e}, {balzgibe'e}), outfit; x3 conductor; business, not necessarily incorporated (= {cajbe'e}, {venbe'e}). See also {gunma}, {girzu}, {dansu}, {jatna}, {jitro}, {kagni}, {kamni}, {minde}, {ralju}, {cecmu}, {gidva}.
benji	mi ba benji pa xatra do fu tu'a la internet fo le skami pe le zdani be mi	I will send you a letter via the internet from my home computer.	x1 transfers / sends / transmits x2 to receiver x3 from transmitter / origin x4 via means / medium x5. Also possibly 'sharing'; no (complete) alienation from origin is implied. x5 carrier. See also {muvdu}, {dunda}, {mrilu}, {nirna}, {xruti}, {cradi}, {tivni}, {preja}, cmavo list {be'i}, {bevri}, {mrilu}, {tcana}.
benji	le gunka pu benji le sance sinxa le drata gunka le galtu le vacri	A worker sent a sound signal to another worker from the above over the air.	x1 transfers / sends / transmits x2 to receiver x3 from transmitter / origin x4 via means / medium x5. Also possibly 'sharing'; no (complete) alienation from origin is implied. x5 carrier. See also {muvdu}, {dunda}, {mrilu}, {nirna}, {xruti}, {cradi}, {tivni}, {preja}, cmavo list {be'i}, {bevri}, {mrilu}, {tcana}.
bersa	mi se bersa re da	I have two sons.	x1 is a son of mother / father / parents x2 [not necessarily biological]. Also filial. See also {verba}, {nanla}, {nakni}, {nanmu}, {patfu}, {mamta}, {bruna}, {rirni}, {rorci}, {panzi}, {tixnu}.
berti	le za'u purdi be fi lo grute cu berti le tcadu le farna be le'e maksi jesni	Fruit gardens are to the north of the city in terms of magnetic needle direction.	x1 is to the north / northern side [right-hand-rule pole] of x2 according to frame of reference x3. See also {snanu}, {stici}, {stuna}, {farna}.
besna	ro remna su'o da se besna	All humans have brains.	x1 is a / the brain [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: intelligence, mental control]. Also cerebral. See also {menli}, {stedu}, {rango}, {pensi}.
betfu	mi cortu le ka se betfu	My belly hurts.	x1 is a / the abdomen / belly / lower trunk [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: midsection]. Also stomach (= {djaruntyrango}), digestive tract (= {befctirango}, {befctirangyci'e}). See also {cutne}, {livga}, {canti}.
betka	ti na ciblu gi'e ja'a betka	It's not blood. It's beet.	x1 is a beet of species / variety x2.
betri	pu betri ra fa le nu le bersa be ra co'a morsi	It was a tragedy for him to lose his only son.	x1 is a tragedy / disaster / tragic for x2. See also {badri}, {xlali}, {morsi}, {binra}.
bevri	mi pu bevri le pa patxu be lo nudle fu'e ta'o fi le purdi fo le slestu be le nu jukpa vau fu le rokci dargu fu'o	I carried a bowl of noodles (to the garden from the kitchen via a rocky road).	x1 carries / hauls / bears / transports cargo x2 to x3 from x4 over path x5; x1 is a carrier / [porter]. Alienation from x2 to x3 is implied. See also {marce}, {muvdu}, {benji}, {klama}.
bevri	la kevin pu bevri le pa gerku le zdani	Kevin brought a dog home.	x1 carries / hauls / bears / transports cargo x2 to x3 from x4 over path x5; x1 is a carrier / [porter]. Alienation from x2 to x3 is implied. See also {marce}, {muvdu}, {benji}, {klama}.
bevri	mi pu bevri le pa fonxa fo le pa daski	I took a phone out of a pocket.	x1 carries / hauls / bears / transports cargo x2 to x3 from x4 over path x5; x1 is a carrier / [porter]. Alienation from x2 to x3 is implied. See also {marce}, {muvdu}, {benji}, {klama}.
bi	bi penbi cu se pilno mi	There are 8 pens that I use.	digit / number: 8 (digit) [eight].
bi'i	mi sanli pa dinju bi'i pa rirxe	I am standing between a house and a river.	non-logical interval connective: unordered between ... and ...
bi'o	mi gunka de'i li cy bi bi'o li cy pa ze	I work from 8 to 17 o'clock.	non-logical interval connective: ordered from ... to ...
bi'orka	le pezli be le bi'orka co'a pelxu	The birch leaves have turned yellow.
bi'u	le bi'u nai nixli pu klama pa panka i bi'u le mi'u nixli ca tavla pa nanla bu'u le mi'u panka	That girl (mentioned earlier), she went to a park. What is new is that she is talking to a boy there.	discursive: newly introduced information - previously introduced information. See also {nindatni}, {saurdatni}.
bidju	pu ku mu bidju ti zvati	There were five pebbles here.	x1 is a bead / pebble [shape / form] of material x2. See also {bolci}, {canre}, {lakse}, {dirgo}.
bifce	le bifce cu vofli vi lei xrula	Bees are flying near the flowers.	x1 is a bee / wasp / hornet of species / breed x2. See also {cinki}, {sfani}, {lakse}.
bikla	le carvi pu bikla ta'i le nu ri janli le canko	The rain whipped against the window.	x1 whips / lashes / snaps [a sudden violent motion]. See also {skori}, {darxi}.
bilga	mi bilga le ka bevri ti voi cukta vau le ponse ca le cabdei vau le ka pu nupre	I must take this book to the owner today fulfilling my earlier promise.	x1 is bound / obliged to / has the duty to do / be x2 in / by standard / agreement x3; x1 must do x2. Also x3 frame of reference. See also {zifre}, {fuzme}.
bilma	ra pu terpa le nu le nei co'a bilma fi la zukam	She was afraid to catch a cold.	x1 is ill / sick / diseased with symptoms x2 from disease x3. See also {kanro}, {mikce}, {spita}, {senci}, {kafke}, {binra}.
bilma	mi bilma fi le influ'enza fe le ka cortu le ka se denci	I've got the flu and my teeth hurt.	x1 is ill / sick / diseased with symptoms x2 from disease x3. See also {kanro}, {mikce}, {spita}, {senci}, {kafke}, {binra}.
binra	le kagni cu binra le sportivo lo'e xrani le ka pleji le jdini	The company insures the sportsman against injuries by paying money as an insurance.	x1 insures / indemnifies x2 (person) against peril x3 (event) providing benefit(s) x4 (event). Also x3 loss; sell / purchase insurance (= {binryve'u}), premium (= {binrydi'a}, or {binryvelve'u}). See also {bandu}, {cirko}, {betri}, {basti}, {bilma}.
binxo	le tsiju ba zi binxo le ka tricu	The seed soon will turn into a tree.	x1 becomes / changes / converts / transforms into x2 under conditions x3. Resultative, not-necessarily causal, change. (cf. {cenba} for non-resultative, {galfi} for causal, {stika} for non-resultative, non-causal change; {zasni})
birje	ti birje lo'e badna	This is banana beer.	x1 is made of / contains / is a amount of beer / ale / brew brewed from x2. See also {pinxe}, {barja}, {jikru}, {vanju}, {xalka}, {fusra}.
birka	ra pu gasnu le torni be le birka be mi	She twisted my arm.	x1 is a / the arm [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: branch with strength]. Also elbow (= {bircidni}), wrist (= {xanterjo'e}), appendage (but jimca, rebla preferred). See also {jimca}, {janco}, {xance}, {rebla}.
birti	mi birti le du'u do ba snada	I am sure you will succeed.	x1 is certain / sure / positive / convinced that x2 is true. See also {jetnu}, {jinvi}, {krici}, {djuno}, {senpi}, {sruma}.
birti	xu do pu'i jai gau birti fai lei rirni be do le du'u le nu litru cu na ckape	Have you persuaded your parents that the journey wouldn't be dangerous?	x1 is certain / sure / positive / convinced that x2 is true. See also {jetnu}, {jinvi}, {krici}, {djuno}, {senpi}, {sruma}.
bisli	au mi viska su'o bisli cmana	I'd like to see ice mountains.	x1 is a quantity of / is made of / contains ice [frozen crystal] of composition / material x2. Composition including x2, which need not be a complete composition. See also {kunra}, {runme}, {lenku}, {krili}, {bratu}, {snime}, {carvi}.
bitmu	le bitmu be le purdi bei le foldi cu rotsu	The fence between the garden and the field is thick.	x1 is a wall / fence separating x2 and x3 (unordered) of / in structure x4. See also {jbini}, {sepli}, {fendi}, {canko}, {drudi}, {kumfa}, {loldi}, {senta}, {snuji}, {pagre}, {gacri}, {kuspe}, {marbi}, {vorme}.
bitmu	pa ti voi bitmu le malsi cu sinxa le pu nu le gugde cu vlipa	One of these fences of the temple is a sign of the past power of the country.	x1 is a wall / fence separating x2 and x3 (unordered) of / in structure x4. See also {jbini}, {sepli}, {fendi}, {canko}, {drudi}, {kumfa}, {loldi}, {senta}, {snuji}, {pagre}, {gacri}, {kuspe}, {marbi}, {vorme}.
bitni	le vreji cu bitni li pa ki'o	The file is 1000 bit.
blabi	lei denci be ra pu blabi	Her teeth were white.	x1 is white / very-light colored [color adjective]. Pale forms of other colors are a compound of white; e.g. pink (= {labyxu'e}, {xunblabi}) (whereas kandi is used for pale = dimness, lack of intensity). See also {skari}, {xekri}, {grusi}, {kandi}, {manku}, {carmi}, {bakri}, {blanu}, {bunre}, {cicna}, {crino}, {narju}, {nukni}, {pelxu}, {xunre}, {zirpu}.
blaci	le kabri cu blaci lo blanu	The cup is made of blue glass.	x1 is a quantity of / is made of / contains glass of composition including x2. See also {kabri}.
blanu	le tsani cu blanu ca le cabdei	The sky is blue today.	x1 is blue [color adjective]. See also {skari}, {blabi}, {xekri}, {zirpu}, {kandi}, {carmi}, {cicna}.
blato	lo'e blato cu mipri le nei ca lo'e donri	Cockroaches hide themselves during daytime.
bliku	le dinju cu te zbasu le bliku be lo rokci	The house is built of stone blocks.	x1 is a block [3-dimensional shape / form] of material x2, surfaces / sides x3. x3 sides / surfaces should include number, size, and shape; also polyhedron (= {pitybli} having flat / planar sides / surfaces). regular polyhedron (= {kubybli}, {blikubli}), brick (= {kitybli}); See also {tapla}, {kubli}, {tanbo}, {canlu}, {kojna}, {sefta}, {bolci}, {kurfa}, {tarmi}.
blondine	le blondine nixli pu mo'u klama te zu'e le nu vo'a penmi do	A girl with blond hair arrived to meet you.
bloti	mi pu se marce le bloti be lo'e prenu bei le te falnu	I was a passenger on a sailboat for carrying people.	x1 is a boat / ship / vessel [vehicle] for carrying x2, propelled by x3. See also {falnu}, {fulta}, {marce}, {jatna}, {sabnu}.
bo	mi pu penmi le pa drata merko bo jbopre	I met another American Lojbanist.	short scope joiner; joins various constructs with shortest scope and right grouping. Cf. {ke}, {ke'e}.
bo	ko catlu le barda se kanla melbi	Look at the beauty with big eyes.	short scope joiner; joins various constructs with shortest scope and right grouping. Cf. {ke}, {ke'e}.
bo	ko catlu le barda se kanla bo melbi	Look at the big beauty-with-eyes.	short scope joiner; joins various constructs with shortest scope and right grouping. Cf. {ke}, {ke'e}.
bo	mi pu plipe i ja'e bo mi pu kuspe le drudi	I jumped so that I reached the roof.	short scope joiner; joins various constructs with shortest scope and right grouping. Cf. {ke}, {ke'e}.
bo	la tom pu bilma gi'e ja'e bo pu na kakne le ka klama	Tom was ill and that's why couldn't come.	short scope joiner; joins various constructs with shortest scope and right grouping. Cf. {ke}, {ke'e}.
bo	mi e ba bo do klama le nenri	First I, then you enter.	short scope joiner; joins various constructs with shortest scope and right grouping. Cf. {ke}, {ke'e}.
boi	mi pu citka ci boi ro moi jbari	I ate three last berries.	elidable terminator: terminate numeral or letteral string.
bolci	pu ku bu'u le flecu le bolci fe'e co'u gunro	The ball rolled into the stream.	x1 is a ball / sphere / orb / globe [shape / form] of material x2; x1 is a spherical object [made of x2]. Also round. See also {bliku}, {cukla}, {bidju}, {gunro}.
bombila	le bombila cu spofu	The light bulb is broken.
bongu	mi pu jai gau janli fai le grana le bongu be le ka sarji le tuple be mi	I hit my leg bone with a stick.	x1 is a / the bone / ivory [body-part], performing function x2 in body of x3; [metaphor: calcium]. x2 is likely an abstract: may be structure / support for some body part, but others as well such as the eardrum bones; the former can be expressed as (tu'a le <body-part>); cartilage / gristle (= {ranbo'u}), skeleton (= {bogygreku}). See also {greku}, {denci}, {jirna}, {sarji}.
boske	ti boske le clani tricu joi le kliti dertu	This is a forest of long trees and clay loams.
botpi	ti botpi le'e birje le blaci le pa xunre	This is a bottle of beer made of glass and having a red lid.	x1 is a bottle / jar / urn / flask / closable container for x2, made of material x3 with lid x4. See also {baktu}, {lante}, {patxu}, {tansi}, {tanxe}, {vasru}, {gacri}.
boxfo	mi ba bevri le pa boxfo do	I will bring you a blanket.	x1 is a sheet / foil / blanket [2-dimensional shape / form flexible in 3 dimensions] of material x2. See also {plita}, {cinje}, {polje}, {slasi}, {tinci}.
boxna	pu ku pa da barda boxna le xamsi	There was a big wave in the sea.	x1 is a wave [periodic pattern] in medium x2, wave-form x3, wave-length x4, frequency x5. See also {slilu}, {dikni}, {cinje}, {polje}, {morna}, {canre}.
bradi	le tance be mi mi bradi le nu mi troci le ka pilno le nei le ka bacru lo lojbo valsi---	My tongue is my enemy when I'm trying to use it to utter Lojban words.	x1 is an enemy / opponent / adversary / foe of x2 in struggle x3. See also {damba}, {jamna}, {darlu}, {pendo}, {fapro}, {gunta}, {sarji}, {jivna}, {jinga}.
bramlatu	ju'o cu'i le bramlatu cu se zdani le mi'u tutra	Big cats may inhabit this area.
bratu	le nu le bratu be loi snime cu carvi cu pu vlile	The precipitation of sleet was violent.	x1 is hail / sleet / freezing rain / solid precipitation of material / composition including x2. This is the substance, not the act or manner of its falling, which is carvi. See also {carvi}, {snime}, {bisli}, {tcima}.
brazo	le finti cu brazo le ka se bangu	The author is Brazilian in their language.	x1 reflects Brazilian culture / nationality / language in aspect x2. See also {porto}, {ketco}.
bredi	mi bredi le ka kansa do le ka cadzu	I am ready to walk with you.	x1 is ready / prepared for x2 (event). See also {spaji}, {jukpa}.
bridi	le du'u mi klama do ti cu bridi le ka klama vau mi ce'o do ce'o ti	That I come to you from here is a relationship between the property of coming and the sequence of me, you and this place.	x1 (text) is a predicate relationship with relation x2 among arguments (sequence / set) x3. Also: x3 are related by relation x2 (= {terbri} for reordered places). (x3 is a set completely specified); See also {sumti}, {fancu}.
brife	oi le brife be lo berti se la'u li du'e carmi	Oh, the northern wind is too strong.	x1 is a breeze / wind / gale from direction x2 with speed x3; x1 blows from x2. See also {tcima}.
briju	ti briju le mikce le tcadu	This is the doctor's city office.	x1 is an office / bureau / work-place of worker x2 at location x3. See also {jibri}, {gunka}.
brisni	lu ma nuzba li'u brisni	"What's up?" is a grammatical clause.
brisni	lu mi dunda ti do cu brisni zo dunda zo mi ce'o zo ti ce'o zo do	"I give this to you." is a clause with the main verb "give" that has sequential places "I","this","you".
broda	.i mi pu klama cei broda le zarci i ba bo mi ze'a sipna .i xu do ba broda	I went to the market, and then I slept. Will you go to the market?	x1 is a 1st assignable variable predicate (context determines place structure). See also cmavo list {bu'a}.
brunete	doi la alis ma traji le ka do nelci vau fo lo'e blondine ce lo'e brunete	Alice, whom do you like more, blondes or brunets?
bu	mi pilno la'e me'o vy bu vy bu vy bu	I use WWW.	convert any single word to BY.
bu	la alis pu klama pa zarci i je ku'i mi na djuno le du'u a bu pu te vecnu ma kau	Alice went to a store, but I don't know what A (Alice) bought.	convert any single word to BY.
bu'a	fau le nu do djica le nu bu'a cu bu'a gau ko	If there is something you want to happen, make it happen.	logically quantified predicate variable: some selbri 1.
bu'e	su'o bu'a su'o bu'e su'o bu'i zo'u le nu bu'a cu ka'e se jalge le nu bu'e ca le nu bu'i	There is an event X, an event Y and event Z such that X can lead to Y during Z.	logically quantified predicate variable: some selbri 2.
bu'i	su'o bu'a su'o bu'e su'o bu'i zo'u le nu bu'a cu ka'e se jalge le nu bu'e ca le nu bu'i	There is an event X, an event Y and event Z such that X can lead to Y during Z.	logically quantified predicate variable: some selbri 3.
bu'o	za'o ku do klama mo'u ui bu'o	At last you arrived, and I'm happy now!	attitudinal contour: start emotion - continue emotion - end emotion.
bu'o	ua nai bu'o cu'i la alis cu simsa fi le ka na zvati	What's going on, Alice is also not present.	attitudinal contour: start emotion - continue emotion - end emotion.
bu'o	u'i bu'o nai mi di'a gunka	Enough laughing, I'm back to work.	attitudinal contour: start emotion - continue emotion - end emotion.
bu'u	mi xabju ze'a le nanca be li ci le bu'u dinju	I've been living for three years in this house.	location tense relation / direction; coincident with / at the same place as; space equivalent of ca.
bu'u	le mi'u verba ca sipna bu'u le mi'u kumfa	The child is now sleeping in the room.	location tense relation / direction; coincident with / at the same place as; space equivalent of ca.
bukpu	le bukpu cu cpana le jubme	The cloth is on the table.	x1 is an amount of cloth / fabric of type / material x2. See also {mapni}, {matli}, {sunla}, {slasi}, {silka}.
bumru	le xamsi cu bumru loi lenku dirgo	The sea is covered by a fog of cold drops.	x1 is foggy / misty / covered by a fog / mist / vapor of liquid x2. See also {djacu}, {carvi}, {danmo}, {lunsa}, {tcima}, {gapci}.
bunda	ti voi tanxe cu bunda li pa no le ka glico	This box is 10 Engish pounds in weight.	x1 is x2 (def. 1) local weight unit(s) [non-metric], standard x3, subunits [e.g. ounces] x4. (additional subunit places may be added as x5, x6, ...); See also {grake}, {junta}, {tilju}, {rupnu}, {fepni}, {dekpu}, {gutci}, {minli}, {merli}, {kramu}.
bunre	le bunre gerku pu zvafa'i le pa blabi ractu	The brown dog found a white rabbit.	x1 is brown / tan [color adjective]. See also {skari}, {blabi}, {xekri}, {kandi}, {carmi}.
burcu	ti burcu lo'e nu punji lo cinta vau lei cmalu	This is a brush for painting with small bristles.	x1 is a brush for purpose x2 (event) with bristles x3. See also {komcu}, {pinsi}.
burna	xu do burna le nu do pilno la lojban	Are you disconcerted of using Lojban?	x1 is embarrassed / disconcerted / flustered / ill-at-ease about / under conditions x2 (abstraction). See also {cinmo}.
ca	.i lei rirni pu zvati le barja .i ca bo lei verba cu kansa no da bu'u le zdani	The parents were in the bar; meanwhile the children were alone at home.	time tense relation / direction: is [selbri]; during / simultaneous with [sumti]; present tense.
ca	.i ko smaji ca le nu mi tavla	Be quite while I'm talking.	time tense relation / direction: is [selbri]; during / simultaneous with [sumti]; present tense.
ca	ca le nu do steba le nu do kansa no da zo'u ko morji le se gleki be mi'o mokca	When you feel frustrated about being lonely, remember the happy moments we had together.	time tense relation / direction: is [selbri]; during / simultaneous with [sumti]; present tense.
ca	mi pu prami do i mi ca prami do i mi ba prami do	I loved you. I love you. I will love you.	time tense relation / direction: is [selbri]; during / simultaneous with [sumti]; present tense.
ca	le pendo be mi be'o joi mi pu mo'u klama le pa cizra stuzi ca le nu no lu'a vo'a sanji le du'u le stuzi ka'e jai ckape	My friend and I arrived at a strange place lacking the awareness that it can be dangerous.	time tense relation / direction: is [selbri]; during / simultaneous with [sumti]; present tense.
ca'a	mi ca'a limna	I'm actually swimming.	modal aspect: actuality / ongoing event.
ca'a	la kevin ca ca'a jatna	Kevin is now acting as a captain.	modal aspect: actuality / ongoing event.
ca'e	ca'e do zutse va	You sit there!	evidential: I define. See also {mitcu'a}, {mitsmu}.
ca'e	ca'e do klama ka'ai mi	You go with me!	evidential: I define. See also {mitcu'a}, {mitsmu}.
ca'e	ca'e le se gunka cu mulno	The work is hereby done.	evidential: I define. See also {mitcu'a}, {mitsmu}.
ca'e	ca'e gusni	Let there be light!	evidential: I define. See also {mitcu'a}, {mitsmu}.
ca'o	le verba ca'o citka	The child is eating.	interval event contour: during ...; continuative \|-----\|.
ca'u	le snime cu mitre li pa ca'u le vorme pe do	There is snow one meter thick in front of your door.	location tense relation / direction; forwards / to the front of ...
cabdei	le cabdei cu detri li jy dy ze	Today is Sunday.
cabna	so'i roi ku lo xamgu fasnu cu cabna lo xlali fasnu	Good events often happen at the same time as bad events.	x1 is current at / in the present of / during / concurrent / simultaneous with x2 in time. (default x2 is the present resulting in:) x1 is now; time relationship only, 'aorist' claiming simultaneity does not mean one event does not extend into the past or future of the other. See also {zvati}, {balvi}, {purci}, cmavo list {ca}, cmavo list {ca'a}.
cabra	ti cabra le ka zalvi le gurni vau le xance	This is a hand-controlled machine for grinding grain.	x1 is apparatus / mechanism / device / equipment for function x2 controlled / [triggered] by x3 (agent). Form determined by / from function; does not imply automated / automatic action - requires an external agent / trigger (a minji may be a zmiku cabra if it requires an external agent to trigger or control the functions that it performs automatically). (cf. {tutci}, {minji}, {finti}; {girzu}, {ganzu} for organizational apparatus, pilno)
cacra	lo'e nicte be le cabna bei ti cu cacra li mu	At this time and this place, night is 5 hours long.	x1 is x2 hours in duration (default is 1 hour) by standard x3. See also {junla}, {mentu}, {snidu}, {tcika}, {temci}.
cadzu	pu ku ca le nu do mo'u klama vau mi ru'i cadzu le srasu le jamfu	When you arrived I was walking on the grass on foot.	x1 walks / strides / paces on surface x2 using limbs x3. See also {stapa}, {bajra}, {klama}, {litru}.
cafne	.i mutce cafne fa le nu mi vitke le patfu be mi	It's quite often that I visit my father.	x1 (event) often / frequently / commonly / customarily occurs / recurs by standard x2. See also {rirci}, {fadni}, {kampu}, {rapli}, {krefu}, {lakne}, cmavo list piso'iroi and similar {compounds}.
cagna	ti cagna le pu se zvati be le pa denci le moklu be ra le nu le mikce mo'u vimcu denci bu	This is a wound in his mouth at the place where there was a tooth and caused by removal of the tooth by a doctor.	$x_{1}$ is a wound on body $x_{2}$ at locus $x_{3}$ caused by $x_{4}$ Unlike {ve} {xrani} specific to physical injuries pertaining to the surface of an organic body such as skin. Open wounds include {ka'arcagna} for "incision / incised wound", {fercagna} for "laceration", {gukcagna} for "abrasion", {tuncagna} for "puncture wound", {grecagna} for "penetration wound", {batcagna} for "bite wound", {dancagna} for "gunshot wound", {jelcagna} for "burn", {da'ercagna} for "bedsore", {furcagna} for "necrosis"; closed wounds include {daxcagna} for "contusion / bruise", {camdaxcagna} for "hematoma", {ra'ircagna} for "chronic wound".
cai	oi cai	Ah, pain, I'm going to lose consciousness now!!!	attitudinal: strong intensity attitude modifier.
cakla	mi nelci lo'e blabi cakla ne se mau lo'e manku cakla	I prefer white chocolate to dark chocolate.	x1 is made of / contains / is a quantity of chocolate / cocoa. See also {ckafi}.
calku	mi nitcu tu'a su'o calku be lo stedu	I need a head helmet.	x1 is a shell / husk [hard, protective covering] around x2 composed of x3. See also {pilka}, {skapi}, {gacri}, {bartu}.
canci	do canci le jvinu be fi mi	You disappeared from my view.	x1 vanishes / disappears from location x2; x1 ceases to be observed at x2 using senses / sensor x3. Also leaves, goes away (one sense). See also {cliva}, {ganse}, {zgana}, {lebna}, {vimcu}.
cange	ti cange le barda tumla le mensi be mi le'e vanjba	This is a farm covering a large parcel of land; it's kept by my sister and produces grapes.	x1 is a farm / ranch at x2, farmed by x3, raising / producing x4; (adjective:) x1 is agrarian. Also grange; farming is any organized agrarian activity, not limited to plant crops. See also {purdi}, {nurma}, {ferti}, {foldi}, {xarju}.
canja	e'u mi canja fo do fe tu'a le bidju le ka gasnu lo nu mi zgana le tatru be do	Let me give you these beads in exchange that you show me your breast.	x1 exchanges / trades / barters commodity x2 for x3 with x4; x1, x4 is a trader / merchant / businessman. Also (adjective:) x1, x2, x4 is / are commercial (better expressed as ka canja, {kamcanja}). x2 / x3 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event (possibly service), or a property; pedantically, for objects / commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object / commodity (= {posycanja} for unambiguous semantics); (cf. {dunda}, {friti}, {vecnu}, {zarci}, {jdini}, {pleji}, {jdima}, {jerna}, {kargu}; see note at {jdima} on cost / price / value distinction, {banxa}, {cirko}, {dunda}, {janta}, {kargu}, {prali}, {sfasa}, {zivle})
canko	le canko be le karce cu kalri	The window in the car is open.	x1 is a window / portal / opening [portal] in wall / building / structure x2. See also {vorme}, {bitmu}, {ganlo}, {murta}, {pagre}, {kevna}, {jvinu}, {kalri}, {kuspe}.
canlu	le canlu be le purdi cu barda	The garden occupies a large space.	x1 is space / volume / region / room [at-least-3-dimensional area] occupied by x2. Also occupy (= selca'u). See also {kensa}, {bliku}, {kumfa}, {kevna}, {kunti}, {tubnu}, {dekpu}.
canpa	ti canpa lo'e dertu ji lo'e snime	Is this spade for digging ground or snow?	x1 is a shovel / spade [bladed digging implement] for digging x2. See also {kakpa}, {guska}, {tutci}.
canre	mi pu penmi le i'u nai prina be le canre bei su'o jamfu	I found some footprints in the sand.	x1 is a quantity of / contains / is made of sand / grit from source x2 of composition including x3. Also abrasive (= {gukcanre}). See also {bidju}, {rokci}, {zalvi}, {boxna}.
canre	mi pu se nandu le ka cadzu lei canre poi gunma lo cmalu rokci	It was hard for me to walk on the sand made of small stones.	x1 is a quantity of / contains / is made of sand / grit from source x2 of composition including x3. Also abrasive (= {gukcanre}). See also {bidju}, {rokci}, {zalvi}, {boxna}.
canti	ro da poi remna zo'u kanpe le nu ba zi le nu da co'a cifnu vau loi jurme co'a xabju lo canti be da	For every human it is expected that soon after he is born bacteria colonize his intestines.	x1 is a / the gut(s) / entrails / intestines / viscera / innards / digestive system [body-part] of x2. Metaphor: process hub. See also {betfu}.
carce	mi sazri le pa carce be lo'e karce	I am driving a car transporter.	x1 is a cart / carriage / wagon [wheeled vehicle] for carrying x2, propelled by x3. See also {karce}, {xislu}, {marce}, {matra}.
carmi	ti voi bombila cu carmi le ka te gusni vau mi	This light bulb gives a light bright to me.	x1 is intense / bright / saturated / brilliant in property (ka) x2 as received / measured by observer x3. Also lustrous, gleaming, sparkling, shining (all probably better metaphorically combined with gusni: gusycai or camgu'i); in colors, refers principally to increased saturation (with opposite kandi). See also {denmi}, {gusni}, {kandi}, {ruble}, {skari}, {tilju}, {tsali}, {mutce}, {blabi}, {blanu}, {bunre}, {cicna}, {crino}, {grusi}, {narju}, {nukni}, {pelxu}, {xekri}, {xunre}, {zirpu}.
carna	ko carna fi le pritu	Turn to the right.	x1 turns about vector x2 towards direction x3, turning angular distance / to face point x4 Also revolve (= {jincarna}). See also {gunro}, {jendu}. New definition of {carna} originally proposed by Robin Lee Powell and backward-compatible with the old one. Official definition: x1 turns / rotates / revolves around axis x2 in direction x3.
carna	ko carna fi le pritu	Turn right.	x1 turns about vector x2 towards direction x3, turning angular distance / to face point x4 Also revolve (= {jincarna}). See also {gunro}, {jendu}. New definition of {carna} originally proposed by Robin Lee Powell and backward-compatible with the old one. Official definition: x1 turns / rotates / revolves around axis x2 in direction x3.
carna	i ko carna le kojna le pritu	Turn right around the corner.	x1 turns about vector x2 towards direction x3, turning angular distance / to face point x4 Also revolve (= {jincarna}). See also {gunro}, {jendu}. New definition of {carna} originally proposed by Robin Lee Powell and backward-compatible with the old one. Official definition: x1 turns / rotates / revolves around axis x2 in direction x3.
carna	ro da poi mokca le xislu zo'u da go nai carna le jendu le pritu be ri bei mi gi'e galtu be mi bei le jendu gi carna le jendu le zunle be ri bei mi gi'e dizlo be mi bei le jendu	The wheel was rotating around the rod counterclockwise when viewed by me.	x1 turns about vector x2 towards direction x3, turning angular distance / to face point x4 Also revolve (= {jincarna}). See also {gunro}, {jendu}. New definition of {carna} originally proposed by Robin Lee Powell and backward-compatible with the old one. Official definition: x1 turns / rotates / revolves around axis x2 in direction x3.
carna	le xislu pu ca'o ca'a carna le grana	The wheel was rotating around the rod.	x1 turns about vector x2 towards direction x3, turning angular distance / to face point x4 Also revolve (= {jincarna}). See also {gunro}, {jendu}. New definition of {carna} originally proposed by Robin Lee Powell and backward-compatible with the old one. Official definition: x1 turns / rotates / revolves around axis x2 in direction x3.
cartu	ti cartu le fange tcadu le dargu	This is a map showing roads of an alien city.	x1 is a chart / diagram / map of / about x2 showing formation / data-points x3. See also {platu}.
cartu	gau ko mi zgana le cartu be le nu'o se zvati be mi'o	Show me a map of places where you and I haven't been.	x1 is a chart / diagram / map of / about x2 showing formation / data-points x3. See also {platu}.
carvi	ca ca'o carvi	It's raining.	x1 rains / showers / [precipitates] to x2 from x3; x1 is precipitation [not limited to 'rain']. See also {bratu}, {dilnu}, {santa}, {snime}, {tcima}, {bisli}, {bumru}.
carvi	le snime pu carmi carvi le lalxu pa barda dilnu	It was snowing hard onto the lake from a large cloud.	x1 rains / showers / [precipitates] to x2 from x3; x1 is precipitation [not limited to 'rain']. See also {bratu}, {dilnu}, {santa}, {snime}, {tcima}, {bisli}, {bumru}.
casnu	ra joi mi pu casnu le pa arte	She and I discussed a piece of art.	x1(s) (mass normally, but 1 individual / jo'u possible) discuss(es) / talk(s) about topic / subject x2. Also chat, converse. See also {bacru}, {cusku}, {darlu}, {tavla}.
catke	le nixli pu catke le nanla le stedu be ri	The girl pushed the boy on his head.	x1 [agent] shoves / pushes x2 at locus x3. Move by pushing / shoving (= {ca'ermuvgau}). (cf. danre for non-agentive force, lacpu)
catlu	ko catlu mi	Look at me.	x1 looks at / examines / views / inspects / regards / watches / gazes at x2. Also look through (= {grecta}, {ravycta}, {bacycta}); note that English 'look' often means a more generic 'observe'. See also {jvinu}, {minra}, {simlu}, {viska}, {lanli}, {zgana}, {setca}, {viska}.
catni	mi co'a catni le ka cange ti ce'u vau le du'u le patfu be mi cu curmi le nu nei	The authority to be a farmer on this land has been given to me by my father.	x1 has authority / is an official in / on / over matter / sphere / persons x2 derived on basis x3. See also {turni}, {tutra}, {krati}, cmavo list {ca'i}, {jaspu}, {pulji}.
catra	ra kakne le ka catra re cipni le ka pilno pa rokci	He can kill two birds with one stone.	x1 (agent) kills / slaughters / murders x2 by action / method x3. See also {morsi}, {xarci}.
caucni	mi caucni do	I miss you.
caxno	ti voi lalxu cu caxno le ka sraji vau le sefta be vo'a	This lake is shallow in separating its bottom from its surface.	x1 is shallow in extent in direction / property x2 away from reference point x3 by standard x4. See also {condi}, {tordu}, {jarki}, {cinla}, {cmalu}, {jarki}, {jmifa}.
ce'i	le ninmu cu ji'i mu no ce'i si'ei le remna	Approximately 50% of humans are women.	digit / number: % percentage symbol, hundredths.
ce'o	li pa ce'o li re ce'o li ci cu porsi	1,2,3 is a sequence.	non-logical connective: ordered sequence link; and then, forming a sequence.
ce'u	la alis la an cu zmadu le ka mi nelci ce'u	I like Alice more than Ann.	pseudo-quantifier binding a variable within an abstraction that represents an open place.
cecla	ti cecla lo'e fagri	This is a fire gun.	x1 launches / fires / shoots projectile / missile x2, propelled by x3 [propellant / propulsion]. Also: x1 is a gun / launcher / cannon; x1 hurls / throws / casts (more general than renro in that propulsion need not be internal to x1). See also {renro}, {danti}, {jakne}, {jbama}, {spoja}.
cecmu	le pa cecmu be lo cipni mo'u muvdu le bu'u tcadu	A colony of birds moved to this city.	x1 is a community / colony of organisms x2. See also {bende}, {kulnu}, {natmi}, {tcadu}, {jecta}, {girzu}.
cedra	le cabna cu cedra le nu pilno le skami	These days are the era of using computers.	x1 is an era / epoch / age characterized by x2 (event / property / interval / idea). (x2 interval should be the defining boundaries; if merely a characterizing period, the nature of the interval should be expressed in an abstract bridi, or the interval should be marked with tu'a; x2 may also be characteristic object(s) or practices of the era, if marked with tu'a); See also {ranji}, {temci}, {citsi}.
cei	mi ba klama cei broda le zarci i au do broda	I will go to the store. I'd like you go there too.	selbri variable assignment; assigns broda series pro-bridi to a selbri.
cei	le'e verba mlatu cei broda zo'u mi nelci le'e broda poi blabi gi'e ku'i na nelci le'e broda poi xekri	As for kittens I like white ones but don't like black ones.	selbri variable assignment; assigns broda series pro-bridi to a selbri.
cenba	do cenba le ka cpedu ma kau vau le barda	Your demands vary to much degree.	x1 varies / changes in property / quantity x2 (ka / ni) in amount / degree x3 under conditions x4. Non-resultative, not-necessarily causal change. (cf. cenba which is non-resultative, galfi which is resultative and causal, stika which is non-resultative and causal; stodi, zasni, binxo)
cenba	ro linji ka'e cenba le ka clani ma kau vau ro da	Any line segment can be changed in its length to any degree.	x1 varies / changes in property / quantity x2 (ka / ni) in amount / degree x3 under conditions x4. Non-resultative, not-necessarily causal change. (cf. cenba which is non-resultative, galfi which is resultative and causal, stika which is non-resultative and causal; stodi, zasni, binxo)
censa	le bu'u tcadu cu censa ro prenu pe vi	This city is holy to all people here.	x1 is holy / sacred to person / people / culture / religion / cult / group x2. See also {cevni}, {krici}, {latna}, {pruxi}, {lijda}, {sinma}.
centero	ti noi tcadu cu centero le te gugde	This city is in the center of the country.
centi	le insekto cu centi le ka ce'u mitre li xo kau vau le ka ce'u clani	The insect is 1 centimeter long.	x1 is a hundredth [1 / 100; $1 * 1 0^{- 2}$ ] of x2 in dimension / aspect x3 (default is units). See also {grake}, {mitre}, {snidu}, {stero}, {delno}, {molro}, {kelvo}, {xampo}, {gradu}, {litce}, {merli}, {decti}, {dekto}, {femti}, {gigdo}, {gocti}, {gotro}, {kilto}, {megdo}, {mikri}, {milti}, {nanvi}, {petso}, {picti}, {terto}, {xatsi}, {xecto}, {xexso}, {zepti}, {zetro}.
cerda	mi cerda le ka ponse le dinju vau le patfu be mi su'o se djica be ri	I inherited the house from my father according to his will.	x1 is an heir to / is to inherit x2 (object / quality) from x3 according to rule x4. Pedantically, inheriting an object should be a sumti-raising (tu'a if non-abstract in x2) of inheriting loka ponse the object - the ownership of the object (= {posycerda}, posyselcerda for unambiguous {semantics}). See also {jgina}.
cermurse	mi ba klama le boske ca le cermurse be le bavlamdei bei ti	I will go to forest tomorrow at dawn at this place.
cerni	cerni coi	Good morning!	x1 is a morning [dawn until after typical start-of-work for locale] of day x2 at location x3. This morning (= {cabdeicerni}); tomorrow morning (= {bavlamcerni}); yesterday morning (= {prulamcerni}, {prulamdeicerni}) See also {vanci}, {murse}, {tcika}.
cerni	ca cerni pa cnino la .nipon.	It is now the morning of a new day in Japan.	x1 is a morning [dawn until after typical start-of-work for locale] of day x2 at location x3. This morning (= {cabdeicerni}); tomorrow morning (= {bavlamcerni}); yesterday morning (= {prulamcerni}, {prulamdeicerni}) See also {vanci}, {murse}, {tcika}.
certu--	fau ei ro da mi se zu'e se marvele le nu le mi'u prenu se la'u li xo kau certu le ka limna	I cannot but wonder at his skill in swimming.
cevni	do cevni mi le nu carvi	You are a god of rain for me.	x1 is a / the god / deity of people(s) / religion x2 with dominion over x3 [sphere]; x1 is divine. Also divinity; x2 religion refers to the religious community as a mass. See also {censa}, {krici}, {lijda}, {malsi}.
cfari	de'i li cy xo le se tigni cu cfari	At what time does the performance begin?	x1 [state / event / process] commences / initiates / starts / begins to occur; (intransitive verb). See also {sisti}, {krasi}, {fanmo}, {co'acfa}.
cfika	la'e lu la lunra cu kusru turni li'u cfika le logji bangu	'The Moon is a harsh mistress' is a fiction about logical languages.	x1 is a work of fiction about plot / theme / subject x2 / under convention x2 by author x3. Also story, lie, untrue. See also {cukta}, {lisri}, {prosa}, {fatci}, {jitfa}, {jetnu}, {xanri}.
cfila	mi se cfila le nu le drata cu xanka	I have my faults making other nervous.	x1 (property - ka) is a flaw / fault / defect in x2 causing x3. See also {cikre}, {srera}, {fenra}, {fliba}, {prane}.
cfine	mi pu setca pa cfine le loldi te zu'e le nu le mi'u vorme co'a kalri	I drove a wedge into the floor so that the door was open.	x1 is a wedge [shape / form / tool] of material x2. See also {tutci}.
cfipu	zo zabna jai cfipu mi le ka se smuni	To me {zabna} is confusing in meaning.	x1 (event / state) confuses / baffles x2 [observer] due to [confusing] property x3 (ka). See also {pluja}, {cfipu}, {zunti}.
cfipu	do je'a xu se cfipu le ka cuxna le ka zukte ma kau	Are you really confused of deciding what to do?	x1 (event / state) confuses / baffles x2 [observer] due to [confusing] property x3 (ka). See also {pluja}, {cfipu}, {zunti}.
ci	ci delfinu ca limna vi le korbi	There are three dolphins swimming near the shore.	digit / number: 3 (digit) [three].
ci'angulo	ma se sinxa ti noi ci'angulo	What does this triangle signify?
ci'e	ci'e la internet le vrici prenu ka'e jikca zu'ai	In the system of the internet, various people can socialize with each other.	ciste modal, 1st place used in scalar negation in system / context ...
ci'erkei	xu do ci'erkei la fudbol	Do you play soccer?
ci'i	ci'i da te cuxna	There is an infinite number of possibilities.	digit / number: infinity; followed by digits => aleph cardinality.
ci'i	ci'i da te cuxna fi le pa prenu i je ci'i re da te cuxna fi le re prenu	There is an infinite number of possibilities for one man, and twice as many for two men.	digit / number: infinity; followed by digits => aleph cardinality.
cibjmagutci	le foldi cu clani le ka cibjmagutci li pa re no le ka glico	The field is 120 yards in length.	$g_{1}$ is $g_{2}$ yard / yards (length unit). Cf. {ci}, {jamfu}, {gutci}, {degygutci}, {jmagutci}, {birgutci}, {minli}.
ciblu	le ciblu be mi cu klesi li a bu ma'u bu	My blood type is A positive.	x1 is blood / vital fluid of organism x2. See also {risna}, {flecu}.
cicna	le vanci tsani co'a cicna	The evening sky became turquoise.	x1 is cyan / turquoise / greenish-blue [color adjective]. See also {skari}, {blabi}, {xekri}, {kandi}, {carmi}, {crino}, {blanu}.
cidja	le rectu na cidja le xirma	Meat is not a food for horses.	x1 is food / feed / nutriment for x2; x1 is edible / gives nutrition to x2. See also {citka}, {nitcu}, {pinxe}, {xagji}, {cpina}.
cidja	mi nelci le jungo cidja	I like Chinese food.	x1 is food / feed / nutriment for x2; x1 is edible / gives nutrition to x2. See also {citka}, {nitcu}, {pinxe}, {xagji}, {cpina}.
cidni	le cidni be le tuple be mi cu se xrani	My knee is injured.	x1 is a / the knee / elbow / knuckle [hinged joint, body-part] of limb x2 of body x3. Metaphor: a sharp bend / curve. See also {korcu}, {jarco}, {jganu}.
cidro	le cidro cu traji linto se ratni	Hydrogen is the lightest element.	x1 is a quantity of / contains / is made of hydrogen (H); [metaphor: light, flammable]. See also {gapci}, {xukmi}.
cifnu	xu le mi'u cifnu xa'o jimpe le lojbo se smusku	Does the infant understand Lojban yet?	x1 is an infant / baby [helpless through youth / incomplete development] of species x2. Also infantile. See also {makcu}, {verba}.
cigla	ti cigla le xasne le remna	This human gland secrets sweat.	x1 is a / the gland [body-part] secreting x2, of body x3; x2 is a secretion of x1. Secretion (= {selcigla}). See also {vikmi}, {xasne}.
cikna	xu su'o do cikna	Is any of you awake?	(adjective:) x1 is awake / alert / conscious. See also {sanji}, {sipna}, {tatpi}.
cikna	mi pu co'a clira cikna	I got up early.	(adjective:) x1 is awake / alert / conscious. See also {sanji}, {sipna}, {tatpi}.
cikna	ko jai gau cikna fai mi de'i li cy bi	Wake me up at 8.	(adjective:) x1 is awake / alert / conscious. See also {sanji}, {sipna}, {tatpi}.
cikre	mi cikre le mi'u spofu stizu le ka ka'e se zutse	I repair the chair so that one can sit on it.	x1 repairs / mends / fixes x2 for use x3. A repair may be incomplete, fixing only one of the possible uses of x2, hence x3. See also {cfila}, {spofu}.
ciksi	mi pu ciksi fi le mi'u ctuca fe le nu mi na zvati le nu penmi vau fo le nu mi na pu djuno le du'u sarcu fa le nu mi zvati nu bu	I explained to the teacher my absence at the meeting that I didn't know that I should've been there.	x1 (person) explains x2 (event / state / property) to x3 with explanation x4 (du'u). Explanation x4 is an underlying mechanism / details / purpose / method for x2 (= velcki for reordered places), generally assumed to be non-obvious; metaphorical usage with the various causal relations (i.e. jalge, mukti, krinu, rinka, nibli, zukte) is possible, but the non-obviousness, and the existence of an explainer with a point of view makes this word not a simple expression of cause. See also {cipra}, {danfu}, {jalge}, {jinvi}, {krinu}, {mukti}, {nabmi}, {preti}, {rinka}, {sidbo}, {zukte}, {tavla}.
ciksi	le gidva pu ciksi fi mi'a fe le nu mi'a cliva ca le lerci vau le nu le aftobuso nu'o mo'u klama	The guide explained to us that we would leave later in that the bus hadn't yet arrived.	x1 (person) explains x2 (event / state / property) to x3 with explanation x4 (du'u). Explanation x4 is an underlying mechanism / details / purpose / method for x2 (= velcki for reordered places), generally assumed to be non-obvious; metaphorical usage with the various causal relations (i.e. jalge, mukti, krinu, rinka, nibli, zukte) is possible, but the non-obviousness, and the existence of an explainer with a point of view makes this word not a simple expression of cause. See also {cipra}, {danfu}, {jalge}, {jinvi}, {krinu}, {mukti}, {nabmi}, {preti}, {rinka}, {sidbo}, {zukte}, {tavla}.
cilce	ti noi foldi cu cilce	This field is untamed.	(adjective:) x1 is wild / untamed. Tame (= {tolcilce}). See also {pinfu}, {panpi}, {tarti}.
cilce	ra sazri pa cilce xirma	He rides an untamed horse.	(adjective:) x1 is wild / untamed. Tame (= {tolcilce}). See also {pinfu}, {panpi}, {tarti}.
cilmo	ko lumci le mi'u canko se pi'o le cilmo bukpu	Clean the window with a damp cloth.	x1 is moist / wet / damp with liquid x2. See also {litki}, {lunsa}, {sudga}.
cilre	mi cilre fi la .lojban.	I learn Lojban.	x1 learns x2 (du'u) about subject x3 from source x4 (obj. / event) by method x5 (event / process). See also {ctuca}, {tadni}, {djuno}, {ckule}.
cilre	mi pu cilre le du'u le remna na smani	I learnt that humans are not monkeys.	x1 learns x2 (du'u) about subject x3 from source x4 (obj. / event) by method x5 (event / process). See also {ctuca}, {tadni}, {djuno}, {ckule}.
cilre	mi tcidu mu'i le nu mi cilre	I read in order to learn.	x1 learns x2 (du'u) about subject x3 from source x4 (obj. / event) by method x5 (event / process). See also {ctuca}, {tadni}, {djuno}, {ckule}.
cilre	mi so'i da pu'i cilre fo le nu mi pu zgana le cipni	I learned a lot from watching birds.	x1 learns x2 (du'u) about subject x3 from source x4 (obj. / event) by method x5 (event / process). See also {ctuca}, {tadni}, {djuno}, {ckule}.
cilta	mi pu katna le mi'u cilta le ci mei	I cut the wire into three pieces.	x1 is a thread / filament / wire [shape / form] of material x2. See also {fenso}, {nivji}, {skori}, {silka}.
cimde	le mitre be li re cu cimde le mi'u kumfa le ka clani	Two meters is the dimension of the room in length.	x1 (property - ka) is a dimension of space / object x2 according to rules / model x3. See also {morna}, {ckilu}, {merli}, {manri}.
cimni	si'au le nu penmi cu cimni le ka se ditcu	It seems to me, the meeting will never end.	x1 is infinite / unending / eternal in property / dimension x2, to degree x3 (quantity) / of type x3. Also everlasting, eternity, (= {cimnytei}), eternal (= cimnyteikai or {temcimni}). See also {vitno}, {renvi}, {munje}, {fanmo}, {sisti}.
cimni	le mi'u munje cu cimni le ka se canlu	The world is infinite in space.	x1 is infinite / unending / eternal in property / dimension x2, to degree x3 (quantity) / of type x3. Also everlasting, eternity, (= {cimnytei}), eternal (= cimnyteikai or {temcimni}). See also {vitno}, {renvi}, {munje}, {fanmo}, {sisti}.
cinba	mi pu cinba le mi'u fetsi re'o pa kerlo	I kissed her in the ear.	x1 (agent) kisses / busses x2 at locus x3. See also {ctebi}.
cindu	xu da cindu bu'u le mi'u cmana	Are there oak trees on the mountain?	x1 is an oak, a type of tree of species / strain x2. See also {tricu}.
cinfo	mi pu se spaji le ka viska le cinfo	I was surprised to see a lion.	x1 is a lion / [lioness] of species / breed x2. See also {mlatu}.
cinje	da cinje le bukpu	There are creases in the cloth.	x1 is a wrinkle / crease / fold [shape / form] in x2. See also {korcu}, {polje}, {boxfo}, {boxna}.
cinje	gau ko ri xutla	Smooth out it.	x1 is a wrinkle / crease / fold [shape / form] in x2. See also {korcu}, {polje}, {boxfo}, {boxna}.
cinki	lo ka insekto cu ka cinki	Insects are arthropods.	x1 is an insect / arthropod of species x2; [bug / beetle]. See also {civla}, {danlu}, {jalra}, {jukni}, {manti}, {sfani}, {toldi}, {bifce}.
cinla	le mi'u ninmu cu cinla le ka se tuple	The woman has thin legs.	x1 is thin in direction / dimension x2 by standard x3; [relatively short in smallest dimension]. See also {rotsu}, {jarki}, {tordu}, {cmalu}, {caxno}, {plana}, {jarki}.
cinmo	mi cinmo le ka gleki vau le nu mi'o tavla zu'ai bau la lojban	I feel happy that we talk in Lojban.	x1 feels emotion x2 (ka) about x3. Also mood / humor (= {nuncni}). See also cmavo list {ci'o}, {cumla}, {jilra}, {nelci}, {xendo}, {ckeji}, {cortu}, {jgira}, {kecti}, {kufra}, {manci}, {prami}, {steba}, {zungi}, {badri}, {burna}, {gleki}.
cinri	.i ma paunai se cinri le cabna be lenu ra co'a speni	Who cares when she gets married?	x1 (abstraction) interests / is interesting to x2; x2 is interested in x1. Use x1 tu'a for non-specific interest in an object; interested in (= {selci'i}). See also {zdile}, {kucli}, {manci}, {kurji}.
cinta	mi pu punji le cinta be le kliti bei le sovda le mi'u bitmu	I put an oil paint (with clay as a pigment) on to the wall.	x1 [material] is a paint of pigment / active substance x2, in a base of x3. See also {pixra}, {skari}.
cintura	le cintura be do cu klani ma le ka clani	What is the length of your waist?
cinza	lei re cinza be le manti bei lei cidja ca ca'o sutra muvdu	The two pincers of the ant used to pinch food are quickly moving.	x1 is a / are tong(s) / chopsticks / pincers / tweezers / pliers [tool / body-part] for x2 to pinch x3. See also {tutci}.
cipni	le mi'u pa cipni ca'o vofli	The bird is flying.	x1 is a bird / avian / fowl of species x2. See also {datka}, {gunse}, {jipci}, {nalci}, {pimlu}, {vofli}, {xruki}, {danlu}.
cipra	le nu catlu le kanla be do cu cipra le nu do stace se la'u li xo kau	To look into your eyes is a test of your sincerity.	x1 (process / event) is a test for / proof of property / state x2 in subject x3 (individ. / set / mass). Also examination, proxy measure, validation; (a set in x3 must be completely specified). See also {ciksi}, {troci}, {jarco}, {pajni}, {saske}.
cipra	mi pu gasnu le cipra be tu'a le mi'u karce	I tested the car.	x1 (process / event) is a test for / proof of property / state x2 in subject x3 (individ. / set / mass). Also examination, proxy measure, validation; (a set in x3 must be completely specified). See also {ciksi}, {troci}, {jarco}, {pajni}, {saske}.
cipra	ba zi ku mi jai se cipra	I will have a test soon.	x1 (process / event) is a test for / proof of property / state x2 in subject x3 (individ. / set / mass). Also examination, proxy measure, validation; (a set in x3 must be completely specified). See also {ciksi}, {troci}, {jarco}, {pajni}, {saske}.
cirko	mi cirko le ka kakne le ka sazri le xirma vau le ka xabju le tcadu	I lost my ability to ride a horse while living in the city.	x1 loses person / thing x2 at / near x3; x1 loses property / feature x2 in conditions / situation x3. x2 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event (rare for cirko), or a property; pedantically, for objects / commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object / commodity (= {po'ecri}, posyselcri for unambiguous {semantics}). See also {facki}, {ralte}, {sisku}, {claxu}, {jinga}, {pleji}, {canja}, {sfasa}, {dapma}, {binra}, {mipri}.
cirkulo	mi pu ciska pa cirkulo	I drew a circle.
cirla	xu do djica tu'a le cirla	Would you like cheese?	x1 is a quantity of / contains cheese / curd from source x2. See also {ladru}.
ciska	mi ba ciska lu coi munje li'u le pelji	I will write "Hello, world!" on the paper.	x1 inscribes / writes x2 on display / storage medium x3 with writing implement x4; x1 is a scribe. Also x3 writing surface. See also {papri}, {penbi}, {pinsi}, {tcidu}, {xatra}, {pixra}, {prina}, {finti} for 'author' or specific authorial works, {barna}, {pinka}.
cisma	se ja'e ma do cisma	Why are you smiling?	x1 smiles / grins (facial expression). Smile / grin at something (= {cismyfra}). See also {xajmi}, {cmila}, {frumu}.
ciste	le kibro cu ciste le se tcana be le skami poi se pi'o ce'u le prenu cu jikca	The internet is a system with computer nodes, using which people communicate.	x1 (mass) is a system interrelated by structure x2 among components x3 (set) displaying x4 (ka). x1 (or x3) is synergistic in x4; also network; x2 also relations, rules; x3 also elements (set completely specified); x4 systemic functions / properties. See also cmavo list {ci'e}, {cmima}, {girzu}, {gunma}, {stura}, {tadji}, {munje}, {farvi}, {ganzu}, {judri}, {julne}, {klesi}, {morna}, {tcana}.
citka	.i mi mo'u citka le pa badna .e le re plise	I've eaten a banana and two apples.	x1 eats / ingests / consumes (transitive verb) x2. See also {cidja}, {pinxe}, {tunlo}, {xagji}, {xaksu}, {batci}, {gusta}, {kabri}.
citno	le nixli cu citno le ka lifri le xo kau mei	The girl is young in how much she experienced.	x1 is young / youthful [relatively short in elapsed duration] by standard x2. Also age (= {nilnalci'o}); (adjective:) x1 is junior. See also {laldo}, {cnino}, {slabu}, {verba}.
citri	mi tadni le citri be le mi'u kagni bei le cnino lanli	I'm studying the history of the company according to new analysts.	x1 is a history of x2 according to x3 (person) / from point-of-view x3. Also historic / historical (= {cirtermo'i}, {cirvai}). See also {muzga}.
citsi	ca citsi le nu carvi vau le pa no no mu moi	Now it's the season of rains of year 2005.	x1 is a season / is seasonal [cyclical interval], defined by interval / property x2, of year(s) x3. Also anniversary (= {citsydei}, {na'arcitsydei}), jubilee (= {mumnoncitsi}); the period of time may be short or long as indicated by x2, and may occur every year or every nth year as indicated by x3 (default every year); (x2 and / or x3 may need metaphorical restriction: djecitsi, pavdeicitsi; also equinox, solstice, time of year. See also {cedra}, {crisa}, {critu}, {dunra}, {ranji}, {temci}, {vensa}, {jbena}.
citsi	vi ku le dunra cu citsi le nu lenku	Here, winter is a cold season.	x1 is a season / is seasonal [cyclical interval], defined by interval / property x2, of year(s) x3. Also anniversary (= {citsydei}, {na'arcitsydei}), jubilee (= {mumnoncitsi}); the period of time may be short or long as indicated by x2, and may occur every year or every nth year as indicated by x3 (default every year); (x2 and / or x3 may need metaphorical restriction: djecitsi, pavdeicitsi; also equinox, solstice, time of year. See also {cedra}, {crisa}, {critu}, {dunra}, {ranji}, {temci}, {vensa}, {jbena}.
civla	xu le civla be fi le gerku cu ckape le remna	Are dog louses dangerous to humans?	x1 is a louse / flea [blood-sucking arthropod] of species / breed x2, parasitic on x3. See also {cinki}, {jalra}.
cizra	.i le valsi cu cizra mi le ka se smuni makau	The word is strange to me in meaning.	x1 is strange / weird / deviant / bizarre / odd to x2 in property x3 (ka). Also alien, mysterious, deviant, queer, unusual, exotic. See also {ranxi}, {rirci}, {fange}, {banli}.
cizra	.i cizra fa le nu la .tom. na zvati	It's strange that Tom is not present.	x1 is strange / weird / deviant / bizarre / odd to x2 in property x3 (ka). Also alien, mysterious, deviant, queer, unusual, exotic. See also {ranxi}, {rirci}, {fange}, {banli}.
ckabu	le bolci poi ckabu cu plipe ri'a le ka pruni	A rubber ball jumps because it is elastic.	x1 is a quantity of / contains / is made of rubber / latex from source x2 of composition including x3. See also {pruni}.
ckafi	do pinxe le ckafi ji le tcati	Will you drink coffee or tea?	x1 is made of / contains / is a quantity of coffee from source / bean / grain x2. Brew based on a seed / bean / grain; e.g. also chicory coffee, decaf, postum. See also {tcati}, brewed from a leaf, {barja}, {cakla}.
ckaji	le mi'u prenu na simlu gi'e ku'i ja'a ckaji vau le ka ninmu	The person doesn't look like a woman but she is.	x1 has / is characterized by property / feature / trait / aspect / dimension x2 (ka); x2 is manifest in x1. Manifested / property / quality / trait / feature / aspect (= {selkai}). See also cmavo list {kai}, {tcaci}, {tcini}.
ckaji	le ka masno bacru cu se ckaji tu noi nanmu	Slow speech is the characteristic of that man.	x1 has / is characterized by property / feature / trait / aspect / dimension x2 (ka); x2 is manifest in x1. Manifested / property / quality / trait / feature / aspect (= {selkai}). See also cmavo list {kai}, {tcaci}, {tcini}.
ckana	au mi vreta le ckana	I want to lie down in bed.	x1 is a bed / pallet of material x2 for holding / supporting x3 (person / object / event). See also {kamju}, {kicne}, {nilce}, {palta}, {cpana}, {vreta}, {jubme}, {stizu}, {matci}, {zbepi}, {palne}, {sarji}.
ckape	ka'e ckape le nu do kanro vau fa le nu do zukte le se stidi be la kevin	It can be dangerous for your health to do what Kevin suggested.	x1 is perilous / dangerous / potentially harmful to x2 under conditions x3. x1 is a danger / peril to x2. See also te {bandu}, te {kajde}, te {marbi}, se {snura}, se {xalni}.
ckape	do jai se ckape fai le nu do co'a bilma	You are at risk of getting ill.	x1 is perilous / dangerous / potentially harmful to x2 under conditions x3. x1 is a danger / peril to x2. See also te {bandu}, te {kajde}, te {marbi}, se {snura}, se {xalni}.
ckasu	le pendo pu ckasu mi le ka cadzu tai ma kau vau le ka cusku le mabla	The friend mocked at the manner I walk by saying bad words.	x1 ridicules / mocks / scoffs at x2 about x3 (property / event) by doing activity x4 (event). See also {cmila}.
ckeji	le mamta be mi pu ckeji le nu mi tarti ma kau vau lei prenu	My mother was ashamed in front of the crowd of my conduct.	x1 feels ashamed / mortified / humiliated under conditions x2 before community / audience x3. See also {cinmo}.
ckiku	ti ckiku le xunre vorme i ma ckiku le jaspu be do	What is the password to your account?	x1 is a key fitting / releasing / opening / unlocking lock x2, and having relevant properties x3. Also x2 fastener, mechanism; code key (= {termifckiku}, {kiktermifra}); x3 is dependent on the type of key, but are those form properties of the key that enable it to serve the function of opening the lock - in the case of a metal key to a padlock, for example, this would be the shaft and teeth. See also {stela}.
ckiku	mi mo'u cirko le pe mi ckiku	I lost my keys.	x1 is a key fitting / releasing / opening / unlocking lock x2, and having relevant properties x3. Also x2 fastener, mechanism; code key (= {termifckiku}, {kiktermifra}); x3 is dependent on the type of key, but are those form properties of the key that enable it to serve the function of opening the lock - in the case of a metal key to a padlock, for example, this would be the shaft and teeth. See also {stela}.
ckilu	le ka mitre ma kau cu ckilu le ka te sepli ma kau ma kau	Metric scale measures the distance between two points.	x1 (si'o) is a scale of units for measuring / observing / determining x2 (state). See also cmavo list {ci'u}, {gradu}, {merli}, {cimde}, {manri}.
ckilu	.i le ka skari cu ckilu le nu le stizu cu xunre	Having a color is the scale of the chair being red.	x1 (si'o) is a scale of units for measuring / observing / determining x2 (state). See also cmavo list {ci'u}, {gradu}, {merli}, {cimde}, {manri}.
ckini	mi na jimpe le du'u makau te ckini le panci le jai se vecnu be fi do	I don't understand the relation between the smell and your purchases.	x1 is related to / associated with / akin to x2 by relationship x3. See also cmavo list {ki'i}, {ponse}, {srana}, {steci}, {mapti}, {sarxe}, {fange}.
ckini	ti'e le sance cu ckini le barda mabru le ka ce'u cupra ce'u fau le nu ri pagre ti	They say the sound is related to a large mammal that produces it while passing here.	x1 is related to / associated with / akin to x2 by relationship x3. See also cmavo list {ki'i}, {ponse}, {srana}, {steci}, {mapti}, {sarxe}, {fange}.
ckini	le nu da'i mi pu zvati la nipon cu ckini fi no da	The fact that I was in Japan is totally irrelevant.	x1 is related to / associated with / akin to x2 by relationship x3. See also cmavo list {ki'i}, {ponse}, {srana}, {steci}, {mapti}, {sarxe}, {fange}.
ckire	mi ckire do le mi'u ka sidju mi	Thank you for helping me.	x1 is grateful / thankful to / appreciative of x2 for x3 (event / property). Also gratitude (= {nunckire} or {kamckire}). See also {cinmo}, {friti}, {pluka}.
ckire	ckire fi le balvi	Thanks in advance.	x1 is grateful / thankful to / appreciative of x2 for x3 (event / property). Also gratitude (= {nunckire} or {kamckire}). See also {cinmo}, {friti}, {pluka}.
ckule	ti ckule le bu'u gugde le ve mikce le citno tadni	This is a medical school serving in this area teaching therapy methods to young students.	x1 is school / institute / academy at x2 teaching subject(s) x3 to audien. / commun. x4 operated by x5. Also college, university. See also {cilre}, {ctuca}, {tadni}.
ckule	mi ve ckule fi le ralju	I'm in primary school.	x1 is school / institute / academy at x2 teaching subject(s) x3 to audien. / commun. x4 operated by x5. Also college, university. See also {cilre}, {ctuca}, {tadni}.
ckunu	xu le tsiju be ti noi ckunu cu kukte	Are pine nuts of this conifer tasty?	x1 is a conifer / pine / fir of species / strain x2 with cones x3. See also {tricu}.
cladu	le zgike cu cladu le bu'u kumfa ku ji'a	The music is loud even when you are in this room.	x1 is loud / noisy at observation point x2 by standard x3. See also {savru}.
clani	la tom cu clani le ka sraji	Tom is tall.	x1 is long in dimension / direction x2 (default longest dimension) by measurement standard x3. See also {slabu}, {condi}, {ganra}, {rotsu}, {tordu}, {barda}, {ganra}, {gutci}, {minli}, {rotsu}.
clani	le cmana cu clani	The mountain is high.	x1 is long in dimension / direction x2 (default longest dimension) by measurement standard x3. See also {slabu}, {condi}, {ganra}, {rotsu}, {tordu}, {barda}, {ganra}, {gutci}, {minli}, {rotsu}.
clani	le nu penmi pu clani le ka se ditcu	The meeting was long.	x1 is long in dimension / direction x2 (default longest dimension) by measurement standard x3. See also {slabu}, {condi}, {ganra}, {rotsu}, {tordu}, {barda}, {ganra}, {gutci}, {minli}, {rotsu}.
clani	clani le ka mitre li re	The length is two meters.	x1 is long in dimension / direction x2 (default longest dimension) by measurement standard x3. See also {slabu}, {condi}, {ganra}, {rotsu}, {tordu}, {barda}, {ganra}, {gutci}, {minli}, {rotsu}.
claxu	mi claxu le ka djica le ka citka	I lack the desire to eat.	x1 is without / lacking / free of / lacks x2; x1 is x2-less. See also cmavo list {cau}, {cirko}, {kunti}, {nitcu}, {pindi}, {banzu}.
claxu	si'au do claxu le ka cinmo da	Looks like you lack any emotions.	x1 is without / lacking / free of / lacks x2; x1 is x2-less. See also cmavo list {cau}, {cirko}, {kunti}, {nitcu}, {pindi}, {banzu}.
claxu	mi claxu su'o penbi	I don't have a pen.	x1 is without / lacking / free of / lacks x2; x1 is x2-less. See also cmavo list {cau}, {cirko}, {kunti}, {nitcu}, {pindi}, {banzu}.
clika	ti clika fi le rokci	This is moss growing on rocks.	x1 is a moss / lichen of species / strain x2 growing on x3; (adjective:) x1 is mossy. See also {mledi}.
clira	le nu la alis cu cliva le mi'u briju pu clira le se sruma be mi	Alice leaving the office was early according to my assumption.	x1 (event) is early by standard x2. See also {lerci}.
clite	do pu na clite le ka cusku le se du'u le mi'u ctuca na drani	You wasn't polite in saying that the teacher isn't right.	x1 is polite / courteous / civil in matter x2 according to standard / custom x3. Also formal, ritual. See also {ritli}.
cliva	ra pu cliva le mi'u kumfa pa canko	He left the room via a window.	x1 leaves / goes away / departs / parts / separates from x2 via route x3. Also: x1 leaves behind / takes leave of x2. See also {litru}, {canci}, {vimcu}, {lebna}, {muvdu}.
clupa	ko jai se torni le mi'u skori ja'e le nu ri clupa	Twist the rope into a loop.	x1 is a loop / circuit of x2 [material]. Also noose (= skoclupa, saljgeclupa; there is no indication of shape, but merely that the ends join / meet); closed curve defined by set of points (= {cuptai}). See also {djine}.
cmaci	mi tadni le cmaci be le klani	I study arithmetic (mathematics of quantity).	x1 is a mathematics of type / describing x2. See also {mekso}.
cmalu	le nu penmi ba cmalu le ka ditcu	The meeting will be short in duration.	x1 is small in property / dimension(s) x2 (ka) as compared with standard / norm x3. See also {caxno}, {cinla}, {jarki}, {tordu}, {barda}.
cmalu	le mi'u cukta cu cmalu le ka jai vajni	The book is of little importance.	x1 is small in property / dimension(s) x2 (ka) as compared with standard / norm x3. See also {caxno}, {cinla}, {jarki}, {tordu}, {barda}.
cmana	so'i da cmana le bu'u tumla	This land has a lot of mountains.	x1 is a mountain / hill / mound / [rise] / [peak] / [summit] / [highlands] projecting from land mass x2. See also {punli}, {derxi}.
cmavo	zo ka cmavo ma'oi nu	{ka} is a grammatical particle of class "NU" (clause prefix)	x1 is a structure word of grammatical class x2, with meaning / function x3 in usage (language) x4. x4 may be a specific usage (with an embedded language place) or a massified language description; x3 and x4 may be merely an example of cmavo usage or refer to an actual expression; cmavo list, if physical object (= (loi) ma'oste); referring to the mental construct (e.g. propose adding a new cmavo to the cmavo list = ma'orpoi, ma'orselcmi, ma'orselste). See also {gismu}, {lujvo}, {gerna}, {smuni}, {valsi}.
cmene	.i ma cmene do	What is your name?	x1 (quoted word(s)) is a / the name / title / tag of x2 to / used-by namer / name-user x3 (person). Also: x2 is called x1 by x3 (= selcme for reordered places). See also cmavo list {me'e}, {gismu}, {tcita}, {valsi}, {judri}.
cmene	.i mi se cmene zo .bab.	My name is Bob.	x1 (quoted word(s)) is a / the name / title / tag of x2 to / used-by namer / name-user x3 (person). Also: x2 is called x1 by x3 (= selcme for reordered places). See also cmavo list {me'e}, {gismu}, {tcita}, {valsi}, {judri}.
cmene	.i le bruna be mi mi te cmene zo ractu	My brother calls me "Rabbit"	x1 (quoted word(s)) is a / the name / title / tag of x2 to / used-by namer / name-user x3 (person). Also: x2 is called x1 by x3 (= selcme for reordered places). See also cmavo list {me'e}, {gismu}, {tcita}, {valsi}, {judri}.
cmene	le kamni pu xusra le du'u le prenu pu zukte no le se cmene be lu na'e drani li'u bei le kamni	The committee asserted that the person had done nothing "incorrect" (quoting the committee's words).	x1 (quoted word(s)) is a / the name / title / tag of x2 to / used-by namer / name-user x3 (person). Also: x2 is called x1 by x3 (= selcme for reordered places). See also cmavo list {me'e}, {gismu}, {tcita}, {valsi}, {judri}.
cmevla	zo lojban cmevla	"Lojban" is cmevla.
cmila	ra pu co'a cmila	She started laughing.	x1 laughs (emotional expression). x1 laughs at x2 (= {mi'afra}). See also {ckasu}, {frumu}, {xajmi}, {cisma}.
cmima	mi cmima pa kamni pe le mi'u gugde	I am a member of a state committee.	x1 is a member / element of set x2; x1 belongs to group x2; x1 is amid / among / amongst group x2. x1 may be a complete or incomplete list of members; x2 is normally marked by la'i / le'i / lo'i, defining the set in terms of its common property(ies), though it may be a complete enumeration of the membership. See also {ciste}, {porsi}, {jbini}, {girzu}, {gunma}, {klesi}, cmavo list {mei}, {kampu}, {lanzu}, {liste}.
cmoni	le mi'u prenu pu cmoni zo a le ka gleki	The person uttered "A!" expressing his happiness.	x1 utters moan / groan / howl / scream [non-linguistic utterance] x2 expressing x3 (property). Also shriek, most animal sounds, e.g. bark, cackle, meow, neigh, moo, honk, baa, crow. See also {krixa}, {bacru}, {cusku}, {cortu}.
cnano	le ki'ogra be li ci cu cnano le ka se junta vau le ca zi jbena	3 kilograms is a normal weight of newborns.	x1 [value] is a norm / average in property / amount x2 (ka / ni) among x3(s) (set) by standard x4. Also mean, normal, usual; (x3 specifies the complete set). See also {tcaci}, {fadni}, {kampu}, {lakne}, {tarti}, {rirci}.
cnebo	le cnebo be le za'u vi ninmu cu clani	These women have long necks.	x1 is a / the neck [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: a relatively narrow point]. See also {galxe}, {cutne}.
cnemu	mi pu cnemu le mi'u gerku le ka bevri le grana vau le ka te cpacu le sakta le mi'u gerku	I rewarded the dog for bringing the stick by giving it sugar.	x1 (agent) rewards x2 [recipient] for atypical x3 (event / property) with reward / desserts x4. Differs from earned payment because of atypical nature; rewards need not be positive but are in some sense deserved from the point of view of the rewarder: positive reward (= {zanyne'u}), punishment, penalty, demerit (= {malne'u}, {sfane'u}); x4 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event, or a property; pedantically, for objects / commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object / commodity (= {posne'u}, posyvelne'u for unambiguous {semantics}). See also {dunda}, {friti}, {jerna}, {jinga}, {jivna}, {pleji}, {sfasa}, {venfu}, {prali}, {dapma}.
cnici	le mi'u kerfa cu cnici le ka se ganzu fi le carmi	The hair is neat in being organized into a shining part.	x1 is orderly / neat / ordered in property / quantity x2 (ka / ni). See also {cunso}, {kalsa}.
cnino	.i do cnino mi le ka kakne le ka limna	This is news to me that you can swim.	x1 is new / unfamiliar / novel to observer x2 in feature x3 (ka) by standard x4; x1 is a novelty. See also {nuzba}, {slabu}, {citno}, se {djuno}.
cnino	.i cnino fa no cnita be le solri	Nothing is new under the Sun.	x1 is new / unfamiliar / novel to observer x2 in feature x3 (ka) by standard x4; x1 is a novelty. See also {nuzba}, {slabu}, {citno}, se {djuno}.
cnisa	ra pu troci le ka zbasu le solji le cnisa	He tried to make gold out of lead.	x1 is a quantity of / contains / is made of lead (Pb); [metaphor: heavy, malleable, soft metal]. See also {jinme}, {tinci}.
cnita	le mi'u pelji cu cnita le mi'u cukta	The paper is below the book.	x1 is directly / vertically beneath / below / under / underneath / down from x2 in frame of reference x3. Also underside, nether. See also {dizlo}, {gapru}, {galtu}, {farna}, {loldi}.
co	lu le ractu co melbi li'u dunli lu le melbi ractu li'u	"Pretty bunnies" is the same as "bunnies, the pretty".	tanru inversion operator; ... of type ...; allows modifier trailing sumti without sumti links.
co'a	pu co'a ru'i carvi	It started raining.	interval event contour: at the starting point of ...; initiative >\|< \|.
co'a	le plise co'a fusra	The apple has begun to decay.	interval event contour: at the starting point of ...; initiative >\|< \|.
co'a	co'a pelxu	It's turning yellow.	interval event contour: at the starting point of ...; initiative >\|< \|.
co'a	do pu co'a lazni	You became lazy.	interval event contour: at the starting point of ...; initiative >\|< \|.
co'e	mu'i ma do co'e mi	Why are you doing this to me?	elliptical / unspecified bridi relationship.
co'e	za'o co'e	It's going on for too long.	elliptical / unspecified bridi relationship.
co'e	.ei do troci le ka co'e bu'u lo drata	You should try it somewhere else.	elliptical / unspecified bridi relationship.
co'i	mi pu co'i nai citka pa mango ca le nu ra co'i klama le nenri	I was eating a mango when she entered.	interval event contour: at the instantaneous point of ...; achievative / perfective; point event >\|<.
co'i	mi co'i cirko	I've lost it.	interval event contour: at the instantaneous point of ...; achievative / perfective; point event >\|<.
co'o	co'o le tumla pe mi	Goodbye, my land!	vocative: partings / good-bye.
co'o	co'o ro do	Goodbye to all of you!	vocative: partings / good-bye.
co'oi	co'oi le pendo be mi	Ciao, my friend!	Combination of {coi} and {co'o}, indicating either greetings or partings according to context. The scalar negated forms of this COI are apparently identical to its positive form. cf. {coi}, {co'o}, {rinsa}, {tolrinsa}.
co'u	mi pu co'u pinxe le stasu	I sopped eating a soup.	interval event contour: at the ending point of ... even if not done; cessative \| >< \|.
coi	coi le munje	Hello, world!	vocative: greetings / hello.
coi	coi ro do	Hello, everyone!	vocative: greetings / hello.
cokcu	le mi'u verba cu cokcu le ladru le tatru le moklu	Children suck up milk from breast into the mouth.	x1 soaks up / absorbs / sucks up x2 from x3 into x4; x1 is an absorbant. See also {panje}, {sakci}, {lacpu}.
condi	ti voi xamsi cu condi le ka sraji vau le sefta be vo'a	This sea is deep in separating its bottom from its surface.	x1 is deep in extent in direction / property x2 away from reference point x3 by standard x4. See also {clani}, {caxno}, {bargu}, {ganra}, {rotsu}, {barda}, {gutci}, {minli}.
condi	e'o do bevri le pa condi kabri	Please, bring a deep glass.	x1 is deep in extent in direction / property x2 away from reference point x3 by standard x4. See also {clani}, {caxno}, {bargu}, {ganra}, {rotsu}, {barda}, {gutci}, {minli}.
cortu	mi cortu le xance	My hand hurts.	x1 hurts / feels pain / hurt at locus x2. See also {cinmo}, {xrani}.
cortu	mi cortu le galxe be mi	I have a sore throat.	x1 hurts / feels pain / hurt at locus x2. See also {cinmo}, {xrani}.
cpacu	mi ba cpacu le grute mi	I'll get fruits for myself.	x1 gets / procures / acquires / obtains / accepts x2 from source x3 [previous possessor not implied]. Also fetch; accept a gift (= {seldu'acpa}). See also {punji}, {lebna}, {vimcu}.
cpacu	mi ne le xance pu te cpacu fi la kevin fe le dakfu	I handed Kevin a knife.	x1 gets / procures / acquires / obtains / accepts x2 from source x3 [previous possessor not implied]. Also fetch; accept a gift (= {seldu'acpa}). See also {punji}, {lebna}, {vimcu}.
cpana	su'o bisli cu se cpana le cmana	There is ice on top of the mountain.	x1 is upon / atop / resting on / lying on [the upper surface of] x2 in frame of reference / gravity x3. (x1 may be object or event); See also se {vasru}, {jbini}, {zvati}, {nenri}, {vreta}, {ckana}, {diklo}, {jibni}, {lamji}, {zutse}, {punji} for lay upon, {sarji}, {zbepi}.
cpare	ra pu mo'u cpare le mi'u cmana	She has climbed on the mountain.	x1 climbs / clambers / creeps / crawls on surface x2 in direction x3 using x4 [limbs / tools]. See also {klama}, {litru}, {bajra}, {farlu}, {plipe}.
cpedu	le mi'u nanmu pu cpedu le ka jai gau kalri fai le mi'u vorme vau mi ta'i le ka jai gau muvdu fai le xance	The man asked me to open the door by moving his hand.	x1 requests / asks / petitions / solicits for x2 of / from x3 in manner / form x4. Also demand (= {mi'ecpe}); x4 is a means of expression See also ve {cusku}.: a request may be indicated in speech, in writing, or by an action (e.g. petitions are often in writing, while begging / panhandling may be indicated by an action or even demeanor). (cf. pikci, te preti, te frati, se spuda, danfu)
cpina	le mi'u sanso cu cpina	The sauce is hot.	x1 is pungent / piquant / peppery / spicy / irritating to sense x2. Also prickly (= {pecycpina}). See also {vrusi}, {kukte}, {cidja}, {panci}, {sumne}.
cpina	le mi'u panci cu cpina	The smell is irritating.	x1 is pungent / piquant / peppery / spicy / irritating to sense x2. Also prickly (= {pecycpina}). See also {vrusi}, {kukte}, {cidja}, {panci}, {sumne}.
cradi	ti cradi le vajni notci le tordu boxna le se bevri	This is a radio transmitter sending important messages on short waves to portable receivers.	x1 broadcasts / transmits [using radio waves] x2 via station / frequency x3 to [radio] receiver x4. Also x1 is a broadcaster. See also {tivni}, {benji}, {tcana}.
crane	pa tricu cu crane la alis la kevin	A tree is before (in front of) Alice from Kevin's position.	x1 is anterior / ahead / forward / (in / on) the front of x2 which faces / in-frame-of-reference x3. Also: x3 is the standard of orientation for x2. See also {sefta}, {flira}, {trixe}, {mlana}, {pritu}, {zunle}.
crane	pa tricu cu crane mi	A tree is in front of me.	x1 is anterior / ahead / forward / (in / on) the front of x2 which faces / in-frame-of-reference x3. Also: x3 is the standard of orientation for x2. See also {sefta}, {flira}, {trixe}, {mlana}, {pritu}, {zunle}.
crane	pa ctino cu pagre bu'u le crane be le mi'u lunra	A shadow passed before the moon.	x1 is anterior / ahead / forward / (in / on) the front of x2 which faces / in-frame-of-reference x3. Also: x3 is the standard of orientation for x2. See also {sefta}, {flira}, {trixe}, {mlana}, {pritu}, {zunle}.
creka	do poi dasni le creka cu simlu le ka stati	You look smart in the shirt.	x1 is a shirt / blouse / top [upper-body garment - not necessarily sleeved or buttoned], material x2. See also {taxfu}.
crepu	ra crepu le vanjba le mi'u purdi	She is harvesting grapes from the garden.	x1 (agent) harvests / reaps / gathers crop / product / objects x2 from source / area x3. See also {critu}, {sombo}, {jmaji}.
cribe	le cribe cu se zdani le vi boske	Bears live in this forest.	x1 is a bear / ursoid of species / breed x2. See also {danlu}, {mabru}.
crida	fi mi pu lisri pa da le za'u crida	I told a story about fairies.	x1 is a fairy / elf / gnome / brownie / pixie / goblin / kobold [mythical humanoid] of mythos / religion x2. Also orc, giant, demon or devil (when humanoid-form is presumed by the mythos / religion), bugbear, bogeyman. (cf. {ranmi}, especially for non-humanoid creatures of myth, {lijda})
crino	ca le crisa le pezli poi crino co'a xunre	In the fall leaves that are green, turn red.	x1 is green / verdant [color adjective]. See also {skari}, {blabi}, {xekri}, {kandi}, {carmi}, {cicna}.
cripu	mi'a muvdu fo le cripu be pa rirxe bei pa tcadu jo'u le nurma	We are moving over the bridge across a river that connects a city and the rural zone.	x1 is a bridge / span over / across x2 between x3 and x4 [unordered, typically destination first]. See also {bargu}, {kruca}, {ragve}, {kuspe}.
crisa	ca crisa le re no no mu moi be le nanca ti	Now it's summer of year 2005 at my place.	x1 is summer / summertime [hot season] of year x2 at location x3. See also {citsi}, {critu}, {dunra}, {vensa}.
critu	xu ca critu le re no no mu moi be le nanca do	Is it now autumn of year 2005 at your place?	x1 is autumn / fall [harvest / cooling season] of year x2 at location x3. See also {citsi}, {crisa}, {dunra}, {vensa}, {crepu}.
ctaru	le ctaru be le xamsi cu barda	The tide in the sea is high.	x1 is a tide [cyclical / periodic expansion] in x2 caused by x3. See also {xamsi}.
ctebi	le se dekpu be le ctebi be le mi'u vlagi cu banzu le nu le panzi cu pagre	The size of the hole of the vagina is enough for the child to pass.	x1 is a / the lip [body-part] / rim of orifice x2 of body x3; (adjective:) x1 is labial. See also {moklu}, {korbi}, {cinba}.
cteki	le prenu pu na nelci le noi cnino vau cteki be le ka ralte le bakni bei ro le xabju bei lei turni	People didn't like the new tax on keeping cows levied against everyone by the government.	x1 is a tax / levy / duty on goods / services / event x2 levied against x3 by authority / collector x4. Also custom, toll, tariff, tribute. See also {pleji}, {flalu}, {turni}.
cteki	le rupnu be li re mu cu cteki le ka ralte le bakni	25 dollars is the tax for keeping cows.	x1 is a tax / levy / duty on goods / services / event x2 levied against x3 by authority / collector x4. Also custom, toll, tariff, tribute. See also {pleji}, {flalu}, {turni}.
ctile	ti minji le nu cokcu le ctile	This is a machine for pumping out oil.	x1 is a quantity of petroleum / oil from source x2. See also {grasu}.
ctino	mi pu terpa tu'a le ctino be le tricu bei le mi'u lunra	I was afraid of shadows of trees in moonlight.	x1 is a shadow / the shade of object x2, made by light / energy source x3. See also {manku}, {gusni}.
ctuca	le mi'u prenu pu ctuca mi'a le traji tasmi be le nu tavla fo la lojban	The person taught us the best style of speaking Lojban.	x1 teaches audience x2 ideas / methods / lore x3 (du'u) about subject(s) x4 by method x5 (event). Also instruct, instructor, educate, educator, teacher, professor, pedagogue; (adjective:) x1 / x5 is pedagogical. See also {ckule}, {cilre}, {tadni}.
ctuca	le mi'u mamta cu ctuca le mi'u verba le du'u le nu cladu tavla na se clite	The mother taught the child that talking loud isn't polite.	x1 teaches audience x2 ideas / methods / lore x3 (du'u) about subject(s) x4 by method x5 (event). Also instruct, instructor, educate, educator, teacher, professor, pedagogue; (adjective:) x1 / x5 is pedagogical. See also {ckule}, {cilre}, {tadni}.
ctuca	le mi'u laldo pu ctuca mi le tadji be le nu na ganse le ka cortu	The old one taught me the method of not feeling the pain.	x1 teaches audience x2 ideas / methods / lore x3 (du'u) about subject(s) x4 by method x5 (event). Also instruct, instructor, educate, educator, teacher, professor, pedagogue; (adjective:) x1 / x5 is pedagogical. See also {ckule}, {cilre}, {tadni}.
cu	lei rirni cu zvati ti ca	The parents are here now.	elidable marker: separates selbri from preceding sumti, allows preceding terminator elision.
cu'e	lu do cu'e vitke la nipon li'u lu pu'o li'u	"Have you been to Japan?" "I'm about to."	tense / modal question.
cu'e	lu le mi'u penbi cu'e zvati li'u lu pu vu li'u	"Where is the pen?" "It was over there."	tense / modal question.
cu'i	au cu'i le bruna mo'u klama	The brother arrived, meh.	attitudinal: neutral scalar attitude modifier.
cu'o	le nu casnu cu su'o cu'o le nu le mi'u jatna cu klama	The discussion is possible if the boss comes.	convert number to probability selbri; event x1 has probability (n) of occurring under cond. x2.
cu'o	le nu mi ricfu cu ro cu'o le nu mi ponse le megdo be le rupnu	Had I a million dollars I'd be rich.	convert number to probability selbri; event x1 has probability (n) of occurring under cond. x2.
cu'u	cu'u la gleki la lojban cu vlipa bangu	As said by La Gleki, Lojban is a powerful language.	cusku modal, 1st place (attribution / quotation) as said by source ...; used for quotation.
cukla	le mi'u lunra noi pelxu gi'e cukla gi'e carmi cu zvati le tsani	The Moon, yellow, round and bright, is in the sky.	x1 is round / circular [2-dimensional shape / form]; x1 is a disk / circle / ring. Normally used for a filled-in circle / disk, but emphasis on roundness means that the concept may include 'ring'. See also {djine}, {ranji}, {bolci}, {tarmi}.
cukta	mi tcidu fi pa cukta be le cinri	I read a book with an interesting content (an interesting book).	x1 is a book containing work x2 by author x3 for audience x4 preserved in medium x5. [x1 is a manifestation / container A physical object or its analogue. of a work / content, not necessarily using paper (= {selpapri})]; See also {cfika}, {prina}, {prosa}, {tcidu}, {papri}.
culno	le mi'u lanka cu culno le pelji	The basket is full of paper.	x1 is full / completely filled with x2. See also {tisna}, {kunti}, {mulno}, {setca}, {tisna}.
cumki	.i cumki fa le nu la .alis. ba jai lerci	It's possible that Alice will be late.	x1 (event / state / property) is possible under conditions x2; x1 may / might occur; x1 is a maybe. Also possibility. See also {lakne}.
cumla	mi'ai pu cumla le ka kanpe ma kau	We were modest in our expectations.	x1 is humble / modest about x2 (abstraction); x1 displays humility about x2. See also {cinmo}, {jgira}.
cunmi	le jipci cu citka le cunmi	Hens eat millet.	x1 is a quantity of millet [grain] of species / strain x2. See also {gurni}.
cunso	le cabna be le nu ra mo'u klama cu pu cunso	When would he come was unpredictable.	x1 is random / fortuitous / unpredictable under conditions x2, with probability distribution x3. Also accidental, chancy, by chance, adventitious, arbitrary (also = cuncu'a, cunselcu'a, cunjdi, cunseljdi; based on 'unpredictable'). See also {cnici}, {lakne}, {funca}, {kalsa}, {snuti}.
cuntu	ra pu se cuntu le zekri	He was involved in a crime.	x1 is an affair / organized activity involving person(s) x2 (ind. / mass); x1 is x2's business. Also matter, concern; x2 is engaged in x1 (which is usually an abstraction) (= selcu'u for reordered places). See also {jikca}, {srana}.
cupra	le karce cu cupra le nejni le ka jai gau jelca le livla	Car produces energy by burning fuel.	x1 produces x2 [product] by process x3. See also {zbasu}, {farvi}, {gundi}, {jukpa}.
cupra	le tricu cu se cupra le grute	Trees come from fruits.	x1 produces x2 [product] by process x3. See also {zbasu}, {farvi}, {gundi}, {jukpa}.
curmi	le saske cu curmi le nu jimpe le munje	Science allows understanding the world.	x1 (agent) lets / permits / allows x2 (event) under conditions x3; x1 grants privilege x2. Sufficient condition (= {crutcini}), agent that permits a situation (= {tcinycru}). See also {rinju}, {banzu}, {ralte}, {jimte}, {jaspu}, {zifre}.
curmi	le mi'u canko cu curmi le nu le vifne vacri cu pagre	The window permits the passage of the fresh air.	x1 (agent) lets / permits / allows x2 (event) under conditions x3; x1 grants privilege x2. Sufficient condition (= {crutcini}), agent that permits a situation (= {tcinycru}). See also {rinju}, {banzu}, {ralte}, {jimte}, {jaspu}, {zifre}.
curnu	le mi'u cipni mo'u kavbu le curnu	The bird caught a worm.	x1 is a worm / invertebrate animal of species / breed x2. Also mollusk, snail (= {cakcurnu}), shellfish (= {xaskemcakcurnu}, {xaskemcakydja}); the generalization to invertebrate is because many multicellular invertebrates are indeed wormlike. See also {since}, {silka}.
curve	ti noi djine cu curve le ka solji	This ring is of pure gold.	x1 is pure / unadulterated / unmitigated / simple in property x2 (ka). x1 is simply / purely / unmitigatedly / solely x2. See also {prane}, {jinsa}, {manfo}, {sampu}, {sepli}, {traji}, {lumci}, {xukmi}.
cusku	.i ba ku mi cusku fi ra fe lu do mutce le ka xendo li'u	And then I said to her: "You are very kind."	x1 (agent) expresses / says x2 (sedu'u / text / lu'e concept) for audience x3 via expressive medium x4. Also says. See also {bacru}, {tavla}, {casnu}, {spuda}, cmavo list {cu'u}, {bangu}, {dapma}, {jufra}, {pinka}.
cusku	.i do pu cusku le se du'u do ba gasnu le katna be le nanba	You said that you would cut the bread.	x1 (agent) expresses / says x2 (sedu'u / text / lu'e concept) for audience x3 via expressive medium x4. Also says. See also {bacru}, {tavla}, {casnu}, {spuda}, cmavo list {cu'u}, {bangu}, {dapma}, {jufra}, {pinka}.
cutci	ti noi prenu cu zbasu le cutci be le sufti	This person makes horseshoes.	x1 is a shoe / boot / sandal for covering / protecting [feet / hooves] x2, and of material x3. Also boot (= {tupcutci}). See also {smoka}, {taxfu}, {skiji}.
cutne	le mi'u nanla pu ca'o jgari le gerku re'o le cutne	The boy was holding the dog near the chest.	x1 is a / the chest / thorax / upper trunk / [rib cage / breast] [body-part] of x2. See also {cnebo}, {betfu}, {xadni}, {tanxe}.
cuxna	mi nu'o mo'u cuxna le ka zukte ma kau	I haven't yet decided what to do.	x1 chooses / selects x2 [choice] from set / sequence of alternatives x3 (complete set). Also prefer (= {nelcu'a}). See also {jdice}, {pajni}, {nelci}.
cuxna	nandu fa le ka cuxna	It's hard to choose.	x1 chooses / selects x2 [choice] from set / sequence of alternatives x3 (complete set). Also prefer (= {nelcu'a}). See also {jdice}, {pajni}, {nelci}.
cuxna	mi pu cuxna la alis le nixli	I chose Alice from the girls.	x1 chooses / selects x2 [choice] from set / sequence of alternatives x3 (complete set). Also prefer (= {nelcu'a}). See also {jdice}, {pajni}, {nelci}.
cuxna	la alis pu cuxna le blanu le taxfu	Alice chose the blue dress out of all.	x1 chooses / selects x2 [choice] from set / sequence of alternatives x3 (complete set). Also prefer (= {nelcu'a}). See also {jdice}, {pajni}, {nelci}.
cuxna	mi pensi cuxna le nu mi citka ma kau	I'm thinking about what to eat.	x1 chooses / selects x2 [choice] from set / sequence of alternatives x3 (complete set). Also prefer (= {nelcu'a}). See also {jdice}, {pajni}, {nelci}.
da	mi se bruna da	I have a brother.	logically quantified existential pro-sumti: there exists something 1 (usually restricted).
da	mi nelci ro da	I like everything.	logically quantified existential pro-sumti: there exists something 1 (usually restricted).
da'a	da'a re prenu pu zvati va	All but two people were present there.	digit / number: all except n; all but n; default 1.
da'i	da'i mi ricfu	I could be rich.	discursive: supposing - in fact. See also {sruma}.
da'i	da'i nai mi se zdani le daplu	I do live on an island.	discursive: supposing - in fact. See also {sruma}.
dacru	pa junla ca cpana le se dacru be le barda	A clock stands on a chest of big drawers.	x1 is a drawer / file in structure x2, a [sliding compartment] container for contents x3. See also {nilce}, {tanxe}.
dacti	tu noi dacti cu mo	What is that object over there?	x1 is a material object enduring in space-time; x1 is a thing. See also {marji}, {xanri}.
dadjo	le mi'u tcaci cu dadjo	The tradition is Taoist.	x1 pertains to the Taoist culture / ethos / religion in aspect x2. See also {lijda}, {jegvo}.
dai	oi ro'o dai tuple doi le mi'u cifnu	I know it hurts, baby!	attitudinal modifier: marks empathetic use of preceding attitudinal; shows another's feelings. See also {cnijmi}.
dai	do jinga ui dai	You won, yay you!	attitudinal modifier: marks empathetic use of preceding attitudinal; shows another's feelings. See also {cnijmi}.
dai	ui nai dai le gerku pe do co'a morsi	You must be sad, your dog died.	attitudinal modifier: marks empathetic use of preceding attitudinal; shows another's feelings. See also {cnijmi}.
dakfu	ti dakfu le nanba	This is a knife for cutting bread.	x1 is a knife (tool) for cutting x2, with blade of material x3. See also {denci}, {balre}, {katna}, {tunta}, {forca}, {smuci}, {kinli}.
dakli	mi ba bevri pa dakli be le tamca le nenri	I will take a bag of tomatoes inside.	x1 is a sack / bag with contents x2, and of material x3. See also {daski} for pouch, {bakfu}.
damba	mi pu damba le mensi be mi le du'u ma kau klama ka'ai lei rirni	I fought with my sister of who would go with parents.	x1 fights / combats / struggles with x2 over issue x3 (abstract); x1 is a fighter / combatant. Use x3 tu'a for fight over an object / objective. See also {bradi}, {gunta}, {talsa}, {darlu}, {fapro}, {jamna}, {sonci}.
damri	le mi'u nakni pu zgipli pa damri be le xance	He was playing a hand struck drum.	x1 is a drum / cymbal / gong [percussion musical instrument] with beater / actuator x2. See also {rilti}, {zgike}.
damva'u	le mi'u prenu cu damva'u le se panci be le mabla	The person smokes something that has a shitty smell.
dandu	le mi'u smani pu dandu le galtu jimca le rebla	The monkey was hanging its tail from a high branch.	x1 hangs / dangles / is suspended from x2 by / at / with joint x3. Pendant (= {dadja'i}); also dependent (original meaning). See also {lasna}, {jorne}.
danfu	le ka pilno le drata ckiku cu danfu le tadji be le ka jai gau karli fai le mi'u vorme	Using another key is the answer to the problem of opening the door.	x1 is the answer / response / solution / [reply] to question / problem x2. (cf. ciksi, frati, preti, nabmi, spuda for agentive response / reply, cpedu)
danlu	mi pu viska pa danlu bu'u le mi'u boske i le mi'u danlu cu jutsi ma	I saw an animal in the forest. What species does it belong to?	x1 is an animal / creature of species x2; x1 is biologically animate. See also {banfi}, {cinki}, {cipni}, {finpe}, {jukni}, {respa}, {since}, {mabru}, {bakni}.
danmo	le danmo be le noi ca'o jelca vau tricu co'a denmi	The smoke from the burning trees is becoming dense.	x1 is made of / contains / is a quantity of smoke / smog / air pollution from source x2. x2 may be a fire. See also {pulce}, {gapci}, {sigja}, {bumru}.
danre	le brife cu danre le falnu	Wind puts pressure on the sail.	x1 (force) puts pressure on / presses / applies force to x2. Agentive press / depress (= {da'ergau}, {da'erzu'e}). See also {catke}, {bapli}, {prina}, {tinsa}.
dansu	e'u mi'o dansu le ca zgike	Let's dance to this music.	x1 (individual, mass) dances to accompaniment / music / rhythm x2. See also {bende}, {zgike}, {zajba}.
danti	pa danti be le cecla mo'u muvdu le dinju	A bullet from a gun reached the house.	x1 is a ballistic projectile [e.g. bullet / missile] for firing by [gun / propelling launcher] x2. Also cannonball, catapult stone, shot pellet(s). See also {cecla}, {renro}, {jakne}.
daplu	fe'e ro roi le daplu lo remna cu xabju	People live all over the island.	x1 is an island / atoll / key of [material / properties] x2 in surroundings / body x3; x1 is insular. See also {lalxu}, {rirxe}, {xamsi}, {dirgo}.
dapma	le cizra pu dapma le virnu le nu ri ba zi morsi	The monster cursed the brave person to die soon.	x1 curses / damns / condemns x2 to fate (event) x3. Curse with a specific expression (= {dapsku}). See also {mabla}, {dimna}, {cnemu}, {sfasa}, {dunda}, {cusku}, {cirko}, {jdima}, {di'ai}.
dargu	da bisli vi'a le mi'u dargu	There is ice on the road.	x1 is a road / highway to x2 from x3 with route x4 (x2 / x3 may be unordered). A regularly used, improved-for-use surface for travelling. See also {naxle}, {tcana}, {pluta}, {klaji}.
darlu	lei enge pu darlu le nu le mi'u dargu cu se stuzi le berti vau le nu le mi'u dinju cu se zbasu fi le rokci	Engineers argued for the road to be located to the north and against the house to be built of rock.	x1 argues for stand x2 against stand x3; [an opponent is not necessary]. See also {fapro}, {jamna}, {sarji}, {talsa}, {sumti}, {tugni}, {casnu}, {damba}, {bradi}, {tavla}.
darno	le mi'u muzga cu darno ti	The museum is far from here.	x1 is far / distant from x2 in property x3 (ka). See also {jibni}.
darno	le jungo bangu cu darno le glico bangu le ka va'o ce'u ma kau tarmi le nu bacru	Chinese language is far from English in the manner of pronunciation.	x1 is far / distant from x2 in property x3 (ka). See also {jibni}.
darsi	la edvard ca darsi le ka na cusku le jetnu la tom	Eduard dares not tell Tom the truth.	x1 shows audacity / chutzpah in behavior x2 (event / activity); x1 dares to do / be x2 (event / ka). x1 is bold. See also {virnu}.
darxi	mi pu darxi le xedja be ra le xance	I hit his jaw with hand.	x1 hits / strikes / [beats] x2 with instrument [or body-part] x3 at locus x4. See also {bikla}, {gunta}, {jenca}, {tunta}, {tikpa}, {janli}, {jgari}, {pencu}.
darxi	mi pu darxi la alis le zunle jamfu be mi le betfu	I kicked Alice with my left foot in the belly.	x1 hits / strikes / [beats] x2 with instrument [or body-part] x3 at locus x4. See also {bikla}, {gunta}, {jenca}, {tunta}, {tikpa}, {janli}, {jgari}, {pencu}.

valsi fi le lojbo

jufra

English translation

definition of the Lojban word

liste lo'i xamgu jufra

xamgu jufra

Dictionary with Examples

la gleki e lo drata

Gleki and others

fanva fo le lojbo

Translation from Lojban

a

.ei mi tavla la .alis. a la .kevin.

I need to speak to Alice or Kevin (or to both of them).

logical connective: sumti afterthought or.

a'a

a'a ko ca'o skicu

I'm listening, go on talking!

attitudinal: attentive - inattentive - avoiding. See also {jundi}, {rivbi}.

a'a

a'a cu'i ko denpa le nu mi jai gau mulno fai ti

Eh, just a second, let me finish this.

attitudinal: attentive - inattentive - avoiding. See also {jundi}, {rivbi}.

a'a

do tavla da a'a nai

La, la, la, I'm not listening what you are talking about.

attitudinal: attentive - inattentive - avoiding. See also {jundi}, {rivbi}.

a'e

a'e ba vlile tcima

It's going to be a storm.

attitudinal: alertness - exhaustion. See also {sanji}, {cikna}, {tatpi}.

a'e

a'e nai mi ba klama le ckana

Yaaaawn, I'm going to bed.

attitudinal: alertness - exhaustion. See also {sanji}, {cikna}, {tatpi}.

a'i

a'i cu'i mi klama le zarci

I'm indecisive to whether I should go to a shop.

attitudinal: effort - no special effort - repose. See also {gunka}, {slunandu}, {guksurla}, {troci}, {selprogunka}.

a'i

a'i mi ca'o ralte

I'm trying to hold it!

attitudinal: effort - no special effort - repose. See also {gunka}, {slunandu}, {guksurla}, {troci}, {selprogunka}.

a'i

a'i cu'i la'e ti frili

Ah, this is easy.

attitudinal: effort - no special effort - repose. See also {gunka}, {slunandu}, {guksurla}, {troci}, {selprogunka}.

a'i

a'i nai cikre tu

Nah, why bother fixing it.

attitudinal: effort - no special effort - repose. See also {gunka}, {slunandu}, {guksurla}, {troci}, {selprogunka}.

a'o

a'o pluka be do nicte

Good night to you!

attitudinal: hope - despair. See also {pacna}.

a'o

a'o vamji fa le nu zukte

I hope, it's worth doing it.

attitudinal: hope - despair. See also {pacna}.

a'o

a'o nai mi co'u ponse da

Gah, I lost all my property.

attitudinal: hope - despair. See also {pacna}.

a'oi

a'oi la kevin ma nuzba

Ahoy, Kevin! What's up?

a'u

a'u ro jbopre cu stati prenu

Interesting, all Lojbanists are smart people.

attitudinal: interest - disinterest - repulsion. See also {cinri}, {selcni}.

a'u

a'u ma krinu

Hm, what is the reason?

attitudinal: interest - disinterest - repulsion. See also {cinri}, {selcni}.

a'u

a'u cu'i do ne ka'ai pa nanla cu se zdani

It's none of my business that you live with a boy.

attitudinal: interest - disinterest - repulsion. See also {cinri}, {selcni}.

a'u

a'u nai do co'i speni le fange

You married a stranger, it's none of my business, I'd avoid this topic.

attitudinal: interest - disinterest - repulsion. See also {cinri}, {selcni}.

a'u

a'u nai iu nai panci fa le kalci i ai nai mi citka ti

Yuck, that smells like shit! I'm not going to eat this.

attitudinal: interest - disinterest - repulsion. See also {cinri}, {selcni}.

aftobuso

ma se stuzi le tcana pe le aftobuso pe li mu

Where is the stop of bus number 5?

aftobuso

le aftobuso pe li xo cu muvdu le muzga

What's the number of the bus that goes to the museum?

aftobuso

le aftobuso be lei litru cu clani

The tourists' bus is long.

ai

ai mi vitke do

I'm going to visit you.

attitudinal: intent - indecision - rejection / refusal. See also {termu'i}, {terzu'e}, {seljdi}, {selcu'a}.

ai

ai nai mi pu darxi do

I didn't mean to hit you.

attitudinal: intent - indecision - rejection / refusal. See also {termu'i}, {terzu'e}, {seljdi}, {selcu'a}.

aidji

mi aidji le ka klama la nipon

I am going to go to Japan.

akti

gau ko ta to'e akti

Turn that off.

akti

gau ko ta akti

Turn it on.

akti

mi ba jai gau akti fai le minji

I will get the machine running.

akti

le pa zarci ca akti

The shop is open.

akti

le minji ca akti le ka cupra le purmo

The machine is now in operation producing flour.

anka

le mi'u verba pu jai gau spofu le anka be le no'a

The child broke his thigh.

ankabuta

xu do terpa tu'a le ankabuta

Are you afraid of the spider?

arte

ti noi arte cu pu jai rinka so'i nu darlu

There've been a lot of debates caused by this artwork.

arxokuna

pa arxokuna cu zvati le mi kumfa pe le'e nu jukpa

There's a raccoon in my kitchen.

asna

ra co'a se asna pa jai ckape vi le barda fenra

He took a dangerous pose near the abyss.

au

.au .e'o tcati

I'd like some tea, please.

attitudinal: desire - indifference - reluctance. See also {djica}.

au

au cu'i do jai gau bredi fai le cidja

You prepare the food or not ... I don't have any preferences.

attitudinal: desire - indifference - reluctance. See also {djica}.

au

au nai do cliva

I don't want you to leave.

attitudinal: desire - indifference - reluctance. See also {djica}.

au

au mi stali bu'u le zdani gi'e nai kansa le mi'u nakni

I'd rather stay at home than come with him.

attitudinal: desire - indifference - reluctance. See also {djica}.

au

.i .au mi sipna

I want to sleep.

attitudinal: desire - indifference - reluctance. See also {djica}.

ba

mi ba bevri

I will bring it.

time tense relation / direction: will [selbri]; after [sumti]; default future tense.

ba

le'e snuti ba fasnu

Accidents will happen.

time tense relation / direction: will [selbri]; after [sumti]; default future tense.

ba

mi pu na ku kufra ba le nu ra cinba mi

I felt uncomfortable after she kissed me.

time tense relation / direction: will [selbri]; after [sumti]; default future tense.

ba'a

ba'a ra ba zi mo'u zukte

He ought to finish soon.

evidential: I expect - I experience - I remember. See also {bavykri}, {lifri}, {morji}.

ba'a

ba'a le mamta be mi ca zvati le mi'u zdani

I expect my mother to be at home now.

evidential: I expect - I experience - I remember. See also {bavykri}, {lifri}, {morji}.

ba'a

ba'a le mi'u pendo be mi pu jinga

I expect my friend to have won.

evidential: I expect - I experience - I remember. See also {bavykri}, {lifri}, {morji}.

ba'a

ba'a cu'i le se klani be le sovda cu lacri le tcika be le nu le jipci co'a co'e

In my experience, the number of eggs depends on when a hen starts.

evidential: I expect - I experience - I remember. See also {bavykri}, {lifri}, {morji}.

ba'a

ba'a nai do na nelci le laldo prenu

As I remember, you don't like old people.

evidential: I expect - I experience - I remember. See also {bavykri}, {lifri}, {morji}.

ba'e

.i mi djuno le du'u ma kau darxi ba'e la .alis.

I know who hit Alice specifically.

forethought emphasis indicator; indicates next word is especially emphasized.

ba'e

.i vajni ba'e mi

It's important to me (!)

forethought emphasis indicator; indicates next word is especially emphasized.

ba'o

mi ba'o citka pa plise

I have eaten an apple.

interval event contour: in the aftermath of ...; since ...; retrospective / perfect | |----.

ba'o

mi'o ba'o tavla

We are done talking.

interval event contour: in the aftermath of ...; since ...; retrospective / perfect | |----.

ba'o

mi ba'o xagji

I'm no longer hungry.

interval event contour: in the aftermath of ...; since ...; retrospective / perfect | |----.

ba'o

.i ca ku nu'i ge ba'o ku su'o da gi ca'o nai ku su'o de prami do

No one loves you anymore.

interval event contour: in the aftermath of ...; since ...; retrospective / perfect | |----.

ba'u

do no ba'u roi jimpe fi mi

You never understand me.

discursive: exaggeration - accuracy - understatement. See also {satci}, {dukse}.

ba'u

le mi'u pa tadni pu no ba'u cu'i roi jimpe zo'e noi mi ciksi fo ke'a

The student literally never understood my explanations.

discursive: exaggeration - accuracy - understatement. See also {satci}, {dukse}.

ba'u

le mi'u terdi cu barda ba'u nai

The Earth is big, to put it mildly.

discursive: exaggeration - accuracy - understatement. See also {satci}, {dukse}.

bacru

ko na bacru su'o cladu

Don't talk loud.

x1 utters verbally / says / phonates / speaks [vocally makes sound] x2. Also voices; does not necessarily imply communication or audience; ('says' is usually {cusku}). See also {krixa}, {cusku}, {casnu}, {tavla}, {voksa}, {pinka}.

badna

ma jdima lei badna ku poi ki'ogra

How much is the kilo of bananas?

x1 is a banana / plantain [fruit / plant] of species / breed x2. See also {grute}.

badri

mi pu badri le nu mi pu e'ande ra le ka zukte

I was sad that I had allowed her to do it.

x1 is sad / depressed / dejected / [unhappy / feels sorrow / grief] about x2 (abstraction). See also {klaku}, {gleki}, {betri}, {cinmo}, {junri}.

bai

mi pu stali bu'u le zdani bai le ka bilma

I stayed at home forced by my illness.

bapli modal, 1st place (forced by) forcedly; compelled by force ...

bajra

mi bajra vi'i le mitre be li ci ki'o

I ran three thousands meters.

x1 runs on surface x2 using limbs x3 with gait x4. See also {cadzu}, {klama}, {litru}, {stapa}, {plipe}, {cpare}.

bajra

xu do su'o roi senva le nu do bajra lo jarki grana lei xance be do

Have you ever dreamt of running on your hands on a narrow rod?

x1 runs on surface x2 using limbs x3 with gait x4. See also {cadzu}, {klama}, {litru}, {stapa}, {plipe}, {cpare}.

bakfu

ti bakfu le se posydu'a le dasri

This is a gift packed with a ribbon into a bundle.

x1 is a bundle / package / cluster / clump / pack [shape / form] containing x2, held together by x3. See also {daski}, {dakli}, {tanxe}.

bakni

mu bakni cu zvati le purdi

There are five cows in the garden.

x1 is a cow / cattle / kine / ox / [bull / steer / calf] [beef-producer / bovine] of species / breed x2. See also {danlu}.

bakri

mi xebni le'e bakri i ki'u bo ri'a tu'a ri le'e purmo cu snipa le xance

I hate chalk. It leaves powder on hands.

x1 is a quantity of / contains / is made of chalk from source x2 in form x3. See also {pinsi}, {blabi}, {jilka}.

baktu

ko bevri le baktu be lo festi fo le dinju

Take the pail of bucket out of the house.

x1 is a bucket / pail / can / deep, solid, wide-topped container of contents x2, made of material x3. See also {botpi}, {patxu}, {tansi}, {lante}, {lanka}.

balji

ra pu sombo pa balji be pa xrula le purdi

She planted a flower bulb in the garden.

x1 is a bulb [body-part] of plant / species x2; [metaphor: rounded, bulgy]. See also {punli}, {batke}.

balnema

lei litru ca'o zgana le melbi nu muvdu fa le balnema

The tourists are watching the graceful movement of a baleen whale.

balni

mi cpana le balni be le zdani be mi

I am on the balcony of my home.

x1 is a balcony / overhang / ledge / shelf of building / structure x2. See also {kajna}.

balni

le jvinu be fi le balni cu melbi

The view from the balcony is beautiful.

x1 is a balcony / overhang / ledge / shelf of building / structure x2. See also {kajna}.

balre

le balre be le dakfu cu kinli

The blade of the knife is sharp.

x1 is a blade of tool / weapon x2. See also {dakfu}, {tunta}, {tutci}, {guska}, {kinli}, {katna}.

balvi

la kevin co'u zvati .i je le nu go'i cu pu balvi le nu ju'a mi mo'u klama le xotli

Kevin left, and that happened after my arrival to the hotel.

x1 is in the future of / later than / after x2 in time sequence; x1 is latter; x2 is former. Also sequel, succeed, successor, follow, come(s) after; time ordering only (use {lidne} otherwise); aorist in that x1 may overlap in time with x2 as long as it extends afterwards; non-aorist future (= {cfabalvi}); (default x2 is the space time reference, whereupon:) x1 will occur. See also {lidne}, {cabna}, {purci}, {farna}.

bambola

le nixli cu nelci tu noi bambola

The girl likes that doll.

bambu

le bambu cu torni le nu brife

The bamboo bends before the wind.

x1 is a bamboo (Bambuseae) of genus / species x2. Cf. {spati}, {tricu}.

bancu

pa le lalxu cu bancu le tcadu

There is a lake beyond the city.

x1 exceeds / is beyond limit / boundary x2 from x3 in property / amount x4 (ka / ni). On the other side of a bound, but not necessarily directly 'across' nor at the shortest plausible distance (per {ragve}); also not limited to position in space. See also {dukse}, {ragve}, {zmadu}, {kuspe}.

bancu

le tai fasnu cu bancu le se kakne be mi

Such things are beyond my powers.

x1 exceeds / is beyond limit / boundary x2 from x3 in property / amount x4 (ka / ni). On the other side of a bound, but not necessarily directly 'across' nor at the shortest plausible distance (per {ragve}); also not limited to position in space. See also {dukse}, {ragve}, {zmadu}, {kuspe}.

bancu

le zdani cu bancu le vu tricu ti le ka darno ti

The house is beyond those trees from here in how far it is from here.

x1 exceeds / is beyond limit / boundary x2 from x3 in property / amount x4 (ka / ni). On the other side of a bound, but not necessarily directly 'across' nor at the shortest plausible distance (per {ragve}); also not limited to position in space. See also {dukse}, {ragve}, {zmadu}, {kuspe}.

bandu

le nu brife e le nu carvi cu bandu le dinju le nu ri jelca

Wind and rain protect the house from burning.

x1 (event) defends / protects x2 (object / state) from threat / peril / potential x3 (event). Also secures (verb); x1 wards / resists x3; protective cover / shield (= {badgai}). See also {ckape}, {fanta}, {fapro}, {marbi}, {rivbi}, {zunti}, {snura}, {binra}, {lunbe}, {pulji}.

banfi

lo'e remna cu simsa lo'e banfi le ka se tarmi

Humans look like amphibians.

x1 is an amphibian of species / breed x2. See also {danlu}, {respa}.

bangu

.i xu do se bangu la .lojban.

Do you speak Lojban?

x1 is a / the language / dialect used by x2 to express / communicate x3 (si'o / du'u, not quote). Also tongue. See also {tance}, {cusku}, {ve} {tavla}, {valsi}, {gerna}, {jufra}, {natmi}, {slaka}.

bangu

ra tavla fo le bangu be fi lo mabla

He used foul language.

x1 is a / the language / dialect used by x2 to express / communicate x3 (si'o / du'u, not quote). Also tongue. See also {tance}, {cusku}, {ve} {tavla}, {valsi}, {gerna}, {jufra}, {natmi}, {slaka}.

banli

le jvinu be le xamsi bei le kumfa be le xotli cu banli le ka se tarmi

The view of the sea from the hotel room is magnificent i its form.

x1 is great / grand in property x2 (ka) by standard x3. Indicates a subjective greatness, as compared to the objective standard implied for {barda}; (synonyms, possibly requiring tanru:) extraordinary, illustrious, magnificent, impressive, awesome, grandiose, august, inspiring, special, majestic, distinguished, eminent, splendor, stately, imposing (all generally {zabna}); terrible ({mabla}). See also {barda}, {nobli}, {se} {sinma}, {pluja}, {misno}, {vajni}, {fasnu}, {cizra}, {traji}, {mutce}, {se} {manci}.

banro

le spati ca'o banro le tricu le se katna jimca

The plant is growing into a tree from a cut off branch.

x1 grows / expands [an increasing development] to size / into form x2 from x3. Also rising, developing; x1 gets bigger / enlarges / increases. See also {farvi}, {zenba}, {jmina}, {barda}, {makcu}, {ferti}.

banxa

ti banxa le gugde le ka canja fo lo kagni i je to'u ti banxa fi tu'a lo kagni

This bank owned by state works with companies, in short, this is a commercial bank.

x1 is a bank owned by / in banking system x2 for banking function(s) x3 (event). See also {sorcu}, {zarci}, {canja}, {kagni}.

bapli

le tcima pu bapli le nu ra stali le zdani

The violent weather forced him to stay at home.

x1 [force] (ka) forces / compels event x2 to occur; x1 determines property x2 to manifest. Also constrains; requires success, unlike the physics term (better expressed by {danre}). See also {fanta}, {rinju}, {jimte}, {jitro}, {rinka}, {krinu}, {zukte}, {randa}, {danre}, cmavo list {bai}, {marxa}, {tinsa}, {xarnu}.

bapli

le snuti pu bapli le nu ra zenba le ka jundi

The accident convinced him to be more careful.

x1 [force] (ka) forces / compels event x2 to occur; x1 determines property x2 to manifest. Also constrains; requires success, unlike the physics term (better expressed by {danre}). See also {fanta}, {rinju}, {jimte}, {jitro}, {rinka}, {krinu}, {zukte}, {randa}, {danre}, cmavo list {bai}, {marxa}, {tinsa}, {xarnu}.

barda

le tanxe pu barda le ka se canlu xo kau da

The box occupied large space.

x1 is big / large in property / dimension(s) x2 (ka) as compared with standard / norm x3. See also {banli}, {clani}, {ganra}, {condi}, {plana}, {cmalu}, {rotsu}, {banro}, {xanto}.

barda

le nu penmi cu pu barda le ka se ditcu

The meeting lasted for a large amount of time.

x1 is big / large in property / dimension(s) x2 (ka) as compared with standard / norm x3. See also {banli}, {clani}, {ganra}, {condi}, {plana}, {cmalu}, {rotsu}, {banro}, {xanto}.

bargu

lei tricu cu bargu le dargu

The trees form an arch over the road.

x1 arches / curves over / around x2 and is made of x3; x1 is an arch over / around x2 of material x3. Also arc; x2 need not be an object, but may be a point or volume. See also {cripu}, {kruvi}, {korcu}, {condi}.

barja

ti barja lo'e ckafi lo'e litru

This is a bar serving coffee to tourists.

x1 is a tavern / bar / pub serving x2 to audience / patrons x3. See also {gusta}, {birje}, {jikru}, {sanmi}, {vanju}, {xotli}, {ckafi}, {se} {pinxe}.

barna

le barna be le kamju cu tcita le dargu tu'a lo flalu

The mark on the pillar is a road sign.

x1(s) is a / are mark(s) / spot(s) on x2 of material x3. {ba'armo'a} for a pattern of marks. See also {sinxa}, {pixra}, {se} {ciska}, {se} {prina}.

bartu

ei mi klama lo bartu be le zdani

I should go out.

x1 is on the outside of x2; x1 is exterior to x2. See also {jibni}, {nenri}, {sruri}, {lamji}, {korbi}, {calku}, {vasru}.

basna

mi pu basna le nu le nu ca'o gunka cu vajni vau le ka cladu cusku

I emphasized the importance of continuing to work by saying it aloud.

x1 emphasizes / accentuates / gives emphasis / stress / accent to x2 by (action) x3. Also: say forcefully. See also {pandi}.

basti

ma ba basti do le ka gunka

Who will replace you?

x1 replaces / substitutes for / instead of x2 in circumstance x3; x1 is a replacement / substitute. Also: x1 trades places with x2. See also cmavo list {ba'i}, {binra}.

batci

pu ku pa gerku cu batci le tuple be mi

A dog bit my leg.

x1 bites / pinches x2 on / at specific locus x3 with x4. Bite through (= {ka'arbatci}, {batygre}); pinch (= {cinzybatci}). See also {denci}, {jgalu}, {guska}, {citka}.

batke

ra pu ru'i jgari pa batke be le kosta pe le nei

He was holding a button of his coat.

x1 is a button / knob / [handle] on / for item x2, with purpose x3, made of material x4. See also {jadni}, {balji}, {punji}, {jgari}, {lasna}.

bau

mi tavla bau la lojban

I talk in Lojban language.

bangu modal, 1st place in language ...

bavlamdei

ko klama ca le bavlamdei

Come tomorrow!

bavlamdei

pu ku ca le bavlamdei be le nu mi mo'u klama vau mi co'a ganse lo cizra

On the day following my arrival I started feeling something strange.

bavmi

lo'e bavmi cu ralju le'i se cupra be bu'u

Barley is the main product here.

x1 is a quantity of barley [grain] of species / strain x2. See also {gurni}.

be

.i le tixnu be mi cu melbi

My daughter is pretty.

sumti link to attach sumti (default x2) to a selbri; used in descriptions.

be'e

be'e le nobli do mulno xu

Pardon, Sir/Madam, are you finished?

vocative: request to send / speak.

be'e

be'e le mi'u pendo

Hello, are you still there, friend?

vocative: request to send / speak.

be'i

ti me le se dunda ne be'i la kevin

This a present sent by Kevin.

benji modal, 1st place (sender) sent by ...

be'u

u'i be'u ko skicu le pa drata lisri

Hehe, not that funny, tell me another story.

attitudinal modifier: lack / need - presence / satisfaction - satiation. See also {claxu}, {nitcu}, {mansa}.

be'u

ui be'u cu'i do bevri le mi'u re verba mlatu noi mi pu djica

Yay, you brought the two kittens whom I wanted.

attitudinal modifier: lack / need - presence / satisfaction - satiation. See also {claxu}, {nitcu}, {mansa}.

be'u

u'i be'u nai ba'a mi ca farlu le loldi

Ha-ha-ha, so funny, I can't laugh anymore, I might fall down to the floor now.

attitudinal modifier: lack / need - presence / satisfaction - satiation. See also {claxu}, {nitcu}, {mansa}.

bebna

ko na jai zu'e bebna le ka so'i roi ku cusku da

Don't be silly in repeating the same.

x1 is foolish / silly in event / action / property [folly] (ka) x2; x1 is a boob. See also {fenki}, {xajmi}, {prije}, {fliba}.

bekpi

mi ca'o cortu le ka se bekpi

My back still hurts.

x1 is a / the 'back' / dorsum / 'posterior' body-part of x2 Cf. {trixe}, {cutne}. Not necessarily should be at the back of the body. Determined by bilateral symmetry of the body.

bemro

mi nelci le bemro tumla

I like North American lands.

x1 reflects North American culture / nationality / geography in aspect x2. See also {merko}, {kadno}, {xispo}, {mexno}.

bende

mi cmima le'i stati prenu ku noi se bende pa da la robin le nu ro cmima be le se nei cu tadni la lojban

I am a member of a team of smart people led by Robin and learning Lojban.

x1 is a crew / team / gang / squad / band of persons x2 directed / led by x3 organized for purpose x4. (x1 is a mass; x2 is a set completely specified); Also orchestra (= {zgibe'e}, {balzgibe'e}), outfit; x3 conductor; business, not necessarily incorporated (= {cajbe'e}, {venbe'e}). See also {gunma}, {girzu}, {dansu}, {jatna}, {jitro}, {kagni}, {kamni}, {minde}, {ralju}, {cecmu}, {gidva}.

benji

mi ba benji pa xatra do fu tu'a la internet fo le skami pe le zdani be mi

I will send you a letter via the internet from my home computer.

x1 transfers / sends / transmits x2 to receiver x3 from transmitter / origin x4 via means / medium x5. Also possibly 'sharing'; no (complete) alienation from origin is implied. x5 carrier. See also {muvdu}, {dunda}, {mrilu}, {nirna}, {xruti}, {cradi}, {tivni}, {preja}, cmavo list {be'i}, {bevri}, {mrilu}, {tcana}.

benji

le gunka pu benji le sance sinxa le drata gunka le galtu le vacri

A worker sent a sound signal to another worker from the above over the air.

x1 transfers / sends / transmits x2 to receiver x3 from transmitter / origin x4 via means / medium x5. Also possibly 'sharing'; no (complete) alienation from origin is implied. x5 carrier. See also {muvdu}, {dunda}, {mrilu}, {nirna}, {xruti}, {cradi}, {tivni}, {preja}, cmavo list {be'i}, {bevri}, {mrilu}, {tcana}.

bersa

mi se bersa re da

I have two sons.

x1 is a son of mother / father / parents x2 [not necessarily biological]. Also filial. See also {verba}, {nanla}, {nakni}, {nanmu}, {patfu}, {mamta}, {bruna}, {rirni}, {rorci}, {panzi}, {tixnu}.

berti

le za'u purdi be fi lo grute cu berti le tcadu le farna be le'e maksi jesni

Fruit gardens are to the north of the city in terms of magnetic needle direction.

x1 is to the north / northern side [right-hand-rule pole] of x2 according to frame of reference x3. See also {snanu}, {stici}, {stuna}, {farna}.

besna

ro remna su'o da se besna

All humans have brains.

x1 is a / the brain [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: intelligence, mental control]. Also cerebral. See also {menli}, {stedu}, {rango}, {pensi}.

betfu

mi cortu le ka se betfu

My belly hurts.

x1 is a / the abdomen / belly / lower trunk [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: midsection]. Also stomach (= {djaruntyrango}), digestive tract (= {befctirango}, {befctirangyci'e}). See also {cutne}, {livga}, {canti}.

betka

ti na ciblu gi'e ja'a betka

It's not blood. It's beet.

x1 is a beet of species / variety x2.

betri

pu betri ra fa le nu le bersa be ra co'a morsi

It was a tragedy for him to lose his only son.

x1 is a tragedy / disaster / tragic for x2. See also {badri}, {xlali}, {morsi}, {binra}.

bevri

mi pu bevri le pa patxu be lo nudle fu'e ta'o fi le purdi fo le slestu be le nu jukpa vau fu le rokci dargu fu'o

I carried a bowl of noodles (to the garden from the kitchen via a rocky road).

x1 carries / hauls / bears / transports cargo x2 to x3 from x4 over path x5; x1 is a carrier / [porter]. Alienation from x2 to x3 is implied. See also {marce}, {muvdu}, {benji}, {klama}.

bevri

la kevin pu bevri le pa gerku le zdani

Kevin brought a dog home.

x1 carries / hauls / bears / transports cargo x2 to x3 from x4 over path x5; x1 is a carrier / [porter]. Alienation from x2 to x3 is implied. See also {marce}, {muvdu}, {benji}, {klama}.

bevri

mi pu bevri le pa fonxa fo le pa daski

I took a phone out of a pocket.

x1 carries / hauls / bears / transports cargo x2 to x3 from x4 over path x5; x1 is a carrier / [porter]. Alienation from x2 to x3 is implied. See also {marce}, {muvdu}, {benji}, {klama}.

bi

bi penbi cu se pilno mi

There are 8 pens that I use.

digit / number: 8 (digit) [eight].

bi'i

mi sanli pa dinju bi'i pa rirxe

I am standing between a house and a river.

non-logical interval connective: unordered between ... and ...

bi'o

mi gunka de'i li cy bi bi'o li cy pa ze

I work from 8 to 17 o'clock.

non-logical interval connective: ordered from ... to ...

bi'orka

le pezli be le bi'orka co'a pelxu

The birch leaves have turned yellow.

bi'u

le bi'u nai nixli pu klama pa panka i bi'u le mi'u nixli ca tavla pa nanla bu'u le mi'u panka

That girl (mentioned earlier), she went to a park. What is new is that she is talking to a boy there.

discursive: newly introduced information - previously introduced information. See also {nindatni}, {saurdatni}.

bidju

pu ku mu bidju ti zvati

There were five pebbles here.

x1 is a bead / pebble [shape / form] of material x2. See also {bolci}, {canre}, {lakse}, {dirgo}.

bifce

le bifce cu vofli vi lei xrula

Bees are flying near the flowers.

x1 is a bee / wasp / hornet of species / breed x2. See also {cinki}, {sfani}, {lakse}.

bikla

le carvi pu bikla ta'i le nu ri janli le canko

The rain whipped against the window.

x1 whips / lashes / snaps [a sudden violent motion]. See also {skori}, {darxi}.

bilga

mi bilga le ka bevri ti voi cukta vau le ponse ca le cabdei vau le ka pu nupre

I must take this book to the owner today fulfilling my earlier promise.

x1 is bound / obliged to / has the duty to do / be x2 in / by standard / agreement x3; x1 must do x2. Also x3 frame of reference. See also {zifre}, {fuzme}.

bilma

ra pu terpa le nu le nei co'a bilma fi la zukam

She was afraid to catch a cold.

x1 is ill / sick / diseased with symptoms x2 from disease x3. See also {kanro}, {mikce}, {spita}, {senci}, {kafke}, {binra}.

bilma

mi bilma fi le influ'enza fe le ka cortu le ka se denci

I've got the flu and my teeth hurt.

x1 is ill / sick / diseased with symptoms x2 from disease x3. See also {kanro}, {mikce}, {spita}, {senci}, {kafke}, {binra}.

binra

le kagni cu binra le sportivo lo'e xrani le ka pleji le jdini

The company insures the sportsman against injuries by paying money as an insurance.

x1 insures / indemnifies x2 (person) against peril x3 (event) providing benefit(s) x4 (event). Also x3 loss; sell / purchase insurance (= {binryve'u}), premium (= {binrydi'a}, or {binryvelve'u}). See also {bandu}, {cirko}, {betri}, {basti}, {bilma}.

binxo

le tsiju ba zi binxo le ka tricu

The seed soon will turn into a tree.

x1 becomes / changes / converts / transforms into x2 under conditions x3. Resultative, not-necessarily causal, change. (cf. {cenba} for non-resultative, {galfi} for causal, {stika} for non-resultative, non-causal change; {zasni})

birje

ti birje lo'e badna

This is banana beer.

x1 is made of / contains / is a amount of beer / ale / brew brewed from x2. See also {pinxe}, {barja}, {jikru}, {vanju}, {xalka}, {fusra}.

birka

ra pu gasnu le torni be le birka be mi

She twisted my arm.

x1 is a / the arm [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: branch with strength]. Also elbow (= {bircidni}), wrist (= {xanterjo'e}), appendage (but jimca, rebla preferred). See also {jimca}, {janco}, {xance}, {rebla}.

birti

mi birti le du'u do ba snada

I am sure you will succeed.

x1 is certain / sure / positive / convinced that x2 is true. See also {jetnu}, {jinvi}, {krici}, {djuno}, {senpi}, {sruma}.

birti

xu do pu'i jai gau birti fai lei rirni be do le du'u le nu litru cu na ckape

Have you persuaded your parents that the journey wouldn't be dangerous?

x1 is certain / sure / positive / convinced that x2 is true. See also {jetnu}, {jinvi}, {krici}, {djuno}, {senpi}, {sruma}.

bisli

au mi viska su'o bisli cmana

I'd like to see ice mountains.

x1 is a quantity of / is made of / contains ice [frozen crystal] of composition / material x2. Composition including x2, which need not be a complete composition. See also {kunra}, {runme}, {lenku}, {krili}, {bratu}, {snime}, {carvi}.

bitmu

le bitmu be le purdi bei le foldi cu rotsu

The fence between the garden and the field is thick.

x1 is a wall / fence separating x2 and x3 (unordered) of / in structure x4. See also {jbini}, {sepli}, {fendi}, {canko}, {drudi}, {kumfa}, {loldi}, {senta}, {snuji}, {pagre}, {gacri}, {kuspe}, {marbi}, {vorme}.

bitmu

pa ti voi bitmu le malsi cu sinxa le pu nu le gugde cu vlipa

One of these fences of the temple is a sign of the past power of the country.

x1 is a wall / fence separating x2 and x3 (unordered) of / in structure x4. See also {jbini}, {sepli}, {fendi}, {canko}, {drudi}, {kumfa}, {loldi}, {senta}, {snuji}, {pagre}, {gacri}, {kuspe}, {marbi}, {vorme}.

bitni

le vreji cu bitni li pa ki'o

The file is 1000 bit.

blabi

lei denci be ra pu blabi

Her teeth were white.

x1 is white / very-light colored [color adjective]. Pale forms of other colors are a compound of white; e.g. pink (= {labyxu'e}, {xunblabi}) (whereas kandi is used for pale = dimness, lack of intensity). See also {skari}, {xekri}, {grusi}, {kandi}, {manku}, {carmi}, {bakri}, {blanu}, {bunre}, {cicna}, {crino}, {narju}, {nukni}, {pelxu}, {xunre}, {zirpu}.

blaci

le kabri cu blaci lo blanu

The cup is made of blue glass.

x1 is a quantity of / is made of / contains glass of composition including x2. See also {kabri}.

blanu

le tsani cu blanu ca le cabdei

The sky is blue today.

x1 is blue [color adjective]. See also {skari}, {blabi}, {xekri}, {zirpu}, {kandi}, {carmi}, {cicna}.

blato

lo'e blato cu mipri le nei ca lo'e donri

Cockroaches hide themselves during daytime.

bliku

le dinju cu te zbasu le bliku be lo rokci

The house is built of stone blocks.

x1 is a block [3-dimensional shape / form] of material x2, surfaces / sides x3. x3 sides / surfaces should include number, size, and shape; also polyhedron (= {pitybli} having flat / planar sides / surfaces). regular polyhedron (= {kubybli}, {blikubli}), brick (= {kitybli}); See also {tapla}, {kubli}, {tanbo}, {canlu}, {kojna}, {sefta}, {bolci}, {kurfa}, {tarmi}.

blondine

le blondine nixli pu mo'u klama te zu'e le nu vo'a penmi do

A girl with blond hair arrived to meet you.

bloti

mi pu se marce le bloti be lo'e prenu bei le te falnu

I was a passenger on a sailboat for carrying people.

x1 is a boat / ship / vessel [vehicle] for carrying x2, propelled by x3. See also {falnu}, {fulta}, {marce}, {jatna}, {sabnu}.

bo

mi pu penmi le pa drata merko bo jbopre

I met another American Lojbanist.

short scope joiner; joins various constructs with shortest scope and right grouping. Cf. {ke}, {ke'e}.

bo

ko catlu le barda se kanla melbi

Look at the beauty with big eyes.

short scope joiner; joins various constructs with shortest scope and right grouping. Cf. {ke}, {ke'e}.

bo

ko catlu le barda se kanla bo melbi

Look at the big beauty-with-eyes.

short scope joiner; joins various constructs with shortest scope and right grouping. Cf. {ke}, {ke'e}.

bo

mi pu plipe i ja'e bo mi pu kuspe le drudi

I jumped so that I reached the roof.

short scope joiner; joins various constructs with shortest scope and right grouping. Cf. {ke}, {ke'e}.

bo

la tom pu bilma gi'e ja'e bo pu na kakne le ka klama

Tom was ill and that's why couldn't come.

short scope joiner; joins various constructs with shortest scope and right grouping. Cf. {ke}, {ke'e}.

bo

mi e ba bo do klama le nenri

First I, then you enter.

short scope joiner; joins various constructs with shortest scope and right grouping. Cf. {ke}, {ke'e}.

boi

mi pu citka ci boi ro moi jbari

I ate three last berries.

elidable terminator: terminate numeral or letteral string.

bolci

pu ku bu'u le flecu le bolci fe'e co'u gunro

The ball rolled into the stream.

x1 is a ball / sphere / orb / globe [shape / form] of material x2; x1 is a spherical object [made of x2]. Also round. See also {bliku}, {cukla}, {bidju}, {gunro}.

bombila

le bombila cu spofu

The light bulb is broken.

bongu

mi pu jai gau janli fai le grana le bongu be le ka sarji le tuple be mi

I hit my leg bone with a stick.

x1 is a / the bone / ivory [body-part], performing function x2 in body of x3; [metaphor: calcium]. x2 is likely an abstract: may be structure / support for some body part, but others as well such as the eardrum bones; the former can be expressed as (tu'a le <body-part>); cartilage / gristle (= {ranbo'u}), skeleton (= {bogygreku}). See also {greku}, {denci}, {jirna}, {sarji}.

boske

ti boske le clani tricu joi le kliti dertu

This is a forest of long trees and clay loams.

botpi

ti botpi le'e birje le blaci le pa xunre

This is a bottle of beer made of glass and having a red lid.

x1 is a bottle / jar / urn / flask / closable container for x2, made of material x3 with lid x4. See also {baktu}, {lante}, {patxu}, {tansi}, {tanxe}, {vasru}, {gacri}.

boxfo

mi ba bevri le pa boxfo do

I will bring you a blanket.

x1 is a sheet / foil / blanket [2-dimensional shape / form flexible in 3 dimensions] of material x2. See also {plita}, {cinje}, {polje}, {slasi}, {tinci}.

boxna

pu ku pa da barda boxna le xamsi

There was a big wave in the sea.

x1 is a wave [periodic pattern] in medium x2, wave-form x3, wave-length x4, frequency x5. See also {slilu}, {dikni}, {cinje}, {polje}, {morna}, {canre}.

bradi

le tance be mi mi bradi le nu mi troci le ka pilno le nei le ka bacru lo lojbo valsi---

My tongue is my enemy when I'm trying to use it to utter Lojban words.

x1 is an enemy / opponent / adversary / foe of x2 in struggle x3. See also {damba}, {jamna}, {darlu}, {pendo}, {fapro}, {gunta}, {sarji}, {jivna}, {jinga}.

bramlatu

ju'o cu'i le bramlatu cu se zdani le mi'u tutra

Big cats may inhabit this area.

bratu

le nu le bratu be loi snime cu carvi cu pu vlile

The precipitation of sleet was violent.

x1 is hail / sleet / freezing rain / solid precipitation of material / composition including x2. This is the substance, not the act or manner of its falling, which is carvi. See also {carvi}, {snime}, {bisli}, {tcima}.

brazo

le finti cu brazo le ka se bangu

The author is Brazilian in their language.

x1 reflects Brazilian culture / nationality / language in aspect x2. See also {porto}, {ketco}.

bredi

mi bredi le ka kansa do le ka cadzu

I am ready to walk with you.

x1 is ready / prepared for x2 (event). See also {spaji}, {jukpa}.

bridi

le du'u mi klama do ti cu bridi le ka klama vau mi ce'o do ce'o ti

That I come to you from here is a relationship between the property of coming and the sequence of me, you and this place.

x1 (text) is a predicate relationship with relation x2 among arguments (sequence / set) x3. Also: x3 are related by relation x2 (= {terbri} for reordered places). (x3 is a set completely specified); See also {sumti}, {fancu}.

brife

oi le brife be lo berti se la'u li du'e carmi

Oh, the northern wind is too strong.

x1 is a breeze / wind / gale from direction x2 with speed x3; x1 blows from x2. See also {tcima}.

briju

ti briju le mikce le tcadu

This is the doctor's city office.

x1 is an office / bureau / work-place of worker x2 at location x3. See also {jibri}, {gunka}.

brisni

lu ma nuzba li'u brisni

"What's up?" is a grammatical clause.

brisni

lu mi dunda ti do cu brisni zo dunda zo mi ce'o zo ti ce'o zo do

"I give this to you." is a clause with the main verb "give" that has sequential places "I","this","you".

broda

.i mi pu klama cei broda le zarci i ba bo mi ze'a sipna .i xu do ba broda

I went to the market, and then I slept. Will you go to the market?

x1 is a 1st assignable variable predicate (context determines place structure). See also cmavo list {bu'a}.

brunete

doi la alis ma traji le ka do nelci vau fo lo'e blondine ce lo'e brunete

Alice, whom do you like more, blondes or brunets?

bu

mi pilno la'e me'o vy bu vy bu vy bu

I use WWW.

convert any single word to BY.

bu

la alis pu klama pa zarci i je ku'i mi na djuno le du'u a bu pu te vecnu ma kau

Alice went to a store, but I don't know what A (Alice) bought.

convert any single word to BY.

bu'a

fau le nu do djica le nu bu'a cu bu'a gau ko

If there is something you want to happen, make it happen.

logically quantified predicate variable: some selbri 1.

bu'e

su'o bu'a su'o bu'e su'o bu'i zo'u le nu bu'a cu ka'e se jalge le nu bu'e ca le nu bu'i

There is an event X, an event Y and event Z such that X can lead to Y during Z.

logically quantified predicate variable: some selbri 2.

bu'i

su'o bu'a su'o bu'e su'o bu'i zo'u le nu bu'a cu ka'e se jalge le nu bu'e ca le nu bu'i

There is an event X, an event Y and event Z such that X can lead to Y during Z.

logically quantified predicate variable: some selbri 3.

bu'o

za'o ku do klama mo'u ui bu'o

At last you arrived, and I'm happy now!

attitudinal contour: start emotion - continue emotion - end emotion.

bu'o

ua nai bu'o cu'i la alis cu simsa fi le ka na zvati

What's going on, Alice is also not present.

attitudinal contour: start emotion - continue emotion - end emotion.

bu'o

u'i bu'o nai mi di'a gunka

Enough laughing, I'm back to work.

attitudinal contour: start emotion - continue emotion - end emotion.

bu'u

mi xabju ze'a le nanca be li ci le bu'u dinju

I've been living for three years in this house.

location tense relation / direction; coincident with / at the same place as; space equivalent of ca.

bu'u

le mi'u verba ca sipna bu'u le mi'u kumfa

The child is now sleeping in the room.

location tense relation / direction; coincident with / at the same place as; space equivalent of ca.

bukpu

le bukpu cu cpana le jubme

The cloth is on the table.

x1 is an amount of cloth / fabric of type / material x2. See also {mapni}, {matli}, {sunla}, {slasi}, {silka}.

bumru

le xamsi cu bumru loi lenku dirgo

The sea is covered by a fog of cold drops.

x1 is foggy / misty / covered by a fog / mist / vapor of liquid x2. See also {djacu}, {carvi}, {danmo}, {lunsa}, {tcima}, {gapci}.

bunda

ti voi tanxe cu bunda li pa no le ka glico

This box is 10 Engish pounds in weight.

x1 is x2 (def. 1) local weight unit(s) [non-metric], standard x3, subunits [e.g. ounces] x4. (additional subunit places may be added as x5, x6, ...); See also {grake}, {junta}, {tilju}, {rupnu}, {fepni}, {dekpu}, {gutci}, {minli}, {merli}, {kramu}.

bunre

le bunre gerku pu zvafa'i le pa blabi ractu

The brown dog found a white rabbit.

x1 is brown / tan [color adjective]. See also {skari}, {blabi}, {xekri}, {kandi}, {carmi}.

burcu

ti burcu lo'e nu punji lo cinta vau lei cmalu

This is a brush for painting with small bristles.

x1 is a brush for purpose x2 (event) with bristles x3. See also {komcu}, {pinsi}.

burna

xu do burna le nu do pilno la lojban

Are you disconcerted of using Lojban?

x1 is embarrassed / disconcerted / flustered / ill-at-ease about / under conditions x2 (abstraction). See also {cinmo}.

ca

.i lei rirni pu zvati le barja .i ca bo lei verba cu kansa no da bu'u le zdani

The parents were in the bar; meanwhile the children were alone at home.

time tense relation / direction: is [selbri]; during / simultaneous with [sumti]; present tense.

ca

.i ko smaji ca le nu mi tavla

Be quite while I'm talking.

time tense relation / direction: is [selbri]; during / simultaneous with [sumti]; present tense.

ca

ca le nu do steba le nu do kansa no da zo'u ko morji le se gleki be mi'o mokca

When you feel frustrated about being lonely, remember the happy moments we had together.

time tense relation / direction: is [selbri]; during / simultaneous with [sumti]; present tense.

ca

mi pu prami do i mi ca prami do i mi ba prami do

I loved you. I love you. I will love you.

time tense relation / direction: is [selbri]; during / simultaneous with [sumti]; present tense.

ca

le pendo be mi be'o joi mi pu mo'u klama le pa cizra stuzi ca le nu no lu'a vo'a sanji le du'u le stuzi ka'e jai ckape

My friend and I arrived at a strange place lacking the awareness that it can be dangerous.

time tense relation / direction: is [selbri]; during / simultaneous with [sumti]; present tense.

ca'a

mi ca'a limna

I'm actually swimming.

modal aspect: actuality / ongoing event.

ca'a

la kevin ca ca'a jatna

Kevin is now acting as a captain.

modal aspect: actuality / ongoing event.

ca'e

ca'e do zutse va

You sit there!

evidential: I define. See also {mitcu'a}, {mitsmu}.

ca'e

ca'e do klama ka'ai mi

You go with me!

evidential: I define. See also {mitcu'a}, {mitsmu}.

ca'e

ca'e le se gunka cu mulno

The work is hereby done.

evidential: I define. See also {mitcu'a}, {mitsmu}.

ca'e

ca'e gusni

Let there be light!

evidential: I define. See also {mitcu'a}, {mitsmu}.

ca'o

le verba ca'o citka

The child is eating.

interval event contour: during ...; continuative |-----|.

ca'u

le snime cu mitre li pa ca'u le vorme pe do

There is snow one meter thick in front of your door.

location tense relation / direction; forwards / to the front of ...

cabdei

le cabdei cu detri li jy dy ze

Today is Sunday.

cabna

so'i roi ku lo xamgu fasnu cu cabna lo xlali fasnu

Good events often happen at the same time as bad events.

x1 is current at / in the present of / during / concurrent / simultaneous with x2 in time. (default x2 is the present resulting in:) x1 is now; time relationship only, 'aorist' claiming simultaneity does not mean one event does not extend into the past or future of the other. See also {zvati}, {balvi}, {purci}, cmavo list {ca}, cmavo list {ca'a}.

cabra

ti cabra le ka zalvi le gurni vau le xance

This is a hand-controlled machine for grinding grain.

x1 is apparatus / mechanism / device / equipment for function x2 controlled / [triggered] by x3 (agent). Form determined by / from function; does not imply automated / automatic action - requires an external agent / trigger (a minji may be a zmiku cabra if it requires an external agent to trigger or control the functions that it performs automatically). (cf. {tutci}, {minji}, {finti}; {girzu}, {ganzu} for organizational apparatus, pilno)

cacra

lo'e nicte be le cabna bei ti cu cacra li mu

At this time and this place, night is 5 hours long.

x1 is x2 hours in duration (default is 1 hour) by standard x3. See also {junla}, {mentu}, {snidu}, {tcika}, {temci}.

cadzu

pu ku ca le nu do mo'u klama vau mi ru'i cadzu le srasu le jamfu

When you arrived I was walking on the grass on foot.

x1 walks / strides / paces on surface x2 using limbs x3. See also {stapa}, {bajra}, {klama}, {litru}.

cafne

.i mutce cafne fa le nu mi vitke le patfu be mi

It's quite often that I visit my father.

x1 (event) often / frequently / commonly / customarily occurs / recurs by standard x2. See also {rirci}, {fadni}, {kampu}, {rapli}, {krefu}, {lakne}, cmavo list piso'iroi and similar {compounds}.

cagna

ti cagna le pu se zvati be le pa denci le moklu be ra le nu le mikce mo'u vimcu denci bu

This is a wound in his mouth at the place where there was a tooth and caused by removal of the tooth by a doctor.

$x_{1}$ is a wound on body $x_{2}$ at locus $x_{3}$ caused by $x_{4}$ Unlike {ve} {xrani} specific to physical injuries pertaining to the surface of an organic body such as skin. Open wounds include {ka'arcagna} for "incision / incised wound", {fercagna} for "laceration", {gukcagna} for "abrasion", {tuncagna} for "puncture wound", {grecagna} for "penetration wound", {batcagna} for "bite wound", {dancagna} for "gunshot wound", {jelcagna} for "burn", {da'ercagna} for "bedsore", {furcagna} for "necrosis"; closed wounds include {daxcagna} for "contusion / bruise", {camdaxcagna} for "hematoma", {ra'ircagna} for "chronic wound".

cai

oi cai

Ah, pain, I'm going to lose consciousness now!!!

attitudinal: strong intensity attitude modifier.

cakla

mi nelci lo'e blabi cakla ne se mau lo'e manku cakla

I prefer white chocolate to dark chocolate.

x1 is made of / contains / is a quantity of chocolate / cocoa. See also {ckafi}.

calku

mi nitcu tu'a su'o calku be lo stedu

I need a head helmet.

x1 is a shell / husk [hard, protective covering] around x2 composed of x3. See also {pilka}, {skapi}, {gacri}, {bartu}.

canci

do canci le jvinu be fi mi

You disappeared from my view.

x1 vanishes / disappears from location x2; x1 ceases to be observed at x2 using senses / sensor x3. Also leaves, goes away (one sense). See also {cliva}, {ganse}, {zgana}, {lebna}, {vimcu}.

cange

ti cange le barda tumla le mensi be mi le'e vanjba

This is a farm covering a large parcel of land; it's kept by my sister and produces grapes.

x1 is a farm / ranch at x2, farmed by x3, raising / producing x4; (adjective:) x1 is agrarian. Also grange; farming is any organized agrarian activity, not limited to plant crops. See also {purdi}, {nurma}, {ferti}, {foldi}, {xarju}.

canja

e'u mi canja fo do fe tu'a le bidju le ka gasnu lo nu mi zgana le tatru be do

Let me give you these beads in exchange that you show me your breast.

x1 exchanges / trades / barters commodity x2 for x3 with x4; x1, x4 is a trader / merchant / businessman. Also (adjective:) x1, x2, x4 is / are commercial (better expressed as ka canja, {kamcanja}). x2 / x3 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event (possibly service), or a property; pedantically, for objects / commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object / commodity (= {posycanja} for unambiguous semantics); (cf. {dunda}, {friti}, {vecnu}, {zarci}, {jdini}, {pleji}, {jdima}, {jerna}, {kargu}; see note at {jdima} on cost / price / value distinction, {banxa}, {cirko}, {dunda}, {janta}, {kargu}, {prali}, {sfasa}, {zivle})

canko

le canko be le karce cu kalri

The window in the car is open.

x1 is a window / portal / opening [portal] in wall / building / structure x2. See also {vorme}, {bitmu}, {ganlo}, {murta}, {pagre}, {kevna}, {jvinu}, {kalri}, {kuspe}.

canlu

le canlu be le purdi cu barda

The garden occupies a large space.

x1 is space / volume / region / room [at-least-3-dimensional area] occupied by x2. Also occupy (= selca'u). See also {kensa}, {bliku}, {kumfa}, {kevna}, {kunti}, {tubnu}, {dekpu}.

canpa

ti canpa lo'e dertu ji lo'e snime

Is this spade for digging ground or snow?

x1 is a shovel / spade [bladed digging implement] for digging x2. See also {kakpa}, {guska}, {tutci}.

canre

mi pu penmi le i'u nai prina be le canre bei su'o jamfu

I found some footprints in the sand.

x1 is a quantity of / contains / is made of sand / grit from source x2 of composition including x3. Also abrasive (= {gukcanre}). See also {bidju}, {rokci}, {zalvi}, {boxna}.

canre

mi pu se nandu le ka cadzu lei canre poi gunma lo cmalu rokci

It was hard for me to walk on the sand made of small stones.

x1 is a quantity of / contains / is made of sand / grit from source x2 of composition including x3. Also abrasive (= {gukcanre}). See also {bidju}, {rokci}, {zalvi}, {boxna}.

canti

ro da poi remna zo'u kanpe le nu ba zi le nu da co'a cifnu vau loi jurme co'a xabju lo canti be da

For every human it is expected that soon after he is born bacteria colonize his intestines.

x1 is a / the gut(s) / entrails / intestines / viscera / innards / digestive system [body-part] of x2. Metaphor: process hub. See also {betfu}.

carce

mi sazri le pa carce be lo'e karce

I am driving a car transporter.

x1 is a cart / carriage / wagon [wheeled vehicle] for carrying x2, propelled by x3. See also {karce}, {xislu}, {marce}, {matra}.

carmi

ti voi bombila cu carmi le ka te gusni vau mi

This light bulb gives a light bright to me.

x1 is intense / bright / saturated / brilliant in property (ka) x2 as received / measured by observer x3. Also lustrous, gleaming, sparkling, shining (all probably better metaphorically combined with gusni: gusycai or camgu'i); in colors, refers principally to increased saturation (with opposite kandi). See also {denmi}, {gusni}, {kandi}, {ruble}, {skari}, {tilju}, {tsali}, {mutce}, {blabi}, {blanu}, {bunre}, {cicna}, {crino}, {grusi}, {narju}, {nukni}, {pelxu}, {xekri}, {xunre}, {zirpu}.

carna

ko carna fi le pritu

Turn to the right.

x1 turns about vector x2 towards direction x3, turning angular distance / to face point x4 Also revolve (= {jincarna}). See also {gunro}, {jendu}. New definition of {carna} originally proposed by Robin Lee Powell and backward-compatible with the old one. Official definition: x1 turns / rotates / revolves around axis x2 in direction x3.

carna

ko carna fi le pritu

Turn right.

x1 turns about vector x2 towards direction x3, turning angular distance / to face point x4 Also revolve (= {jincarna}). See also {gunro}, {jendu}. New definition of {carna} originally proposed by Robin Lee Powell and backward-compatible with the old one. Official definition: x1 turns / rotates / revolves around axis x2 in direction x3.

carna

i ko carna le kojna le pritu

Turn right around the corner.

x1 turns about vector x2 towards direction x3, turning angular distance / to face point x4 Also revolve (= {jincarna}). See also {gunro}, {jendu}. New definition of {carna} originally proposed by Robin Lee Powell and backward-compatible with the old one. Official definition: x1 turns / rotates / revolves around axis x2 in direction x3.

carna

ro da poi mokca le xislu zo'u da go nai carna le jendu le pritu be ri bei mi gi'e galtu be mi bei le jendu gi carna le jendu le zunle be ri bei mi gi'e dizlo be mi bei le jendu

The wheel was rotating around the rod counterclockwise when viewed by me.

x1 turns about vector x2 towards direction x3, turning angular distance / to face point x4 Also revolve (= {jincarna}). See also {gunro}, {jendu}. New definition of {carna} originally proposed by Robin Lee Powell and backward-compatible with the old one. Official definition: x1 turns / rotates / revolves around axis x2 in direction x3.

carna

le xislu pu ca'o ca'a carna le grana

The wheel was rotating around the rod.

x1 turns about vector x2 towards direction x3, turning angular distance / to face point x4 Also revolve (= {jincarna}). See also {gunro}, {jendu}. New definition of {carna} originally proposed by Robin Lee Powell and backward-compatible with the old one. Official definition: x1 turns / rotates / revolves around axis x2 in direction x3.

cartu

ti cartu le fange tcadu le dargu

This is a map showing roads of an alien city.

x1 is a chart / diagram / map of / about x2 showing formation / data-points x3. See also {platu}.

cartu

gau ko mi zgana le cartu be le nu'o se zvati be mi'o

Show me a map of places where you and I haven't been.

x1 is a chart / diagram / map of / about x2 showing formation / data-points x3. See also {platu}.

carvi

ca ca'o carvi

It's raining.

x1 rains / showers / [precipitates] to x2 from x3; x1 is precipitation [not limited to 'rain']. See also {bratu}, {dilnu}, {santa}, {snime}, {tcima}, {bisli}, {bumru}.

carvi

le snime pu carmi carvi le lalxu pa barda dilnu

It was snowing hard onto the lake from a large cloud.

x1 rains / showers / [precipitates] to x2 from x3; x1 is precipitation [not limited to 'rain']. See also {bratu}, {dilnu}, {santa}, {snime}, {tcima}, {bisli}, {bumru}.

casnu

ra joi mi pu casnu le pa arte

She and I discussed a piece of art.

x1(s) (mass normally, but 1 individual / jo'u possible) discuss(es) / talk(s) about topic / subject x2. Also chat, converse. See also {bacru}, {cusku}, {darlu}, {tavla}.

catke

le nixli pu catke le nanla le stedu be ri

The girl pushed the boy on his head.

x1 [agent] shoves / pushes x2 at locus x3. Move by pushing / shoving (= {ca'ermuvgau}). (cf. danre for non-agentive force, lacpu)

catlu

ko catlu mi

Look at me.

x1 looks at / examines / views / inspects / regards / watches / gazes at x2. Also look through (= {grecta}, {ravycta}, {bacycta}); note that English 'look' often means a more generic 'observe'. See also {jvinu}, {minra}, {simlu}, {viska}, {lanli}, {zgana}, {setca}, {viska}.

catni

mi co'a catni le ka cange ti ce'u vau le du'u le patfu be mi cu curmi le nu nei

The authority to be a farmer on this land has been given to me by my father.

x1 has authority / is an official in / on / over matter / sphere / persons x2 derived on basis x3. See also {turni}, {tutra}, {krati}, cmavo list {ca'i}, {jaspu}, {pulji}.

catra

ra kakne le ka catra re cipni le ka pilno pa rokci

He can kill two birds with one stone.

x1 (agent) kills / slaughters / murders x2 by action / method x3. See also {morsi}, {xarci}.

caucni

mi caucni do

I miss you.

caxno

ti voi lalxu cu caxno le ka sraji vau le sefta be vo'a

This lake is shallow in separating its bottom from its surface.

x1 is shallow in extent in direction / property x2 away from reference point x3 by standard x4. See also {condi}, {tordu}, {jarki}, {cinla}, {cmalu}, {jarki}, {jmifa}.

ce'i

le ninmu cu ji'i mu no ce'i si'ei le remna

Approximately 50% of humans are women.

digit / number: % percentage symbol, hundredths.

ce'o

li pa ce'o li re ce'o li ci cu porsi

1,2,3 is a sequence.

non-logical connective: ordered sequence link; and then, forming a sequence.

ce'u

la alis la an cu zmadu le ka mi nelci ce'u

I like Alice more than Ann.

pseudo-quantifier binding a variable within an abstraction that represents an open place.

cecla

ti cecla lo'e fagri

This is a fire gun.

x1 launches / fires / shoots projectile / missile x2, propelled by x3 [propellant / propulsion]. Also: x1 is a gun / launcher / cannon; x1 hurls / throws / casts (more general than renro in that propulsion need not be internal to x1). See also {renro}, {danti}, {jakne}, {jbama}, {spoja}.

cecmu

le pa cecmu be lo cipni mo'u muvdu le bu'u tcadu

A colony of birds moved to this city.

x1 is a community / colony of organisms x2. See also {bende}, {kulnu}, {natmi}, {tcadu}, {jecta}, {girzu}.

cedra

le cabna cu cedra le nu pilno le skami

These days are the era of using computers.

x1 is an era / epoch / age characterized by x2 (event / property / interval / idea). (x2 interval should be the defining boundaries; if merely a characterizing period, the nature of the interval should be expressed in an abstract bridi, or the interval should be marked with tu'a; x2 may also be characteristic object(s) or practices of the era, if marked with tu'a); See also {ranji}, {temci}, {citsi}.

cei

mi ba klama cei broda le zarci i au do broda

I will go to the store. I'd like you go there too.

selbri variable assignment; assigns broda series pro-bridi to a selbri.

cei

le'e verba mlatu cei broda zo'u mi nelci le'e broda poi blabi gi'e ku'i na nelci le'e broda poi xekri

As for kittens I like white ones but don't like black ones.

selbri variable assignment; assigns broda series pro-bridi to a selbri.

cenba

do cenba le ka cpedu ma kau vau le barda

Your demands vary to much degree.

x1 varies / changes in property / quantity x2 (ka / ni) in amount / degree x3 under conditions x4. Non-resultative, not-necessarily causal change. (cf. cenba which is non-resultative, galfi which is resultative and causal, stika which is non-resultative and causal; stodi, zasni, binxo)

cenba

ro linji ka'e cenba le ka clani ma kau vau ro da

Any line segment can be changed in its length to any degree.

x1 varies / changes in property / quantity x2 (ka / ni) in amount / degree x3 under conditions x4. Non-resultative, not-necessarily causal change. (cf. cenba which is non-resultative, galfi which is resultative and causal, stika which is non-resultative and causal; stodi, zasni, binxo)

censa

le bu'u tcadu cu censa ro prenu pe vi

This city is holy to all people here.

x1 is holy / sacred to person / people / culture / religion / cult / group x2. See also {cevni}, {krici}, {latna}, {pruxi}, {lijda}, {sinma}.

centero

ti noi tcadu cu centero le te gugde

This city is in the center of the country.

centi

le insekto cu centi le ka ce'u mitre li xo kau vau le ka ce'u clani

The insect is 1 centimeter long.

x1 is a hundredth [1 / 100; $1 * 1 0^{- 2}$ ] of x2 in dimension / aspect x3 (default is units). See also {grake}, {mitre}, {snidu}, {stero}, {delno}, {molro}, {kelvo}, {xampo}, {gradu}, {litce}, {merli}, {decti}, {dekto}, {femti}, {gigdo}, {gocti}, {gotro}, {kilto}, {megdo}, {mikri}, {milti}, {nanvi}, {petso}, {picti}, {terto}, {xatsi}, {xecto}, {xexso}, {zepti}, {zetro}.

cerda

mi cerda le ka ponse le dinju vau le patfu be mi su'o se djica be ri

I inherited the house from my father according to his will.

x1 is an heir to / is to inherit x2 (object / quality) from x3 according to rule x4. Pedantically, inheriting an object should be a sumti-raising (tu'a if non-abstract in x2) of inheriting loka ponse the object - the ownership of the object (= {posycerda}, posyselcerda for unambiguous {semantics}). See also {jgina}.

cermurse

mi ba klama le boske ca le cermurse be le bavlamdei bei ti

I will go to forest tomorrow at dawn at this place.

cerni

cerni coi

Good morning!

x1 is a morning [dawn until after typical start-of-work for locale] of day x2 at location x3. This morning (= {cabdeicerni}); tomorrow morning (= {bavlamcerni}); yesterday morning (= {prulamcerni}, {prulamdeicerni}) See also {vanci}, {murse}, {tcika}.

cerni

ca cerni pa cnino la .nipon.

It is now the morning of a new day in Japan.

x1 is a morning [dawn until after typical start-of-work for locale] of day x2 at location x3. This morning (= {cabdeicerni}); tomorrow morning (= {bavlamcerni}); yesterday morning (= {prulamcerni}, {prulamdeicerni}) See also {vanci}, {murse}, {tcika}.

certu--

fau ei ro da mi se zu'e se marvele le nu le mi'u prenu se la'u li xo kau certu le ka limna

I cannot but wonder at his skill in swimming.

cevni

do cevni mi le nu carvi

You are a god of rain for me.

x1 is a / the god / deity of people(s) / religion x2 with dominion over x3 [sphere]; x1 is divine. Also divinity; x2 religion refers to the religious community as a mass. See also {censa}, {krici}, {lijda}, {malsi}.

cfari

de'i li cy xo le se tigni cu cfari

At what time does the performance begin?

x1 [state / event / process] commences / initiates / starts / begins to occur; (intransitive verb). See also {sisti}, {krasi}, {fanmo}, {co'acfa}.

cfika

la'e lu la lunra cu kusru turni li'u cfika le logji bangu

'The Moon is a harsh mistress' is a fiction about logical languages.

x1 is a work of fiction about plot / theme / subject x2 / under convention x2 by author x3. Also story, lie, untrue. See also {cukta}, {lisri}, {prosa}, {fatci}, {jitfa}, {jetnu}, {xanri}.

cfila

mi se cfila le nu le drata cu xanka

I have my faults making other nervous.

x1 (property - ka) is a flaw / fault / defect in x2 causing x3. See also {cikre}, {srera}, {fenra}, {fliba}, {prane}.

cfine

mi pu setca pa cfine le loldi te zu'e le nu le mi'u vorme co'a kalri

I drove a wedge into the floor so that the door was open.

x1 is a wedge [shape / form / tool] of material x2. See also {tutci}.

cfipu

zo zabna jai cfipu mi le ka se smuni

To me {zabna} is confusing in meaning.

x1 (event / state) confuses / baffles x2 [observer] due to [confusing] property x3 (ka). See also {pluja}, {cfipu}, {zunti}.

cfipu

do je'a xu se cfipu le ka cuxna le ka zukte ma kau

Are you really confused of deciding what to do?

x1 (event / state) confuses / baffles x2 [observer] due to [confusing] property x3 (ka). See also {pluja}, {cfipu}, {zunti}.

ci

ci delfinu ca limna vi le korbi

There are three dolphins swimming near the shore.

digit / number: 3 (digit) [three].

ci'angulo

ma se sinxa ti noi ci'angulo

What does this triangle signify?

ci'e

ci'e la internet le vrici prenu ka'e jikca zu'ai

In the system of the internet, various people can socialize with each other.

ciste modal, 1st place used in scalar negation in system / context ...

ci'erkei

xu do ci'erkei la fudbol

Do you play soccer?

ci'i

ci'i da te cuxna

There is an infinite number of possibilities.

digit / number: infinity; followed by digits => aleph cardinality.

ci'i

ci'i da te cuxna fi le pa prenu i je ci'i re da te cuxna fi le re prenu

There is an infinite number of possibilities for one man, and twice as many for two men.

digit / number: infinity; followed by digits => aleph cardinality.

cibjmagutci

le foldi cu clani le ka cibjmagutci li pa re no le ka glico

The field is 120 yards in length.

$g_{1}$ is $g_{2}$ yard / yards (length unit). Cf. {ci}, {jamfu}, {gutci}, {degygutci}, {jmagutci}, {birgutci}, {minli}.

ciblu

le ciblu be mi cu klesi li a bu ma'u bu

My blood type is A positive.

x1 is blood / vital fluid of organism x2. See also {risna}, {flecu}.

cicna

le vanci tsani co'a cicna

The evening sky became turquoise.

x1 is cyan / turquoise / greenish-blue [color adjective]. See also {skari}, {blabi}, {xekri}, {kandi}, {carmi}, {crino}, {blanu}.

cidja

le rectu na cidja le xirma

Meat is not a food for horses.

x1 is food / feed / nutriment for x2; x1 is edible / gives nutrition to x2. See also {citka}, {nitcu}, {pinxe}, {xagji}, {cpina}.

cidja

mi nelci le jungo cidja

I like Chinese food.

x1 is food / feed / nutriment for x2; x1 is edible / gives nutrition to x2. See also {citka}, {nitcu}, {pinxe}, {xagji}, {cpina}.

cidni

le cidni be le tuple be mi cu se xrani

My knee is injured.

x1 is a / the knee / elbow / knuckle [hinged joint, body-part] of limb x2 of body x3. Metaphor: a sharp bend / curve. See also {korcu}, {jarco}, {jganu}.

cidro

le cidro cu traji linto se ratni

Hydrogen is the lightest element.

x1 is a quantity of / contains / is made of hydrogen (H); [metaphor: light, flammable]. See also {gapci}, {xukmi}.

cifnu

xu le mi'u cifnu xa'o jimpe le lojbo se smusku

Does the infant understand Lojban yet?

x1 is an infant / baby [helpless through youth / incomplete development] of species x2. Also infantile. See also {makcu}, {verba}.

cigla

ti cigla le xasne le remna

This human gland secrets sweat.

x1 is a / the gland [body-part] secreting x2, of body x3; x2 is a secretion of x1. Secretion (= {selcigla}). See also {vikmi}, {xasne}.

cikna

xu su'o do cikna

Is any of you awake?

(adjective:) x1 is awake / alert / conscious. See also {sanji}, {sipna}, {tatpi}.

cikna

mi pu co'a clira cikna

I got up early.

(adjective:) x1 is awake / alert / conscious. See also {sanji}, {sipna}, {tatpi}.

cikna

ko jai gau cikna fai mi de'i li cy bi

Wake me up at 8.

(adjective:) x1 is awake / alert / conscious. See also {sanji}, {sipna}, {tatpi}.

cikre

mi cikre le mi'u spofu stizu le ka ka'e se zutse

I repair the chair so that one can sit on it.

x1 repairs / mends / fixes x2 for use x3. A repair may be incomplete, fixing only one of the possible uses of x2, hence x3. See also {cfila}, {spofu}.

ciksi

mi pu ciksi fi le mi'u ctuca fe le nu mi na zvati le nu penmi vau fo le nu mi na pu djuno le du'u sarcu fa le nu mi zvati nu bu

I explained to the teacher my absence at the meeting that I didn't know that I should've been there.

x1 (person) explains x2 (event / state / property) to x3 with explanation x4 (du'u). Explanation x4 is an underlying mechanism / details / purpose / method for x2 (= velcki for reordered places), generally assumed to be non-obvious; metaphorical usage with the various causal relations (i.e. jalge, mukti, krinu, rinka, nibli, zukte) is possible, but the non-obviousness, and the existence of an explainer with a point of view makes this word not a simple expression of cause. See also {cipra}, {danfu}, {jalge}, {jinvi}, {krinu}, {mukti}, {nabmi}, {preti}, {rinka}, {sidbo}, {zukte}, {tavla}.

ciksi

le gidva pu ciksi fi mi'a fe le nu mi'a cliva ca le lerci vau le nu le aftobuso nu'o mo'u klama

The guide explained to us that we would leave later in that the bus hadn't yet arrived.

x1 (person) explains x2 (event / state / property) to x3 with explanation x4 (du'u). Explanation x4 is an underlying mechanism / details / purpose / method for x2 (= velcki for reordered places), generally assumed to be non-obvious; metaphorical usage with the various causal relations (i.e. jalge, mukti, krinu, rinka, nibli, zukte) is possible, but the non-obviousness, and the existence of an explainer with a point of view makes this word not a simple expression of cause. See also {cipra}, {danfu}, {jalge}, {jinvi}, {krinu}, {mukti}, {nabmi}, {preti}, {rinka}, {sidbo}, {zukte}, {tavla}.

cilce

ti noi foldi cu cilce

This field is untamed.

(adjective:) x1 is wild / untamed. Tame (= {tolcilce}). See also {pinfu}, {panpi}, {tarti}.

cilce

ra sazri pa cilce xirma

He rides an untamed horse.

(adjective:) x1 is wild / untamed. Tame (= {tolcilce}). See also {pinfu}, {panpi}, {tarti}.

cilmo

ko lumci le mi'u canko se pi'o le cilmo bukpu

Clean the window with a damp cloth.

x1 is moist / wet / damp with liquid x2. See also {litki}, {lunsa}, {sudga}.

cilre

mi cilre fi la .lojban.

I learn Lojban.

x1 learns x2 (du'u) about subject x3 from source x4 (obj. / event) by method x5 (event / process). See also {ctuca}, {tadni}, {djuno}, {ckule}.

cilre

mi pu cilre le du'u le remna na smani

I learnt that humans are not monkeys.

x1 learns x2 (du'u) about subject x3 from source x4 (obj. / event) by method x5 (event / process). See also {ctuca}, {tadni}, {djuno}, {ckule}.

cilre

mi tcidu mu'i le nu mi cilre

I read in order to learn.

x1 learns x2 (du'u) about subject x3 from source x4 (obj. / event) by method x5 (event / process). See also {ctuca}, {tadni}, {djuno}, {ckule}.

cilre

mi so'i da pu'i cilre fo le nu mi pu zgana le cipni

I learned a lot from watching birds.

x1 learns x2 (du'u) about subject x3 from source x4 (obj. / event) by method x5 (event / process). See also {ctuca}, {tadni}, {djuno}, {ckule}.

cilta

mi pu katna le mi'u cilta le ci mei

I cut the wire into three pieces.

x1 is a thread / filament / wire [shape / form] of material x2. See also {fenso}, {nivji}, {skori}, {silka}.

cimde

le mitre be li re cu cimde le mi'u kumfa le ka clani

Two meters is the dimension of the room in length.

x1 (property - ka) is a dimension of space / object x2 according to rules / model x3. See also {morna}, {ckilu}, {merli}, {manri}.

cimni

si'au le nu penmi cu cimni le ka se ditcu

It seems to me, the meeting will never end.

x1 is infinite / unending / eternal in property / dimension x2, to degree x3 (quantity) / of type x3. Also everlasting, eternity, (= {cimnytei}), eternal (= cimnyteikai or {temcimni}). See also {vitno}, {renvi}, {munje}, {fanmo}, {sisti}.

cimni

le mi'u munje cu cimni le ka se canlu

The world is infinite in space.

x1 is infinite / unending / eternal in property / dimension x2, to degree x3 (quantity) / of type x3. Also everlasting, eternity, (= {cimnytei}), eternal (= cimnyteikai or {temcimni}). See also {vitno}, {renvi}, {munje}, {fanmo}, {sisti}.

cinba

mi pu cinba le mi'u fetsi re'o pa kerlo

I kissed her in the ear.

x1 (agent) kisses / busses x2 at locus x3. See also {ctebi}.

cindu

xu da cindu bu'u le mi'u cmana

Are there oak trees on the mountain?

x1 is an oak, a type of tree of species / strain x2. See also {tricu}.

cinfo

mi pu se spaji le ka viska le cinfo

I was surprised to see a lion.

x1 is a lion / [lioness] of species / breed x2. See also {mlatu}.

cinje

da cinje le bukpu

There are creases in the cloth.

x1 is a wrinkle / crease / fold [shape / form] in x2. See also {korcu}, {polje}, {boxfo}, {boxna}.

cinje

gau ko ri xutla

Smooth out it.

x1 is a wrinkle / crease / fold [shape / form] in x2. See also {korcu}, {polje}, {boxfo}, {boxna}.

cinki

lo ka insekto cu ka cinki

Insects are arthropods.

x1 is an insect / arthropod of species x2; [bug / beetle]. See also {civla}, {danlu}, {jalra}, {jukni}, {manti}, {sfani}, {toldi}, {bifce}.

cinla

le mi'u ninmu cu cinla le ka se tuple

The woman has thin legs.

x1 is thin in direction / dimension x2 by standard x3; [relatively short in smallest dimension]. See also {rotsu}, {jarki}, {tordu}, {cmalu}, {caxno}, {plana}, {jarki}.

cinmo

mi cinmo le ka gleki vau le nu mi'o tavla zu'ai bau la lojban

I feel happy that we talk in Lojban.

x1 feels emotion x2 (ka) about x3. Also mood / humor (= {nuncni}). See also cmavo list {ci'o}, {cumla}, {jilra}, {nelci}, {xendo}, {ckeji}, {cortu}, {jgira}, {kecti}, {kufra}, {manci}, {prami}, {steba}, {zungi}, {badri}, {burna}, {gleki}.

cinri

.i ma paunai se cinri le cabna be lenu ra co'a speni

Who cares when she gets married?

x1 (abstraction) interests / is interesting to x2; x2 is interested in x1. Use x1 tu'a for non-specific interest in an object; interested in (= {selci'i}). See also {zdile}, {kucli}, {manci}, {kurji}.

cinta

mi pu punji le cinta be le kliti bei le sovda le mi'u bitmu

I put an oil paint (with clay as a pigment) on to the wall.

x1 [material] is a paint of pigment / active substance x2, in a base of x3. See also {pixra}, {skari}.

cintura

le cintura be do cu klani ma le ka clani

What is the length of your waist?

cinza

lei re cinza be le manti bei lei cidja ca ca'o sutra muvdu

The two pincers of the ant used to pinch food are quickly moving.

x1 is a / are tong(s) / chopsticks / pincers / tweezers / pliers [tool / body-part] for x2 to pinch x3. See also {tutci}.

cipni

le mi'u pa cipni ca'o vofli

The bird is flying.

x1 is a bird / avian / fowl of species x2. See also {datka}, {gunse}, {jipci}, {nalci}, {pimlu}, {vofli}, {xruki}, {danlu}.

cipra

le nu catlu le kanla be do cu cipra le nu do stace se la'u li xo kau

To look into your eyes is a test of your sincerity.

x1 (process / event) is a test for / proof of property / state x2 in subject x3 (individ. / set / mass). Also examination, proxy measure, validation; (a set in x3 must be completely specified). See also {ciksi}, {troci}, {jarco}, {pajni}, {saske}.

cipra

mi pu gasnu le cipra be tu'a le mi'u karce

I tested the car.

x1 (process / event) is a test for / proof of property / state x2 in subject x3 (individ. / set / mass). Also examination, proxy measure, validation; (a set in x3 must be completely specified). See also {ciksi}, {troci}, {jarco}, {pajni}, {saske}.

cipra

ba zi ku mi jai se cipra

I will have a test soon.

x1 (process / event) is a test for / proof of property / state x2 in subject x3 (individ. / set / mass). Also examination, proxy measure, validation; (a set in x3 must be completely specified). See also {ciksi}, {troci}, {jarco}, {pajni}, {saske}.

cirko

mi cirko le ka kakne le ka sazri le xirma vau le ka xabju le tcadu

I lost my ability to ride a horse while living in the city.

x1 loses person / thing x2 at / near x3; x1 loses property / feature x2 in conditions / situation x3. x2 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event (rare for cirko), or a property; pedantically, for objects / commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object / commodity (= {po'ecri}, posyselcri for unambiguous {semantics}). See also {facki}, {ralte}, {sisku}, {claxu}, {jinga}, {pleji}, {canja}, {sfasa}, {dapma}, {binra}, {mipri}.

cirkulo

mi pu ciska pa cirkulo

I drew a circle.

cirla

xu do djica tu'a le cirla

Would you like cheese?

x1 is a quantity of / contains cheese / curd from source x2. See also {ladru}.

ciska

mi ba ciska lu coi munje li'u le pelji

I will write "Hello, world!" on the paper.

x1 inscribes / writes x2 on display / storage medium x3 with writing implement x4; x1 is a scribe. Also x3 writing surface. See also {papri}, {penbi}, {pinsi}, {tcidu}, {xatra}, {pixra}, {prina}, {finti} for 'author' or specific authorial works, {barna}, {pinka}.

cisma

se ja'e ma do cisma

Why are you smiling?

x1 smiles / grins (facial expression). Smile / grin at something (= {cismyfra}). See also {xajmi}, {cmila}, {frumu}.

ciste

le kibro cu ciste le se tcana be le skami poi se pi'o ce'u le prenu cu jikca

The internet is a system with computer nodes, using which people communicate.

x1 (mass) is a system interrelated by structure x2 among components x3 (set) displaying x4 (ka). x1 (or x3) is synergistic in x4; also network; x2 also relations, rules; x3 also elements (set completely specified); x4 systemic functions / properties. See also cmavo list {ci'e}, {cmima}, {girzu}, {gunma}, {stura}, {tadji}, {munje}, {farvi}, {ganzu}, {judri}, {julne}, {klesi}, {morna}, {tcana}.

citka

.i mi mo'u citka le pa badna .e le re plise

I've eaten a banana and two apples.

x1 eats / ingests / consumes (transitive verb) x2. See also {cidja}, {pinxe}, {tunlo}, {xagji}, {xaksu}, {batci}, {gusta}, {kabri}.

citno

le nixli cu citno le ka lifri le xo kau mei

The girl is young in how much she experienced.

x1 is young / youthful [relatively short in elapsed duration] by standard x2. Also age (= {nilnalci'o}); (adjective:) x1 is junior. See also {laldo}, {cnino}, {slabu}, {verba}.

citri

mi tadni le citri be le mi'u kagni bei le cnino lanli

I'm studying the history of the company according to new analysts.

x1 is a history of x2 according to x3 (person) / from point-of-view x3. Also historic / historical (= {cirtermo'i}, {cirvai}). See also {muzga}.

citsi

ca citsi le nu carvi vau le pa no no mu moi

Now it's the season of rains of year 2005.

x1 is a season / is seasonal [cyclical interval], defined by interval / property x2, of year(s) x3. Also anniversary (= {citsydei}, {na'arcitsydei}), jubilee (= {mumnoncitsi}); the period of time may be short or long as indicated by x2, and may occur every year or every nth year as indicated by x3 (default every year); (x2 and / or x3 may need metaphorical restriction: djecitsi, pavdeicitsi; also equinox, solstice, time of year. See also {cedra}, {crisa}, {critu}, {dunra}, {ranji}, {temci}, {vensa}, {jbena}.

citsi

vi ku le dunra cu citsi le nu lenku

Here, winter is a cold season.

x1 is a season / is seasonal [cyclical interval], defined by interval / property x2, of year(s) x3. Also anniversary (= {citsydei}, {na'arcitsydei}), jubilee (= {mumnoncitsi}); the period of time may be short or long as indicated by x2, and may occur every year or every nth year as indicated by x3 (default every year); (x2 and / or x3 may need metaphorical restriction: djecitsi, pavdeicitsi; also equinox, solstice, time of year. See also {cedra}, {crisa}, {critu}, {dunra}, {ranji}, {temci}, {vensa}, {jbena}.

civla

xu le civla be fi le gerku cu ckape le remna

Are dog louses dangerous to humans?

x1 is a louse / flea [blood-sucking arthropod] of species / breed x2, parasitic on x3. See also {cinki}, {jalra}.

cizra

.i le valsi cu cizra mi le ka se smuni makau

The word is strange to me in meaning.

x1 is strange / weird / deviant / bizarre / odd to x2 in property x3 (ka). Also alien, mysterious, deviant, queer, unusual, exotic. See also {ranxi}, {rirci}, {fange}, {banli}.

cizra

.i cizra fa le nu la .tom. na zvati

It's strange that Tom is not present.

x1 is strange / weird / deviant / bizarre / odd to x2 in property x3 (ka). Also alien, mysterious, deviant, queer, unusual, exotic. See also {ranxi}, {rirci}, {fange}, {banli}.

ckabu

le bolci poi ckabu cu plipe ri'a le ka pruni

A rubber ball jumps because it is elastic.

x1 is a quantity of / contains / is made of rubber / latex from source x2 of composition including x3. See also {pruni}.

ckafi

do pinxe le ckafi ji le tcati

Will you drink coffee or tea?

x1 is made of / contains / is a quantity of coffee from source / bean / grain x2. Brew based on a seed / bean / grain; e.g. also chicory coffee, decaf, postum. See also {tcati}, brewed from a leaf, {barja}, {cakla}.

ckaji

le mi'u prenu na simlu gi'e ku'i ja'a ckaji vau le ka ninmu

The person doesn't look like a woman but she is.

x1 has / is characterized by property / feature / trait / aspect / dimension x2 (ka); x2 is manifest in x1. Manifested / property / quality / trait / feature / aspect (= {selkai}). See also cmavo list {kai}, {tcaci}, {tcini}.

ckaji

le ka masno bacru cu se ckaji tu noi nanmu

Slow speech is the characteristic of that man.

x1 has / is characterized by property / feature / trait / aspect / dimension x2 (ka); x2 is manifest in x1. Manifested / property / quality / trait / feature / aspect (= {selkai}). See also cmavo list {kai}, {tcaci}, {tcini}.

ckana

au mi vreta le ckana

I want to lie down in bed.

x1 is a bed / pallet of material x2 for holding / supporting x3 (person / object / event). See also {kamju}, {kicne}, {nilce}, {palta}, {cpana}, {vreta}, {jubme}, {stizu}, {matci}, {zbepi}, {palne}, {sarji}.

ckape

ka'e ckape le nu do kanro vau fa le nu do zukte le se stidi be la kevin

It can be dangerous for your health to do what Kevin suggested.

x1 is perilous / dangerous / potentially harmful to x2 under conditions x3. x1 is a danger / peril to x2. See also te {bandu}, te {kajde}, te {marbi}, se {snura}, se {xalni}.

ckape

do jai se ckape fai le nu do co'a bilma

You are at risk of getting ill.

x1 is perilous / dangerous / potentially harmful to x2 under conditions x3. x1 is a danger / peril to x2. See also te {bandu}, te {kajde}, te {marbi}, se {snura}, se {xalni}.

ckasu

le pendo pu ckasu mi le ka cadzu tai ma kau vau le ka cusku le mabla

The friend mocked at the manner I walk by saying bad words.

x1 ridicules / mocks / scoffs at x2 about x3 (property / event) by doing activity x4 (event). See also {cmila}.

ckeji

le mamta be mi pu ckeji le nu mi tarti ma kau vau lei prenu

My mother was ashamed in front of the crowd of my conduct.

x1 feels ashamed / mortified / humiliated under conditions x2 before community / audience x3. See also {cinmo}.

ckiku

ti ckiku le xunre vorme i ma ckiku le jaspu be do

What is the password to your account?

x1 is a key fitting / releasing / opening / unlocking lock x2, and having relevant properties x3. Also x2 fastener, mechanism; code key (= {termifckiku}, {kiktermifra}); x3 is dependent on the type of key, but are those form properties of the key that enable it to serve the function of opening the lock - in the case of a metal key to a padlock, for example, this would be the shaft and teeth. See also {stela}.

ckiku

mi mo'u cirko le pe mi ckiku

I lost my keys.

x1 is a key fitting / releasing / opening / unlocking lock x2, and having relevant properties x3. Also x2 fastener, mechanism; code key (= {termifckiku}, {kiktermifra}); x3 is dependent on the type of key, but are those form properties of the key that enable it to serve the function of opening the lock - in the case of a metal key to a padlock, for example, this would be the shaft and teeth. See also {stela}.

ckilu

le ka mitre ma kau cu ckilu le ka te sepli ma kau ma kau

Metric scale measures the distance between two points.

x1 (si'o) is a scale of units for measuring / observing / determining x2 (state). See also cmavo list {ci'u}, {gradu}, {merli}, {cimde}, {manri}.

ckilu

.i le ka skari cu ckilu le nu le stizu cu xunre

Having a color is the scale of the chair being red.

x1 (si'o) is a scale of units for measuring / observing / determining x2 (state). See also cmavo list {ci'u}, {gradu}, {merli}, {cimde}, {manri}.

ckini

mi na jimpe le du'u makau te ckini le panci le jai se vecnu be fi do

I don't understand the relation between the smell and your purchases.

x1 is related to / associated with / akin to x2 by relationship x3. See also cmavo list {ki'i}, {ponse}, {srana}, {steci}, {mapti}, {sarxe}, {fange}.

ckini

ti'e le sance cu ckini le barda mabru le ka ce'u cupra ce'u fau le nu ri pagre ti

They say the sound is related to a large mammal that produces it while passing here.

x1 is related to / associated with / akin to x2 by relationship x3. See also cmavo list {ki'i}, {ponse}, {srana}, {steci}, {mapti}, {sarxe}, {fange}.

ckini

le nu da'i mi pu zvati la nipon cu ckini fi no da

The fact that I was in Japan is totally irrelevant.

x1 is related to / associated with / akin to x2 by relationship x3. See also cmavo list {ki'i}, {ponse}, {srana}, {steci}, {mapti}, {sarxe}, {fange}.

ckire

mi ckire do le mi'u ka sidju mi

Thank you for helping me.

x1 is grateful / thankful to / appreciative of x2 for x3 (event / property). Also gratitude (= {nunckire} or {kamckire}). See also {cinmo}, {friti}, {pluka}.

ckire

ckire fi le balvi

Thanks in advance.

x1 is grateful / thankful to / appreciative of x2 for x3 (event / property). Also gratitude (= {nunckire} or {kamckire}). See also {cinmo}, {friti}, {pluka}.

ckule

ti ckule le bu'u gugde le ve mikce le citno tadni

This is a medical school serving in this area teaching therapy methods to young students.

x1 is school / institute / academy at x2 teaching subject(s) x3 to audien. / commun. x4 operated by x5. Also college, university. See also {cilre}, {ctuca}, {tadni}.

ckule

mi ve ckule fi le ralju

I'm in primary school.

x1 is school / institute / academy at x2 teaching subject(s) x3 to audien. / commun. x4 operated by x5. Also college, university. See also {cilre}, {ctuca}, {tadni}.

ckunu

xu le tsiju be ti noi ckunu cu kukte

Are pine nuts of this conifer tasty?

x1 is a conifer / pine / fir of species / strain x2 with cones x3. See also {tricu}.

cladu

le zgike cu cladu le bu'u kumfa ku ji'a

The music is loud even when you are in this room.

x1 is loud / noisy at observation point x2 by standard x3. See also {savru}.

clani

la tom cu clani le ka sraji

Tom is tall.

x1 is long in dimension / direction x2 (default longest dimension) by measurement standard x3. See also {slabu}, {condi}, {ganra}, {rotsu}, {tordu}, {barda}, {ganra}, {gutci}, {minli}, {rotsu}.

clani

le cmana cu clani

The mountain is high.

x1 is long in dimension / direction x2 (default longest dimension) by measurement standard x3. See also {slabu}, {condi}, {ganra}, {rotsu}, {tordu}, {barda}, {ganra}, {gutci}, {minli}, {rotsu}.

clani

le nu penmi pu clani le ka se ditcu

The meeting was long.

x1 is long in dimension / direction x2 (default longest dimension) by measurement standard x3. See also {slabu}, {condi}, {ganra}, {rotsu}, {tordu}, {barda}, {ganra}, {gutci}, {minli}, {rotsu}.

clani

clani le ka mitre li re

The length is two meters.

x1 is long in dimension / direction x2 (default longest dimension) by measurement standard x3. See also {slabu}, {condi}, {ganra}, {rotsu}, {tordu}, {barda}, {ganra}, {gutci}, {minli}, {rotsu}.

claxu

mi claxu le ka djica le ka citka

I lack the desire to eat.

x1 is without / lacking / free of / lacks x2; x1 is x2-less. See also cmavo list {cau}, {cirko}, {kunti}, {nitcu}, {pindi}, {banzu}.

claxu

si'au do claxu le ka cinmo da

Looks like you lack any emotions.

x1 is without / lacking / free of / lacks x2; x1 is x2-less. See also cmavo list {cau}, {cirko}, {kunti}, {nitcu}, {pindi}, {banzu}.

claxu

mi claxu su'o penbi

I don't have a pen.

x1 is without / lacking / free of / lacks x2; x1 is x2-less. See also cmavo list {cau}, {cirko}, {kunti}, {nitcu}, {pindi}, {banzu}.

clika

ti clika fi le rokci

This is moss growing on rocks.

x1 is a moss / lichen of species / strain x2 growing on x3; (adjective:) x1 is mossy. See also {mledi}.

clira

le nu la alis cu cliva le mi'u briju pu clira le se sruma be mi

Alice leaving the office was early according to my assumption.

x1 (event) is early by standard x2. See also {lerci}.

clite

do pu na clite le ka cusku le se du'u le mi'u ctuca na drani

You wasn't polite in saying that the teacher isn't right.

x1 is polite / courteous / civil in matter x2 according to standard / custom x3. Also formal, ritual. See also {ritli}.

cliva

ra pu cliva le mi'u kumfa pa canko

He left the room via a window.

x1 leaves / goes away / departs / parts / separates from x2 via route x3. Also: x1 leaves behind / takes leave of x2. See also {litru}, {canci}, {vimcu}, {lebna}, {muvdu}.

clupa

ko jai se torni le mi'u skori ja'e le nu ri clupa

Twist the rope into a loop.

x1 is a loop / circuit of x2 [material]. Also noose (= skoclupa, saljgeclupa; there is no indication of shape, but merely that the ends join / meet); closed curve defined by set of points (= {cuptai}). See also {djine}.

cmaci

mi tadni le cmaci be le klani

I study arithmetic (mathematics of quantity).

x1 is a mathematics of type / describing x2. See also {mekso}.

cmalu

le nu penmi ba cmalu le ka ditcu

The meeting will be short in duration.

x1 is small in property / dimension(s) x2 (ka) as compared with standard / norm x3. See also {caxno}, {cinla}, {jarki}, {tordu}, {barda}.

cmalu

le mi'u cukta cu cmalu le ka jai vajni

The book is of little importance.

x1 is small in property / dimension(s) x2 (ka) as compared with standard / norm x3. See also {caxno}, {cinla}, {jarki}, {tordu}, {barda}.

cmana

so'i da cmana le bu'u tumla

This land has a lot of mountains.

x1 is a mountain / hill / mound / [rise] / [peak] / [summit] / [highlands] projecting from land mass x2. See also {punli}, {derxi}.

cmavo

zo ka cmavo ma'oi nu

{ka} is a grammatical particle of class "NU" (clause prefix)

x1 is a structure word of grammatical class x2, with meaning / function x3 in usage (language) x4. x4 may be a specific usage (with an embedded language place) or a massified language description; x3 and x4 may be merely an example of cmavo usage or refer to an actual expression; cmavo list, if physical object (= (loi) ma'oste); referring to the mental construct (e.g. propose adding a new cmavo to the cmavo list = ma'orpoi, ma'orselcmi, ma'orselste). See also {gismu}, {lujvo}, {gerna}, {smuni}, {valsi}.

cmene

.i ma cmene do

What is your name?

x1 (quoted word(s)) is a / the name / title / tag of x2 to / used-by namer / name-user x3 (person). Also: x2 is called x1 by x3 (= selcme for reordered places). See also cmavo list {me'e}, {gismu}, {tcita}, {valsi}, {judri}.

cmene

.i mi se cmene zo .bab.

My name is Bob.

x1 (quoted word(s)) is a / the name / title / tag of x2 to / used-by namer / name-user x3 (person). Also: x2 is called x1 by x3 (= selcme for reordered places). See also cmavo list {me'e}, {gismu}, {tcita}, {valsi}, {judri}.

cmene

.i le bruna be mi mi te cmene zo ractu

My brother calls me "Rabbit"

x1 (quoted word(s)) is a / the name / title / tag of x2 to / used-by namer / name-user x3 (person). Also: x2 is called x1 by x3 (= selcme for reordered places). See also cmavo list {me'e}, {gismu}, {tcita}, {valsi}, {judri}.

cmene

le kamni pu xusra le du'u le prenu pu zukte no le se cmene be lu na'e drani li'u bei le kamni

The committee asserted that the person had done nothing "incorrect" (quoting the committee's words).

x1 (quoted word(s)) is a / the name / title / tag of x2 to / used-by namer / name-user x3 (person). Also: x2 is called x1 by x3 (= selcme for reordered places). See also cmavo list {me'e}, {gismu}, {tcita}, {valsi}, {judri}.

cmevla

zo lojban cmevla

"Lojban" is cmevla.

cmila

ra pu co'a cmila

She started laughing.

x1 laughs (emotional expression). x1 laughs at x2 (= {mi'afra}). See also {ckasu}, {frumu}, {xajmi}, {cisma}.

cmima

mi cmima pa kamni pe le mi'u gugde

I am a member of a state committee.

x1 is a member / element of set x2; x1 belongs to group x2; x1 is amid / among / amongst group x2. x1 may be a complete or incomplete list of members; x2 is normally marked by la'i / le'i / lo'i, defining the set in terms of its common property(ies), though it may be a complete enumeration of the membership. See also {ciste}, {porsi}, {jbini}, {girzu}, {gunma}, {klesi}, cmavo list {mei}, {kampu}, {lanzu}, {liste}.

cmoni

le mi'u prenu pu cmoni zo a le ka gleki

The person uttered "A!" expressing his happiness.

x1 utters moan / groan / howl / scream [non-linguistic utterance] x2 expressing x3 (property). Also shriek, most animal sounds, e.g. bark, cackle, meow, neigh, moo, honk, baa, crow. See also {krixa}, {bacru}, {cusku}, {cortu}.

cnano

le ki'ogra be li ci cu cnano le ka se junta vau le ca zi jbena

3 kilograms is a normal weight of newborns.

x1 [value] is a norm / average in property / amount x2 (ka / ni) among x3(s) (set) by standard x4. Also mean, normal, usual; (x3 specifies the complete set). See also {tcaci}, {fadni}, {kampu}, {lakne}, {tarti}, {rirci}.

cnebo

le cnebo be le za'u vi ninmu cu clani

These women have long necks.

x1 is a / the neck [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: a relatively narrow point]. See also {galxe}, {cutne}.

cnemu

mi pu cnemu le mi'u gerku le ka bevri le grana vau le ka te cpacu le sakta le mi'u gerku

I rewarded the dog for bringing the stick by giving it sugar.

x1 (agent) rewards x2 [recipient] for atypical x3 (event / property) with reward / desserts x4. Differs from earned payment because of atypical nature; rewards need not be positive but are in some sense deserved from the point of view of the rewarder: positive reward (= {zanyne'u}), punishment, penalty, demerit (= {malne'u}, {sfane'u}); x4 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event, or a property; pedantically, for objects / commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object / commodity (= {posne'u}, posyvelne'u for unambiguous {semantics}). See also {dunda}, {friti}, {jerna}, {jinga}, {jivna}, {pleji}, {sfasa}, {venfu}, {prali}, {dapma}.

cnici

le mi'u kerfa cu cnici le ka se ganzu fi le carmi

The hair is neat in being organized into a shining part.

x1 is orderly / neat / ordered in property / quantity x2 (ka / ni). See also {cunso}, {kalsa}.

cnino

.i do cnino mi le ka kakne le ka limna

This is news to me that you can swim.

x1 is new / unfamiliar / novel to observer x2 in feature x3 (ka) by standard x4; x1 is a novelty. See also {nuzba}, {slabu}, {citno}, se {djuno}.

cnino

.i cnino fa no cnita be le solri

Nothing is new under the Sun.

x1 is new / unfamiliar / novel to observer x2 in feature x3 (ka) by standard x4; x1 is a novelty. See also {nuzba}, {slabu}, {citno}, se {djuno}.

cnisa

ra pu troci le ka zbasu le solji le cnisa

He tried to make gold out of lead.

x1 is a quantity of / contains / is made of lead (Pb); [metaphor: heavy, malleable, soft metal]. See also {jinme}, {tinci}.

cnita

le mi'u pelji cu cnita le mi'u cukta

The paper is below the book.

x1 is directly / vertically beneath / below / under / underneath / down from x2 in frame of reference x3. Also underside, nether. See also {dizlo}, {gapru}, {galtu}, {farna}, {loldi}.

co

lu le ractu co melbi li'u dunli lu le melbi ractu li'u

"Pretty bunnies" is the same as "bunnies, the pretty".

tanru inversion operator; ... of type ...; allows modifier trailing sumti without sumti links.

co'a

pu co'a ru'i carvi

It started raining.

interval event contour: at the starting point of ...; initiative >|< |.

co'a

le plise co'a fusra

The apple has begun to decay.

interval event contour: at the starting point of ...; initiative >|< |.

co'a

co'a pelxu

It's turning yellow.

interval event contour: at the starting point of ...; initiative >|< |.

co'a

do pu co'a lazni

You became lazy.

interval event contour: at the starting point of ...; initiative >|< |.

co'e

mu'i ma do co'e mi

Why are you doing this to me?

elliptical / unspecified bridi relationship.

co'e

za'o co'e

It's going on for too long.

elliptical / unspecified bridi relationship.

co'e

.ei do troci le ka co'e bu'u lo drata

You should try it somewhere else.

elliptical / unspecified bridi relationship.

co'i

mi pu co'i nai citka pa mango ca le nu ra co'i klama le nenri

I was eating a mango when she entered.

interval event contour: at the instantaneous point of ...; achievative / perfective; point event >|<.

co'i

mi co'i cirko

I've lost it.

interval event contour: at the instantaneous point of ...; achievative / perfective; point event >|<.

co'o

co'o le tumla pe mi

Goodbye, my land!

vocative: partings / good-bye.

co'o

co'o ro do

Goodbye to all of you!

vocative: partings / good-bye.

co'oi

co'oi le pendo be mi

Ciao, my friend!

Combination of {coi} and {co'o}, indicating either greetings or partings according to context. The scalar negated forms of this COI are apparently identical to its positive form. cf. {coi}, {co'o}, {rinsa}, {tolrinsa}.

co'u

mi pu co'u pinxe le stasu

I sopped eating a soup.

interval event contour: at the ending point of ... even if not done; cessative | >< |.

coi

coi le munje

Hello, world!

vocative: greetings / hello.

coi

coi ro do

Hello, everyone!

vocative: greetings / hello.

cokcu

le mi'u verba cu cokcu le ladru le tatru le moklu

Children suck up milk from breast into the mouth.

x1 soaks up / absorbs / sucks up x2 from x3 into x4; x1 is an absorbant. See also {panje}, {sakci}, {lacpu}.

condi

ti voi xamsi cu condi le ka sraji vau le sefta be vo'a

This sea is deep in separating its bottom from its surface.

x1 is deep in extent in direction / property x2 away from reference point x3 by standard x4. See also {clani}, {caxno}, {bargu}, {ganra}, {rotsu}, {barda}, {gutci}, {minli}.

condi

e'o do bevri le pa condi kabri

Please, bring a deep glass.

x1 is deep in extent in direction / property x2 away from reference point x3 by standard x4. See also {clani}, {caxno}, {bargu}, {ganra}, {rotsu}, {barda}, {gutci}, {minli}.

cortu

mi cortu le xance

My hand hurts.

x1 hurts / feels pain / hurt at locus x2. See also {cinmo}, {xrani}.

cortu

mi cortu le galxe be mi

I have a sore throat.

x1 hurts / feels pain / hurt at locus x2. See also {cinmo}, {xrani}.

cpacu

mi ba cpacu le grute mi

I'll get fruits for myself.

x1 gets / procures / acquires / obtains / accepts x2 from source x3 [previous possessor not implied]. Also fetch; accept a gift (= {seldu'acpa}). See also {punji}, {lebna}, {vimcu}.

cpacu

mi ne le xance pu te cpacu fi la kevin fe le dakfu

I handed Kevin a knife.

x1 gets / procures / acquires / obtains / accepts x2 from source x3 [previous possessor not implied]. Also fetch; accept a gift (= {seldu'acpa}). See also {punji}, {lebna}, {vimcu}.

cpana

su'o bisli cu se cpana le cmana

There is ice on top of the mountain.

x1 is upon / atop / resting on / lying on [the upper surface of] x2 in frame of reference / gravity x3. (x1 may be object or event); See also se {vasru}, {jbini}, {zvati}, {nenri}, {vreta}, {ckana}, {diklo}, {jibni}, {lamji}, {zutse}, {punji} for lay upon, {sarji}, {zbepi}.

cpare

ra pu mo'u cpare le mi'u cmana

She has climbed on the mountain.

x1 climbs / clambers / creeps / crawls on surface x2 in direction x3 using x4 [limbs / tools]. See also {klama}, {litru}, {bajra}, {farlu}, {plipe}.

cpedu

le mi'u nanmu pu cpedu le ka jai gau kalri fai le mi'u vorme vau mi ta'i le ka jai gau muvdu fai le xance

The man asked me to open the door by moving his hand.

x1 requests / asks / petitions / solicits for x2 of / from x3 in manner / form x4. Also demand (= {mi'ecpe}); x4 is a means of expression See also ve {cusku}.: a request may be indicated in speech, in writing, or by an action (e.g. petitions are often in writing, while begging / panhandling may be indicated by an action or even demeanor). (cf. pikci, te preti, te frati, se spuda, danfu)

cpina

le mi'u sanso cu cpina

The sauce is hot.

x1 is pungent / piquant / peppery / spicy / irritating to sense x2. Also prickly (= {pecycpina}). See also {vrusi}, {kukte}, {cidja}, {panci}, {sumne}.

cpina

le mi'u panci cu cpina

The smell is irritating.

x1 is pungent / piquant / peppery / spicy / irritating to sense x2. Also prickly (= {pecycpina}). See also {vrusi}, {kukte}, {cidja}, {panci}, {sumne}.

cradi

ti cradi le vajni notci le tordu boxna le se bevri

This is a radio transmitter sending important messages on short waves to portable receivers.

x1 broadcasts / transmits [using radio waves] x2 via station / frequency x3 to [radio] receiver x4. Also x1 is a broadcaster. See also {tivni}, {benji}, {tcana}.

crane

pa tricu cu crane la alis la kevin

A tree is before (in front of) Alice from Kevin's position.

x1 is anterior / ahead / forward / (in / on) the front of x2 which faces / in-frame-of-reference x3. Also: x3 is the standard of orientation for x2. See also {sefta}, {flira}, {trixe}, {mlana}, {pritu}, {zunle}.

crane

pa tricu cu crane mi

A tree is in front of me.

x1 is anterior / ahead / forward / (in / on) the front of x2 which faces / in-frame-of-reference x3. Also: x3 is the standard of orientation for x2. See also {sefta}, {flira}, {trixe}, {mlana}, {pritu}, {zunle}.

crane

pa ctino cu pagre bu'u le crane be le mi'u lunra

A shadow passed before the moon.

x1 is anterior / ahead / forward / (in / on) the front of x2 which faces / in-frame-of-reference x3. Also: x3 is the standard of orientation for x2. See also {sefta}, {flira}, {trixe}, {mlana}, {pritu}, {zunle}.

creka

do poi dasni le creka cu simlu le ka stati

You look smart in the shirt.

x1 is a shirt / blouse / top [upper-body garment - not necessarily sleeved or buttoned], material x2. See also {taxfu}.

crepu

ra crepu le vanjba le mi'u purdi

She is harvesting grapes from the garden.

x1 (agent) harvests / reaps / gathers crop / product / objects x2 from source / area x3. See also {critu}, {sombo}, {jmaji}.

cribe

le cribe cu se zdani le vi boske

Bears live in this forest.

x1 is a bear / ursoid of species / breed x2. See also {danlu}, {mabru}.

crida

fi mi pu lisri pa da le za'u crida

I told a story about fairies.

x1 is a fairy / elf / gnome / brownie / pixie / goblin / kobold [mythical humanoid] of mythos / religion x2. Also orc, giant, demon or devil (when humanoid-form is presumed by the mythos / religion), bugbear, bogeyman. (cf. {ranmi}, especially for non-humanoid creatures of myth, {lijda})

crino

ca le crisa le pezli poi crino co'a xunre

In the fall leaves that are green, turn red.

x1 is green / verdant [color adjective]. See also {skari}, {blabi}, {xekri}, {kandi}, {carmi}, {cicna}.

cripu

mi'a muvdu fo le cripu be pa rirxe bei pa tcadu jo'u le nurma

We are moving over the bridge across a river that connects a city and the rural zone.

x1 is a bridge / span over / across x2 between x3 and x4 [unordered, typically destination first]. See also {bargu}, {kruca}, {ragve}, {kuspe}.

crisa

ca crisa le re no no mu moi be le nanca ti

Now it's summer of year 2005 at my place.

x1 is summer / summertime [hot season] of year x2 at location x3. See also {citsi}, {critu}, {dunra}, {vensa}.

critu

xu ca critu le re no no mu moi be le nanca do

Is it now autumn of year 2005 at your place?

x1 is autumn / fall [harvest / cooling season] of year x2 at location x3. See also {citsi}, {crisa}, {dunra}, {vensa}, {crepu}.

ctaru

le ctaru be le xamsi cu barda

The tide in the sea is high.

x1 is a tide [cyclical / periodic expansion] in x2 caused by x3. See also {xamsi}.

ctebi

le se dekpu be le ctebi be le mi'u vlagi cu banzu le nu le panzi cu pagre

The size of the hole of the vagina is enough for the child to pass.

x1 is a / the lip [body-part] / rim of orifice x2 of body x3; (adjective:) x1 is labial. See also {moklu}, {korbi}, {cinba}.

cteki

le prenu pu na nelci le noi cnino vau cteki be le ka ralte le bakni bei ro le xabju bei lei turni

People didn't like the new tax on keeping cows levied against everyone by the government.

x1 is a tax / levy / duty on goods / services / event x2 levied against x3 by authority / collector x4. Also custom, toll, tariff, tribute. See also {pleji}, {flalu}, {turni}.

cteki

le rupnu be li re mu cu cteki le ka ralte le bakni

25 dollars is the tax for keeping cows.

x1 is a tax / levy / duty on goods / services / event x2 levied against x3 by authority / collector x4. Also custom, toll, tariff, tribute. See also {pleji}, {flalu}, {turni}.

ctile

ti minji le nu cokcu le ctile

This is a machine for pumping out oil.

x1 is a quantity of petroleum / oil from source x2. See also {grasu}.

ctino

mi pu terpa tu'a le ctino be le tricu bei le mi'u lunra

I was afraid of shadows of trees in moonlight.

x1 is a shadow / the shade of object x2, made by light / energy source x3. See also {manku}, {gusni}.

ctuca

le mi'u prenu pu ctuca mi'a le traji tasmi be le nu tavla fo la lojban

The person taught us the best style of speaking Lojban.

x1 teaches audience x2 ideas / methods / lore x3 (du'u) about subject(s) x4 by method x5 (event). Also instruct, instructor, educate, educator, teacher, professor, pedagogue; (adjective:) x1 / x5 is pedagogical. See also {ckule}, {cilre}, {tadni}.

ctuca

le mi'u mamta cu ctuca le mi'u verba le du'u le nu cladu tavla na se clite

The mother taught the child that talking loud isn't polite.

x1 teaches audience x2 ideas / methods / lore x3 (du'u) about subject(s) x4 by method x5 (event). Also instruct, instructor, educate, educator, teacher, professor, pedagogue; (adjective:) x1 / x5 is pedagogical. See also {ckule}, {cilre}, {tadni}.

ctuca

le mi'u laldo pu ctuca mi le tadji be le nu na ganse le ka cortu

The old one taught me the method of not feeling the pain.

x1 teaches audience x2 ideas / methods / lore x3 (du'u) about subject(s) x4 by method x5 (event). Also instruct, instructor, educate, educator, teacher, professor, pedagogue; (adjective:) x1 / x5 is pedagogical. See also {ckule}, {cilre}, {tadni}.

cu

lei rirni cu zvati ti ca

The parents are here now.

elidable marker: separates selbri from preceding sumti, allows preceding terminator elision.

cu'e

lu do cu'e vitke la nipon li'u lu pu'o li'u

"Have you been to Japan?" "I'm about to."

tense / modal question.

cu'e

lu le mi'u penbi cu'e zvati li'u lu pu vu li'u

"Where is the pen?" "It was over there."

tense / modal question.

cu'i

au cu'i le bruna mo'u klama

The brother arrived, meh.

attitudinal: neutral scalar attitude modifier.

cu'o

le nu casnu cu su'o cu'o le nu le mi'u jatna cu klama

The discussion is possible if the boss comes.

convert number to probability selbri; event x1 has probability (n) of occurring under cond. x2.

cu'o

le nu mi ricfu cu ro cu'o le nu mi ponse le megdo be le rupnu

Had I a million dollars I'd be rich.

convert number to probability selbri; event x1 has probability (n) of occurring under cond. x2.

cu'u

cu'u la gleki la lojban cu vlipa bangu

As said by La Gleki, Lojban is a powerful language.

cusku modal, 1st place (attribution / quotation) as said by source ...; used for quotation.

cukla

le mi'u lunra noi pelxu gi'e cukla gi'e carmi cu zvati le tsani

The Moon, yellow, round and bright, is in the sky.

x1 is round / circular [2-dimensional shape / form]; x1 is a disk / circle / ring. Normally used for a filled-in circle / disk, but emphasis on roundness means that the concept may include 'ring'. See also {djine}, {ranji}, {bolci}, {tarmi}.

cukta

mi tcidu fi pa cukta be le cinri

I read a book with an interesting content (an interesting book).

x1 is a book containing work x2 by author x3 for audience x4 preserved in medium x5. [x1 is a manifestation / container A physical object or its analogue. of a work / content, not necessarily using paper (= {selpapri})]; See also {cfika}, {prina}, {prosa}, {tcidu}, {papri}.

culno

le mi'u lanka cu culno le pelji

The basket is full of paper.

x1 is full / completely filled with x2. See also {tisna}, {kunti}, {mulno}, {setca}, {tisna}.

cumki

.i cumki fa le nu la .alis. ba jai lerci

It's possible that Alice will be late.

x1 (event / state / property) is possible under conditions x2; x1 may / might occur; x1 is a maybe. Also possibility. See also {lakne}.

cumla

mi'ai pu cumla le ka kanpe ma kau

We were modest in our expectations.

x1 is humble / modest about x2 (abstraction); x1 displays humility about x2. See also {cinmo}, {jgira}.

cunmi

le jipci cu citka le cunmi

Hens eat millet.

x1 is a quantity of millet [grain] of species / strain x2. See also {gurni}.

cunso

le cabna be le nu ra mo'u klama cu pu cunso

When would he come was unpredictable.

x1 is random / fortuitous / unpredictable under conditions x2, with probability distribution x3. Also accidental, chancy, by chance, adventitious, arbitrary (also = cuncu'a, cunselcu'a, cunjdi, cunseljdi; based on 'unpredictable'). See also {cnici}, {lakne}, {funca}, {kalsa}, {snuti}.

cuntu

ra pu se cuntu le zekri

He was involved in a crime.

x1 is an affair / organized activity involving person(s) x2 (ind. / mass); x1 is x2's business. Also matter, concern; x2 is engaged in x1 (which is usually an abstraction) (= selcu'u for reordered places). See also {jikca}, {srana}.

cupra

le karce cu cupra le nejni le ka jai gau jelca le livla

Car produces energy by burning fuel.

x1 produces x2 [product] by process x3. See also {zbasu}, {farvi}, {gundi}, {jukpa}.

cupra

le tricu cu se cupra le grute

Trees come from fruits.

x1 produces x2 [product] by process x3. See also {zbasu}, {farvi}, {gundi}, {jukpa}.

curmi

le saske cu curmi le nu jimpe le munje

Science allows understanding the world.

x1 (agent) lets / permits / allows x2 (event) under conditions x3; x1 grants privilege x2. Sufficient condition (= {crutcini}), agent that permits a situation (= {tcinycru}). See also {rinju}, {banzu}, {ralte}, {jimte}, {jaspu}, {zifre}.

curmi

le mi'u canko cu curmi le nu le vifne vacri cu pagre

The window permits the passage of the fresh air.

x1 (agent) lets / permits / allows x2 (event) under conditions x3; x1 grants privilege x2. Sufficient condition (= {crutcini}), agent that permits a situation (= {tcinycru}). See also {rinju}, {banzu}, {ralte}, {jimte}, {jaspu}, {zifre}.

curnu

le mi'u cipni mo'u kavbu le curnu

The bird caught a worm.

x1 is a worm / invertebrate animal of species / breed x2. Also mollusk, snail (= {cakcurnu}), shellfish (= {xaskemcakcurnu}, {xaskemcakydja}); the generalization to invertebrate is because many multicellular invertebrates are indeed wormlike. See also {since}, {silka}.

curve

ti noi djine cu curve le ka solji

This ring is of pure gold.

x1 is pure / unadulterated / unmitigated / simple in property x2 (ka). x1 is simply / purely / unmitigatedly / solely x2. See also {prane}, {jinsa}, {manfo}, {sampu}, {sepli}, {traji}, {lumci}, {xukmi}.

cusku

.i ba ku mi cusku fi ra fe lu do mutce le ka xendo li'u

And then I said to her: "You are very kind."

x1 (agent) expresses / says x2 (sedu'u / text / lu'e concept) for audience x3 via expressive medium x4. Also says. See also {bacru}, {tavla}, {casnu}, {spuda}, cmavo list {cu'u}, {bangu}, {dapma}, {jufra}, {pinka}.

cusku

.i do pu cusku le se du'u do ba gasnu le katna be le nanba

You said that you would cut the bread.

x1 (agent) expresses / says x2 (sedu'u / text / lu'e concept) for audience x3 via expressive medium x4. Also says. See also {bacru}, {tavla}, {casnu}, {spuda}, cmavo list {cu'u}, {bangu}, {dapma}, {jufra}, {pinka}.

cutci

ti noi prenu cu zbasu le cutci be le sufti

This person makes horseshoes.

x1 is a shoe / boot / sandal for covering / protecting [feet / hooves] x2, and of material x3. Also boot (= {tupcutci}). See also {smoka}, {taxfu}, {skiji}.

cutne

le mi'u nanla pu ca'o jgari le gerku re'o le cutne

The boy was holding the dog near the chest.

x1 is a / the chest / thorax / upper trunk / [rib cage / breast] [body-part] of x2. See also {cnebo}, {betfu}, {xadni}, {tanxe}.

cuxna

mi nu'o mo'u cuxna le ka zukte ma kau

I haven't yet decided what to do.

x1 chooses / selects x2 [choice] from set / sequence of alternatives x3 (complete set). Also prefer (= {nelcu'a}). See also {jdice}, {pajni}, {nelci}.

cuxna

nandu fa le ka cuxna

It's hard to choose.

x1 chooses / selects x2 [choice] from set / sequence of alternatives x3 (complete set). Also prefer (= {nelcu'a}). See also {jdice}, {pajni}, {nelci}.

cuxna

mi pu cuxna la alis le nixli

I chose Alice from the girls.

x1 chooses / selects x2 [choice] from set / sequence of alternatives x3 (complete set). Also prefer (= {nelcu'a}). See also {jdice}, {pajni}, {nelci}.

cuxna

la alis pu cuxna le blanu le taxfu

Alice chose the blue dress out of all.

x1 chooses / selects x2 [choice] from set / sequence of alternatives x3 (complete set). Also prefer (= {nelcu'a}). See also {jdice}, {pajni}, {nelci}.

cuxna

mi pensi cuxna le nu mi citka ma kau

I'm thinking about what to eat.

x1 chooses / selects x2 [choice] from set / sequence of alternatives x3 (complete set). Also prefer (= {nelcu'a}). See also {jdice}, {pajni}, {nelci}.

da

mi se bruna da

I have a brother.

logically quantified existential pro-sumti: there exists something 1 (usually restricted).

da

mi nelci ro da

I like everything.

logically quantified existential pro-sumti: there exists something 1 (usually restricted).

da'a

da'a re prenu pu zvati va

All but two people were present there.

digit / number: all except n; all but n; default 1.

da'i

da'i mi ricfu

I could be rich.

discursive: supposing - in fact. See also {sruma}.

da'i

da'i nai mi se zdani le daplu

I do live on an island.

discursive: supposing - in fact. See also {sruma}.

dacru

pa junla ca cpana le se dacru be le barda

A clock stands on a chest of big drawers.

x1 is a drawer / file in structure x2, a [sliding compartment] container for contents x3. See also {nilce}, {tanxe}.

dacti

tu noi dacti cu mo

What is that object over there?

x1 is a material object enduring in space-time; x1 is a thing. See also {marji}, {xanri}.

dadjo

le mi'u tcaci cu dadjo

The tradition is Taoist.

x1 pertains to the Taoist culture / ethos / religion in aspect x2. See also {lijda}, {jegvo}.

dai

oi ro'o dai tuple doi le mi'u cifnu

I know it hurts, baby!

attitudinal modifier: marks empathetic use of preceding attitudinal; shows another's feelings. See also {cnijmi}.

dai

do jinga ui dai

You won, yay you!

attitudinal modifier: marks empathetic use of preceding attitudinal; shows another's feelings. See also {cnijmi}.

dai

ui nai dai le gerku pe do co'a morsi

You must be sad, your dog died.

attitudinal modifier: marks empathetic use of preceding attitudinal; shows another's feelings. See also {cnijmi}.

dakfu

ti dakfu le nanba

This is a knife for cutting bread.

x1 is a knife (tool) for cutting x2, with blade of material x3. See also {denci}, {balre}, {katna}, {tunta}, {forca}, {smuci}, {kinli}.

dakli

mi ba bevri pa dakli be le tamca le nenri

I will take a bag of tomatoes inside.

x1 is a sack / bag with contents x2, and of material x3. See also {daski} for pouch, {bakfu}.

damba

mi pu damba le mensi be mi le du'u ma kau klama ka'ai lei rirni

I fought with my sister of who would go with parents.

x1 fights / combats / struggles with x2 over issue x3 (abstract); x1 is a fighter / combatant. Use x3 tu'a for fight over an object / objective. See also {bradi}, {gunta}, {talsa}, {darlu}, {fapro}, {jamna}, {sonci}.

damri

le mi'u nakni pu zgipli pa damri be le xance

He was playing a hand struck drum.

x1 is a drum / cymbal / gong [percussion musical instrument] with beater / actuator x2. See also {rilti}, {zgike}.

damva'u

le mi'u prenu cu damva'u le se panci be le mabla

The person smokes something that has a shitty smell.

dandu

le mi'u smani pu dandu le galtu jimca le rebla

The monkey was hanging its tail from a high branch.

x1 hangs / dangles / is suspended from x2 by / at / with joint x3. Pendant (= {dadja'i}); also dependent (original meaning). See also {lasna}, {jorne}.

danfu

le ka pilno le drata ckiku cu danfu le tadji be le ka jai gau karli fai le mi'u vorme

Using another key is the answer to the problem of opening the door.

x1 is the answer / response / solution / [reply] to question / problem x2. (cf. ciksi, frati, preti, nabmi, spuda for agentive response / reply, cpedu)

danlu

mi pu viska pa danlu bu'u le mi'u boske i le mi'u danlu cu jutsi ma

I saw an animal in the forest. What species does it belong to?

x1 is an animal / creature of species x2; x1 is biologically animate. See also {banfi}, {cinki}, {cipni}, {finpe}, {jukni}, {respa}, {since}, {mabru}, {bakni}.

danmo

le danmo be le noi ca'o jelca vau tricu co'a denmi

The smoke from the burning trees is becoming dense.

x1 is made of / contains / is a quantity of smoke / smog / air pollution from source x2. x2 may be a fire. See also {pulce}, {gapci}, {sigja}, {bumru}.

danre

le brife cu danre le falnu

Wind puts pressure on the sail.

x1 (force) puts pressure on / presses / applies force to x2. Agentive press / depress (= {da'ergau}, {da'erzu'e}). See also {catke}, {bapli}, {prina}, {tinsa}.

dansu

e'u mi'o dansu le ca zgike

Let's dance to this music.

x1 (individual, mass) dances to accompaniment / music / rhythm x2. See also {bende}, {zgike}, {zajba}.

danti

pa danti be le cecla mo'u muvdu le dinju

A bullet from a gun reached the house.

x1 is a ballistic projectile [e.g. bullet / missile] for firing by [gun / propelling launcher] x2. Also cannonball, catapult stone, shot pellet(s). See also {cecla}, {renro}, {jakne}.

daplu

fe'e ro roi le daplu lo remna cu xabju

People live all over the island.

x1 is an island / atoll / key of [material / properties] x2 in surroundings / body x3; x1 is insular. See also {lalxu}, {rirxe}, {xamsi}, {dirgo}.

dapma

le cizra pu dapma le virnu le nu ri ba zi morsi

The monster cursed the brave person to die soon.

x1 curses / damns / condemns x2 to fate (event) x3. Curse with a specific expression (= {dapsku}). See also {mabla}, {dimna}, {cnemu}, {sfasa}, {dunda}, {cusku}, {cirko}, {jdima}, {di'ai}.

dargu

da bisli vi'a le mi'u dargu

There is ice on the road.

x1 is a road / highway to x2 from x3 with route x4 (x2 / x3 may be unordered). A regularly used, improved-for-use surface for travelling. See also {naxle}, {tcana}, {pluta}, {klaji}.

darlu

lei enge pu darlu le nu le mi'u dargu cu se stuzi le berti vau le nu le mi'u dinju cu se zbasu fi le rokci

Engineers argued for the road to be located to the north and against the house to be built of rock.

x1 argues for stand x2 against stand x3; [an opponent is not necessary]. See also {fapro}, {jamna}, {sarji}, {talsa}, {sumti}, {tugni}, {casnu}, {damba}, {bradi}, {tavla}.

darno

le mi'u muzga cu darno ti

The museum is far from here.

x1 is far / distant from x2 in property x3 (ka). See also {jibni}.

darno

le jungo bangu cu darno le glico bangu le ka va'o ce'u ma kau tarmi le nu bacru

Chinese language is far from English in the manner of pronunciation.

x1 is far / distant from x2 in property x3 (ka). See also {jibni}.

darsi

la edvard ca darsi le ka na cusku le jetnu la tom

Eduard dares not tell Tom the truth.

x1 shows audacity / chutzpah in behavior x2 (event / activity); x1 dares to do / be x2 (event / ka). x1 is bold. See also {virnu}.

darxi

mi pu darxi le xedja be ra le xance

I hit his jaw with hand.

x1 hits / strikes / [beats] x2 with instrument [or body-part] x3 at locus x4. See also {bikla}, {gunta}, {jenca}, {tunta}, {tikpa}, {janli}, {jgari}, {pencu}.

darxi

mi pu darxi la alis le zunle jamfu be mi le betfu

I kicked Alice with my left foot in the belly.

x1 hits / strikes / [beats] x2 with instrument [or body-part] x3 at locus x4. See also {bikla}, {gunta}, {jenca}, {tunta}, {tikpa}, {janli}, {jgari}, {pencu}.

daski

mi pu punji le xance be mi le daski be le kosta pe mi

I put my hand into the pocket of my coat.

x1 is a pocket / pouch of / in garment / item x2. See also {dakli}, {taxfu}, {bakfu}.

dasni

e'o do co'a dasni le cutci

Please put on your shoes.

x1 wears / is robed / garbed in x2 as a garment of type x3. x2 need not be intended for use as a garment (unlike taxfu). See also {taxfu}.

dasni

le mi'u nixli cu dasni le creka le skaci

The girl wears a shirt as a skirt.

x1 wears / is robed / garbed in x2 as a garment of type x3. x2 need not be intended for use as a garment (unlike taxfu). See also {taxfu}.

daspo

ra pu daspo le ka kanro

He ruined his health.

x1 (event) destroys / ruins / wrecks / despoils x2; x1 is destructive. See also {spofu}, {xrani}, {marxa}, {zalvi}, {xaksu}.

daspo

le fagri pu daspo ci me le dinju

The fire destroyed three of the buildings.

x1 (event) destroys / ruins / wrecks / despoils x2; x1 is destructive. See also {spofu}, {xrani}, {marxa}, {zalvi}, {xaksu}.

dasri

le jai se dunda pu se bakfu fi le pa dasri

The gift was tied with a ribbon.

x1 is a ribbon / tape / strip / band / stripe of material x2. See also {djine}.

datka

so'o datka ru'i limna le mi'u lalxu

Several ducks are swimming in the lake.

x1 is a duck / [drake] of species / breed x2. See also {cipni}.

datni

le ka zukte le zekri cu datni le mi'u nanmu le ka zgana le se zukte be ce'u

Being a criminal are the data about the man collected by monitoring his actions.

x1 (du'u) [fact / measurement] is data / information / statistic(s) about x2 gathered by method x3. Evidence (= velji'i datni or just {velji'i}, {sidydatni}). See also {fatci}, {saske}, {vreji}.

datni

ai mi tavla do le datni be fi le cipra

I'm going to talk to you about experimental data.

x1 (du'u) [fact / measurement] is data / information / statistic(s) about x2 gathered by method x3. Evidence (= velji'i datni or just {velji'i}, {sidydatni}). See also {fatci}, {saske}, {vreji}.

dau

ei mi'o denpa ze'a le djedi be li dau

We should wait for 10 days.

digit / number: hex digit A (decimal 10) [ten].

dau'i

ju'o la alis ba mo'u klama

I'm sure Alice will arrive.

attitudinal: equal intensity attitudinal relativizer Specifies an equal intensity - relative to any previously specified intensity of the same UI / cmavo. See also {mau'i}, {me'ai}, {cu'i}

dau'i

ju'o dau'i ji'a la kevin ba vitke mi'a

And I'm equally sure that Kevin will visit us.

attitudinal: equal intensity attitudinal relativizer Specifies an equal intensity - relative to any previously specified intensity of the same UI / cmavo. See also {mau'i}, {me'ai}, {cu'i}

de

ro da poi ke'a sinma ke'a cu se sinma ro de poi ke'a sinma di

Everyone who respects oneself is respected by everyone who respects someone.

logically quantified existential pro-sumti: there exists something 2 (usually restricted).

de'a

le mi'u fetsi pu de'a vasxu

She ceased to breathe.

event contour for a temporary halt and ensuing pause in a process.

de'a

mi de'a jundi

I won't be paying attention for a while.

event contour for a temporary halt and ensuing pause in a process.

de'e

de'e cinri jufra i au do tirna mi i le xunre cu srana le nu fengu

The utterance that comes is interesting. I'd like you to listen to me. Red is related to the state of being angry.

pro-sumti: a near future utterance.

de'i

de'i li ly ci dy pa mu mi pu zvati la nipon

On March 15 I was in Japan.

detri modal, 1st place (for letters) dated ... ; attaches date stamp.

de'i

de'i li cy pa ci mi'a cliva

We leave at 1 pm.

detri modal, 1st place (for letters) dated ... ; attaches date stamp.

de'i

mi'a cliva de'i li cy so my ci no

We leave at 9:30

detri modal, 1st place (for letters) dated ... ; attaches date stamp.

de'u

sei suksa co'a gusni bu'u le darno i ba bo le mi'u gusni cu canci i ro le mi'u re mei pu troci le ka ganse le mi'u gusni vau za'u re'u i ku'i le mi'u re mei na pu djuno le du'u xu kau la'e de'e cu du le sinxa poi le mi'u re mei ze'u kanpe tu'a ke'a

Suddenly a light appeared far away and then the light disappeared. They both tried to observe it once again. But they didn't know whether that was the sign they had been expecting for so long.

pro-sumti: a recent utterance.

decti

le bitmu cu decti le ka ce'u mitre li xo kau vau le ka ce'u rotsu

The fence is 10 centimeters thick.

x1 is a tenth [1 / 10; $1 * 1 0^{- 1}$ ] of x2 in dimension / aspect x3 (default is units). (cf. grake, mitre, snidu, stero, delno, molro, kelvo, xampo, gradu. litce, merli, centi, dekto, femti, gigdo, gocti, gotro, kilto, megdo, mikri, milti, nanvi, petso, picti, terto, xatsi, xecto, xexso, zepti, zetro)

degji

le degji be le pritu xance be mi cu cortu

The fingers of my right hand hurt.

x1 is a / the finger / digit / toe [body-part] on limb / body site x2 of body x3; [metaphor: peninsula]. Finger (= {xandegji}), toe (= {jmadegji}). See also {nazbi}, {tamji}, {tance}, {xance}.,

degygutci

le jesni cu degygutci li pa pi re le ka glico

The needle is 1.2 English inches in size.

$g_{1}$ is $g_{2}$ inch / inches (length unit). Cf. {degji}, {gutci}, {jmagutci}, {cibjmagutci}, {birgutci}, {minli}.

dei

le nu casnu pe dei ca zenba le ka cinri

This discussion is getting more interesting.

pro-sumti: this utterance.

dejni

mi dejni le ka sidju vau do le ka se sidju do

I am obliged to help you in return for your help.

x1 owes x2 in debt / obligation to creditor x3 in return for x4 [service, loan]; x1 is a debtor. See also {jbera}, {janta}, {zivle}.

dejni

mi dejni fi le patfu be mi fo le ka snada

I owe my success to my father.

x1 owes x2 in debt / obligation to creditor x3 in return for x4 [service, loan]; x1 is a debtor. See also {jbera}, {janta}, {zivle}.

dekpu

ti voi botpi cu dekpu li pa le ka merko

This bottle is one American gallon in volume.

x1 is x2 (default 1) local volume unit(s) [non-metric; e.g. bushel], standard x3, x4 subunits. Gallon (= {likydekpu}), quart (= {likseldekpu}), barrel (wet = likybradekpu, dry = sudbradekpu), bushel (= {sudydekpu}), peck (= {sudyseldekpu}), cupful (= {kabrydekpu}), tablespoon (= {mucydekpu}); teaspoon (= {mucyseldekpu}); (all of these lujvo may need gic- to distinguish the English measurement system in contrasting with some local system; the English system is otherwise presumed to be the default non-metric system). (additional subunit places may be added as x5, x6, ...); See also {canlu}, {litce}, {rupnu}, {fepni}, {gutci}, {minli}, {merli}, {bunda}, {kramu}.

dekto

le dinju cu dekto fi le ka ganra vau fe le ka mitre li xo kau le ka le lalxu cu farna ce'u

The house is 10 meters wide when measured towards the lake.

x1 is ten [10; $1 * 1 0^{1}$ ] of x2 in dimension / aspect x3 (default is units). See also {grake}, {mitre}, {snidu}, {stero}, {delno}, {molro}, {kelvo}, {xampo}, {gradu}, {litce}, {merli}, {centi}, {decti}, {femti}, {gigdo}, {gocti}, {gotro}, {kilto}, {megdo}, {mikri}, {milti}, {nanvi}, {petso}, {picti}, {terto}, {xatsi}, {xecto}, {xexso}, {zepti}, {zetro}

dekto

mi ponse le dekto be le ka mlatu

I own 10 cats.

x1 is ten [10; $1 * 1 0^{1}$ ] of x2 in dimension / aspect x3 (default is units). See also {grake}, {mitre}, {snidu}, {stero}, {delno}, {molro}, {kelvo}, {xampo}, {gradu}, {litce}, {merli}, {centi}, {decti}, {femti}, {gigdo}, {gocti}, {gotro}, {kilto}, {megdo}, {mikri}, {milti}, {nanvi}, {petso}, {picti}, {terto}, {xatsi}, {xecto}, {xexso}, {zepti}, {zetro}

dekto

mi ponse le dekto be le ka mlatu bei le ka kancu fo le pa me ce'u

I own 10 cats.

x1 is ten [10; $1 * 1 0^{1}$ ] of x2 in dimension / aspect x3 (default is units). See also {grake}, {mitre}, {snidu}, {stero}, {delno}, {molro}, {kelvo}, {xampo}, {gradu}, {litce}, {merli}, {centi}, {decti}, {femti}, {gigdo}, {gocti}, {gotro}, {kilto}, {megdo}, {mikri}, {milti}, {nanvi}, {petso}, {picti}, {terto}, {xatsi}, {xecto}, {xexso}, {zepti}, {zetro}

delfinu

le'e delfinu cu stati

Dolphins are generally smart.

delno

ti noi bombila cu delno li ji'i pa re no

This light bulb has a luminous intensity of around 120 candela.

x1 is x2 candela [metric unit] in luminosity (default is 1) by standard x3. See also {centi}, {decti}, {dekto}, {femti}, {gigdo}, {gocti}, {gotro}, {kilto}, {megdo}, {mikri}, {milti}, {nanvi}, {petso}, {picti}, {terto}, {xatsi}, {xecto}, {xexso}, {zepti}, {zetro}.

dembi

mi ca ca'o citka le stasu be le dembi

I am eating a bean stew.

x1 is a bean / pea / leguminous seed from plant [legume] x2. See also {grute}, {sobde}, {tsiju}.

denci

le denci be mi cu cortu

I have a toothache.

x1 is a / the tooth [body-part] of x2; (adjective:) x1 is dental. (for metaphor: see {dakfu}, {pagre}, {jgalu}); See also {moklu}, {dakfu}, {pagre}, {jgalu}, {batci}, {bongu}.

denmi

le karce flu'ente cu denmi le ka se pagbu le xo kau karce bu'u le klaji

The car traffic is intense in the streets.

x1 is dense / concentrated / packed / intense in property x2 (ka) at location / locus x3. See also {carmi}, {midju}, {viknu}.

denpa

ko ze'i denpa

Wait a bit. Just a moment!

x1 awaits / waits / pauses for / until x2 at state x3 before starting / continuing x4 (activity / process). (x2 is an event, usually a point event); also: resuming x4. See also {dicra}, {fanmo}, {sisti}, {fliba}, {pandi}.

denpa

xu do pu denpa

Did you wait?

x1 awaits / waits / pauses for / until x2 at state x3 before starting / continuing x4 (activity / process). (x2 is an event, usually a point event); also: resuming x4. See also {dicra}, {fanmo}, {sisti}, {fliba}, {pandi}.

denpa

mi denpa le nu le patfu cu volta vau le ka kelci vau le ka cliva

I am waiting for my father to arrive playing before leaving.

x1 awaits / waits / pauses for / until x2 at state x3 before starting / continuing x4 (activity / process). (x2 is an event, usually a point event); also: resuming x4. See also {dicra}, {fanmo}, {sisti}, {fliba}, {pandi}.

dertu

pu ze'a ku le mi'u karce cu muvdu bu'u le dertu

For a while, the car moved on the soil.

x1 is a quantity of / contains / is made of dirt / soil / earth / ground from source x2 of composition x3. Also: x1 is earthen; x3: composition including x3, which need not be exhaustive of composition. See also {kliti}, {terdi}, {loldi}.

derxi

mi pu cupra pa derxi be le mudri

I chopped a pile of wood.

x1 is a heap / pile / stack / mound / hill of materials x2 at location x3. See also {cmana}.

desku

ra pu desku le ka terpa

She was shaking with fear.

x1 shakes / quakes / trembles / quivers / shudders / wobbles / vibrates from force x2. Also (expressible either with desku or slilu): side to side, to and fro, back and forth, reciprocal motion. See also {slilu}, {janbe}.

detri

li ly pa dy pa ze ny re no pa xa detri le nu mi co'a tadni la lojban vau la nipon. la gregoris.

January 17, 2016 (Japanese timezone, Gregorian calendar) is the date when I started studying Lojban.

x1 is the date [day,{week},{month},year] of event / state x2, at location x3, by calendar x4. (time units in x1 are specified as numbers separated by pi'e or are unit values massified with joi); See also cmavo list {de'i}, {djedi}, {jeftu}, {masti}, {nanca}, {tcika}.

detri

puku vi ku ca le se detri be li nanca bu 1995 masti bu 2 djedi bu 12 co'a snuti

On February 12, 1995, an accident happened here.

x1 is the date [day,{week},{month},year] of event / state x2, at location x3, by calendar x4. (time units in x1 are specified as numbers separated by pi'e or are unit values massified with joi); See also cmavo list {de'i}, {djedi}, {jeftu}, {masti}, {nanca}, {tcika}.

di

ku'i la'a nai su'o da cizra ro de ro di

But it is unlikely that something is strange to everyone in every way.

logically quantified existential pro-sumti: there exists something 3 (usually restricted).

di'a

mi na ba di'a zgipli le pipno

I won't play the piano again.

event contour for resumption of a paused process.

di'a

mi di'a jundi

I'm listening again.

event contour for resumption of a paused process.

di'a

mi di'a ta'e finti lo pemci ba le nu mi finti lo prosa

I return to writing poems after writing prose.

event contour for resumption of a paused process.

di'a

gau ko le jdini cu di'a co'e

Return the money.

event contour for resumption of a paused process.

di'ai

di'ai do

Good luck to you.

vocative: well-wish - curse Used to express well-wishes / curses. See also {dimna}, {dapma}, {ki'e}, {doi}

di'ai

mi pacna le nu do ba jinga di'ai do

I hope you will win, good luck to you.

vocative: well-wish - curse Used to express well-wishes / curses. See also {dimna}, {dapma}, {ki'e}, {doi}

di'ai

ko na raktu mi di'ai nai do

Don't disturb me, damn you!

vocative: well-wish - curse Used to express well-wishes / curses. See also {dimna}, {dapma}, {ki'e}, {doi}

di'anzi

gau do e'i to'e akti fa le di'anzi pe do

Turn off your electronic devices.

di'e

di'e na drani i la djon cu cmene mi i lu zo djon cmene mi li'u drani ku'i

The following sentence isn't correct. Someone called John is my name. "John is my name" is correct, though.

pro-sumti: the next utterance.

di'i

mi di'i cadzu bu'u le mi'u panka

I regularly walk in the park.

tense interval modifier: regularly; subjective tense / modal; defaults as time tense.

di'i

pa cukta di'i te tcidu mi

I read the same book again and again.

tense interval modifier: regularly; subjective tense / modal; defaults as time tense.

di'i

mi di'i nai citka le kokso

I eat coconuts here and there.

tense interval modifier: regularly; subjective tense / modal; defaults as time tense.

di'u

ma zabna traji tadji le nu tadni la lojban i di'u zabna se retsku

What is the best method of learning Lojban? That is a good question.

pro-sumti: the last utterance.

di'u

la alis ze'a le djedi be li za'u re na zvati i la'e di'u cizra

Alice isn't present for more than two days. That is strange.

pro-sumti: the last utterance.

dicra

le sance pu dicra le nu mi sipna vau le ka cladu

The sound woke me up since it was loud.

x1 (event) interrupts / stops / halts / [disrupts] x2 (object / event / process) due to quality x3. Also disturbs (one sense). See also {zunti}, {fanza}, {raktu}, {denpa}.

diklo

le ca carvi cu diklo le stuna le bu'u tcadu

Within the borders of this city, the rain is in the south.

x1 is local to x2; x1 is confined to locus x2 within range x3; x1 is regional Indicates a specific location / value within a range; e.g. a hits b. What is the locality on b that a hits? Thus x1 is associated with a specific narrow region / interval x2 of wider space / range x3. See also cmavo list {di'o}, {jibni}, {zvati}, {cpana}, {nenri}, {lamji}, {stuzi}, {tcila}.

dikni

mi dikni le ka lumci le kumfa pe mi vau le jeftu

I am regular in cleaning my room every week.

x1 is regular / cyclical / periodic in property (ka) / activity x2 with period / interval x3. Also uniform; resonant (= {dikslicai}). See also {slilu}, {rilti}, {xutla}, {manfo}, {boxna}.

dilcu

li re dilcu li pa ci li mu li ci

2 is the quotient of 13 divided by 5 with the remainder 3.

x1 is a quotient of 'x2 / x3' [dividend x2 divided by divisor x3], leaving remainder x4. See also {frinu}, {fendi}, {katna}, {parbi}, {mekso}.

dilnu

le mi'u cmana cu cupra le dilnu be le danmo

The mountain produces clouds of smoke.

x1 is a cloud / mass of clouds of material x2 in air mass x3 at floor / base elevation x4. See also {carvi}, {tcima}.

dimna

le ka xabju ti cu dimna mi

To live here is my fate.

x1 is a fate / destiny of x2; [doom, curse are mabla-forms]; x2 is fated / predestined / doomed to x1. Fated / destined / doomed (= {seldimna}). See also {dapma}.

dinju

ti dinju le nu lumci

This is a bathhouse.

x1 is a building / edifice for purpose x2. See also {ginka}, {zdani}, {zarci}.

dinko

mi pu lasna le mi'u pixra le mi'u bitmu pa dinko se pi'o pa mruli

I nailed the picture to the wall using a hammer.

x1 is a nail / tack [pointed driven / frictional fastener] of type / size x2 (ka), made of material x3. (x2 also can be ni abstraction); See also {pijne}, {lasna}.

dinko

ti dinko le ka lasna le cutci le xirma ce'u

This is a nail for fastening horseshoes.

x1 is a nail / tack [pointed driven / frictional fastener] of type / size x2 (ka), made of material x3. (x2 also can be ni abstraction); See also {pijne}, {lasna}.

dirba

do pu zvati ma doi le dirba

Where have you been, dear?

x1 is dear / precious / darling to x2; x1 is emotionally valued by x2. x1 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event, or a property; pedantically, for objects / commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object / commodity (= posydirba for unambiguous {semantics}). See also {tcika}, {kargu}, {vamji}, {vajni}, {pleji}, {jadni}, {jemna}.

dirba

le nu jmive cu dirba ro da

Life is dear to everybody.

x1 is dear / precious / darling to x2; x1 is emotionally valued by x2. x1 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event, or a property; pedantically, for objects / commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object / commodity (= posydirba for unambiguous {semantics}). See also {tcika}, {kargu}, {vamji}, {vajni}, {pleji}, {jadni}, {jemna}.

dirce

le mi'u jinto cu dirce le djacu

The spring of fluid emits water.

x1 radiates / emits x2 under conditions x3. See also {gusni}.

dirgo

sa'u ti dirgo le grasu le djacu

It's just a drop of oil in water.

x1 is a drop [small, cohesive shape] of material [liquid / vapor] x2 in surrounding material x3. See also {daplu}, {bidju}.

ditcu

ma ditcu le nu do limna le mi'u rirxe

How long have you been swimming in the river?

x1 is the time-duration / interval / period / [elapsed time] of event x2. short rafsi is -dit-. Cf. {cedra}, {ranji}, {tcika}, {renvi}, {temci}, {canlu}, {kuspe}, {krafamtei}

dizlo

le gerku cu dizlo mi le mlatu poi cpare le tricu

To me the dog stands low compared to the cat climbing the tree.

x1 is low / down / downward in frame of reference x2 as compared with baseline / standard height x3. Also lower; x3 is generally some defined distance above a zero point / baseline, or is that baseline itself. See also {cnita}, {galtu}, {gapru}, {farna}, {loldi}.

dizlo

mi co'i farlu le dizlo korbi be le bitmu

I fell down to the foot of the fence.

x1 is low / down / downward in frame of reference x2 as compared with baseline / standard height x3. Also lower; x3 is generally some defined distance above a zero point / baseline, or is that baseline itself. See also {cnita}, {galtu}, {gapru}, {farna}, {loldi}.

djacu

le mi'u nakni pu pinxe le djacu pa kabri

He drank some water from a cup.

x1 is made of / contains / is a quantity / expanse of water; (adjective:) x1 is aqueous / [aquatic]. Aquatic (= {jaupli}). See also {lalxu}, {rirxe}, {xamsi}, {limna}, {litki}, {lumci}, {bumru}, {jinto}.

djedi

mi volta ba zi le djedi be li pa no

I will return in 10 days.

x1 is x2 full days in duration (default is 1 day) by standard x3; (adjective:) x1 is diurnal. Today (= {cabdei}); tomorrow (= {bavlamdei}); yesterday (= {prulamdei}). See also {donri}, {detri}, {jeftu}, {masti}, {nanca}, {nicte}, {tcika}.

djica

.i mi djica le nu mi cusku le xajmi vau le nu do cisma

I want to tell something funny to make you smile.

x1 desires / wants / wishes x2 (event / state) for purpose x3. If desire is for an object, this is sumti-raising; use tu'a in x2 (or use lujvo = po'edji). See also {taske}, {xagji}, {mukti}, {nitcu}, {nelci}, {pacna}, {prami}, {rigni}, {trina}, {xebni}, {xlura}.

djica

.i mi djica tu'a le plise

I want the apples.

x1 desires / wants / wishes x2 (event / state) for purpose x3. If desire is for an object, this is sumti-raising; use tu'a in x2 (or use lujvo = po'edji). See also {taske}, {xagji}, {mukti}, {nitcu}, {nelci}, {pacna}, {prami}, {rigni}, {trina}, {xebni}, {xlura}.

djica

mi djica le nu do smadi

I want you to guess.

x1 desires / wants / wishes x2 (event / state) for purpose x3. If desire is for an object, this is sumti-raising; use tu'a in x2 (or use lujvo = po'edji). See also {taske}, {xagji}, {mukti}, {nitcu}, {nelci}, {pacna}, {prami}, {rigni}, {trina}, {xebni}, {xlura}.

djine

ti solji djine

This is a golden ring.

x1 is a ring / annulus / torus / circle [shape / form] of material x2, inside diam. x3, outside diam. x4. Also ellipse, oval (= {jincla}); (usage has been for near-circles, such as tight spirals, even if not closed loops). Also band, belt, encircle (= {jinsru}). See also {clupa}, {cukla}, {dasri}, {karli}, {sovda}, {sruri}, {konju}.

djuno

.i mi djuno le du'u mi zasti vau fo le du'u mi pensi

I know that I exist since I think.

x1 knows fact(s) x2 (du'u) about subject x3 by epistemology x4. Words usable for epistemology typically have a du'u place; know how to - implying knowledge of method but not necessarily having the ability to practice (= {tadjyju'o}). (cf. know / familiar with: se slabu, na'e cnino, na'e fange). See also cmavo list {du'o}, {krici}, {jinvi}, {cilre}, {certu}, {facki}, {jijnu}, {jimpe}, {senpi}, {smadi}, {kakne}, {birti}, {mipri}, {morji}, {saske}, {viska}.

djuno

.i mi djuno so'i da la .lojban.

I know a lot about Lojban.

x1 knows fact(s) x2 (du'u) about subject x3 by epistemology x4. Words usable for epistemology typically have a du'u place; know how to - implying knowledge of method but not necessarily having the ability to practice (= {tadjyju'o}). (cf. know / familiar with: se slabu, na'e cnino, na'e fange). See also cmavo list {du'o}, {krici}, {jinvi}, {cilre}, {certu}, {facki}, {jijnu}, {jimpe}, {senpi}, {smadi}, {kakne}, {birti}, {mipri}, {morji}, {saske}, {viska}.

djuno

mi djuno mo'a da le cmaci

I know too little about math.

x1 knows fact(s) x2 (du'u) about subject x3 by epistemology x4. Words usable for epistemology typically have a du'u place; know how to - implying knowledge of method but not necessarily having the ability to practice (= {tadjyju'o}). (cf. know / familiar with: se slabu, na'e cnino, na'e fange). See also cmavo list {du'o}, {krici}, {jinvi}, {cilre}, {certu}, {facki}, {jijnu}, {jimpe}, {senpi}, {smadi}, {kakne}, {birti}, {mipri}, {morji}, {saske}, {viska}.

do

xu do djica le nu mi sidju do

Do you want me to help you?

pro-sumti: you listener(s); identified by vocative.

do'a

do'a mi do ka'e ctuca le se jmina

I could teach you some additional things.

discursive: generously - parsimoniously. See also {dunda}.

do'a

do'a nai do no da zekri lebna

At least you didn't steal anything.

discursive: generously - parsimoniously. See also {dunda}.

do'a

a'o mi te dunda le pa kargu karce a ke do'a nai le pa karce poi na spofu

Hopefully, I'll be given an expensive car or at least one that isn't broken.

discursive: generously - parsimoniously. See also {dunda}.

do'e

ti karda do'e le valsi

It's a card with a word.

elliptical / unspecified modal.

do'i

do'i me le jufra pe pa se cukta poi mi pu tcidu

That sentence is from a book that I had read.

pro-sumti: elliptical / unspecified utterance variable.

do'o

lu mi'a pu casnu le nu litru li'u lu do'o pu cuxna ma li'u

"We discussed travelling." "What did you choose?"

pro-sumti: you the listener & others unspecified.

doi

doi le nobli do co'u morji fi le ckiku pe do

Oh, sir! You forgot your keys.

generic vocative marker; identifies intended listener; elidable after COI.

donri

ra stali le zdani ca le donri be le prulamdei bei vo'e

He stayed at home in the daytime.

x1 is the daytime of day x2 at location x3; (adjective:) x1 is diurnal (vs. nocturnal). See also {nicte}, {djedi}, {tcika}.

draci

pa pendo be mi cu finti pa draci be le nabmi pe le te seksi

My friend is the author of a drama about the problem of sexes.

x1 is a drama / play about x2 [plot / theme / subject] by dramatist x3 for audience x4 with actors x5. x2 may also be a convention. See also {finti}, {cukta}, {lisri}, {cfika}.

drani

do drani le ka pilno ma kau noi valsi

You are correct in what words you use.

x1 is correct / proper / right / perfect in property / aspect x2 (ka) in situation x3 by standard x4. See also {srera}, {mapti}.

drata

lo drata be mi ka'e sidju

Someone else but me can help.

x1 isn't the-same-thing-as / is different-from / other-than x2 by standard x3; x1 is something else. See also {mintu}, {frica}.

drata

i ru'i ku bu'u le panka le'i re prenu cu simxu le ka prami e le ka drata le ka makau stizu gi'e se zutse ce'u

The two people loving each other are sitting on different benches in the park.

x1 isn't the-same-thing-as / is different-from / other-than x2 by standard x3; x1 is something else. See also {mintu}, {frica}.

drudi

le drudi be le mi'u dinju cu ei se cikre

The roof of the building needs fixing.

x1 is a roof / top / ceiling / lid of x2. (cf. bitmu, stedu, galtu, gapru, loldi, marbi, gacri, mapku; a drudi is (designed to be) over / above something and shelters it from other things above the drudi, mapku)

du

li pa su'i pa du li re li pa no fe'i mu

1 + 1 = 2 = 10 / 5.

identity selbri; = sign; x1 identically equals x2, x3, etc.; attached sumti refer to same thing.

du

xu do du le prenu poi mitysisku mi ca le prulamdei

Are you the same person who searched for me yesterday?

identity selbri; = sign; x1 identically equals x2, x3, etc.; attached sumti refer to same thing.

du'e

le mi'u vacri ca se la'u li du'e glare

It's too hot.

digit / number: too many; subjective.

du'e

du'e prenu cu zvati le mi'u klaji

There are too many people in the street.

digit / number: too many; subjective.

du'i

mi'a du'i casnu le mintu

We equally discussed the same.

dunli modal, 1st place (equalled by) equally; as much as ...

du'i

xu do ne du'i mi zukcfu

Are you as busy as I am?

dunli modal, 1st place (equalled by) equally; as much as ...

du'u

.i mi djuno le du'u do na fuzme

I know that you are not responsible.

abstractor: predication / bridi abstractor; x1 is predication [bridi] expressed in sentence x2.

dugri

li ci dugri li pa no no no li pa no

3 is the logarithm of 1000 to base 10.

x1 is the logarithm of x2 with base x3. See also {tenfa}.

dukti

la alis la kevin pu dukti le ka catlu ma kau

Alice and Kevin looked in the opposite directions.

x1 is polar opposite from / contrary to x2 in property / on scale x3 (property / si'o). See also {ranxi}, {ragve}, {fatne}.

dunda

mi pu dunda tu'a pa plise do

I gave you an apple.

x1 [donor] gives / donates gift / present x2 to recipient / beneficiary x3 [without payment / exchange]. Also grants; x3 is a receiver (= terdu'a for reordered places); the Lojban doesn't distinguish between or imply possession transfer or sharing; x2 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event, or a property; pedantically, for objects / commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object / commodity (= {posydu'a}, posyseldu'a for unambiguous {semantics}). See also {benji}, {muvdu}, {canja}, {pleji}, {vecnu}, {friti}, {sfasa}, {dapma}, {cnemu}, {prali}.

dunda

le nobli turni pu dunda fi le selfu fe lo ka ponse le tumla

The noble ruler granted the servant legal ownership of some land.

x1 [donor] gives / donates gift / present x2 to recipient / beneficiary x3 [without payment / exchange]. Also grants; x3 is a receiver (= terdu'a for reordered places); the Lojban doesn't distinguish between or imply possession transfer or sharing; x2 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event, or a property; pedantically, for objects / commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object / commodity (= {posydu'a}, posyseldu'a for unambiguous {semantics}). See also {benji}, {muvdu}, {canja}, {pleji}, {vecnu}, {friti}, {sfasa}, {dapma}, {cnemu}, {prali}.

dunja

ra na ru'e dunja

He almost froze.

x1 freezes / jells / solidifies at temperature x2 and pressure x3. See also {febvi}, {lunsa}, {runme}, {sligu}.

dunku

mi pu dunku le ka kansa no da

I was distressed at being alone.

x1 is anguished / distressed / emotionally wrought / stressed by x2. See also {fengu}, {surla}.

dunku

xu do dunku le nu le mensi be do cu bilma

Are you distressed at your sister being ill?

x1 is anguished / distressed / emotionally wrought / stressed by x2. See also {fengu}, {surla}.

dunli

mi dunli le mensi be mi le ka clani i ku'i mi na mintu le mi'u mensi

I am as long as my sister is. But I'm not her.

x1 is equal / congruent to / as much as x2 in property / dimension / quantity x3. Same in quantity / quality (not necessarily in identity); 'analogy' may be expressed as the equivalence of two properties of similarity (ka x1 simsa x2) and (ka x3 simsa x4). See also cmavo list {du'i}, {satci}, {frica}, {simsa}, {mintu}.

dunli

mi dunli do le ka jinvi ma kau le se zukte be le mi'u prenu

I am in concord with you in what we think about his actions.

x1 is equal / congruent to / as much as x2 in property / dimension / quantity x3. Same in quantity / quality (not necessarily in identity); 'analogy' may be expressed as the equivalence of two properties of similarity (ka x1 simsa x2) and (ka x3 simsa x4). See also cmavo list {du'i}, {satci}, {frica}, {simsa}, {mintu}.

dunra

ca le dunra be le re no no mu moi bei la australiias mi pu zvati ti

During Australian winter of year 2005 I was here.

x1 is winter / wintertime [cold season] of year x2 at location x3. See also {citsi}, {crisa}, {critu}, {vensa}.

dzena

do dzena mi le ka ce'u ce'u lidne le ka jbena ca ma kau

You are my ancestor since you were born before me.

x1 is an elder / ancestor of x2 by bond / tie / degree x3; x1's generation precedes x2's parents. See also {patfu}, {rirni}, {tamne}.

dzipo

au mi vitke le dzipo tumla

I want to visit the Antarctica.

x1 reflects Antarctican culture / nationality / geography in aspect x2. See also {ketco}, {friko}, {sralo}, {terdi}.

e

.i mi .e do pu casnu le za'u bangu

I discussed languages, and you discussed languages (maybe not with each other, maybe in different discussions).

logical connective: sumti afterthought and.

e'a

e'a do klama le nenri

You may come in.

attitudinal: granting permission - prohibiting. See also {curmi}.

e'a

e'a nai fagri

No fire allowed!

attitudinal: granting permission - prohibiting. See also {curmi}.

e'a

e'a nai crepu le xrula

You may not pick the flowers.

attitudinal: granting permission - prohibiting. See also {curmi}.

e'ande

e'o do e'ande mi le ka tcidu le mi'u cukta ba le nu do mo'u tcidu ri

Please, allow me to read the book after you finish reading it.

e'ande

le mi'u rirni pu e'ande le mi'u verba le ka kelci bu'u le mi'u panka

The parent let the child play in the park.

e'e

e'e mi kuspe do

I feel up to reaching you.

attitudinal: competence - incompetence / inability. See also {kakne}, {certu}.

e'e

e'e nai mi kuspe do

I don't feel up to reaching you.

attitudinal: competence - incompetence / inability. See also {kakne}, {certu}.

e'e

e'ei nai do kuspe

You are not going to reach it.

attitudinal: competence - incompetence / inability. See also {kakne}, {certu}.

e'ei

e'ei klama le zdani

Let's go home.

e'ei

do e'ei co'u denpa

C'mon, what are you waiting for?

e'ei

e'ei do jarco le ka vlipa

Show your strength, go for it!

e'ei

e'ei mi kuspe do

I'll reach you.

e'i

e'i mi cliva

I have to leave.

attitudinal: feeling constraint - independence - challenge / resistance against constraint. See also {selri'u}, {seljimte}.

e'i

do sanga e'i

Sing!

attitudinal: feeling constraint - independence - challenge / resistance against constraint. See also {selri'u}, {seljimte}.

e'i

e'i do carmi gunka

You ought to work hard.

attitudinal: feeling constraint - independence - challenge / resistance against constraint. See also {selri'u}, {seljimte}.

e'o

e'o mi zgana

Let me see.

attitudinal: request - negative request. See also {cpedu}, {pikci}.

e'o

e'o do dunda le mi'u jisra mi

Will you pass the juice, please?

attitudinal: request - negative request. See also {cpedu}, {pikci}.

e'o

e'o nai ko lebna le titla

Here, take some candies.

attitudinal: request - negative request. See also {cpedu}, {pikci}.

e'u

e'u mi'o troci

Let's try.

attitudinal: suggestion - abandon suggest - warning. See also {stidi}, {kajde}.

e'u

e'u klama

Let's go.

attitudinal: suggestion - abandon suggest - warning. See also {stidi}, {kajde}.

e'u

e'u nai do stapa le cripu

You'd better not step onto the bridge.

attitudinal: suggestion - abandon suggest - warning. See also {stidi}, {kajde}.

e'u

e'u do dasni le kosta

You ought to wear a coat.

attitudinal: suggestion - abandon suggest - warning. See also {stidi}, {kajde}.

ei

ei do ca sipna

You should be sleeping now.

attitudinal: obligation - freedom. See also {bilga}, {zifre}.

ei

ei do djuno

You ought to know.

attitudinal: obligation - freedom. See also {bilga}, {zifre}.

ei

ei nai do mipri le nei

You needn't hide yourself.

attitudinal: obligation - freedom. See also {bilga}, {zifre}.

ei

ro da cu se senpi ei

Everything should be doubted.

attitudinal: obligation - freedom. See also {bilga}, {zifre}.

enge

le patfu be mi pu enge ti noi dinju

My father was an architect of this building.

entuzi

la kevin cu mutce le ka entuzi le ka co'a se jibri le cnino

Kevin is very enthusiastic about getting a new job.

fa

fe zo coi cusku fa mi

Hello, said I.

sumti place tag: tag 1st sumti place.

fa

fe ma fa mi zukte .ei

What should I do?

sumti place tag: tag 1st sumti place.

fa

sarcu fa le nu do zvati

It's required that you are present.

sumti place tag: tag 1st sumti place.

fa'a

ko catlu fa'a le mi'u canko

Look in the direction of the window.

location tense relation / direction; arriving at / directly towards ...

fa'a

xu le mi'u pa cipni ca'o vofli fa'a le solri

Is the bird flying towards the Sun?

location tense relation / direction; arriving at / directly towards ...

fa'u

zmadu fa'u mleca fi le ka sampu fa'u le ka drani

It's more easy and less correct, respectively.

non-logical connective: respectively; unmixed ordered distributed association.

facki

mi facki le jitfa le pu se cusku be la alis

I discovered false statements in what Alice said.

x1 discovers / finds out x2 (du'u) about subject / object x3; x1 finds (fi) x3 (object). See also {cirko}, {djuno}, {jijnu}, {smadi}, {sisku}.

facki

mi facki le du'u le mi'u tcadu cu jibni

I found that the city is near.

x1 discovers / finds out x2 (du'u) about subject / object x3; x1 finds (fi) x3 (object). See also {cirko}, {djuno}, {jijnu}, {smadi}, {sisku}.

facki

mi pu facki le du'u le mi'u lisri cu xajmi

I found the story funny.

x1 discovers / finds out x2 (du'u) about subject / object x3; x1 finds (fi) x3 (object). See also {cirko}, {djuno}, {jijnu}, {smadi}, {sisku}.

fadni

fi le'i pendo be mi cu fadni fa la kevin le ka cusku le simsa noi srana mi

It's common for my friends and Kevin in particular to say such things about me.

x1 [member] is ordinary / common / typical / usual in property x2 (ka) among members of x3 (set). Also: x2 is a normal / common / ordinary / typical property among set x3 (= selterfadni for reordered places); also regular, (mabla forms:) banal, trite, vulgar; (x3 is complete set). See also {cafne}, {rirci}, {kampu}, {lakne}, {tcaci}, {cnano}.

fagdei

xu do zifre ca le vanci be le fagdei

Are you free on Tuesday evening?

fagri

le fagri be le mi'u boske bei le brife co'a carmi

The fire in the forest burning in the wind becomes intense.

x1 is a fire / flame in fuel x2 burning-in / reacting-with oxidizer x3 (default air / oxygen). See also {jelca}, {sacki}.

fagri

le mi'u mudri cu se fagri

The wood is burning.

x1 is a fire / flame in fuel x2 burning-in / reacting-with oxidizer x3 (default air / oxygen). See also {jelca}, {sacki}.

fai

le nu jimpe la'e ti cu nandu i la'e ti jai nandu fai le nu ri se jimpe

Understanding this is hard. This is hard to understand.

sumti place tag: tag a sumti moved out of numbered place structure; used in modal conversions.

falnu

ti noi bloti cu te falnu

This is a sailboat.

x1 is a sail for gathering propelling material x2 on vehicle / motor x3. Waterwheel (= {jacfanxi'u}). See also {bloti}.

falnu

ti noi molki cu te falnu le djacu pa xislu

This mill operates on a water wheel.

x1 is a sail for gathering propelling material x2 on vehicle / motor x3. Waterwheel (= {jacfanxi'u}). See also {bloti}.

famti

do famti mi le ka ce'u mensi le mamta be ce'u

You are my aunt since you are a sister of my mother.

x1 is an aunt / uncle of x2 by bond / tie x3; x1 is an associated member of x2's parent's generation. See also {bruna}, {mamta}, {mensi}, {patfu}, {rirni}, {tamne}.

fancu

le nu se la'u li xo kau mi'o snada cu te fancu le nu se la'u li xo kau mi'o troci

Our success depends on how hard we try.

x1 is a function / single-valued mapping from domain x2 to range x3 defined by expression / rule x4. See also {mekso}, {bridi}.

fancu

le jdima be le broda cu te fancu le nu le mi'u broda tai ma kau cu se sabji jo'u le nu le mi'u broda cu se cpedu xo kau da

The price of a good is a function of its supply and demand.

x1 is a function / single-valued mapping from domain x2 to range x3 defined by expression / rule x4. See also {mekso}, {bridi}.

fancu

le nu mi jimpe la'e ti na te fancu tu'a do

I don't depend on you to understand this.

x1 is a function / single-valued mapping from domain x2 to range x3 defined by expression / rule x4. See also {mekso}, {bridi}.

fancu

li fy pe li xy cu fancu li ma'u li ma'u no me'o vei xy su'i pa ve'o pi'i vei xy vu'u pa ve'o

f(x) = (x + 1) (x − 1), where x>1, f(x)>0.

x1 is a function / single-valued mapping from domain x2 to range x3 defined by expression / rule x4. See also {mekso}, {bridi}.

fange

ra fange mi le ka zukte ma kau

He is alien to me in what he does.

x1 is alien / foreign / [exotic] / unfamiliar to x2 in property x3 (ka). See also {cizra}, {jbena}, {ckini}.

fanmo

do te mukti le ka mo ca le fanmo le ca jeftu

What are you going to do on weekend?

x1 is an end / finish / termination of thing / process x2; [not necessarily implying completeness]. x1 is final / last / at the last; x1 is a terminal / terminus of x2; x1 is the final / terminated state of terminated process x2; x2 terminates / ceases / stops / halts at x1 (= selfa'o for reordered places). See also {krasi}, {cfari}, {mulno}, {sisti}, {denpa}, {jipno}, {kojna}, {traji}, {krasi}.

fanmo

le fanmo be le mi'u te jivna ba cinri ba'a

I expect the final part of the competition interesting.

x1 is an end / finish / termination of thing / process x2; [not necessarily implying completeness]. x1 is final / last / at the last; x1 is a terminal / terminus of x2; x1 is the final / terminated state of terminated process x2; x2 terminates / ceases / stops / halts at x1 (= selfa'o for reordered places). See also {krasi}, {cfari}, {mulno}, {sisti}, {denpa}, {jipno}, {kojna}, {traji}, {krasi}.

fanri

ti fanri le nanba le gurni

This is a mill producing bread from grain.

x1 is a factory / foundry / industrial plant / mill producing x2 from materials x3. See also {molki}, {gundi}.

fanta

le bumru pu fanta le nu mi'a viska da

Fog prevented us from seeing anything.

x1 prevents / keeps / stops / restrains / constrains event x2 from occurring. See also {pinfu}, {bandu}, {zunti}, {rinju}, {jimte}, {bapli}, {rivbi}.

fanva

.i mi pu fanva lu coi ui li'u le glico le lojbo zoi gy.yay, hello!.gy.

I translated {coi ui} to English from Lojban as "Yay, hello!"

x1 translates text / utterance x2 to language x3 from language x4 with translation result x5. See also {cusku}, {bangu}.

fanva

xu lu coi do li'u drani xe fanva zoi gy.Hello, you!.gy.

Is {coi do} a correct translation of "Hello, you!"?

x1 translates text / utterance x2 to language x3 from language x4 with translation result x5. See also {cusku}, {bangu}.

fanza

le nu le verba cu klaku cu fanza le mamta be le mi'u verba

Baby crying annoys his mother.

x1 (event) annoys / irritates / bothers / distracts x2. Also: is disruptive to. See also {fengu}, {raktu}, {dicra}, {tunta}, {zunti}, {jicla}.

fanza

do fanza mi

You annoy me.

x1 (event) annoys / irritates / bothers / distracts x2. Also: is disruptive to. See also {fengu}, {raktu}, {dicra}, {tunta}, {zunti}, {jicla}.

fapro

mi pu fliba le ka fapro le nu do cisma

I couldn't resist your smile.

x1 opposes / balances / contends against opponent(s) x2 (person / force ind. / mass) about x3 (abstract). Also resists. See also {bandu}, {bradi}, {darlu}, {damba}, {jivna}, {lanxe}, {rivbi}, {sarji}, {xarnu}.

fapro

xu do fapro fi le ka sidju mi

Do you refuse to help me?

x1 opposes / balances / contends against opponent(s) x2 (person / force ind. / mass) about x3 (abstract). Also resists. See also {bandu}, {bradi}, {darlu}, {damba}, {jivna}, {lanxe}, {rivbi}, {sarji}, {xarnu}.

farlu

mi pu farlu fi pa skalera fe le dertu

I fell down from the stairs onto the ground.

x1 falls / drops to x2 from x3 in gravity well / frame of reference x4. Note: things can fall in spin, thrust, or tide as well as gravity; (agentive 'drop' = one of two lujvo: falcru and falri'a). See also {lafti}, {cpare}, {klama}, {sfubu}.

farlu

la alis pu jai gau farlu fai le mi'u dakli le mi'u jubme

Alice dropped the bag on the table.

x1 falls / drops to x2 from x3 in gravity well / frame of reference x4. Note: things can fall in spin, thrust, or tide as well as gravity; (agentive 'drop' = one of two lujvo: falcru and falri'a). See also {lafti}, {cpare}, {klama}, {sfubu}.

farna

le cmana cu farna le se klama be la alis vau mi

From my viewpoint, the mountains were the direction at which Alice was coming.

x1 is the direction of x2 (object / event) from origin / in frame of reference x3. x2 is towards x1 from x3 (= selfa'a for reordered places). See also {zunle}, {pritu}, {galtu}, {gapru}, {cnita}, {dizlo}, {berti}, {snanu}, {stuna}, {stici}, {purci}, {balvi}, {lidne}.

farvi

le'e nanba cu farvi le bredi le te zbasu le nu co'a mixre le purmo jo'u le matne jo'u le sovda jo'u le sakta vau jo'u ba bo le nu glare jo'u ba bo le nu satre vo'a le matne

One makes a standard cake from raw materials by mixing flour, butter, eggs and sugar together, then heating, then greasing the cake with butter, and after that, it is ready.

x1 develops / evolves towards / into x2 from x3 through stages x4. See also {pruce}, {banro}, {makcu}, {ciste}, {cupra}, {ferti}.

fasnu

le cizra pu va fasnu

There were strange things happening there.

x1 (event) is an event that happens / occurs / takes place; x1 is an incident / happening / occurrence. (cf. cmavo list fau, krefu, lifri, fatci, rapli; gasnu, zukte, if specifically agentive, banli)

fasnu

le ei ba fasnu ba fasnu

Whatever shall be will be.

x1 (event) is an event that happens / occurs / takes place; x1 is an incident / happening / occurrence. (cf. cmavo list fau, krefu, lifri, fatci, rapli; gasnu, zukte, if specifically agentive, banli)

fatci

mi se la'u li me'i ro birti le du'u ro se djuno be mi bei le mi'u munje cu fatci

I'm not completely sure that all that I know about the world are actual facts.

x1 (du'u) is a fact / reality / truth / actuality, in the absolute. See also {datni}, {jitfa}, {sucta}, {xanri}, {jetnu}, {fasnu}, {zasti}, {cfika}, {saske}.

fatri

gau mi fatri fa le titla le verba le pa mei

I handed out candies to children one candy to each of them.

x1 is distributed / allotted / allocated / shared among x2 with shares / portions x3; (x2 / x3 fa'u). Also spread, shared out, apportioned; agentive distribution (= {fairgau}, {fairzu'e}). See also cmavo list {fa'u}, {fendi}, {preja}, {katna}, {tcana}.

fau

fau le nu do djica vau ko cpedu fi mi

If you want, ask me.

fasnu modal, 1st place (non-causal) in the event of ...

fau

ro da zo'u ca ro nu do nitcu tu'a da vau do e'a da lebna

Whenever you need something, take it.

fasnu modal, 1st place (non-causal) in the event of ...

fau

fau ro da da'i mi snada

I would succeed anyway.

fasnu modal, 1st place (non-causal) in the event of ...

fau

da'i ma fasnu fau le nu ro remna no roi sipna

What would happen if humans never slept?

fasnu modal, 1st place (non-causal) in the event of ...

faurbanzu

le nu mi tavla fo la lojban na faurbanzu le nu mi jimpe do

My level of speaking Lojban isn't enough to understand you.

$x_{1}$ (nu) is a sufficient condition / is enough for $x_{2}$ (nu) to happen See {sarcu}

faurbanzu

da'i le nu do ca co'a klama cu faurbanzu le nu do ca le drani se tcika mo'u klama

Leaving now would be enough for you to arrive on time.

$x_{1}$ (nu) is a sufficient condition / is enough for $x_{2}$ (nu) to happen See {sarcu}

faurbanzu

banzu le se djica be mi

It's enough for me.

$x_{1}$ (nu) is a sufficient condition / is enough for $x_{2}$ (nu) to happen See {sarcu}

fe

fe ma zvati fa la alis

Where is Alice?

sumti place tag: tag 2nd sumti place.

fe'e

ko vi'i fe'e di'i sombo le mi'u gurni

Sow the grain in a line and evenly!

mark space interval distributive aspects; labels interval tense modifiers as location-oriented.

fe'i

le mi'u jubme cu mitre li pa fe'i re

The table is half a meter in length.

n-ary mathematical operator: divided by; division operator; [(((a / b) / c) / ...)].

fe'o

ca ti mi cliva e'i fe'o

Now I have to leave, have a nice day!

vocative: over and out (end discussion).

febvi

le mi'u djacu za'o febvi

The water is already boiling.

x1 boils / evaporates at temperature x2 and pressure x3. Roil (= {febjicla}). See also {dunja}, {lunsa}, {runme}.

fegli

le mi'u djacu cu fegli le ka se panci ma kau

The water has an ugly smell.

fei

mi ba volta de'i li cy fei

I will return at 11 o'clock.

digit / number: hex digit B (decimal 11) [eleven].

femti

lo'e pa protoni cu femti le ka mitre li ji'i pa pi xa vau le ka clani

A proton has a size of about 1.6 femtometres.

x1 is $1 0^{- 15}$ of x2 in dimension / aspect x3 (default is units). See also {grake}, {mitre}, {snidu}, {stero}, {delno}, {molro}, {kelvo}, {xampo}, {gradu}, {litce}, {merli}, {centi}, {decti}, {dekto}, {gigdo}, {gocti}, {gotro}, {kilto}, {megdo}, {mikri}, {milti}, {nanvi}, {petso}, {picti}, {terto}, {xatsi}, {xecto}, {xexso}, {zepti}, {zetro}

fendi

mi fendi le mi'u najnimre ci spisa

I divide the orange into three pieces.

x1 (agent) divides / partitions / separates x2 into sections / parts / ind. x3 by method / partition x4. Also segments. See also {sepli}, {bitmu}, {fatri}, {dilcu}, {katna}, {frinu}.

fengu

ra pu fengu mi le ka pu na klama

She was angry with me for not coming.

x1 is angry / mad at x2 for x3 (action / state / property). See also {fanza}, {dunku}.

fenki

le mi'u tcini cu fenki

The situation is crazy.

x1 (action / event) is crazy / insane / mad / frantic / in a frenzy (one sense) by standard x2. See also {bebna}, {racli}, {xajmi}.

fenki

le ka fengu cu klesi le ka jai fenki

Anger is a form of madness.

x1 (action / event) is crazy / insane / mad / frantic / in a frenzy (one sense) by standard x2. See also {bebna}, {racli}, {xajmi}.

fenra

da fenra le mi'u bitmu

There is a crack in the wall.

x1 is a crack / fissure / pass / cleft / ravine / chasm / [defect / flaw] [shape / form] in x2. See also {kevna}, {cfila}, {jinto}.

fenso

le mi'u nixli pu fenso pa bukpu pa jesni pa cilta

The girl sewed pieces of cloth using a needle and a thread.

x1 sews / stitches / sutures materials x2 (ind. / set) together with tool(s) x3, using filament x4. (x2 if a set must be a complete specification); See also {cilta}, {jivbu}, {jorne}, {nivji}, {pijne}, {lasna}.

fepni

le mi'u penbi cu fepni li mu no le ropno

The pen costs 50 eurocents.

x1 is measured in kopeck / cent money-subunits as x2 [quantity], in monetary system x3. Also pfennig, paisa, sen, fen, dinar, etc.; x1 is generally a price / cost / value. (additional secondary, tertiary, etc. subunit places may be added as x4, x5, x6, ...); See also {sicni}, {jdini}, {jdima}, {vecnu}, {rupnu}, {dekpu}, {gutci}, {minli}, {merli}, {bunda}, {kramu}.

fepri

ro da pu sanga se rai le ka pilno le fepri be vo'a

Everybody sang at the top of their lungs.

x1 is a / the lung [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: breathing / respiratory apparatus / bellows]. Also (adjective:) x1 is pulmonary. See also {pambe}, {vasxu}.

ferti

le vi tumla cu ferti le ka te crepu le vanjba

This land is fertile for reaping grapes.

x1 is fertile / conducive for supporting the growth / development of x2; x1 is fruitful / prolific. Also fecund (note that the Lojban covers both potential and actual / realized fertility). See also {vanbi}, {sidju}, {rorci}, {farvi}, {banro}, {cange}.

ferti

ti noi fetsi cu ferti le ka se tarbi

This female is fertile for conception.

x1 is fertile / conducive for supporting the growth / development of x2; x1 is fruitful / prolific. Also fecund (note that the Lojban covers both potential and actual / realized fertility). See also {vanbi}, {sidju}, {rorci}, {farvi}, {banro}, {cange}.

festi

ko bevri le festi be le grute le klaji

Take the fruit scraps to the street.

x1(s) is / are waste product(s) [left to waste] by x2 (event / activity). Also shit, crap; agentive wasting (= {fesygau}, {fesyzu'e}). See also {xaksu}, {kalci}, {pinca}.

fetsi

ti fetsi le finpe le ka se ganti ma kau

This fish is female in having a certain kind of gonads.

x1 is a female / doe of species x2 evidencing feminine trait(s) x3 (ka); x1 is feminine. See also {nakni}.

fi

mi dunda fe tu'a ti fi do

I give this to you.

sumti place tag: tag 3rd sumti place.

fi

mi co'i klama fi le tsani

I came from the sky.

sumti place tag: tag 3rd sumti place.

fi'a

lu do klama fi'a le mi'u zdani li'u lu fi li'u

"Are you going home, from home or?" "From home."

sumti place tag: place structure number / tag question.

fi'i

fi'i le vitke be le zdani be mi'a

Welcome to our house.

vocative: hospitality - inhospitality; you are welcome / make yourself at home.

fi'i

do le'o co'e ne'a le zdani be mi fi'i nai

How dare you show up near my house, go away!

vocative: hospitality - inhospitality; you are welcome / make yourself at home.

fi'o

le mi'u mlatu pu plipe fi'o suksa

The cat jumped quickly.

convert selbri to nonce modal / sumti tag.

fi'o

le mi'u nabmi cu nandu fi'o jinvi so'i prenu

The problem is difficult according to many people.

convert selbri to nonce modal / sumti tag.

fi'u

mi pu citka pa fi'u ci plise

I ate 1/3 of an apple.

digit / number: fraction slash; default / n => 1 / n, n / => n / 1, or / alone => golden ratio.

fi'u

le re fi'u ci si'ei be le prenu na kakne le ka limna

Two thirds of people can't swim.

digit / number: fraction slash; default / n => 1 / n, n / => n / 1, or / alone => golden ratio.

fi'u

le se klani be fi le ka clani be'o fi'u le se klani be fi le ka ganra cu du li fi'u

The length is in golden ratio to the length.

digit / number: fraction slash; default / n => 1 / n, n / => n / 1, or / alone => golden ratio.

fi'u

mi pu te vecnu pa re fi'u re sovda

I bought half a dozen eggs.

digit / number: fraction slash; default / n => 1 / n, n / => n / 1, or / alone => golden ratio.

figre

mi nelci ti noi crino figre

I like these green figs.

x1 is a fig [fruit / tree] of species / strain x2. See also {grute}.

finpe

mi se pluka le ka kalte le finpe

I like fishing.

x1 is a fish of species x2 [metaphorical extension to sharks, non-fish aquatic vertebrates]. See also {danlu}.

finti

.i mi pu finti le lisri le ka zdile le verba vau le se lifri be mi

I created a story out of my real experience to amuse the child.

x1 invents / creates / composes / authors x2 for function / purpose x3 from existing elements / ideas x4. x1 is creative / inventive. See also cmavo list {fi'e}, {ciska}, {pemci}, {zbasu}, {larcu}, specific works of authorship, {prosa}, {skina}.

firca

ko sisti le ka firca le mensi be mi le ka benji le jai se dunda ri

Stop flirting with my sister by sending her gifts.

x1 flirts with x2 by doing x3 See {cinse}, {pamta'a}, {cinjikca}, {mletritra}, {gletu}

flalu

le flalu be le ka na ralte le gerku bei ro se zdani cu cizra

The law specifying that no citizen should keep a dog is crazy.

x1 is a law specifying x2 (state / event) for community x3 under conditions x4 by lawgiver(s) x5. x1 is a legality; x2 is legal / licit / legalized / a legality (= selfla for reordered places). See also {javni}, {ritli}, {zekri}, {pulji}, {tinbe}.

flani

le sance be le mi'u flani cu jai pluka

The flute has a pleasant sound.

x1 is a flute / pipe / fife / recorder [flute-like / air-reed musical instrument]. See also {zgike}.

flaume

le pa spisa be le flaume torta ije uo mi ba'o xagji

A piece of a plum cake, and, voilà, I'm no longer hungry.

flecu

ti flecu le condi pa lalxu pa galtu krasi pe bu'u lei cmana

This is a current in a deep bed running towards a lake from high springheads in the mountains.

x1 is a current / flow / river of / in x2 flowing in direction to / towards x3 from direction / source x4. [x1 is a stream of x2; x2 is a fluid Gas or liquid. (= {selfle} for reordered places); x1 flushes toward x3; flush (= {caifle}, {sukfle})]; See also {rirxe}, {senta} where no directionality is implied, {rinci}, {xampo}, {dikca}, {sakci}, {gapci}, {litki}, {ciblu}.

fliba

mi za'u re'u fliba le mi'u cipra

I failed the test again.

x1 fails at doing x2 (state / event); x1 is a failure at its role in x2. Baffled (= {pesfli}, {jmifli}, {dafspufli}, {menfli}, among other senses); also x2 ceases / does not complete / fails to continue due to failure on the part of x1. See also {cfila}, {snada}, {srera}, {troci}, {sisti}, {ranji}, {denpa}, {bebna}, {zunti}.

fliba

le mi'u se troci pu se fliba

The attempt failed.

x1 fails at doing x2 (state / event); x1 is a failure at its role in x2. Baffled (= {pesfli}, {jmifli}, {dafspufli}, {menfli}, among other senses); also x2 ceases / does not complete / fails to continue due to failure on the part of x1. See also {cfila}, {snada}, {srera}, {troci}, {sisti}, {ranji}, {denpa}, {bebna}, {zunti}.

fliba

mi fliba le ka zvafa'i le mi'u penbi

I can't find the pen.

x1 fails at doing x2 (state / event); x1 is a failure at its role in x2. Baffled (= {pesfli}, {jmifli}, {dafspufli}, {menfli}, among other senses); also x2 ceases / does not complete / fails to continue due to failure on the part of x1. See also {cfila}, {snada}, {srera}, {troci}, {sisti}, {ranji}, {denpa}, {bebna}, {zunti}.

flira

u'e melbi flira ra

What a nice face she has!

x1 is a / the face [head / body-part] of x2; (adjective:) x1 is facial. See also {sefta}, {stedu}, {crane}, {mebri}.

flira

ra pu minde mi le ka lumci le flira be mi

He told me to wash my face.

x1 is a / the face [head / body-part] of x2; (adjective:) x1 is facial. See also {sefta}, {stedu}, {crane}, {mebri}.

flu'ente

ti flu'ente pa lalxu pa galtu krasi pe bu'u lei cmana le condi

This is a current in a deep bed running towards a lake from high springheads in the mountains.

flu'ente

le flu'ente pe le bu'u tcadu cu carmi

The traffic in this city is intense.

flu'ente

le nazbi be mi cu ve flu'ente

I have a runny nose.

flu'ente

le mi'u cmana mo'u se flu'ente le glare

The mountain erupted jetting hot matter.

fo

mi pu ciksi fe le nu mi pu na zvati vau fo le nu mi pu bilma

I explained that I was absent because I was ill.

sumti place tag: tag 4th sumti place.

foldi

mi vreta bu'u pa foldi be le xrula

I'm lying on a flower field.

x1 is a field [shape / form] of material x2; x1 is a broad uniform expanse of x2. Also woods (= {ricfoi}), lawn / meadow (= {sasfoi}), brush (= {spafoi}, {cicyspafoi}). See also {purdi}, {cange}.

fonmo

le mi'u glare pu ru'i cupra le fonmo be le djacu bei le gapci

The heat was producing bubbles of gas in the water.

x1 is a quantity of foam / froth / suds of material x2, with bubbles / vacuoles of material x3. See also {zbabu}.

fonxa

ti fonxa le skori e nai le te cradi

This is a landline phone, not a radiophone.

x1 is a telephone transceiver / modem attached to system / network x2. See also {tcana}.

forca

ti forca le nu jukpa vau le ci mei le mudri

This is a wooden fork for cooking with three tines.

x1 is a fork / fork-type tool / utensil for purpose x2 with tines / prongs x3 on base / support x4. See also {dakfu}, {smuci}, {komcu}, {tutci}.

fragari

le fragari cu je'a titla

Strawberries are really sweet.

fraso

xu do tavla fo le fraso

Do you speak French?

x1 reflects French / Gallic culture / nationality / language in aspect x2. See also {ropno}.

fraxu

ko fraxu mi le ka jai lerci

Forgive me for being late.

x1 forgives x2 for event / state / activity x3. See also {dunda}, {curmi}, {zungi}.

frica

mi frica do le ka nelci ma kau

You and I differ from each other in what we like.

x1 differs / is distinct from / contrasts with / is unlike x2 in property / dimension / quantity x3. Also other-than (less common meaning). See also {ranxi}, {drata}, {dunli}, {simsa}, {vrici}.

friko

au mi viska le friko xanto

I want to see African elephants.

x1 reflects African culture / nationality / geography in aspect x2. See also {ropno}, {xazdo}.

frili

ti voi karce cu jai frili fai le nu ri se sazri

This car is easy to handle.

x1 (action) is easy / simple / facile for x2 (agent) under conditions x3; x2 does x1 freely / easily. See also {nandu}, {sampu}, {zifre}.

frili

na pu frili mi fa le ka zvafa'i lei mi'u ckiku

It wasn't easy for me to find the keys.

x1 (action) is easy / simple / facile for x2 (agent) under conditions x3; x2 does x1 freely / easily. See also {nandu}, {sampu}, {zifre}.

frinu

li re frinu li bi li vo

2 = 8 / 2.

x1 is a fraction, with numerator x2, denominator x3 (x2 / x3). See also {parbi}, {dilcu}, {mekso}, {fendi}.

friti

mi pu friti fi le mi'u mamta fe le nu mi sidju le mi'u verba le ka klama le cnita

I offered the mother to help the child to go down.

x1 offers / proffers x2 [offering] to x3 with conditions x4. (x4 may be nu canja, nu pleji, etc.; an unconditional offering has the 'condition' of acceptance); x2 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event, or a property; pedantically, for objects / commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object / commodity (= {posfriti}, posyselfriti for unambiguous {semantics}). See also {canja}, {dunda}, {rinsa}, {vecnu}, {jdima}, {cnemu}, {pleji}, {vitke}.

frumu

le mi'u nakni pu frumu ca le nu ri catlu mi

He frowned looking at me.

x1 frowns / grimaces (facial expression). x1 frowns / grimaces at / in reaction to x2 (= {frufra}). See also {cmila}, {cisma}.

fu

mi ba benji le xatra fu le kibro

I will send the letter via the internet.

sumti place tag: tag 5th sumti place.

fu'au

fu'au mi se e'ande fi le ka dasni le tordu skaci

Luckily, I'm allowed to wear a short skirt.

discursive: luckily - not pertaining to luck - unluckily. Expresses fortune / misfortune of the speaker. Use {dai} to express fortune / misfortune of the listener. See also {funca}.

fu'au

do ca zvati le zdani fu'au dai

You are now at home, lucky you.

discursive: luckily - not pertaining to luck - unluckily. Expresses fortune / misfortune of the speaker. Use {dai} to express fortune / misfortune of the listener. See also {funca}.

fu'au

fu'au nai le vi dacti na mutce da'i le ka plixau

Unluckily, this thing wouldn't be of big help.

discursive: luckily - not pertaining to luck - unluckily. Expresses fortune / misfortune of the speaker. Use {dai} to express fortune / misfortune of the listener. See also {funca}.

fu'au

fu'au nai no da pu ganse le nu le mi'u ninmu ba'o kansa mi'a

Unluckily, no one noticed that she was no longer with us.

discursive: luckily - not pertaining to luck - unluckily. Expresses fortune / misfortune of the speaker. Use {dai} to express fortune / misfortune of the listener. See also {funca}.

fu'e

mi viska pa fu'e ia cizra zdani fu'o

I can see what I believe is a strange house.

begin indicator long scope.

fu'e

mi ca klama le drata tcadu fu'e ta'o de'i li jy dy re te zu'e le ka viska lei rirni be mi fu'o

I am going to another city (on Tuesday, by the way, to visit my parents).

begin indicator long scope.

fu'i

e'e fu'i mi cpare le mi'u cmana

I can easily climb the mountain, I can go for it!

attitudinal modifier: easy - difficult. See also {frili}.

fu'i

ui fu'i nai mi mo'u klama le korbi be le tcadu

Yay, that was hard but now I'm at the edge of the city.

attitudinal modifier: easy - difficult. See also {frili}.

fukpi

mi ralte pa fukpi be ti noi pixra bei pa bukpu pe le jubme bei le nu prina

I have a printed copy of this picture made as a tablecloth.

x1 is a copy / replica / duplicate / clone of x2 in form / medium x3 made by method x4 (event). See also {krefu}, {rapli}, {gidva}.; Borrowing (=fu'ivla).

fulta

le morsi pezli xu fulta le sefta be le mi'u djacu

Dead leaves float on the surface of the water.

x1 (passive) floats on / in fluid (gas / liquid) x2; x1 is buoyant. See also {limna}, {bloti}, {sakli}.

funca

mi se funca le ka se jundi ro da

I'm lucky in that everybody listens to me.

x1 (event / property) is determined by the luck / fortune of x2; (note mabla / zabna not implied). See also {cunso}, {mabla}, {zabna}.

fusra

pa perli mo'u fusra

There is one pear and it is rotten.

x1 rots / decays / ferments with decay / fermentation agent x2; x1 is rotten / decayed / fermented. See also {birje}, {vanju}, {vifne}.

fuzme

la alis pu jai se facki fai le du'u ri na fuzme le zekri vau le kamni

Alice was found not responsible for the crime by the committee.

x1 is responsible / accountable for x2 (action / resulting state) to judge / authority x3. See also {bilga}.

ga

ga mi citka gi mi kelci

I either eat or play, or do both.

logical connective: forethought all but tanru-internal or (with gi).

ga'a

ga'a mi ca cerni

To me it's morning now.

zgana modal, 1st place to observer ... ; witnessed by ...

ga'i

do nitcu ma doi le pikci ga'i

What do you need, you beggar?

attitudinal modifier / honorific: hauteur - equal rank - meekness; used with one of lower rank. See also {gapru}, {cnita}.

ga'i

mi ro do ga'i cu'i tavla

I'm talking to you, my peers.

attitudinal modifier / honorific: hauteur - equal rank - meekness; used with one of lower rank. See also {gapru}, {cnita}.

ga'i

e'o doi le turni ko sidju mi'a ga'i nai sai

Please, governor, help us, worthless people.

attitudinal modifier / honorific: hauteur - equal rank - meekness; used with one of lower rank. See also {gapru}, {cnita}.

ga'u

pu bumru ga'u le lalxu

There was mist over the river.

location tense relation / direction; upwards / up from ...

gacri

le snime cu gacri le mi'u dertu

Snow covers the ground.

x1 is a cover / [lid / top] for covering / concealing / sheltering x2. See also {pilka}, {gapru}, {marbi}, {drudi}, ve {botpi}, {bitmu}, {calku}.

gadri

zo le mi'u gadri lu nu dansu li'u

{le} is a gadri.

x1 is an article / descriptor labelling description x2 (text) in language x3 with semantics x4. x2 is the noun phrase / sumti without the article / descriptor; description ((x1 with x2) = gadysu'i); note: 'determiner' has become the accepted general linguistics term, displacing 'article'; however, 'determiner' includes all words that can introduce a noun phrase / sumti, whether a description or not, such as pronoun possessives like lemi, quantifiers (especially in indefinites) like ci and su'o, and demonstratives like ti, ta, and tu; the term 'descriptor' in Lojban, is limited to words that introduce descriptions (excluding indefinites), such as those of selma'o LA and LE, their common compounds such as lemi, and possibly lenu. 'article' typically refers only to a single word; Lojban assumes the broader meaning] See also {valsi}, {cmavo}.

gai

mi citka de'i li cy gai

I eat at noon (12 o'clock).

digit / number: hex digit C (decimal 12) [twelve].

galfi

le mi'u mamta pu galfi le mi'u rectu jo'u le mi'u nanba le pluka snuji

Mother turned the meat and the bread into lovely sandwiches.

x1 (event) modifies / alters / changes / transforms / converts x2 into x3. Causal, resultative change; agentive modification (= {gafygau}, {gafyzu'e}). (cf. stika for non-resultative, binxo for not-necessarily causal change, cenba for non-resultative change; zasni)

galfi

ju'o le mi'u ninmu ba galfi la kevin le speni be vo'a

I'm sure she will make Kevin her spouse.

x1 (event) modifies / alters / changes / transforms / converts x2 into x3. Causal, resultative change; agentive modification (= {gafygau}, {gafyzu'e}). (cf. stika for non-resultative, binxo for not-necessarily causal change, cenba for non-resultative change; zasni)

galfi

le lenku brife pu galfi le mi'u pezli le bunre

The cold wind turned the leaves brown.

x1 (event) modifies / alters / changes / transforms / converts x2 into x3. Causal, resultative change; agentive modification (= {gafygau}, {gafyzu'e}). (cf. stika for non-resultative, binxo for not-necessarily causal change, cenba for non-resultative change; zasni)

galtu

le cipni poi ca'o vofli cu galtu mi lei cmana

To me the flying bird is high above the mountains.

x1 is high / up / upward in frame of reference x2 as compared with baseline / standard height x3. Also upper; x3 is generally some defined distance above a zero point / baseline, or is that baseline itself. See also {gapru}, {dizlo}, {cnita}, {drudi}, {farna}.

galxe

da'i le djacu cu xamgu le galxe be do

Water would be fine for your throat.

x1 is a / the throat / gullet [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: narrow(ing) opening of a deep hole]. See also {cnebo}, {kevna}, {tunlo}.

ganlo

le mi'u vorme cu ganlo le nenri le fange

The door is closed not letting the strangers in.

x1 (portal / passage / entrance-way) is closed / shut / not open, preventing passage / access to x2 by x3. As a doorway, but also perhaps a semi-permeable membrane. See also {kalri}, {pagre}, {canko}, {vorme}, {zunti}.

ganra

le mi'u tricu cu ganra le ka se midju

The tree is thick in the middle.

x1 is broad / wide in dimension x2 [2nd most significant dimension] by standard x3. See also {clani}, {jarki}, {rotsu}, {condi}, {barda}, {gutci}, {minli}.

ganse

mi ganse le nu ti cpina vau le ka smaka ri

I sense it being irritating by tasting it.

x1 [observer] senses / detects / notices stimulus property x2 (ka) by means x3 under conditions x4. x1 is sensitive to x2; also feels, spots, perceives, makes out, discerns / recognizes (but only implying reaction without necessarily any significant mental processing); note that the emphasis is on a property which stimulates x1 and is detected (sanji is passive about the sensing, and is not limited to sensory input, as well as presuming some kind of discernment / recognition, while not being concerned with the means of detection); x3 sense / sensory channel. See also {pencu}, {sanji}, {viska}, {sumne}, {tirna}, {zgana}, {canci}, {simlu}.

ganti

le xanto cu se ganti le barda le nakni

Male elephants have large testicles.

x1 is a / the testes / ovary / testicle / scrotum / balls / gonad / stamen / pistil [body-part] of x2, gender x3. Egg / sperm / pollen / gamete producing / bearing organ. See also {plibu}, {sovda}, {pinji}, {gutra}, {mabla}.

ganxo

le mi'u mikce pu kucli tu'a le nabmi pe le ganxo be le mi'u nanmu

The doctor was curious about the problem with the anus of the man.

x1 is a / the anus / anal orifice / asshole / arsehole [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: exit, waste exit]. Also asshole / ass / arsehole; (adjective:) x1 is anal. See also {zargu}, {kalci}, {mabla}, {rinci}.

ganzu

le mi'u turni pu ganzu le ruble prenu le vlipa jenmi le ka bapli le nu le mi'u jenmi cu zukte le te minde

He turned weak people into a powerful army by making them execute orders.

x1 organizes x2 [relative chaos] into x3 [ordered / organized result] by system / principle(s) x4. x3 is also a system; x4 could be merely a function which inherently serves to dictate the organizational structure of x3. See also {ciste}, {morna}, {stura}, {bilni}, {cabra}.

gapci

ti noi karce cu se livla le gapci

This car is powered by gas.

x1 is gaseous / fumes / a gas / vapor of material / composition including x2, under conditions x3. x3 includes temperature and pressure. See also {pambe}, {vacri}, {litki}, {sligu}, {danmo}, {bumru}, {cidro}, {flecu}.

gapru

le mi'u solri ca gapru mi

The Sun is now above me.

x1 is directly / vertically above / upwards-from x2 in gravity / frame of reference x3. See also {tsani}, {galtu}, {cnita}, {drudi}, {gacri}, {dizlo}, {farna}.

garna

ti garna le xance

This is a handrail.

x1 is a rail / railing / bar [tool] supporting / restraining x2, of material x3. See also {kamju}, {grana}, {tutci}.

gasnu

do pu gasnu le nu mi klaku

You made me cry.

x1 [person / agent] is an agentive cause of event x2; x1 does / brings about x2. (cf. cmavo list gau, gunka, zukte, rinka, fasnu for non-agentive events, jibri, kakne, pilno)

gasta

le balre be ti noi dakfu cu gasta

The blade of this knife is made of steel.

x1 is a quantity of / is made of / contains steel of composition including x2. See also {jinme}, {molki}, {tirse}.

gau

ba gau mi do cliva

I will make you leave.

gasnu modal, 1st place agent / actor case tag with active agent ...

gau

mi pu jai gau citka fai le mi'u verba

I fed the child.

gasnu modal, 1st place agent / actor case tag with active agent ...

ge

mi ge citka pa torta gi pinxe le jisra

I both eat a cake and drink some juice.

logical connective: forethought all but tanru-internal and (with gi).

ge'e

ge'e le mlatu pe mi mo'u se jbena pa no da

Well, my cat has given birth to ten kittens.

attitudinal: elliptical / unspecified / non-specific emotion; no particular feeling.

ge'i

lu do ge'i citka le torta gi pinxe le jisra li'u lu ge li'u

"What connective of GA series matches your situation: you eat a cake, you drink some juice?" "I do both."

logical connective: forethought all but tanru-internal connective question (with gi).

gei

ca ro snidu le'e jgalu cu zenba le ka mitre vau li gei ni'u so

Fingernail grows about one nanometer every second.

trinary mathematical operator: order of magnitude / value / base; [b * (c to the a power)].

genja

ti noi spati cu se genja le clani

This plant has long roots.

x1 is a root [body-part] of plant / species x2; [metaphor: immobile, supporting, nourishing]. See also {jamfu}, {jicmu}, {patlu}, {samcu}, {spati}, {krasi}.

genxu

mi pu kavbu pa finpe pa genxu

I caught a fish with a hook.

x1 is a hook / crook [shape / form] of material x2. See also {kruvi}, {korcu}.

gerku

mi jai gau citka fai le gerku pe mi re roi ro djedi

I feed my dog twice a day.

x1 is a dog / canine / [bitch] of species / breed x2. See also {lorxu}, {labno}, {mlatu}.

gerna

le du'u lo'e gadri cu lidne lo'e sinxa be lo se bridi cu gerna la .lojban. lo'e su'o sumti

That gadri precede selbri is the grammar of Lojban for some sumti.

x1 is the grammar / rules / defining form of language x2 for structure / text x3. See also {bangu}, {stura}, {cmavo}, {jufra}.

gerna

.i zoi ry.привет.ry. te gerna le rusko

"привет" is a Russian text.

x1 is the grammar / rules / defining form of language x2 for structure / text x3. See also {bangu}, {stura}, {cmavo}, {jufra}.

gi

ge do gi mi nelci le'e perli

Both you and I like pears.

logical connective: all but tanru-internal forethought connective medial marker.

gi'a

mi citka gi'a sanga

I do at least one of the following: I drink and I sing. I drink or I sing.

logical connective: bridi-tail afterthought or.

gi'e

ai mi lumci le kumfa gi'e jukpa le nanba

I'm going to clean the room and cook bread.

logical connective: bridi-tail afterthought and.

gi'e nai

mi tavla bau la lojban gi'e nai certu tu'a ri

I speak Lojban but I'm not an expert in it.

gi'i

do klama gi'i stali

Are you going or staying?

logical connective: bridi-tail afterthought conn question.

gi'o

ro da ka'e prenu gi'o ka'e tavla

Everyone either can be a person and can talk, or have none of that.

logical connective: bridi-tail afterthought biconditional / iff / if-and-only-if.

gi'u

mi citka gi'u sanga

I eat (whether or not I sing).

logical connective: bridi-tail afterthought whether-or-not.

gidva

ra gidva mi le ka tadni la lojban

He guides me in studying Lojban.

x1 (person / object / event) guides / conducts / pilots / leads x2 (active participants) in / at x3 (event). A guiding person advises / suggests / sets an example to be followed, but does not necessarily control / direct / manage actual execution of an event; an event may serve as a guide by setting a pattern / example to be emulated. See also {jitro}, {ralju}, {sazri}, te {bende}, {jatna}, {fukpi}, {morna}.

gigdo

ti voi tcana cu benji ca ro snidu pa gigdo be lo ka bitni bei lo ka vreji

This network station sends 1 gigabit of data per second.

x1 is a billion [British milliard] [ $1 0^{9}$ ] of x2 in dimension / aspect x3 (default is units). See also {grake}, {mitre}, {snidu}, {stero}, {delno}, {molro}, {kelvo}, {xampo}, {gradu}. {litce}, {merli}, {centi}, {decti}, {dekto}, {femti}, {gocti}, {gotro}, {kilto}, {megdo}, {mikri}, {milti}, {nanvi}, {petso}, {picti}, {terto}, {xatsi}, {xecto}, {xexso}, {zepti}, {zetro}

gigdo

le kagni cu ponse le gigdo be le ka rupnu bei le ka ba zi pilno

The company owns a billion dollars that it will soon use.

x1 is a billion [British milliard] [ $1 0^{9}$ ] of x2 in dimension / aspect x3 (default is units). See also {grake}, {mitre}, {snidu}, {stero}, {delno}, {molro}, {kelvo}, {xampo}, {gradu}. {litce}, {merli}, {centi}, {decti}, {dekto}, {femti}, {gocti}, {gotro}, {kilto}, {megdo}, {mikri}, {milti}, {nanvi}, {petso}, {picti}, {terto}, {xatsi}, {xecto}, {xexso}, {zepti}, {zetro}

ginka

mi'ai pu zbasu pa ginka pe bu'u le mi'u lalxu

We made camp near the lake.

x1 is a camp / encampment / temporary residence of x2 at location x3. See also {dinju}, {xabju}, {zdani}.

ginka

mi'ai pu se ginka ze'a le jeftu

We camped there for a week.

x1 is a camp / encampment / temporary residence of x2 at location x3. See also {dinju}, {xabju}, {zdani}.

girzu

mi cmima lo girzu be le ka tadni la lojban

I belong to a group of those who learn Lojban.

x1 is group / cluster / team showing common property (ka) x2 due to set x3 linked by relations x4. Also collection, team, comprised of, comprising; members x3 (a specification of the complete membership) comprise group x1; cluster (= {kangri}). See also {bende}, {ciste}, {cmima}, {gunma}, {panra}, {cabra}, {cecmu}, {kansa}, {klesi}, {lanzu}, {liste}, {vrici}.

gismu

zo zgana gismu

{zgana} is a gismu (root verb).

x1 is a (Lojban) root word expressing relation x2 among argument roles x3, with affix(es) x4. Gismu list, if physical object (= ({loi}) {gimste}); referring to the mental construct (e.g. propose adding a new gismu to the gismu list = {gimpoi}, {gimselcmi}, {gimselste}). See also {cmavo}, {cmene}, {lujvo}, {smuni}, {sumti}, {tanru}, {valsi}.

glare

le mi'u tcati cu glare

The tea is hot.

x1 is hot / [warm] by standard x2. Warm (= {mligla}), feverish (= {bi'agla}). See also {lenku}.

gleki

mi gleki le nu do jinga

I am happy that you won.

x1 is happy / merry / glad / gleeful about x2 (event / state). Adversity (= {kamnalgei}). See also {badri}, {cinmo}.

gletu

ko na gletu ra mu'i le nu do djica ku po'o

Don't have sex with her just because you want to.

x1 copulates / fucks / mates / has coitus / sexual intercourse with x2. x1 and x2 are symmetrical; mounts (= {cpanygle}). See also {cinse}, {pinji}, {plibu}, {vibna}, {vlagi}, {mabla}, {speni}.

glico

mi traduki le vi uenzi le glico

I'm translating this text to English.

x1 is English / pertains to English-speaking culture in aspect x2. Generally assume broadest sense of 'English'; may refer to 'English', pertaining to the country / people / culture of England (normally requiring constraint = gligu'e, or simply redundancy = gligli-); British English, the norm language of the UK (= {gliglibau}). (cf. {brito} which refers to the United Kingdom as a whole or to the British empire, {merko}, {sralo}, {kadno}, {skoto})

gluta

le mi'u gluta pu jai gau stodi fai le xance be ra le ka mligla

The gloves kept her hands warm.

x1 is a mitten / glove [hand and lower arm garment] of material x2. Mitten (= {degycauglu}). See also {taxfu}.

go

go la alis ba lumci le kumfa gi la kevin cu sidju la alis

Alice will clean a room if, and only if, Kevin helps her.

logical connective: forethought all but tanru internal biconditional / iff / if-and-only-if(with gi).

go'a

au mi ne ka'ai do zgana pa cnino skina i ku'i za'a do ca zukcfu so'i da i ca ma mi'o ka'e go'a

I'd like to watch a new movie with you. But as I can see you are very busy now. When can we do that?

pro-bridi: repeats a recent bridi (usually not the last 2).

go'i

.au mi penmi do i xu le nu go'i cu cumki

I'd like to meet you. Is this possible?

pro-bridi: preceding bridi; in answer to a yes / no question, repeats the claim, meaning yes.

go'o

sa'u mi pu jinvi le nu go'o i do mutce le ka tatpi

I simply thought this: you are very tired.

pro-bridi: repeats a future bridi, normally the next one.

gocti

lo'e pa protoni cu gocti le ka grake li ji'i pa pi ze vau le ka tilju

Proton is approximately 1.7 Yoctogram in mass.

x1 is $1 0^{- 24}$ of x2 in dimension / aspect x3 (default is units). See also {grake}, {mitre}, {snidu}, {stero}, {delno}, {molro}, {kelvo}, {xampo}, {gradu}. {litce}, {merli}, {centi}, {decti}, {dekto}, {femti}, {gigdo}, {gotro}, {kilto}, {megdo}, {mikri}, {milti}, {nanvi}, {petso}, {picti}, {terto}, {xatsi}, {xecto}, {xexso}, {zepti}, {zetro}

goi

i'a da goi ko'a dinju

Okay, so there is a house, let's call it {ko'a} from now on.

sumti assignment; used to define / assign ko'a / fo'a series pro-sumti; Latin 'sive'.

goi

ko'a simlu le ka zarci i je so'i prenu ta'e klama le nenri jo'u le bartu i ji'a cinri fa le nu pa canko be ko'a cu spofu

ko'a looks like a store, many people go in and out. In addition, it's interesting that there is a window in ko'a that is broken.

sumti assignment; used to define / assign ko'a / fo'a series pro-sumti; Latin 'sive'.

gotro

le terdi cu gotro le ka grake li ji'i pa ki'o vau le ka tilju

The mass of the Earth is approximately 6000 Yottagram.

x1 is $1 0^{24}$ of x2 in dimension / aspect x3 (default is units). See also {grake}, {mitre}, {snidu}, {stero}, {delno}, {molro}, {kelvo}, {xampo}, {gradu}. {litce}, {merli}, {centi}, {decti}, {dekto}, {femti}, {gigdo}, {gocti}, {kilto}, {megdo}, {mikri}, {milti}, {nanvi}, {petso}, {picti}, {terto}, {xatsi}, {xecto}, {xexso}, {zepti}, {zetro}

gradu

ti voi foldi doi la xunre mapku cu gradu le ka clani vau le ka do klama le zdani be le mamta be mi fo le se cmima be ce'u

This field, oh Red Hood, is a unit of length on your way to my mother's home.

x1 [magnitude] is a unit / degree of / on scale / reference standard x2 (si'o) measuring property x3. Also grade, level, point; x3 dimension. See also {ckilu}, {kantu}, {kelvo}, {merli}, {ranti}, {selci}.

grake

lei plise cu grake li pa ki'o

The apples are 1 kilogram in weight.

x1 is x2 gram(s) [metric unit] in mass (default is 1) by standard x3. See also {junta}, {kilto}, {bunda}, {centi}, {decti}, {dekto}, {femti}, {gigdo}, {gocti}, {gotro}, {litce}, {megdo}, {mikri}, {milti}, {nanvi}, {petso}, {picti}, {terto}, {xatsi}, {xecto}, {xexso}, {zepti}, {zetro}.

grana

ra pu jgari pa grana

He was holding a rod.

x1 is a rod / pole / staff / stick / cane [shape / form] of material x2. See also {garna}.

grasu

ko punji le so'o grasu le mi'u xislu

Put some grease on the wheel.

x1 is a quantity of / is made of / contains grease / fat / oil from source x2. See also {ctile}, {matne}, {plana}.

grasu

ri se savru

It squeaks.

x1 is a quantity of / is made of / contains grease / fat / oil from source x2. See also {ctile}, {matne}, {plana}.

gredile

ti gredile le ci pinta jo'u le re sraji

It's a grid with three horizontal and two vertical lines.

greku

le greku be le mi'u bitmu cu mudri

The frame of the fence is wooden.

x1 is a frame / structure / skeleton / outline supporting / load-bearing / determining the form of x2. See also {korbi}, {stura}, {tsina}, {bongu}.

grusi

ca le nicte ro mlatu cu grusi

At night, all cats are grey.

x1 is gray [color adjective]. See also {skari}, {blabi}, {xekri}, {kandi}, {carmi}.

grute

ti noi grute be le plise cu crino

This apple fruit is green.

x1 is a fruit [body-part] of species x2. See also {badna}, {dembi}, {figre}, {guzme}, {narge}, {perli}, {pilka}, {plise}, {spati}, {stagi}, {tamca}, {tsiju}, {tarbi}, {panzi}, {rorci}, te {pruce}, {jbari}, {nimre}.

gu

la alis cu gu stati gi melbi

Alice is smart whether or not she is beautiful.

logical connective: forethought all but tanru-internal whether-or-not (with gi).

gu'a

le nu litru ba gu'a clani gi ckape

The journey will be dangerous or long.

logical connective: tanru-internal forethought or (with gi).

gu'e

ca pa djedi mi ba gu'e badri gi gleki da

One day there will be something so that I will be both sad and happy about.

logical connective: tanru-internal forethought and (with gi).

gu'i

lu do gu'i citka gi pinxe li'u lu ge li'u

"Do you eat or drink?" "Both."

logical connective: tanru-internal forethought question (with gi).

gu'o

ai mi te vecnu pa gu'o cnino gi kargu karce

I'm going to buy an expensive car if and only if it is new.

logical connective: tanru-internal forethought biconditional / iff / if-and-only-if (with gi).

gu'u

ai mi te vecnu pa gu'u kargu gi cnino karce

I'm going to buy a new car whether or not it is expensive.

logical connective: tanru-internal forethought whether-or-not (with gi).

gubni

le mi'u panka cu gubni le prenu

The park is public and open to people.

x1 is public / un-hidden / open / jointly available to / owned by all among community x2 (mass). See also {sivni}.

gugde

ti gugde le cilce prenu le na'e barda

This is a country of wild people covering not a big territory.

x1 is the country of peoples x2 with land / territory x3; (people / territory relationship). Also sovereignty, domestic (as opposed to foreign), nation (when not referring to ethnos). See also {turni}, {natmi}, {jecta}, {tumla}, {tutra}, {lanci}.

gugde

.i ti te gugde mi'a

This is our land.

x1 is the country of peoples x2 with land / territory x3; (people / territory relationship). Also sovereignty, domestic (as opposed to foreign), nation (when not referring to ethnos). See also {turni}, {natmi}, {jecta}, {tumla}, {tutra}, {lanci}.

gumri

ti noi gumri cu vindu le remna

This mushroom is poisonous to humans.

x1 is a mushroom of species x2. Cf. {mledi}, {ledgrute}

gundi

le mi'u gundi be le taxfu be le ka macnu se cupra cu carmi le ka farvi

The industry of producing handmade dresses is intensely developing.

x1 is industry / industrial / systematic manufacturing activity producing x2 by process / means x3. See also {cupra}, {fanri}, {rutni}, {zbasu}.

gundi

mi se cuntu le gundi be le zgike

I am involved in music industry.

x1 is industry / industrial / systematic manufacturing activity producing x2 by process / means x3. See also {cupra}, {fanri}, {rutni}, {zbasu}.

gunka

mi gunka le ka tadni la lojban vau le ka sutra tavla bau la lojban

I'm working on learning Lojban in order to quickly talk in it.

x1 [person] labors / works on / at x2 [activity] with goal / objective x3. Also: x1 is a worker / laborer. (cf. {sazri}, {gasnu}, {se} {jibri}; {zukte} - which need not be labor; physics term 'work' = {ni} {muvyselbai}, {briju}, {jibri}, {lazni}, {selfu})

gunma

pa gunma be le prenu ca'o sruri le mi'u dinju

The crowd of people is surrounding the building.

x1 is a mass / team / aggregate / whole, together composed of components x2, considered jointly. A description in x1 indicates of mass property(ies) displayed by the mass; masses may reveal properties not found in the individual set members that are massified, which themselves are not necessarily relevant to the mass property implicit in this bridi. See also {bende}, {girzu}, {pagbu}, cmavo list {loi}, {lei}, {lai}, {ciste}, {cmima}, {kansa}, {tinci}, {mulgunma}.

gunro

ba bo le mi'u verba co'a gunro pa salpo mo'i ni'a fi le cutne be vo'a

And then the child started rolling down the slope rotating around his chest.

x1 rolls / trundles on / against surface x2 rotating on axis / axle x3; x1 is a roller. See also {bolci}, {carna}, {jendu}, {slanu}.

gunro

mi ca'o gunro le vacri

I am spinning in the air.

x1 rolls / trundles on / against surface x2 rotating on axis / axle x3; x1 is a roller. See also {bolci}, {carna}, {jendu}, {slanu}.

gunse

ju'i do ci gunse ca'o limna le mi'u lalxu

Hey, look, three geese are swimming in the lake.

x1 is a goose / [gander] of species / breed x2. See also {cipni}.

gunta

lei ratcu ca'o gunta le mi'u dinju le ka cpacu le gurni

Rats are attacking the building to get the grain.

x1 (person / mass) attacks / invades / commits aggression upon victim x2 with goal / objective x3. See also {bradi}, {damba}, {darxi}, {jamna}, {jenca}, {jursa}.

gurni

mi vi ku ralte le gurni be le zumri

I keep here maize grain.

x1 is grain / [British: corn] / cereal from plant / species x2. See also {bavmi}, {cunmi}, {mavji}, {maxri}, {molki}, {mraji}, {rismi}, {sobde}, {spati}, {zumri}, {nanba}, {sorgu}.

guska

mi pu guska le skapi le cidni be mi

I scraped the skin off my knees.

x1 blade / scraper / erosive scrapes / erodes / abrades x2 from x3. Abrade, abrasive (= {mosyguska}). See also {balre}, {sraku}, {batci}, {canpa}, {mosra}.

gusni

le fagri pu te gusni le mi'u kevna le xunre

The fire illuminated the cave with red light.

x1 [energy] is light / illumination illuminating x2 from light source x3. [x3 illuminates / lights x2 with light / illumination x1; x2 is lit / illuminated by illumination x1 from source x3 (= selgu'i for reordered places); light / lamp (= tergu'i)](cf. dirce, manku, solri, carmi, ctino, kantu)

gusta

banli gusta

Nice restaurant.

x1 is a restaurant / cafe / diner serving type-of-food x2 to audience x3. See also {barja}, {citka}, {kukte}, {sanmi}, {xotli}.

gusta

bu'u le mi'u xotli da gusta le kukte le vitke be le mi'u xotli

In the hotel there is a restaurant serving tasty food to guests of the hotel.

x1 is a restaurant / cafe / diner serving type-of-food x2 to audience x3. See also {barja}, {citka}, {kukte}, {sanmi}, {xotli}.

gutci

le jubme cu clani lo ka gutci li re le ka brito

The table is two British feet in length.

x1 is x2 (default 1) short local distance unit(s) [non-metric], standard x3, x4 subunits. Foot (= {jmagutci}); yard (= {cibjmagutci}), pace (= {tapygutci}), inch (= {degygutci}), cubit (= {birgutci}). (additional subunit places may be added as x5, x6, ...); See also {mitre}, {clani}, {ganra}, {condi}, {rotsu}, {rupnu}, {fepni}, {dekpu}, {minli}, {merli}, {bunda}, {kramu}.

gutra

le gutra be le mamta be mi pu se vimcu

My mother had uterus removed.

x1 is a / the womb / uterus [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: nourishing, protective, giving birth]. See also {jbena}, {rorci}, {sovda}, {tarbi}, {ganti}, {mabla}.

i

mi xabju le tcadu i mi se jibri le ka dansu

I live in the city. I have a job of a dancer.

sentence link / continuation; continuing sentences on same topic; normally elided for new speakers.

i da ve'e trixe le tsani

ma pu renro cei brodo le rokci i mu'a mi pu na brodo

Who threw the rock? For example, I didn't.

i da ze'e narge le se prami

ti gusta le'e se nelci be mi cei brodu i ku'i le ji'a mamta be mi ta'e zbasu lo cidja poi brodu

This restaurant serves the food that I like. However, my mother as well makes food that I like.

i doi dilnu do e'osai carvi

xu do budjo le ka se tcaci

Are you a Buddhist in your habits?

i le dirba pu klama le darno

la alis pu ca'o ku zgana cei brodi le pixra i mi na brodi

Alice was beholding the pictures. I wasn't.

i le kanla be ra cu pu carmi

do bruna mi le ka se mamta

You are my brother since we are born from the same mother.

i le nicte ca xekri je blanu

la alis mo'u citka cei brode pa plise i je la kevin mo'u brode

Alice has eaten up an apple. And Kevin ate an apple too.

i'a

i'a mi ba denpa

Okay, I will wait.

attitudinal: acceptance - blame. See also {nalna'e}, {nalpro}, {no'epro}, {nalzugjdi}.

i'a

i'a mi na certu

Well, I'm not an expert.

attitudinal: acceptance - blame. See also {nalna'e}, {nalpro}, {no'epro}, {nalzugjdi}.

i'a

le danfu i'a nai cu ei drata

No, the solution doesn't satisfy me, it should be different.

attitudinal: acceptance - blame. See also {nalna'e}, {nalpro}, {no'epro}, {nalzugjdi}.

i'e

i'e do pu gunka le vajni

Very good! You did an important work.

attitudinal: approval - non-approval - disapproval. See also {zanru}.

i'e

i'e cu'i do pu ku ca le se tcika mo'u klama

Well, okay, you arrived on time.

attitudinal: approval - non-approval - disapproval. See also {zanru}.

i'e

i'e nai do jai lerci

Oy, you are late.

attitudinal: approval - non-approval - disapproval. See also {zanru}.

i'i

i'i do badri doi le pendo

You are sad, I know that feeling, bro.

attitudinal: togetherness - privacy. See also {kansa}, {gunma}, {sivni}, {sepli}.

i'i

i'i nai mi zukte le na me do moi

It's your problems, I'm not doing your work.

attitudinal: togetherness - privacy. See also {kansa}, {gunma}, {sivni}, {sepli}.

i'i

i'icai

Big mood.

attitudinal: togetherness - privacy. See also {kansa}, {gunma}, {sivni}, {sepli}.

i'o

i'o do je'a pendo

Ah, you're a true friend.

attitudinal: appreciation - envy. See also {ckire}, {jilra}.

i'o

i'o nai do ro roi se funca le zabna

Mmm, you are always lucky.

attitudinal: appreciation - envy. See also {ckire}, {jilra}.

i'u

coi i'u

Greetings, old friend.

attitudinal: familiarity - mystery. See also {slabu}, {nalni'o}, {kufra}.

i'u

i'u ti noi plise so'i mei cu kukte

Yes, these apples are sweet.

attitudinal: familiarity - mystery. See also {slabu}, {nalni'o}, {kufra}.

i'u

ti i'u nai xotli

It's some hotel.

attitudinal: familiarity - mystery. See also {slabu}, {nalni'o}, {kufra}.

ia

ia drani

I believe that's correct.

attitudinal: belief - skepticism - disbelief. See also {krici}, {jinvi}.

ia

mi viska pa ponse be ia pa blanu zdani

I see an owner of what I believe to be a blue house.

attitudinal: belief - skepticism - disbelief. See also {krici}, {jinvi}.

ia

ia cu'i le mi'u prenu cu catra

Allegedly, he is the murderer.

attitudinal: belief - skepticism - disbelief. See also {krici}, {jinvi}.

ia

ia nai le mi'u prenu cu stace mi

I don't believe, he is frank with me.

attitudinal: belief - skepticism - disbelief. See also {krici}, {jinvi}.

ie

ie la kevin ka'e pu zvati ti

Yes, Alice could be here.

attitudinal: agreement - disagreement. See also {tugni}.

ie

le danlu cu morsi ie nai

No, I don't agree that the animal is dead.

attitudinal: agreement - disagreement. See also {tugni}.

ii

ii da klama

Eek, there is someone coming!

attitudinal: fear - security. See also {terpa}, {snura}.

ii

ii nai le mi'u djacu na ba kuspe mi'o

The water won't reach us.

attitudinal: fear - security. See also {terpa}, {snura}.

ije

su'o da zo'u da vi fasnu i je mi na djuno le du'u da mo kau

Something is happening here, and I don't know what it is.

influ'enza

mi bilma fi le influ'enza

I've got the flu.

info

le info be le nu vofli cu vajni mi

The information about flights is important to me.

info

le ka zukte le zekri cu info le mi'u nanmu le ka zgana le se zukte be ce'u

That he is a criminal is the information about the man collected by monitoring his actions.

insekto

mi se cinri le ka tadni le insekto

I am interested in studying insects.

intele

le ka facki le du'u ma kau drani cu intele le panzi be mi

The ability to determine who is right is the sign of high intellect of my child.

io

ko io jersi mi

This way, Sir!

attitudinal: respect - disrespect. See also {sinma}.

io

ko io nai ti klama

Get your asses over here!

attitudinal: respect - disrespect. See also {sinma}.

irci

la tom cu irci la'o .net.#lojban.net. la'o gy.freenode.gy

Tom chats in IRC channel #lojban of freenode network.

iu

da'i mi stali iu

I'd love to stay.

attitudinal: love - no love lost - hatred. See also {prami}.

iu

do iu nai na pu sidju mi

You didn't help me, hate you!

attitudinal: love - no love lost - hatred. See also {prami}.

iu

cakla iu nai

I hate chocolate.

attitudinal: love - no love lost - hatred. See also {prami}.

ja

ba'a le mi'u tanxe cu barda ja tilju

I expect the box to be big or heavy (at least one of the two characteristics).

logical connective: tanru-internal afterthought or.

ja'a

mi ja'a jimpe

I do understand.

bridi logical affirmer; scope is an entire bridi.

ja'a

la alis pu ku sinma ja'a gi'e nai sidju vau mi

Alice did respect me but didn't help me.

bridi logical affirmer; scope is an entire bridi.

ja'ai

ui ja'ai

Yay indeed!

affirm last word: attached to cmavo to affirm them; denies negation by nai whenever it is applicable. Suggested by Mark Shoulson in 1999 as an affirmative of {nai}. By analogy with the pairs {na} / {ja'a}, {na'e} / {je'a}, and {na'i} / {jo'a}.

ja'ai

mi pu citka se pi'o ja'ai le forca

I ate indeed using a fork.

affirm last word: attached to cmavo to affirm them; denies negation by nai whenever it is applicable. Suggested by Mark Shoulson in 1999 as an affirmative of {nai}. By analogy with the pairs {na} / {ja'a}, {na'e} / {je'a}, and {na'i} / {jo'a}.

ja'ai

mi djica na gi'e ja'ai bredi

I don't want but I'm ready.

affirm last word: attached to cmavo to affirm them; denies negation by nai whenever it is applicable. Suggested by Mark Shoulson in 1999 as an affirmative of {nai}. By analogy with the pairs {na} / {ja'a}, {na'e} / {je'a}, and {na'i} / {jo'a}.

ja'e

pu lerci i ja'e bo mi pu bilga le ka volta

I was late. Therefore, I had to return.

jalge modal, 1st place resultingly; therefore result ...

ja'e

mi pu tatpi i ja'e bo mi co'a sipna

I was so tired that I fell asleep.

jalge modal, 1st place resultingly; therefore result ...

ja'o

ja'o do merko

Then, you must be an American.

evidential: I conclude. See also {selni'i}, {ni'ikri}.

ja'o

ja'o do na nelci le birje

So, you don't like beer.

evidential: I conclude. See also {selni'i}, {ni'ikri}.

jabre

do jabre le nu mi gunka vau le ka ru'i tavla

You slow my work down by your constant talk.

x1 brakes / causes to slow motion / activity x2 with device / mechanism / principle x3. See also {mosra}.

jadni

le tarci cu jadni le mi'u tsani

Stars decorate the sky.

x1 (object) adorns / decorates x2; x1 is an adornment / decoration of x2; x2 is fancy / decorated. Fancy / decorated (= {selja'i}). See also {jemna}, {dirba}, {batke}.

jai

lei ckiku cu jai nandu fai le nu ri se zvafa'i i va'i le nu zvafa'i lei ckiku cu nandu

The keys are hard to find. In other words, to find the keys is difficult.

convert tense / modal (tagged) place to 1st place; 1st place moves to extra FA place (fai).

jai

le'e bangu cu jai nandu i le'e bangu cu jai nandu fai le nu cilre fi ri

Languages are difficult. Languages are difficult in learning things about them.

convert tense / modal (tagged) place to 1st place; 1st place moves to extra FA place (fai).

jai

ko cusku le jai se djica be do

Say what you want.

convert tense / modal (tagged) place to 1st place; 1st place moves to extra FA place (fai).

jai

do ro roi cusku su'o da poi nandu fa le nu jimpe fi ke'a

You always say something hard to understand.

convert tense / modal (tagged) place to 1st place; 1st place moves to extra FA place (fai).

jai

mi jai gau farvi fai pa proga i va'i pa proga gau mi farvi

I develop a program. In other words, with me as the agent a program develops.

jakne

le mi'u jakne ba klama fi le mi'u terdi fe le mi'u lunra

The rocket will go from the Earth to the Moon.

x1 is a rocket [vehicle] propelled by jet expelling x2 carrying payload x3. See also {cecla}, {danti}, {spoja}.

jalge

le mi'u snuti pu se jalge le nu le mi'u nakni pu na jundi

The accident happened because he hadn't been careful.

x1 (action / event / state) is a result / outcome / conclusion of antecedent x2 (event / state / process). Also: x2 gives rise to x1 (= selja'e for reordered places); total (general meaning, but also = mekyja'e, pi'irja'e, sujyja'e). See also se {mukti}, te {zukte}, se {rinka}, se {krinu}, se {nibli}, {mulno}, {sumji}, {pilji}, {mekso}, cmavo list {ja'e}, {ciksi}.

jalge

le cizra pu jalge

There ensued something strange.

x1 (action / event / state) is a result / outcome / conclusion of antecedent x2 (event / state / process). Also: x2 gives rise to x1 (= selja'e for reordered places); total (general meaning, but also = mekyja'e, pi'irja'e, sujyja'e). See also se {mukti}, te {zukte}, se {rinka}, se {krinu}, se {nibli}, {mulno}, {sumji}, {pilji}, {mekso}, cmavo list {ja'e}, {ciksi}.

jalna

ta'i ma jukpa le rismi se pi'o nai le jalna

How to cook rice without starch?

x1 is a quantity of / contains / is made of starch from source x2 of composition including x3. See also {patlu}, {samcu}.

jamfu

le jamfu be mi cu lenku

My feet are cold.

x1 is a / the foot [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: lowest portion] (adjective:) x1 is pedal. See also {jicmu}, {genja}, {zbepi}, {tuple}, {jubme}, {xance}, {tamji}.

jamna

la alis jo'u la meilis pu jamna zu'ai le du'u jdice le du'u ma kau traji le ka melbi vau le me vo'a

Alice and Mei Lee were at war with each other in deciding who was prettier among them.

x1 (person / mass) wars against x2 over territory / matter x3; x1 is at war with x2. See also {bradi}, {gunta}, {panpi}, {damba}, {darlu}.

janbe

mi pu tirna le janbe be le cladu

I heard a loud bell ringing.

x1 is a bell / chime / [tuning fork] [tuned percussion instrument] producing sound / note x2. Also: x1 rings / tolls (i.e. if it rings, then it is a bell); resonates (one sense, = jabdesku). See also {zgike}, {tonga}, {desku}, {slilu}.

janco

le anka cu janco le tuple jo'u le cutne

Ankle is a joint between chest and leg.

x1 is a / the shoulder / hip / joint [body-part] attaching limb / extremity x2 to body x3. See also {birka}.

janli

bu'u le klaji mi co'i janli le pa pendo be mi

I bumped into a friend of mine in the street.

x1 collides with / crashes / bumps / runs into x2. (also collide = simjanli for a collision between two moving objects); See also {darxi}.

jansu

mi jansu le gugde pe mi le ka du le prenu poi jdice vau fau le nu casnu le nu lebna le ctile

I represented my country in discussions on getting oil as a person that takes decisions.

x1 is a diplomat / consul representing polity x2 in / at negotiation x3 for function / purpose x4. (for) x3 polity, (use tu'a); also ambassador (= {raljansu}, {trujansu}). See also {jecta}, {krati}.

janta

ti jatna le grute le kagni pe mi le te vecnu pe le drata gugde

This is a bill for the fruits issued to my company by customers from another country.

x1 is an account / bill / invoice for goods / services x2, billed to x3 by x4. See also {jdima}, {vamji}, {vecnu}, {canja}, {jerna}, {dejni}, {jbera}.

jarbu

mi se zdani le jarbu be la london

I live in the suburbs of London.

x1 is a suburban area of city / metropolis x2. See also {nurma}, se {tcadu}, ve {tcadu}.

jarco

fi mi'a fa la alis cu jarco le ka stati

To us Alice appeared to be smart.

x1 (agent) shows / exhibits / displays / [reveals] / demonstrates x2 (property) to audience x3. [reveal (= {tolmipygau}, {mipyja'o}, {sivja'o}); also: x1 shows that x2, x1 shows off x2; showing an object is generally expressed with a {tu'a} x2, since the properties of the shown object (other than its presence) intended for observation are seldom specified (simple presence could be expressed by {leka} Object. {cu} {zvati})]; See also {tigni}, {cipra}, {zgana}, {jvinu}, {lanli}, {mipri}, {simlu}.

jarco

la kevin cu jarco le ka gidva

Kevin acts as a guide.

x1 (agent) shows / exhibits / displays / [reveals] / demonstrates x2 (property) to audience x3. [reveal (= {tolmipygau}, {mipyja'o}, {sivja'o}); also: x1 shows that x2, x1 shows off x2; showing an object is generally expressed with a {tu'a} x2, since the properties of the shown object (other than its presence) intended for observation are seldom specified (simple presence could be expressed by {leka} Object. {cu} {zvati})]; See also {tigni}, {cipra}, {zgana}, {jvinu}, {lanli}, {mipri}, {simlu}.

jarki

le mi'u dargu cu jarki le ka se pagbu ti

The road is narrow here.

x1 is narrow in dimension x2 [2nd most significant dimension] by standard x3. See also {caxno}, {cinla}, {tordu}, {tagji}, {cmalu}.

jaspu

e'o le jaspu be do

Your passport, please.

x1 is a passport issued to x2 (person) by authority x3 allowing x4 (activity). See also {pikta}, {catni}, {curmi}.

jaspu

ti jaspu mi le jecta le ka klama la nipon

This is my passport issued by the state allowing me to go to Japan.

x1 is a passport issued to x2 (person) by authority x3 allowing x4 (activity). See also {pikta}, {catni}, {curmi}.

jatna

le mi'u jatna be le kamni pe mi'o cu jinvi ma

What does the commander of our committee think?

x1 is captain / commander / leader / in-charge / boss of vehicle / domain x2. See also {jitro}, {lidne}, te {bende}, {minde}, {ralju}, {gidva}, {bloti}.

jau

e'u mi'o zu'ai penmi de'i li cy jau

Let's meet at 1pm.

digit / number: hex digit D (decimal 13) [thirteen].

jaurdei

mi ba tadni ca le jaurdei

I will work on Wednesday.

javni

mi te javni le ka co'u tavla gi'e co'a jundi

I should stop talking and start listening.

x1 is a rule prescribing / mandating / requiring x2 (event / state) within system / community x3. Regulation, prescription (also x2), principle, requirement (also x2), prescribe, require (conditions are usually contained within x2); x1 is regulatory; x2, x3 are regulated. See also {flalu}, {ritli}, cmavo list {ja'i}, {marde}, {tcaci}, {tinbe}, {zekri}.

javni

e'u zukte le javni be le ka di'i retsku

I suggest you follow the rule or regularly asking questions.

x1 is a rule prescribing / mandating / requiring x2 (event / state) within system / community x3. Regulation, prescription (also x2), principle, requirement (also x2), prescribe, require (conditions are usually contained within x2); x1 is regulatory; x2, x3 are regulated. See also {flalu}, {ritli}, cmavo list {ja'i}, {marde}, {tcaci}, {tinbe}, {zekri}.

javni

ma javni le nu pilno

What are the terms of usage?

x1 is a rule prescribing / mandating / requiring x2 (event / state) within system / community x3. Regulation, prescription (also x2), principle, requirement (also x2), prescribe, require (conditions are usually contained within x2); x1 is regulatory; x2, x3 are regulated. See also {flalu}, {ritli}, cmavo list {ja'i}, {marde}, {tcaci}, {tinbe}, {zekri}.

jbama

le jbama be le djacu cu se pilno mi'a le ka jai gau sisti le nu fagri

Water bombs are used by us to stop fire.

x1 is a bomb / explosive device with explosive material / principle x2. See also {cecla}, {spoja}.

jbari

mi pu citka so'o jbari be le fragari

I ate several strawberries.

x1 is a berry (fruit / plant) of plant / species x2. See also {grute}, {tsiju}, {narge}.

jbena

le mi'u speni be mi mo'u se jbena pa tixnu

My wife gave birth to a daughter.

x1 is born to x2 at time x3 [birthday] and place x4 [birthplace]; x1 is native to (fo) x4. x2 bears / gives birth to x1; also x3: natal day. See also {fange}, {gutra}, {rorci}, {mamta}, {salci}, {citsi}.

jbera

e'a pei mi jbera le vi penbi do

May I borrow this pen from you?

x1 (agent) borrows / temporarily takes / assumes x2 (object) from source x3 for interval x4. Credit (= {jernu'e}); borrow / assume a property or quality as a chameleon does (= {zaskai}, {zasysmitra}, {zasysmitai}). See also {dejni}, {janta}, {zivle}.

jbera

mi ba te jbera pa karce do

I will lend you a car.

x1 (agent) borrows / temporarily takes / assumes x2 (object) from source x3 for interval x4. Credit (= {jernu'e}); borrow / assume a property or quality as a chameleon does (= {zaskai}, {zasysmitra}, {zasysmitai}). See also {dejni}, {janta}, {zivle}.

jbini

la alis cu jbini li re no jo'u li ci no le ka jai nanca

Alice is between 20 and 30 years old.

x1 is between / among set of points / bounds / limits x2 (set) / amidst mass x2 in property x3 (ka). x2 (a complete set, generally ordered) defines the bounds / limits / range for x1. See also se {vasru}, {nenri}, {zvati}, {cpana}, {snuji}, {senta}, {bitmu}, {jimte}, {kuspe}, {jibni}, {lamji}, {sruri}, {vanbi}, {midju}, {cmima}, {setca}.

jbopre

ju'i le jbopre do se zdani ma

Hey, Lojbanist! Where do you live?

jdari

le cilmo mudri cu jdari le ka jelca

Wet wood is resistant to burning.

x1 is firm / hard / resistant / unyielding to force x2 under conditions x3. See also {nandu}, {ralci}, {randa}, {ranti}, {tinsa}, {sligu}, {stodi}.

jdice

mi mo'u jdice le du'u sarcu fa le nu mi'a stali

I decided that we need to stay.

x1 (person) decides / makes decision x2 (du'u) about matter x3 (event / state). See also {pajni}, {cuxna}, {kanji}, {manri}.

jdice

xu do jdice le ka jai se kufra vau le zdani be do

Have you decided that your home is comfortable?

x1 (person) decides / makes decision x2 (du'u) about matter x3 (event / state). See also {pajni}, {cuxna}, {kanji}, {manri}.

jdice

mi'a zanru le se jdice be le mi'u kamni

We welcome the decision of the committee.

x1 (person) decides / makes decision x2 (du'u) about matter x3 (event / state). See also {pajni}, {cuxna}, {kanji}, {manri}.

jdika

le prenu pu jdika le ka gunma vau le ci mei

People decreased in number by three persons.

x1 (experiencer) decreases / contracts / is reduced / diminished in property / quantity x2 by amount x3. See also {zenba}, {mleca}, {vimcu}.

jdima

ma jdima ti fo do

What is your price for this?

x1 [amount] is the price of x2 to purchaser / consumer x3 set by vendor x4. x2 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event, or a property; pedantically, for objects / commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object / commodity (= {posydi'a}, {posyseldi'a} for unambiguous semantics); price is something decided / set by the seller, and is closely akin to offer ({friti}), which is what a buyer may decide; (note that price is not he same as cost / expense, which is the actual amount exchanged in a transaction; the latter is {vecnu} or {canja}; neither is the same as 'value' or {vamji}; in colloquial English, these are sometimes interchanged, at least partially because of the rarity of barter and bargaining in the marketplace). See also {canja}, {friti}, {janta}, {jdini}, {kargu}, {pleji}, {dapma}, {vamji} for 'value', ve {vecnu} for 'cost', {canja}, {fepni}, {jerna}, {jinga}, {prali}, {rupnu}, {sfasa}, {vamji}.

jdima

le rupnu be li ci cu jdima le ka sazri le se kelci karce vau le verba le ponse be le karce

Three dollars is the price of riding a toy car for children set by the owner of the car.

x1 [amount] is the price of x2 to purchaser / consumer x3 set by vendor x4. x2 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event, or a property; pedantically, for objects / commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object / commodity (= {posydi'a}, {posyseldi'a} for unambiguous semantics); price is something decided / set by the seller, and is closely akin to offer ({friti}), which is what a buyer may decide; (note that price is not he same as cost / expense, which is the actual amount exchanged in a transaction; the latter is {vecnu} or {canja}; neither is the same as 'value' or {vamji}; in colloquial English, these are sometimes interchanged, at least partially because of the rarity of barter and bargaining in the marketplace). See also {canja}, {friti}, {janta}, {jdini}, {kargu}, {pleji}, {dapma}, {vamji} for 'value', ve {vecnu} for 'cost', {canja}, {fepni}, {jerna}, {jinga}, {prali}, {rupnu}, {sfasa}, {vamji}.

jdini

xu ti du le pe do jdini

Is this your money?

x1 is money / currency issued by x2; (adjective:) x1 is financial / monetary / pecuniary / fiscal. currency' sometimes is restricted to paper money (= {pledi'i}). See also {fepni}, {jdima}, {rupnu}, {sicni}, {canja}.

jdini

le jdini be lei merko turni ba se pilno fi le nu sidju le pindi

Money issued by the American government will be used to help the poor.

x1 is money / currency issued by x2; (adjective:) x1 is financial / monetary / pecuniary / fiscal. currency' sometimes is restricted to paper money (= {pledi'i}). See also {fepni}, {jdima}, {rupnu}, {sicni}, {canja}.

jduli

le jduli be le vanjba se rai se nelci mi

I like grape jelly best.

x1 is a quantity of jelly / semisolid [texture] of material / composition including x2. (adjective:) x1 is gelatinous. See also {litki}, {sligu}.

je

do pu je ca je ba pendo mi

You were, are and will be my friend.

logical connective: tanru-internal afterthought and.

je'a

do je'a stati doi lei prenu

You are really smart, people.

scalar affirmer; denies scalar negation: Indeed!.

je'a

lei mi'u grute cu se tasta le je'a rigni

The fruits are indeed disgusting in taste.

scalar affirmer; denies scalar negation: Indeed!.

je'ai

lu do je'ai nelci le gerku li'u lu to'e li'u

"You like/dislike dogs?" "I hate them."

NAhE question.

je'e

lu ki'e do li'u lu je'e do li'u

"Thank you!" "You are welcome!"

vocative: roger (ack) - negative acknowledge; used to acknowledge offers and thanks.

je'i

do ba'o je'i pu'o citka

Have you eaten yet or are you only about to eat?

logical connective: tanru-internal afterthought conn question.

je'u

je'u do stati prenu

Truly, you are a smart person.

discursive: truth - falsity. See also {jetnu}.

je'u

le mi'u purdi je'u nai cu se ponse le za'u cizra prenu

This "garden" (which is in fact not a garden) is owed by some weird people.

discursive: truth - falsity. See also {jetnu}.

je'u

xu do kansa mi'a i je'u nai

Are you with us? No.

discursive: truth - falsity. See also {jetnu}.

jecta

le nu se sazri za'u pa turni cu jecta le vi tutra

Being controlled by more than one government is the political system of this area.

x1 is a polity / state governing territory / domain x2; [government / territory relationship]. (adjective:) x1 is civil / political. See also {gugde}, {tutra}, {turni}, {natmi}, {jansu}, {lanci}, {cecmu}.

jeftu

mi'o ba volta ti za le jeftu be li re

We'll return here in two weeks.

x1 is x2 weeks in duration (default is 1 week) by standard x3. Re. x3, a week may be more or less than seven days, classically being tied to the time between trips to the marketplace; this week (= {cabjeftu}); next week (= {bavlamjeftu}); last week (= {prulamjeftu}). See also {detri}, {djedi}, {masti}, {nanca}.

jegvo

xu do se lijda le jegvo

Do you belong to an Abrahamic religion?

x1 pertains to the common Judeo-Christian-Moslem (Abrahamic) culture / religion / nationality in aspect x2. Also Muslim. See also {lijda}, {muslo}, {dadjo}, {xriso}.

jei

mi pu troci le ka facki le mi'u jei la alis pu zvati la paris

I tried to find out whether Alice had been to Paris.

abstractor: truth-value abstractor; x1 is truth value of [bridi] under epistemology x2.

jei

mi pu facki fi su'o da le mi'u jei da pu zu xabju le mi'u dinju

I found out who had lived in the house long before.

abstractor: truth-value abstractor; x1 is truth value of [bridi] under epistemology x2.

jei

mi pu facki fi su'o da le mi'u pu zu jei da xabju le mi'u dinju

I found out who as seen from a long time ago could be characterized as living in the house at that time.

abstractor: truth-value abstractor; x1 is truth value of [bridi] under epistemology x2.

jei

mi djuno le mi'u jei je ka zvati ti

I know who is here.

abstractor: truth-value abstractor; x1 is truth value of [bridi] under epistemology x2.

jei

mi djuno fi da fe le mi'u jei je ka zvati ti

I know that someone is here and I know who it is.

abstractor: truth-value abstractor; x1 is truth value of [bridi] under epistemology x2.

jelca

le mi'u mudri cu jelca

The wood is burning.

x1 burns / [ignites / is flammable / inflammable] at temperature x2 in atmosphere x3. Default x2 / x3 to normal temperatures in air; ignite (= {jelcfa}), flammable / inflammable (usually = jelka'e or jelfrili). See also {fagri}, {kijno}, {sigja}, {livla}, {sacki}.

jemna

le nixli pu zvafa'i le rokci noi ba facki le du'u ke'a jemna

A girl found a stone that later was turned out to be a gem.

x1 is a gem / polished stone / pearl of type x2 from gemstone / material / source x3. Also jewel (= {jmeja'i}); gemstone (= x2, x3, or jmero'i, jmekunra); pearl (= selcakyjme - a gem found inside a shell, tercakyjme - a gem made of shell material, boijme - any ball-shaped gem), mother-of-pearl (= {cakyjme}). See also {kunra}, {rokci}, {jadni}, {dirba}, {kargu}, {krili}, {pulji}.

jenca

pu jenca le fetsi fa le nu vo'a ka'e mo'u klama lo drata gugde

It shocked her that she could get to another country.

x1 (event) shocks / stuns x2. See also {darxi}, {gunta}, {spaji}.

jendu

le mi'u jendu be le re xislu cu mudri

The axle of the two wheels is wooden.

x1 is an axle / spindle [tool] on which x2 rotates, of material / properties x3. See also se {carna}, {gunro}, {tutci}.

jenmi

ti jenmi le vi gugde le ka vimcu be le fagri

This is an army of firefighters of this country.

x1 (mass) is an army serving group / community x2 (mass) in function x3 (activity). See also {bilni}, {sonci}, {xarci}.

jenmi

le mi'u re ki'o sonci cu jenmi le mi'u pagbu be le mi'u gugde

The two thousand soldiers is an army of this part of the country.

x1 (mass) is an army serving group / community x2 (mass) in function x3 (activity). See also {bilni}, {sonci}, {xarci}.

jerna

do jerna le ka se sinma vau le ka carmi gunka

You are worth being respected for your hard work.

x1 (agent / person) earns / [deserves / merits] wages / salary / pay x2 for work / service x3 (activity). Also x2 earnings, reward (= zanseljerna or {nemjerna}), punishment / comeuppance (= {sfaseljerna}, {malseljerna}); x3 behavior; job (= {terjerna}); x2 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event, or a property; pedantically, for objects / commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object / commodity (= {posyjerna}, posyseljerna for unambiguous {semantics}). See also {jibri}, {pleji}, {vecnu}, {cnemu}, {canja}, {jdima}, {jinga}, {prali}, {sfasa}, {janta}, {kargu}, {vamji}.

jerna

mi pu jerna le rupnu be li pa no no le ka lumci lei palta

I earned 100 dollars for washing the dishes.

x1 (agent / person) earns / [deserves / merits] wages / salary / pay x2 for work / service x3 (activity). Also x2 earnings, reward (= zanseljerna or {nemjerna}), punishment / comeuppance (= {sfaseljerna}, {malseljerna}); x3 behavior; job (= {terjerna}); x2 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event, or a property; pedantically, for objects / commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object / commodity (= {posyjerna}, posyseljerna for unambiguous {semantics}). See also {jibri}, {pleji}, {vecnu}, {cnemu}, {canja}, {jdima}, {jinga}, {prali}, {sfasa}, {janta}, {kargu}, {vamji}.

jersi

lei gerku cu jersi pa lorxu

Dogs are in pursuit of a fox.

x1 chases / pursues / (physically) follows after x2; volition is not implied for x1 or x2. x1 follows after x2. See also {kavbu}, {rivbi}, {kalte}, {lidne}.

jersi

e'o do jersi mi

Please, follow me.

x1 chases / pursues / (physically) follows after x2; volition is not implied for x1 or x2. x1 follows after x2. See also {kavbu}, {rivbi}, {kalte}, {lidne}.

jesni

gau mi tunta fa le tamji be mi pa jesni

I pricked my thumb with a needle.

x1 is a needle [pointed shape / form, not tool] of material x2. See also {konju}, {pijne}, {jipno}, {kinli}.

jetce

le nazbi be mi cu te jetce

I have a runny nose.

x1 is a jet [expelled stream] of material x2 expelled from x3. See also {sputu}, {vamtu}.

jetce

le mi'u cmana mo'u te jetce le glare le sutra

The mountain erupted jetting hot matter.

x1 is a jet [expelled stream] of material x2 expelled from x3. See also {sputu}, {vamtu}.

jetnu

pa da poi prije prenu zo'u le du'u le remna cu xendo cu jetnu le se jinvi be da

According to one wise person, it's true that all humans are kind.

x1 (du'u) is true / truth by standard / epistemology / metaphysics x2. Words usable for epistemology typically have a du'u place. See also {stace}, {jitfa}, {fatci}, {birti}, {cfika}.

jetnu

u'a la'e di'u se jetnu le du'u mi drani

Aha, that proves that I am right.

x1 (du'u) is true / truth by standard / epistemology / metaphysics x2. Words usable for epistemology typically have a du'u place. See also {stace}, {jitfa}, {fatci}, {birti}, {cfika}.

jgalu

le mi'u cipni cu se jgalu le kinli

The bird has sharp claws.

x1 is a / the claw / nail / talon [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: pointed, penetrating, physical weapon]. See also {denci}, {jirna}, {batci}.

jganu

ti jganu me'o a bu le mitre be li pi mu gi'e stero be li re

This is an angle from vertex A having the lateral of 0.5 meters and subtending two steradians.

x1 is an angle [2-dimensional shape / form] from vertex x2 subtended by lateral [segment] x3. Also (adjective:) x1 is angular; x2 corner; (segment x3 can be defined by interval). See also {kojna}, {linji}, {konju}, {mokca}.

jgari

le mi'u nakni mo'u co'a jgari le stedu be la alis se pi'o le xance be le mi'u nakni

He grasped Alice's head with his hand.

x1 grasps / holds / clutches / seizes / grips / [hugs] x2 with x3 (part of x1) at locus x4 (part of x2). Hug (= {birjai}, {pamjai}); handshake (= {xanjaisi'u}); hold with hands (= {xanjai}); handle (= {jaitci}). See also {ralte}, {pencu}, {darxi}, {batke}, {rinju}.

jgena

ti jgena so'i blanu skori jo'u pa xunre skori

This is a knot of many blue ropes and one red rope.

x1 is a knot / tangle in / between x2 (object / jo'u-objects). Knot (verb = jgegau, jgezu'e, jgeri'a, jgela'a), knot: fastening between two or more cords (= {jgeterjo'e}). See also {pluja}, {julne}, {lasna}, {skori}.

jgina

xo da jgina le remna le ka le skapi be ce'u cu skari ma kau

How many genes in humans determine the color of skin?

x1 is a gene of creature [or locus on creature] x2 determining trait / process x3. Also chromosome = ({gincilta}, ginpoi). See also {cerda}.

jgira

mi jgira le nu do co'a kakne le ka zgipli le pipno

I am proud that you are now able to play the piano.

x1 (person) feels / has pride in / about x2 (abstraction). An emotional combination of satisfaction and respect / esteem towards property(ies) or action(s) of person / entity that has a specific tie to emoter; self-pride (= {se'ijgi}, {tolcumla}); use x2 tu'a for pride in non-specific actions / properties of someone. See also {cinmo}, {cumla}, {sevzi}, {sinma}, {snada}.

jgita

xu do kakne le ka zgipli le jgita be lei ze mei

Can you play a 7-stringed guitar?

x1 is guitar / violin / fiddle / harp [stringed musical instrument] with actuator / plectrum / bow x2. Also lute, viola, cello. See also {zgike}.

ji

do djica tu'a le ckafi ji le tcati

Do you want tea or coffee (make a choice)?

logical connective: sumti afterthought connective question.

ji'a

mi ji'a je'a nelci

I like it too.

discursive: additionally. See also {jmina}.

ji'a

lo'e xagji cribe cu citka lo'e cinki ku ji'a

A hungry bear will eat even insects.

discursive: additionally. See also {jmina}.

ji'a

ji'a mi pu citka le'e titla

Additionally, I ate the sweet.

discursive: additionally. See also {jmina}.

ji'a

mi pu citka le titla ji'a

I ate what is additionally a sweet.

discursive: additionally. See also {jmina}.

ji'a

mi pu citka le ji'a titla

I eat the sweet among other things.

discursive: additionally. See also {jmina}.

ji'e

mi tsali ji'e le nu mi ka'e lafti le pipno

I'm strong to the degree that I can lift the piano.

jimte modal, 1st place limitedly; up to limit ...

ji'e

la kevin cu ricfu ji'e le nu ri ponse so'i dinju

Kevin is so rich that he owns several houses.

jimte modal, 1st place limitedly; up to limit ...

ji'i

ji'i pa no tadni ca zvati le mi'u kumfa

About 10 students are in the room.

digit / number: approximately (default the typical value in this context) (number).

jibni

zo xagri zo tabra cu jibni le ka se smuni

The terms "pipe instrument" and "horn" are close in their meanings.

x1 is near / close to / approximates x2 in property / quantity x3 (ka / ni). See also {darno}, {nenri}, {vanbi}, {jbini}, {lamji}, {zvati}, {cpana}, {bartu}, {diklo}, {stuzi}.

jibri

mi se jibri le ka vecnu le grute

I have a job as a fruit seller.

x1 is a job / occupation / employment / vocation (a type of work regularly done for pay) of person x2. Working for another (= {selplijibri}). See also {briju}, {gunka}, {te} {jerna} which is employment specifically for pay and not specifically for another, {te} {pilno} which is employment not necessarily for pay and not necessarily regular or lasting but for another, {se} {gasnu} and {se} {zukte} for incidental activities.

jibri

xu do se jibri le ka sampla

Do you have the job of a programmer?

x1 is a job / occupation / employment / vocation (a type of work regularly done for pay) of person x2. Working for another (= {selplijibri}). See also {briju}, {gunka}, {te} {jerna} which is employment specifically for pay and not specifically for another, {te} {pilno} which is employment not necessarily for pay and not necessarily regular or lasting but for another, {se} {gasnu} and {se} {zukte} for incidental activities.

jicla

ko jicla le mi'u tcati

Stir the tea.

x1 (object, or event: force) stirs / mixes / [roils / agitates] fluid (gas / liquid) x2. Convection (= {nenflejicla}); agentive stirring (= {jiclygau}, {jiclyzu'e}). See also {fanza}, {tunta}, {mixre}.

jicla

ko jicla le mi'u stasu co'u le nu ri febvi

Stir the soup until it boils.

x1 (object, or event: force) stirs / mixes / [roils / agitates] fluid (gas / liquid) x2. Convection (= {nenflejicla}); agentive stirring (= {jiclygau}, {jiclyzu'e}). See also {fanza}, {tunta}, {mixre}.

jicmu

le logji cu jicmu la lojban

Logic is the foundation of Lojban.

x1 is a basis / foundation / underlying or fundamental principle of x2; x1 is at the bottom of x2. x2 is founded on basis x1 (= selcmu for reordered places); (adjective:) x1 is basic / basal / fundamental); (generally events and properties will be bases for events and states, while objects may be bases / bottoms for objects). See also cmavo list {ji'u}, {jamfu}, {zbepi}, {genja}, {krasi}.

jicmu

le tcica cu jicmu ro nu jamna

Trickery is the basic of every war.

x1 is a basis / foundation / underlying or fundamental principle of x2; x1 is at the bottom of x2. x2 is founded on basis x1 (= selcmu for reordered places); (adjective:) x1 is basic / basal / fundamental); (generally events and properties will be bases for events and states, while objects may be bases / bottoms for objects). See also cmavo list {ji'u}, {jamfu}, {zbepi}, {genja}, {krasi}.

jicmu

le nu zgana gi'e lanli cu jicmu ro saske

Monitoring and analysis is the foundation of every science.

x1 is a basis / foundation / underlying or fundamental principle of x2; x1 is at the bottom of x2. x2 is founded on basis x1 (= selcmu for reordered places); (adjective:) x1 is basic / basal / fundamental); (generally events and properties will be bases for events and states, while objects may be bases / bottoms for objects). See also cmavo list {ji'u}, {jamfu}, {zbepi}, {genja}, {krasi}.

jijnu

mi pu jijnu le du'u le mi'u fetsi cu smusku le jitfa

I knew intuitively that she was lying.

x1 (person) intuits x2 (du'u) about subject x3; [epistemology]. Words usable for epistemology typically have a du'u place. See also {djuno}, {facki}, {jimpe}, {jinvi}, {nabmi}, {pensi}, {sidbo}, {smadi}.

jikca

ko jikca la'e me'o so pa pa

Dial 911!

x1 interacts / behaves socially with x2; x1 socializes with / is sociable towards x2. See also {tarti}, {penmi}.

jikca

ra jikca le so'i prenu gi'e di'i gasnu le te salci

He is a sociable person interacting with many people and regularly organizing parties.

x1 interacts / behaves socially with x2; x1 socializes with / is sociable towards x2. See also {tarti}, {penmi}.

jikni

le nu frili vecnu cu jikni le vi tutra

Free market is the economy of this region.

x1 consists of the economic system (production and distribution and consumption) of sector components x2; x1 is economic. x2 may be a country or other area, the labor, capital and land resources, and the economic agents that socially participate in the production, exchange, distribution, and consumption of goods and services of that area; they may be joined with JOI. {pavmomseljikni} for 'primary sector', {relmomseljikni} for 'secondary sector', {cibmomseljikni} for 'tertiary sector', and {vonmomseljikni} for 'quaternary sector'; {gubyseljikni} for 'public / state sector', {sivyseljikni} for 'private sector', and {jikseljikni} for 'social / voluntary sector'. Cf. {venci'e}, {selpraci'e}.

jikru

mi pu pinxe le jikru be le mraji

I drank an alcoholic drink distilled from rye.

x1 is made of / contains / is a quantity of liquor / spirits distilled from x2. See also {barja}, {vanju}, {birje}, {xalka}.

jilka

mi pu lumci le palta se pi'o le jilka be le sodna

I washed dishes using soda.

x1 is a quantity of / contains / is made of alkali / base of composition including x2. (adjective:) x1 is alkaline. See also {sodna}, {bakri}, {sodva}.

jilra

mi pu jilra le bruna be mi le se frili poi tai ke'a tavla fa ce'u bau la lojban

I envied the ease at which my brother talked in Lojban.

x1 (person) is jealous of / envies x2 (person) about / for x3 (property - ka). See also {cinmo}.

jimca

le jimca be le za'u vi tricu cu snime blabi

Branches of these trees are snow white.

x1 is a branch / bough / limb of x2; x2 forks into branches x1; [preferred over metaphorical birka]. Also appendage. See also {birka}, {rebla}, {tuple}.

jimdei

ca le jimdei mi ba cadzu bu'u le panka

On Friday, I will walk in a park.

jimpe

mi na jimpe tu'a do

I don't understand you.

x1 understands / comprehends fact / truth x2 (du'u) about subject x3; x1 understands (fi) x3. See also {djuno}, {jijnu}, {morna}, {smuni}, {saske}, {viska}.

jimpe

mi na jimpe le du'u ma kau smuni le se cusku be do

I don't understand the meaning of what you said.

x1 understands / comprehends fact / truth x2 (du'u) about subject x3; x1 understands (fi) x3. See also {djuno}, {jijnu}, {morna}, {smuni}, {saske}, {viska}.

jimte

ti noi mokca cu jimte mi le ka mo'u se klama

This point is the limit that I can reach.

x1 is a limit / extreme / bound / border / [confinement] of x2 in property / domain x3. Restrain / constrain within limits (= {jitri'u}, {jitygau}, {jityzu'e}). See also cmavo list {ji'e}, {traji}, {korbi}, {kuspe}, {rinju}, {bapli}, {curmi}, {fanta}, {jbini}.

jinci

ti jinci le pelji

These are scissors for cutting paper.

x1 is a pair of shears / scissors for cutting x2. See also {katna}.

jinga

la alis pu jinga le ralju le drata nixli pa nu vi'i ve'u bajra

Alice won the main prize gaining the victory over other girls in a long distant race.

x1 (person / team) wins / gains prize x2 from / over x3 [competitors / losers] in competition x4. Also: x1 is a victor; x2 reward; x3 competitors here are opponents and in many situations, defeated / losers, vs. the set of those competing for a goal; x2 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event, or a property; pedantically, for objects / commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object / commodity (= {posyji'a}, posyselji'a for unambiguous {semantics}). See also {cirko}, {jivna}, {talsa}, {cnemu}, {prali}, {pleji}, {sfasa}, {jdima}, {jerna}, {bradi}, {kargu}, {kelci}.

jinku

ti jinku le remna tu'a le vidru le ka se setca fi le ciblu

This a vaccine for human use, it protects against viruses and is to be injected into the blood.

x1 is a vaccine / immune-system stimulant protecting x2 against disease x3 introduced by method x4. Also serum; inoculation (= jestu'u {veljinku}). See also {jurme}, {mikce}, {jesni}, {bilma}.

jinme

ti noi grana cu jinme

This rod is metallic.

x1 is a quantity of / contains / is made of made of metal of composition including x2. (adjective:) x1 is metallic. See also {cnisa}, {gasta}, {lastu}, {margu}, {nikle}, {ransu}, {romge}, {sodna}, {tinci}, {tirse}, {tunka}, {zinki}, {kunra}, {sodva}.

jinme

le slami cu daspo le jinme

Acid destroys metal.

x1 is a quantity of / contains / is made of made of metal of composition including x2. (adjective:) x1 is metallic. See also {cnisa}, {gasta}, {lastu}, {margu}, {nikle}, {ransu}, {romge}, {sodna}, {tinci}, {tirse}, {tunka}, {zinki}, {kunra}, {sodva}.

jinru

le mi'u ba'o tricu pu jinru le djacu

The stump was immersed in the water.

x1 (object / person) is immersed / submerged / bathes in liquid x2. Take a bath / bathe (= {jirsezlu'i}). See also {lumci}, {nenri}, {jinsa}.

jinsa

mi pu jai gau jinsa fai le mi'u jubme lei palta

I cleared the table of dishes.

x1 (object) is clean / pure of material / contaminant / dirt x2 by standard x3. See also {lumci}, {jinru}, {curve}, {sepli}.

jinto

ti jinto le jinsa djacu

This is a spring of clean water.

x1 is a well / spring of fluid x2 at location x3. See also {krasi}, {djacu}, {fenra}.

jinvi

mi pu darsi le ka tugni ra pa se jinvi be ra

I dared to support his opinion.

x1 thinks / opines x2 [opinion] (du'u) is true about subject / issue x3 on grounds x4. Words usable for epistemology typically have a du'u place. See also cmavo list {pe'i}, {djuno}, {krici}, {ciksi}, {jijnu}, {nabmi}, {pensi}, {senpi}, {sidbo}, {birti}, {pinka}.

jinvi

mi jinvi fi la .alis. goi .abu. fe le du'u ri na gasnu le zekri kei fo le du'u no da skicu fi ma'a fe le nu .abu. vi zvati

I think Alice didn't commit the crime on grounds that no one told us of her being nearby.

x1 thinks / opines x2 [opinion] (du'u) is true about subject / issue x3 on grounds x4. Words usable for epistemology typically have a du'u place. See also cmavo list {pe'i}, {djuno}, {krici}, {ciksi}, {jijnu}, {nabmi}, {pensi}, {senpi}, {sidbo}, {birti}, {pinka}.

jinvi

le pendo be mi cu jinvi le du'u le tcini cu zenba le ka xlali

My friend thinks that the situation is deteriorating.

x1 thinks / opines x2 [opinion] (du'u) is true about subject / issue x3 on grounds x4. Words usable for epistemology typically have a du'u place. See also cmavo list {pe'i}, {djuno}, {krici}, {ciksi}, {jijnu}, {nabmi}, {pensi}, {senpi}, {sidbo}, {birti}, {pinka}.

jinzi

le mi'u fetsi cu se jinzi le ka certu le ka zgipli

She has a natural talent for playing the music.

x1 (property - ka) is an innate / inherent / intrinsic / natural property / quality / aspect of x2. See also {lakne}, {rarna}, {stati}, cmavo list {ka'e}, {tcaci}.

jinzi

do se jinzi le ka badri

You are a boring person.

x1 (property - ka) is an innate / inherent / intrinsic / natural property / quality / aspect of x2. See also {lakne}, {rarna}, {stati}, cmavo list {ka'e}, {tcaci}.

jipci

le jipci cu nelci le tsiju

Chickens like seeds.

x1 is a chicken / [hen / cock / rooster] / small fowl [a type of bird] of species / breed x2. See also {cipni}.

jipno

mi pu pencu le mi'u plise se pi'o le jipno be le mi tance

I touched the apple with the tip of my tongue.

x1 is a tip / point / vertex / extremity / end [0-dimension shape / form] on object x2 at locus x3. See also {mokca}, {jesni}, {fanmo}, {kojna}, {krasi}.

jipno

le jipno be le nazbi be mi mo'u dunja

The tip of my nose is frozen.

x1 is a tip / point / vertex / extremity / end [0-dimension shape / form] on object x2 at locus x3. See also {mokca}, {jesni}, {fanmo}, {kojna}, {krasi}.

jirna

le mi'u mirli cu se jirna le clani

The deer has long horns.

x1 is a / the horn [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: pointed extremity]. See also {jgalu}, {bongu}.

jisra

bu'u ma te vecnu le jisra be le grute

Where can one buy fruit juice?

x1 is made of / contains / is a quantity of juice / nectar from-source / of-type x2. Water-based extract from a (generally) biological source. See also {pinxe}, {djacu}, {grute}, {stagi}.

jitfa

le du'u le mi'u nanla cu se slabu la alis cu jitfa le du'u le mi'u nanla cu kucli le nu la alis cu mo kau

It's false that the boy is familiar with Alice since he is wondering who she is.

x1 (du'u) is false / is an untruth by standard / epistemology / metaphysics x2. Words usable for epistemology typically have a du'u place. See also {fatci}, {stace}, {jetnu}, {cfika}.

jitro

le jatna be mi cu jitro mi le ka gunka ti

My boss controls me in working on this.

x1 has control over / harnesses / manages / directs / conducts x2 in x3 (activity / event / performance). x2 are aspects / individuals controlled within activity / event x3; manage (= {selzuktro}, {selzukfu'e}, {gu'etro}, {gunfu'e}, {xaktro}, {xakfu'e}) (as distinct from manager / boss = gunterbe'e, gunja'a, gunmi'e, gunca'i). (cf. cmavo list ji'o, bapli, te bende, gidva - which does not necessarily control or command, jatna, macnu, minde, ponse, ralju, rinka, sazri, turni, vlipa, xance, xlura)

jitro

lei pulji cu jitro le sruri

The police controls the surroundings.

x1 has control over / harnesses / manages / directs / conducts x2 in x3 (activity / event / performance). x2 are aspects / individuals controlled within activity / event x3; manage (= {selzuktro}, {selzukfu'e}, {gu'etro}, {gunfu'e}, {xaktro}, {xakfu'e}) (as distinct from manager / boss = gunterbe'e, gunja'a, gunmi'e, gunca'i). (cf. cmavo list ji'o, bapli, te bende, gidva - which does not necessarily control or command, jatna, macnu, minde, ponse, ralju, rinka, sazri, turni, vlipa, xance, xlura)

jivbu

le ankabuta cu jivbu le julne le se cigla be fi vo'a

Spiders weave nets from secrets of their glands.

x1 weaves x2 from material / [yarn] x3. See also {fenso}, {nivji}.

jivna

la alis pu jivna le drata nixli pa nu vi'i ve'u bajra vau le ka cpacu le jdini

Alice competed with other girls in a long distance race with a monetary prize for the winner.

x1 competes / vies with opponent x2 in contest / competition x3 (event) for gain x4; x1 rivals x2. Also x2 opponent(s), competitor(s), rival(s); x3 competition, race; x4 prize, reward, recognition (gain may be internal or external). See also {cnemu}, {jinga}, {talsa}, {bradi}, {fapro}, {kelci}.

jmagutci

le jubme cu jmagutci li re le ka glico

The table is two English feet in size.

$g_{1}$ is $g_{2}$ international foot / feet (length unit) in length. Cf. {jamfu}, {gutci}, {degygutci}, {tapygutci}, {birgutci}, {cibjmagutci}, {minli}.

jmaji

le jbopre pu jmaji pa dinju le vrici gugde

Lojbanists from various countries gathered in a house.

x1 (mass / jo'u) gathers / collects at location x2 from locations x3 (mass / jo'u). Also focus (= {seljmaji}). See also {crepu}.

jmifa

pu zdile fa le ka limna vi lei jmifa

It was amusing to swim near the reefs.

x1 is a shoal [shallow hazard] / reef of material x2 in body of water x3. Rapids (= {ri'erjmifa}, {ri'ercaxno}). See also {caxno}.

jmina

le mi'u sfofa cu jmina le ka se kufra vau le mi'u kumfa

The sofa adds comfort to the room.

x1 adds / combines x2 to / with x3, with result x4; x1 augments x2 by amount x3. See also {zmadu}, {banro}, {sumji}, {zenba}, {setca}.

jmina

mi ba jmina le so'o crino spati le mi'u nanba le pa snuji

I will add some greenery to bread getting a sandwich.

x1 adds / combines x2 to / with x3, with result x4; x1 augments x2 by amount x3. See also {zmadu}, {banro}, {sumji}, {zenba}, {setca}.

jmive

le mi'u danlu cu jmive le ka ruble muvdu

The animal is alive since it is weakly moving.

x1 lives / is alive by standard x2; x1 is an organism / living thing. (adjective:) x1 is vital, organic. See also {lifri}, {morsi}, {stuzi}, {zvati}, {xabju}.

jo

ai mi te vecnu le karce poi kargu jo cnino

I'm going to buy an expensive car if and only if it is new (or not to buy any cars if they don't satisfy this condition).

logical connective: tanru-internal afterthought biconditional / iff / if-and-only-if.

jo nai

mi tavla i jo nai do tavla

Either I talk or you talk.

jo'a

lu xu le mi'u prenu noi sanli vi tu noi dinju cu ninmu li'u lu jo'a i mi na djuno li'u

"Is the person standing near that building a woman?" "Good question! I don't know! (there is a person standing near the building, the question of whether it's a woman is applicable)."

discursive: metalinguistic affirmer. See also {drani}.

jo'e

e'o doi io le ninmu jo'e le ctuca ko cliva le mi'u kumfa

Respected women and teachers, please, leave the room.

non-logical connective: union of sets.

jo'u

do jo'u mi casnu le za'u bangu

You together with me discussed languages (not necessarily with each other but just taken as a single entity).

non-logical connective: in common with; along with (unmixed).

joi

ti du le sovda joi le purmo

This is a mass of eggs and flour.

non-logical connective: mixed conjunction; and meaning mixed together, forming a mass.

jorne

la alis cu jorne pa stizu pa skori

Alice is tied to a chair with a rope.

x1 is joined to / connects to / is united with x2 at common locus x3; x1 and x2 are a union. Also joined / fastened / attached by joint x3 / by means of x3 / with fastener x3; fastener (= {jo'etci}, {jonvelyla'a}); train, sequence of joined objects (= jonpoi; porjo'e for a single object joined into a sequence). See also {lasna}, {fenso}, {kansa}, {pencu}, {penmi}.

jorne

ko jorne la'e me'o so pa pa

Call 911!

x1 is joined to / connects to / is united with x2 at common locus x3; x1 and x2 are a union. Also joined / fastened / attached by joint x3 / by means of x3 / with fastener x3; fastener (= {jo'etci}, {jonvelyla'a}); train, sequence of joined objects (= jonpoi; porjo'e for a single object joined into a sequence). See also {lasna}, {fenso}, {kansa}, {pencu}, {penmi}.

jorne

mi ba jorne do ba le nu mi cliva le ckule

I will call you after I leave the school.

x1 is joined to / connects to / is united with x2 at common locus x3; x1 and x2 are a union. Also joined / fastened / attached by joint x3 / by means of x3 / with fastener x3; fastener (= {jo'etci}, {jonvelyla'a}); train, sequence of joined objects (= jonpoi; porjo'e for a single object joined into a sequence). See also {lasna}, {fenso}, {kansa}, {pencu}, {penmi}.

ju

ei zukte i ju le mi'u nanmu cu klama

Let's do it whether or not he comes.

logical connective: tanru-internal afterthought whether-or-not.

ju'a

la alis cu jinvi le du'u ju'a le mi'u nakni cu fenki

Alice has an opinion that the man is crazy, and it is so, I say.

evidential: I state - (default) elliptical / non-specific basis. See also {xusra}.

ju'e

mi ju'e do casnu le za'u bangu

I discussed languages. You discussed languages.

vague non-logical connective: analogous to plain .i.

ju'i

ju'i le nixli ma cmene do

Hey, girl, what is your name?

vocative: attention - at ease - ignore me.

ju'i

ju'i cu'i sonci

At ease, soldiers.

vocative: attention - at ease - ignore me.

ju'i

mi co'a si'u nai jimpe ju'i nai

I understood myself, never mind.

vocative: attention - at ease - ignore me.

ju'o

ju'o do pu pensi da

You must have thought of something.

attitudinal modifier: certainty - uncertainty - impossibility. See also {birti}, {cumki}.

ju'o

ju'o cu'i le mi'u nakni cu zukte se va'u le fetsi

Maybe, he is doing it for her, I'm not sure.

attitudinal modifier: certainty - uncertainty - impossibility. See also {birti}, {cumki}.

ju'o

ju'o nai xu le tai valsi cu se pilno

Are such words used? I have no idea!

attitudinal modifier: certainty - uncertainty - impossibility. See also {birti}, {cumki}.

jubme

xu da kunti jubme

Is there a free table?

x1 is a table / flat solid upper surface of material x2, supported by legs / base / pedestal x3. See also {ckana}, {jamfu}, {nilce}, {zbepi}, {tsina}, {stizu}.

judri

ma judri do le tcadu

What is your city address?

x1 is an address of / are coordinates of x2 in system x3. See also {tcita}, {cmene}, {ciste}, {stuzi}.

judri

ma judri do le kibro ve mrilu

What is your e-mail address?

x1 is an address of / are coordinates of x2 in system x3. See also {tcita}, {cmene}, {ciste}, {stuzi}.

jufra

lu i le mlatu cu pinxe li'u jufra le danlu la lojban

{i lo mlatu cu pinxe} is a sentence about animals in Lojban language.

x1 (text) is a sentence / statement about x2 [topic / subject / predicate / focus] in language x3. Phrase (= {jufpau}, {suzrelvla}, {suzvla}, {gensle}). See also {valsi}, {bangu}, {gerna}, {cusku}, {smuni}.

jukpa

le mi'u mamta pu jukpa pa torta le ka punji pa pu'o torta le toknu

Mother cooked a cake by putting a raw "cake" in the oven.

x1 cooks / prepares food-for-eating x2 by recipe / method x3 (process). Cook with heat (= {glajukpa}, {glaterjukpa}), bake (= {tokyjukpa}); fry (= {rasyjukpa}). See also {cupra}, {bredi}.

julne

ti julne fi le finpe

This is a fishing net.

x1 is a net / filter allowing passage of x2, prohibiting passage of x3, netting properties x4. Also sieve. See also {komcu}, {ciste}, {jgena}.

julne

tu julne le djacu le rismi

That is a colander that lets the water pass and retains rice.

x1 is a net / filter allowing passage of x2, prohibiting passage of x3, netting properties x4. Also sieve. See also {komcu}, {ciste}, {jgena}.

jundi

mi pu jundi le nu ra pu cusku ma kau

I was attentive at was he was saying.

x1 is attentive towards / attends / tends / pays attention to object / affair x2. See also {kurji}, {zvati}.

jungo

le mi'u fetsi cu jungo le ka tcila be le flira be ce'u

The girl is Chinese in her face features.

x1 reflects Chinese [Mandarin, Cantonese, Wu, etc.] culture / nationality / language in aspect x2. See also {xazdo}.

junla

ti junla le snidu be li pi mu

This clock measures seconds to the precision of 0.5 seconds.

x1 is clock / watch / timer measuring time units x2 to precision x3 with timing mechanism / method x4. Also timepiece. See also {cacra}, {mentu}, {snidu}, {tcika}, {temci}.

junpero

mi pu jmina so'o jimca be le junpero le fagri

I added some juniper twigs to the fire.

junri

xu do junri le ka te mukti le ka cliva le bu'u gugde

Are you serious in your intent to leave this country?

x1 (person) is serious / earnest / has gravity about x2 (event / state / activity). Also solemn (= {drijunri}, {ri'irjunri}, {tcejunri}). See also {tilju}, {xalbo}, {badri}, {ritli}.

junta

le gunka pe le kensa cu se junta le ki'ogra be li pa no no le mi'u terdi

The space worker weights 100 kilograms in the gravity of the Earth.

x1 is the weight of object x2 in [gravitational or other force] field x3. See also {grake}, {linto}, {tilju}, {bunda}.

jurme

le mi'u lanli pu pilno le jurme le cipra

The researcher used bacteria for tests.

x1 is a bacterium / germ / microbe / protozoan / amoeba [1-celled life] of species / defining property x2. See also {vidru}.

jursa

le ka jivna pu jursa mi

Competition was fierce for me.

x1 (event / action / state) is severe / harsh to x2 [victim / experiencer]. See also {gunta}, {vlile}.

jutsi

mi zgana le cinki noi jutsi so'i da

I watch insects of all kinds.

x1 is a species of genus x2, family x3, etc.; [open-ended tree-structure categorization]. Also subspecies, order, phylum; (places do not correspond to specific levels in the hierarchy; rather, x1 is at a 'lower' or 'bushier' part of the tree than x2, x2 is 'lower' than x3, etc.; skipping a place thus means that there is one or more known-and-unspecified levels of hierarchy between the two); not limited to Linnean animal / plant taxonomy. See also {klesi}, {lanzu}.

juxre

mi pu ca'o juxre le ka muvdu

I was getting clumsy in my movements.

x1 (action) is clumsy / awkward by standard x2. See also {sluji}, {muvdu}.

juxre

le mi'u fonxa pu juxre le ka se pilno

The phone was clumsy to use.

x1 (action) is clumsy / awkward by standard x2. See also {sluji}, {muvdu}.

jvinu

le jvinu be le xamsi bei le kumfa pe mi cu banli

I have a great view of the sea from my room.

x1 is the view / scene / panorama / sight / prospect of x2 (object / location) from point-of-view x3. Also x1 is on display to x2 / x3. See also {catlu}, {kanla}, {viska}, {canko}, {jarco}.

ka

lo ka mlatu cu ka danlu

Cats are animals.

abstractor: property / quality abstractor (-ness); x1 is quality / property exhibited by [bridi].

ka

ta'i ku do ba cirko le ka sinma ce'u

This way you will lose respect.

abstractor: property / quality abstractor (-ness); x1 is quality / property exhibited by [bridi].

ka

le ka pendo ku po'o cu tadji le ka se pendo

The only way to have a friend is to be a friend.

abstractor: property / quality abstractor (-ness); x1 is quality / property exhibited by [bridi].

ka'ai

mi cadzu ka'ai le gerku

I walk with a dog.

kansa modal, 1 place; with ... / with a companion ... See also {kansa}

ka'e

.i ro da ka'e te tavla

Everything can be talked about.

modal aspect: innate capability; possibly unrealized.

ka'o

li te'o te'a vei ka'o pi'i pai ve'o su'i pa du li no

e(i × π) +1 = 0.

digit / number: imaginary i; square root of -1.

ka'u

ka'u so'a prenu cu xebni da

We know that most people hate something.

evidential: I know by cultural means (myth or custom). See also {kluju'o}.

kabri

e'o do te cpacu le pa kabri be le ckafi mi

Please, give me a cup of coffee.

x1 is a cup / glass / tumbler / mug / vessel / [bowl] containing contents x2, and of material x3. A kabri is normally eaten from by lifting it; a palta is not. See also {palta}, {citka}, {blaci}, {tansi}.

kabu

mi je'a djica le ka tadni i ku'i ka bu nandu mi

I do want to study. But it's difficult to me.

kacma

ti kacma le mi'u tcadu pa datni centero

This is a camera recording images of the city to a data center.

x1 is a camera / photographic equipment recording illumination type x2 images to medium x3. See also {lenjo}.

kafke

ra pu kafke le barda le ganxo

He made a big fart.

x1 coughs / farts / burps up / out x2 [predominantly gaseous] from orifice x3. See also {bilma}, {senci}, {sputu}, {vamtu}.

kagni

pa kagni be le jbopre bei le nu kakpa le ctile pu zvafa'i le ctile le loldi be le xamsi

The Lojbanists' chartered oil drilling company discovered oil at the bed of the sea.

x1 is a company / corporation / firm / partnership chartered by authority x2 for purpose x3. Also enterprise / organization (if chartered). See also {kansa}, {kamni}, {banxa}, {bende}.

kai

zildukse kai le kilto be le grake

One kilogram was too much.

ckaji modal, 1st place characterizing ...

kajde

lei rirni pu kajde mi'a le ba vlile tcima

Parents warned us about heavy weather.

x1 (event / experience) warns / cautions x2 (person) of / about danger x3 (event / state / property). Agentive warning (= {jdegau}, {jdezu'e}); an attempt to warn which may not succeed (= {jdetoi}, {jdegautoi}, {jdezuktoi}). See also {ckape}, {nupre}, {snura}, {tcica}, {xlura}.

kajna

mi pu punji le mi'u pelji le mi'u kajna be le fagri stuzi

I put the paper on the mantel.

x1 is a shelf / counter / bar in / on / attached to supporting object x2, for purpose x3. See also {balni}.

kakne

mi na kakne le nu sipna

I can't sleep.

x1 is able to do / be / capable of doing / being x2 (event / state) under conditions x3 (event / state). Also: has talent; know how to; know how to use (= {plika'e}). (cf. stati, certu, gasnu (in the time-free potential sense), cmavo list ka'e, cmavo list nu'o, cmavo list pu'i, djuno, zifre)

kakpa

pu bapli le nu la tom cu kakpa le karce pe vo'a lei snime

Tom had to dig his car out of the snow.

x1 (agent) digs x2 [material] up / out of x3 [source / hole] with limbs / tool(s) x4. Also x1 cuts into x3 (with material removal). See also {katna}, {plixa}, {sraku}, {canpa}, {sraku}.

kalci

le kalci be le bakni cu jai rinka le nu le dertu cu ferti

Cow dung makes soil fertile.

x1 is a / the feces / excrement / dung / shit of x2 (animal / person); (adjective:) x1 is fecal (matter). Also crap. See also {ganxo}, {pinca}, {vikmi}, {mabla}, {festi}.

kalri

le mi'u canko cu kalri le nenri le vifne vacri

The window is open letting the fresh air in.

x1 (portal / passage / entrance-way) is open / ajar / not shut permitting passage / access to x2 by x3. As a doorway. See also {ganlo}, {pagre}, {canko}, {vorme}.

kalri

gau ko kalri fa le mi'u canko

Open the window.

x1 (portal / passage / entrance-way) is open / ajar / not shut permitting passage / access to x2 by x3. As a doorway. See also {ganlo}, {pagre}, {canko}, {vorme}.

kalri

ko jai gau kalri fai le mi'u canko

Open the window.

x1 (portal / passage / entrance-way) is open / ajar / not shut permitting passage / access to x2 by x3. As a doorway. See also {ganlo}, {pagre}, {canko}, {vorme}.

kalsa

le kumfa pe mi cu kalsa le ka bu'u ce'u le bukpu pe mi cu zvati ma kau

My room is a mess (in where are my clothes).

x1 is chaotic / disordered in property / aspect x2 (ka). See also {cunso}, {cnici}.

kalte

lei mi'u certu pu kalte le finpe le ka lanli ri

The researches were hunting fishes to study them.

x1 hunts / stalks prey / quarry / game x2 for purpose x3. Also verb: to fish (= {fipkalte}). See also {jersi}, {kavbu}, {sisku}, {rivbi}.

kamju

le mi'u pa kamju cu sarji le korbi be le mi'u drudi

The column supports the edge of the roof.

x1 is a column / pillar of material x2. Spine (= {bogykamju}), vertebra (= {kamjybo'u}). See also {ckana}, {garna}, {sanli}, {slanu}.

kamni

le mi'u kamni be le ka jai gau farvi le mi'u bangu cu gunma za'u pa no prenu

There are more than 10 members in the committee for developing the language.

x1 (mass) is a committee with task / purpose x2 of body x3. Board of directors / trustees / cabinet (= {trukamni}, {gritrukamni}). See also {bende}, {kagni}.

kampu

pa da zo'u le ka dasni le morna be fi da cu kampu ro ckaji le ka ti ckule fo ce'u

Wearing the same uniform is common for every student in this school.

x1 (property - ka) is common / general / universal among members of set x2 (complete set). Only fully universal sense applies; x1 must be found in all members of x2. For the non-universal sense see {fadni} and {zilfadni}. See also {cafne}, {rirci}, {fadni}, {cnano}, {tcaci}, {lakne}, {cmima}, {simxu}.

kanba

le mi'u cirla cu se zbasu fi le ladru be le kanba

The cheese is made from goat's milk.

x1 is a goat / angora / [billy-goat / kid] of species / breed x2. See also {lanme}, {sunla}.

kancu

mi pu kancu le'i prenu li pa re le re mei

I counted the people as 12 couples.

x1 (agent) counts the number in set x2 to be x3 [number / count] counting [off] by units x4. (x2 is complete set); See also {kanji}, {satci}, {merli}.

kandi

fi mi fa le mi'u valsi cu kandi le ka se smuni

To me the word is dim in meaning.

x1 is dim / dull / pale / non-intense in property x2 (ka) as received / measured by observer x3. In colors, indicates unsaturated, pastel, pale (though blabi can also indicate a kind of paleness). See also {blabi}, {carmi}, {klina}, {linto}, {manku}, {murse}, {ruble}, {skari}, {milxe}, {blanu}, {bunre}, {cicna}, {crino}, {grusi}, {narju}, {nukni}, {pelxu}, {xekri}, {xunre}, {zirpu}.

kanla

la alis cu se kanla le barda je melbi

Alice has big beautiful eyes.

x1 is a / the eye [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: sensory apparatus]; (adjective:) x1 is ocular. x1 is optic. See also {jvinu}, {kerlo}, {viska}, {kumte}.

kanpe

fi li so'u fa mi pu kanpe le nu do clira volta

I didn't expect you to return early.

x1 expects / looks for the occurence of x2 (event), expected likelihood x3 (0-1, default {li} {so'a} i.e. near 1); x1 subjectively evaluates the likelihood of x2 (event) to be x3. The value of x3 is a subjective estimate of likeliness according to x1, and is the basic determinant of whether kanpe means something like 'hope' or 'wish' or 'expect', although kanpe never carries the connotation of desire; for that connotation see {pacna}. kanpe with x3 not very close to 1 has no simple equivalent in English, but for objects / states with negligible expectation it is something like 'wishing'; if the state is plausibly likely, it is something like 'hoping'. In both cases, though, the English implication of emotional desire is not present. The value will usually be expressed using inexact numbers ('{li} {piso'u}' to '{li} {piro}'); not-necessarily desirous wish, not-necessarily-desirous hope. See also {djica}, {pacna}, {lakne}, {cunso}.

kanpe

le nu mi mo'u klama cu pu na ku se kanpe su'o da

My arrival wasn't expected by anyone.

x1 expects / looks for the occurence of x2 (event), expected likelihood x3 (0-1, default {li} {so'a} i.e. near 1); x1 subjectively evaluates the likelihood of x2 (event) to be x3. The value of x3 is a subjective estimate of likeliness according to x1, and is the basic determinant of whether kanpe means something like 'hope' or 'wish' or 'expect', although kanpe never carries the connotation of desire; for that connotation see {pacna}. kanpe with x3 not very close to 1 has no simple equivalent in English, but for objects / states with negligible expectation it is something like 'wishing'; if the state is plausibly likely, it is something like 'hoping'. In both cases, though, the English implication of emotional desire is not present. The value will usually be expressed using inexact numbers ('{li} {piso'u}' to '{li} {piro}'); not-necessarily desirous wish, not-necessarily-desirous hope. See also {djica}, {pacna}, {lakne}, {cunso}.

kanro

mi kanro le ka na cortu le galxe

I'm healthy in that my throat doesn't ache.

x1 is healthy / fit / well / in good health by standard x2. See also {bilma}, {mikce}.

kansa

le mi'u gerku pe mi fe'e ro roi kansa mi

My dog is everywhere with me.

x1 is with / accompanies / is a companion of x2, in state / condition / enterprise x3 (event / state). x1 is together with / along with x2. See also {kagni}, {jorne}, {gunma}, {girzu}, {lasna}.

kansa

ro roi pu pluka fa le ka kansa do le ka gunka

It was pleasant to work with you.

x1 is with / accompanies / is a companion of x2, in state / condition / enterprise x3 (event / state). x1 is together with / along with x2. See also {kagni}, {jorne}, {gunma}, {girzu}, {lasna}.

kantu

mi pu xaksu re kantu be le cacra ta'i le nu mi denpa tu'a do

I wasted two hours waiting for you.

x1 is a quantum / ray / elementary particle / smallest measurable increment of property / activity x2. Quantum ray (= {bonka'u}). (cf. selci for masses and most objects; ratni, gradu, gusni, nejni, linji)

kantu

ti du le re kantu be le makfa

Here are two pieces of magic.

x1 is a quantum / ray / elementary particle / smallest measurable increment of property / activity x2. Quantum ray (= {bonka'u}). (cf. selci for masses and most objects; ratni, gradu, gusni, nejni, linji)

karce

ti karce le festi

It's a trash truck.

x1 is a car / automobile / truck / van [a wheeled motor vehicle] for carrying x2, propelled by x3 See also {carce}, {xislu}, {marce}, {sabnu}.

karce

do te mukti le ka te vecnu le pa karce pe ma noi kagni

A car of what company are you going to buy?

x1 is a car / automobile / truck / van [a wheeled motor vehicle] for carrying x2, propelled by x3 See also {carce}, {xislu}, {marce}, {sabnu}.

karda

xu ka'e pleji se pi'o le dejni karda

Is it possible to pay with a credit card?

x1 is a card [small nearly-2-dimensional shape / form] of material x2, shape x3. (x3 shape default rectangular); See also {matci}, {tapla}, {plita}.

kargau

gau ko kalri fa le mi'u canko le vifne vacri le nenri

Open the window and let in some fresh air.

kargu

le ka tai litru cu kargu mi se la'u li du'e

Such trip is too expensive to me.

x1 (object / commodity / property / event) is costly / expensive / dear to x2 by standard x3. x1 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event, or a property; pedantically, for objects / commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object / commodity (= poskargu for unambiguous {semantics}). See also {vamji}, {dirba}, {vajni}, {jdima}, {pleji}, {canja}, {jerna}, {jinga}, {jemna}, {sfasa}, {vecnu}.

karli

le mi'u fetsi pu punji pa karli le sruri be le cintura

She put a waist around her waist.

x1 is a collar / ring / belt / band around / surrounding x2 made of material x3. Also sphincter. See also {sruri}, {djine}.

karni

mi tcidu pa karni be le pu zi nuzba

I'm reading a magazine about recent news.

x1 is a journal / periodical / magazine / [newspaper] with content x2 published by x3 for audience x4. x2 may be a subject, but not all journals have a single subject; all have some sort of principle defining what is included, so this need not be a list. See also {papri}, {pelji}, {tcidu}.

katna

mi pu katna le mi'u nanba le pa no mei

I cut the bread into 10 pieces.

x1 (tool / blade / force) cuts [through] / splits / divides x2 (object) into pieces x3. For x1 force, it is a force acting as a blade, not acting upon a blade; agentive cutting (= {ka'argau}, {ka'arzu'e}). (cf. kakpa, sraku for cutting into without division; plixa, dakfu, jinci, porpi, spofu, tunta, xrani, fatri, fendi, balre, dilcu)

kau

mi djuno le du'u ma kau darxi ba'e la alis

I know who hit Alice (not someone else).

discursive: marks word serving as focus of indirect question: I know WHO went to the store.

kau

mi pu na ku birti le du'u xo kau prenu cu zvati

I wasn't sure how many people were present.

discursive: marks word serving as focus of indirect question: I know WHO went to the store.

kavbu

mi pu kavbu le ka bilma fi la zukam vau le ka cadzu bu'u le bartu

I caught cold by walking outside.

x1 captures / catches / apprehends / seizes / nabs x2 with trap / restraint x3. Catch something thrown (= {rerkavbu}). See also {jersi}, {kalte}, {pinfu}, {sisku}, se {rinju}.

kavbu

le mi'u nanla pu kavbu le mi'u bolci pa xance

The boy caught the ball with one hand.

x1 captures / catches / apprehends / seizes / nabs x2 with trap / restraint x3. Catch something thrown (= {rerkavbu}). See also {jersi}, {kalte}, {pinfu}, {sisku}, se {rinju}.

ke

ti melbi cmalu ckule .i tu melbi ke cmalu ckule

This is a prettily small school. That one is a pretty minihouse.

start grouping of tanru, etc; ... type of ... ; overrides normal tanru left grouping. Cf. {ke'e}, {bo}.

ke

la .alis. e ke la .kevin. a la .edvard. ba zvati le nu penmi

Alice and either Kevin or Eduard will attend the meeting.

start grouping of tanru, etc; ... type of ... ; overrides normal tanru left grouping. Cf. {ke'e}, {bo}.

ke

.i la .alis. e la .kevin. a la .edvard. ba zvati le nu penmi

Either Alice and Kevin, or Eduard will visit the meeting.

start grouping of tanru, etc; ... type of ... ; overrides normal tanru left grouping. Cf. {ke'e}, {bo}.

ke

.au do jukpa le nanba gi'e ke lumci le mi'u kumfa gi'o nai cadzu ka'ai le mi'u gerku

I wish you cooked the bread and either cleaned the room or walked with the dog.

start grouping of tanru, etc; ... type of ... ; overrides normal tanru left grouping. Cf. {ke'e}, {bo}.

ke'a

mi pu vitke pa dinju poi bu'u ke'a mi'a se zdani ze'a le nanca be li so'o

I visited a house where we lived for several years.

pro-sumti: relativized sumti (object of relative clause).

ke'o

ke'o do mi pu na tirna

Eh? What did you say? I didn't hear.

vocative: please repeat.

ke'o

ke'o nai do mi co'i te benji ro da

All right, no need to repeat, I got everything.

vocative: please repeat.

ke'u

ke'u mi na tugni do

I repeat, I don't agree with you.

discursive: repeating - continuing. See also {refbasna}, {krefu}, {rapli}, {velde'a}.

ke'u

ke'u nai mi se zdani na ku le tcadu

Furthermore, I live not in a city.

discursive: repeating - continuing. See also {refbasna}, {krefu}, {rapli}, {velde'a}.

kecti

mi kecti do le nu do fliba le ka jinga

I feel sorry for you that you failed to win.

x1 (person) pities / feels sorry for x2 (person) about x3 (abstraction). See also {cinmo}, {xendo}.

kelci

pa nixli ca'o zukte le ka kelci le bambola pe vo'a

A girl is playing with her doll.

x1 [agent] plays with plaything / toy x2. Play game (= {ci'erkei}), play competitively (= {jvikei}). See also {jivna}, {jinga}, {zdile}.

kelvo

le vacri ca kelvo li ji'i re ze ci

It's around 273 degrees Kelvin (0 degrees Celsius).

x1 is x2 degree(s) Kelvin [metric unit] in temperature (default is 1) by standard x3. See also {gradu}, {centi}, {decti}, {dekto}, {femti}, {gigdo}, {gocti}, {gotro}, {kilto}, {megdo}, {mikri}, {milti}, {nanvi}, {petso}, {picti}, {terto}, {xatsi}, {xecto}, {xexso}, {zepti}, {zetro}.

kenra

le kenra be le tatru ka'e mo'u te mikce

Breast cancer can be cured.

x1 is a cancer [malignant disease] in x2. See also {bilma}, {mikce}, {spita}.

kensa

so'i mluni cu vofli bu'u le kensa be le mi'u terdi

There are many satellites flying in outer space near the Earth.

x1 is outer space near / associated with celestial body / region x2. See also {canlu}, {munje}, {terdi}, {tsani}.

kerfa

le kerfa be mi cu clani

My hair is long.

x1 is a / the hair / fur [body-part] of x2 at body location x3. See also {skapi}, {sunla}, {pimlu}.

kerlo

doi le gerku ko na pencu le kerlo be mi

Dog, don't touch my ears!

x1 is a / the ear [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: sensory apparatus, information gathering]. (adjective:) x1 is aural. See also {kanla}, {savru}, {smaji}, {tirna}, {ractu}.

kernelo

le kernelo be le mi'u terdi cu glare

The core of the Earth is hot.

ketco

ti'e le mi'u fetsi cu klama fi pa ketco gugde ku i'u cu'i

They say she is from some South American country.

x1 reflects South American culture / nationality / geography in aspect x2. See also {merko}, {xispo}, {brazo}, {gento}, {spano}.

kevna

pa da kevna le drudi

There is a hole in the roof.

x1 is a cavity / hole / hollow / cavern in x2; x1 is concave within x2; x2 is hollow at locus x1. Also pit, depression, concavity; hollow (= {selke'a}). See also {fenra}, {kunti}, {canlu}, {canko}, {galxe}, {tubnu}.

ki

le mi'u dinju cu darno ki mi

The house is far from me.

tense / modal: set / use tense default; establishes new open scope space / time / modal reference base.

ki'a

lu mi pu te vecnu pa granate li'u lu granate ki'a li'u

"I bought granate." "Huh, granate?"

attitudinal question: confusion about something said. See also {cfipu}, {kucli}.

ki'a

lu sa'u le mi'u verba cu mutce le ka tatpi li'u lu ki'a nai li'u

"The child is just very tired." "I understand."

attitudinal question: confusion about something said. See also {cfipu}, {kucli}.

ki'ai

ki'ai salam

Salam!

Converts following cmevla or zoi-quote into a nonce interjection / attitudinal. See {sa'ei}, {ci'oi}, {tai'i}.

ki'e

ki'e sai do

Thank you very much!

vocative: thanks - no thanks to you.

ki'e

do pu mutce le ka sidju mi vau ki'e sai do

You helped me a lot, thank you very much!

vocative: thanks - no thanks to you.

ki'e

.i mi ne si'u nai mo'u zvafa'i ki'e cu'i la .alis.

I found myself, no thanks to you, Alice.

vocative: thanks - no thanks to you.

ki'e

ki'e cu'i do mi ca le se tcika mo'u klama

I arrived on time, no thanks to you.

vocative: thanks - no thanks to you.

ki'e

.i mi jai lerci ki'e nai la .kevin.

I was late, and that's because of you, Kevin.

vocative: thanks - no thanks to you.

ki'o

pa ki'o mu no no prenu cu tadni ti noi ckule

One thousand and five hundred (1,500) people study in this school.

digit / number: number comma; thousands.

ki'ogra

lei mi'u plise cu ki'ogra li re

The apples are 2 kilograms in weight.

ki'otre

ti noi dargu cu ki'otre li pa le ka clani

This box is one kilometer in length.

ki'u

mi na ka'e tavla do i ki'u bo mi zvati le mi'u briju

I can't talk to you since I'm in the office.

krinu modal, 1st place (justified by) justifiably; because of reason ...

kibro

pa pendo be mi cu finti pa karni poi kibro le ka se benji fu ma kau

A friend of mine is an author of a magazine that is delivered via the internet.

x1 pertains to the internet / cyberspace in aspect x2. Proposed by xorxes. Short rafsi -kib-. Cf. {mujysamseltcana}.

kicne

ko jgari le kicne gi'e sipna

Take a cushion and go to sleep.

x1 cushions x2 with material x3; x1 is a cushion / pillow / pad [for x2] of padding material x3. See also {ckana}, {matci}.

kijno

le kijno joi le cidro cu se gunma le djacu

Oxygen and hydrogen make water.

x1 is a quantity of / contains / is made of oxygen (O); [metaphor: supporting life / combustion]. See also {jelca}, {vacri}, {vasxu}.

kilto

le xamsi cu kilto le ka mitre vau le ka condi

The sea is 1'000 meters deep.

x1 is a thousand [1000; $1 0^{3}$ ] of x2 in dimension / aspect x3 (default is units). See also {grake}, {mitre}, {snidu}, {stero}, {delno}, {molro}, {kelvo}, {xampo}, {gradu}, {litce}, {merli}, {centi}, {decti}, {dekto}, {femti}, {gigdo}, {gocti}, {gotro}, {megdo}, {mikri}, {milti}, {nanvi}, {petso}, {picti}, {terto}, {xatsi}, {xecto}, {xexso}, {zepti}, {zetro}, {minli}

kinli

le mi'u balre cu kinli le jipno

The tip of the blade is sharp.

x1 is sharp / keen at locus x2. See also {balre}, {dakfu}, {jesni}.

klaji

ti ralju klaji le mi'u tcadu le vrici zarci

This is the main street of the city giving access to various shops.

x1 is a street / avenue / lane / drive / cul-de-sac / way / alley / [road] at x2 accessing x3. Also corridor; not typically a route between points, but offers access to sites along it. See also {naxle}, {panka}, {pluta}, {dargu}.

klaku

ra pu klaku le barda

She cried large tears.

x1 weeps / cries tears x2 about / for reason x3 (event / state). See also {badri}, {krixa}.

klama

.i xu do klama fi la .nipon.

Are you from Japan?

x1 comes / goes to destination x2 from origin x3 via route x4 using means / vehicle x5. Also travels, journeys, moves, leaves to ... from ...; x1 is a traveller; (x4 as a set includes points at least sufficient to constrain the route relevantly). See also {cadzu}, {bajra}, {marce}, {vofli}, {litru}, {muvdu}, {cpare}, cmavo list {ka'a}, {pluta}, {bevri}, {farlu}, {limna}, {vitke}.

klama

.i le dargu cu se kruca lu'a le pu ve klama be le ractu

The road crossed what was the rabbit's track.

x1 comes / goes to destination x2 from origin x3 via route x4 using means / vehicle x5. Also travels, journeys, moves, leaves to ... from ...; x1 is a traveller; (x4 as a set includes points at least sufficient to constrain the route relevantly). See also {cadzu}, {bajra}, {marce}, {vofli}, {litru}, {muvdu}, {cpare}, cmavo list {ka'a}, {pluta}, {bevri}, {farlu}, {limna}, {vitke}.

klama

mi'a pu klama fu le ka se marce le bloti vau fo lu'a le lalxu fi le zdani fe le daplu

We sailed on the boat along the lake from the home to an island.

x1 comes / goes to destination x2 from origin x3 via route x4 using means / vehicle x5. Also travels, journeys, moves, leaves to ... from ...; x1 is a traveller; (x4 as a set includes points at least sufficient to constrain the route relevantly). See also {cadzu}, {bajra}, {marce}, {vofli}, {litru}, {muvdu}, {cpare}, cmavo list {ka'a}, {pluta}, {bevri}, {farlu}, {limna}, {vitke}.

klama

mi pu klama fi la .nipon. fu le ka se marce le vinji

I flew from Japan.

x1 comes / goes to destination x2 from origin x3 via route x4 using means / vehicle x5. Also travels, journeys, moves, leaves to ... from ...; x1 is a traveller; (x4 as a set includes points at least sufficient to constrain the route relevantly). See also {cadzu}, {bajra}, {marce}, {vofli}, {litru}, {muvdu}, {cpare}, cmavo list {ka'a}, {pluta}, {bevri}, {farlu}, {limna}, {vitke}.

klama

xu do pu klama fu le aftobuso fe la paris

Did you ride the bus to Paris?

x1 comes / goes to destination x2 from origin x3 via route x4 using means / vehicle x5. Also travels, journeys, moves, leaves to ... from ...; x1 is a traveller; (x4 as a set includes points at least sufficient to constrain the route relevantly). See also {cadzu}, {bajra}, {marce}, {vofli}, {litru}, {muvdu}, {cpare}, cmavo list {ka'a}, {pluta}, {bevri}, {farlu}, {limna}, {vitke}.

klama

ra pu klama le nenri

He came in.

x1 comes / goes to destination x2 from origin x3 via route x4 using means / vehicle x5. Also travels, journeys, moves, leaves to ... from ...; x1 is a traveller; (x4 as a set includes points at least sufficient to constrain the route relevantly). See also {cadzu}, {bajra}, {marce}, {vofli}, {litru}, {muvdu}, {cpare}, cmavo list {ka'a}, {pluta}, {bevri}, {farlu}, {limna}, {vitke}.

klama

mi klama la kaliforniias ri lu'i la nipon

I returned to California from Japan.

x1 comes / goes to destination x2 from origin x3 via route x4 using means / vehicle x5. Also travels, journeys, moves, leaves to ... from ...; x1 is a traveller; (x4 as a set includes points at least sufficient to constrain the route relevantly). See also {cadzu}, {bajra}, {marce}, {vofli}, {litru}, {muvdu}, {cpare}, cmavo list {ka'a}, {pluta}, {bevri}, {farlu}, {limna}, {vitke}.

klani

le pa mlatu cu klani li pi mu le ka mitre ma kau le ka clani

The cat is measured 0.5 meters in length.

x1 is a quantity quantified / measured / enumerated by x2 (quantifier) on scale x3 (si'o). Also count. See also cmavo list {la'u}, {namcu}.

klani

lei mlatu cu klani li vo le ka gunma le'i xo kau da i je va'i le mlatu cu vo mei

The mass of the cats is measured as having 4 units, in other words, there are 4 cats.

x1 is a quantity quantified / measured / enumerated by x2 (quantifier) on scale x3 (si'o). Also count. See also cmavo list {la'u}, {namcu}.

klesi

mi cmima le klesi be le se zdani bei le ka vecnu

I belong to the merchant class of inhabitants.

x1 (mass / si'o) is a class / category / subgroup / subset within x2 with defining property x3 (ka). Also taxon, type, kind, classification, species, genus, family, order, phylum. See also cmavo list {le'a}, {cmima}, {jutsi}, {ciste}, {girzu}, {lanzu}, {vrici}.

klesi

do na klesi lei se nelci be mi

You are not my type.

x1 (mass / si'o) is a class / category / subgroup / subset within x2 with defining property x3 (ka). Also taxon, type, kind, classification, species, genus, family, order, phylum. See also cmavo list {le'a}, {cmima}, {jutsi}, {ciste}, {girzu}, {lanzu}, {vrici}.

klesi

ti su'o si'e su'o drata klesi be le notci

This is another type of message.

x1 (mass / si'o) is a class / category / subgroup / subset within x2 with defining property x3 (ka). Also taxon, type, kind, classification, species, genus, family, order, phylum. See also cmavo list {le'a}, {cmima}, {jutsi}, {ciste}, {girzu}, {lanzu}, {vrici}.

klina

le vacri pu klina le darno voksa

The air was clean to pass a distant voice.

x1 (object / medium) is clear / transparent / without obstacle to in-the-clear x2 [transmission]. Also lucid; x2 remains apparent / lucid / clear (figurative use for 'understandable' is discouraged, better expressed as = {filseljmi} or {filsmu}). (cf. {kandi}, {zunti} - {nalzu'i} is better for 'unhindered')

klina

le mi'u nanla pu klina le ka te smuni ma kau

The boy was pretty clear in what he meant.

x1 (object / medium) is clear / transparent / without obstacle to in-the-clear x2 [transmission]. Also lucid; x2 remains apparent / lucid / clear (figurative use for 'understandable' is discouraged, better expressed as = {filseljmi} or {filsmu}). (cf. {kandi}, {zunti} - {nalzu'i} is better for 'unhindered')

kliru

la iodi'um cu kliru

Iodine is a halogen.

x1 is a quantity of / contains / is made of halogen of type x2 [chlorine, fluorine, iodine, etc.]. Also bromine; default chlorine. See also {xukmi}.

kliti

xu do mo'u zbasu le mi'u kabri le ranti kliti

Have you worked the cup out of soft clay?

x1 is a quantity of / contains / is made of clay [moist, clammy dirt] of composition including x2. See also {dertu}, {pesxu}, {staku}.

kluza

le mi'u creka pu kluza mi le ka se pagbu le tubnu

The shirt was loose on me in sleeves.

x1 (obj.) is loose / bloused / not tight on x2 (obj.) at locus x3. See also {tagji}, {trati}, {rinju}.

ko

ko kurji ko

Take care of yourself.

pro-sumti: you (imperative); make it true for you, the listener.

ko

ko sisti

Stop it!

pro-sumti: you (imperative); make it true for you, the listener.

ko

kukte ko

Enjoy your meal.

pro-sumti: you (imperative); make it true for you, the listener.

ko

ko dasni le taxfu

Get dressed.

pro-sumti: you (imperative); make it true for you, the listener.

ko'a

ko'a e ko'e e ko'i e ko'o e ko'u prenu i je ko'a fa'u ko'e nelci ko'e fa'u ko'i i je ko'o fa'u ko'u na nelci ko'a fa'u ko'e i je se ni'i bo ko'e se nelci ma

Let ko'a, ko'e, ko'i, ko'o and ko'u be people. Now ko'a and ko'e like ko'e and ko'i respectively, and ko'o and ko'u don't like ko'a and ko'e, respectively. Thus, ko'e is liked by whom?

pro-sumti: he / she / it / they #1 (specified by goi).

ko'oi

do o nai ko'oi mi co'a morsi

Either you or I die!

discursive: imperative / hortative ``{ko}'' is a short form of ''{do} {ko'oi}''; broader term than {au}, {a'o}, {e'o}, {e'u}, {e'a}, {ei}; {minde}, {cpedu}, {curmi}, {pacna}, {stidi}, {djica}, {bilga}

ko'oi

ko'oi mi'o klama

Let's go!

discursive: imperative / hortative ``{ko}'' is a short form of ''{do} {ko'oi}''; broader term than {au}, {a'o}, {e'o}, {e'u}, {e'a}, {ei}; {minde}, {cpedu}, {curmi}, {pacna}, {stidi}, {djica}, {bilga}

ko'oi

le mi'u prenu ku ko'oi citka le mi'u grute

Let him eat the fruit!

discursive: imperative / hortative ``{ko}'' is a short form of ''{do} {ko'oi}''; broader term than {au}, {a'o}, {e'o}, {e'u}, {e'a}, {ei}; {minde}, {cpedu}, {curmi}, {pacna}, {stidi}, {djica}, {bilga}

ko'oi

le ko'oi se platu be do cu te snada

Let your plan be successful!

discursive: imperative / hortative ``{ko}'' is a short form of ''{do} {ko'oi}''; broader term than {au}, {a'o}, {e'o}, {e'u}, {e'a}, {ei}; {minde}, {cpedu}, {curmi}, {pacna}, {stidi}, {djica}, {bilga}

kobli

mi pu citka le kobli stasu

I ate a cabbage soup.

x1 is a quantity of cabbage / lettuce / leafy vegetable of species / strain x2. See also {stagi}.

kojna

le mi'u baktu cu jibni pa kojna be le mi'u kumfa

The bucket is in a corner of the room.

x1 is a corner / point / at-least-3-dimensional [solid] angle [shape / form] in / on x2, of material x3. Also apex; a corner exists on three dimensions but need not be limited to points; it suggests a discontinuity in slope in some direction; i.e. in some planar cross-section. See also {jipno}, {konju}, {bliku}, {fanmo}, {jganu}, {krasi}.

kokso

xu do kakne le ka jai gau porpi fai le kokso

Can you crack the coconut?

x1 is a coconut of variety / cultivar x2 See also {cidja}, {rutrkoko}

kolme

le kolme ca'o jelca

Coal is burning.

x1 is a quantity of / contains / is made of coal / peat / anthracite / bitumen from source x2. See also {tabno}, {tarla}.

kolme

mi mo'u xaksu le mi'u kolme

I've used up the coal.

x1 is a quantity of / contains / is made of coal / peat / anthracite / bitumen from source x2. See also {tabno}, {tarla}.

kombitu

ti kombitu le nu jai gau cnici fai le kerfa vau le cinla

This is a comb with thin teeth for putting hair in order.

konju

le tarci jadni cu te konju fi le mi'u tricu

The star is the tip of the tree.

x1 is a cone [shape / form] of material x2 with vertex x3. Also ellipse, ellipsoid (= {konclupa}). See also {jesni}, {djine}, {sovda}, {kojna}, {jganu}.

korbi

ti korbi le re rirxe

This is the border between the two rivers.

x1 is an edge / margin / border / curb / boundary of x2 next-to / bordering-on x3. See also cmavo list {koi}, {greku}, {mlana}, {jimte}, {ctebi}, {bartu}.

korcu

lei cidni be la alis mo'u korcu

Alice's knees buckled.

(adjective:) x1 is bent / crooked / not straight or direct / [twisted] / folded. See also {cinje}, {klupe}, {kruvi}, {polje}, {sarlu}, {sirji}, {bargu}, {genxu}.

korcu

le mi'u jukpa pu korcu ga'u le fagri

The cook leaned over the fire.

(adjective:) x1 is bent / crooked / not straight or direct / [twisted] / folded. See also {cinje}, {klupe}, {kruvi}, {polje}, {sarlu}, {sirji}, {bargu}, {genxu}.

korka

le korka be le cindu cu rotsu

The cork of oak trees is thick.

x1 is a quantity of / contains / is made of cork / bark from tree / species x2; [material]. See also {tricu}, {calku}, {skapi}, {stagi}.

korvo

le mi'u korvo cu xekri du'i le ka kolme

The raven is black as coal.

s1 is a crow / raven of species s2.

kosta

ko co'a dasni le mi'u kosta

Put the coat on.

x1 is a coat / jacket / sweater / cloak / [cape / shawl / pullover] [extra outer garment] of material x2. See also {pastu}, {sunla}, {taxfu}.

krali

le prenu poi nanca li su'o po'o pa bi cu se krali le ka co'a speni vau le jecta be le vi gugde

People of not less than 18 years only have a right to marry under the polity of this country.

x1 (ka) is a legal / moral entitlement of x2 (individual / mass) by standard x3. Normative principles, variously construed as legal, social, or moral freedoms or entitlements. {rarkrali} for 'natural rights and {flakrali} for 'legal rights'; {xuskrali} for 'claim rights' and {zifkrali} for 'liberty rights'; {crukrali} for 'positive rights' and {ri'urkrali} for 'negative rights'; {sepkrali} for 'individual rights' and {gumkrali} for 'group rights'; {selcemkrali} for 'civil rights' and {seljeckrali} for 'political rights'; {jiknykrali} for 'economic rights', {jikykrali} for 'social rights', and {klukrali} for 'cultural rights'; {remkrali} for 'human rights' and {dalkrali} for 'animal rights'. Cf. {selfla}, {selzi'e}, {terzi'e}, {selzau}, {selpikta}.

kramu

ti voi foldi cu kramu li re ki'o le ka mitre

This field is 2000 square meters.

x1 is x2 local area unit(s) [non-metric] (default 1) by standard x3, x4 subunits. (additional subunit places may be added as x5, x6, ...); See also {rupnu}, {fepni}, {dekpu}, {gutci}, {minli}, {merli}, {bunda}.

krasi

le nu zgipli cu krasi le mi'u se tigni

Playing music is the initial part of the performance.

x1 (site / event) is a source / start / beginning / origin of x2 (object / event / process). Also root (figurative sense); (adjective:) x1 is initial. See also {fanmo}, cmavo list {ra'i}, {sabji}, {cfari}, {jipno}, {traji}, {kojna}, {genja}, {jicmu}, {sitna}, {jinto}.

krasi

pa jinto cu krasi ti noi rirxe

A well is the beginning of this river.

x1 (site / event) is a source / start / beginning / origin of x2 (object / event / process). Also root (figurative sense); (adjective:) x1 is initial. See also {fanmo}, cmavo list {ra'i}, {sabji}, {cfari}, {jipno}, {traji}, {kojna}, {genja}, {jicmu}, {sitna}, {jinto}.

krasi

ma krasi do

What is your origin?

x1 (site / event) is a source / start / beginning / origin of x2 (object / event / process). Also root (figurative sense); (adjective:) x1 is initial. See also {fanmo}, cmavo list {ra'i}, {sabji}, {cfari}, {jipno}, {traji}, {kojna}, {genja}, {jicmu}, {sitna}, {jinto}.

krati

pa krati be le turni bei le ka ckini fi le gubni co'a tavla lei mi'u se natmi

A representative of the governor in public relations started talking to the nation.

x1 represents / is an agent / proxy / stands-in for [absent] x2 in matter(s) / function(s) x3. Also: on behalf of. See also cmavo list {ka'i}, {jansu}, {catni}, {vipsi}, {pulji}.

krefu

le na te snada cu krefu lу nu troci vau li ci

The attempt ended in a failure for the third time.

x1 (event) is the x3'rd recurrence / repetition of x2 (abstract); x2 happens again in [form] x1. Also case, another, instance, different, other, time, occasion. See also {fukpi}, {rapli}, {cafne}, {fasnu}, {xruti}.

krici

mi pu krici le ka volta vau do

I believed that you would return.

x1 believes [regardless of evidence / proof] belief / creed x2 (du'u) is true / assumed about subject x3. without evidence' refers to objective external evidence; also gives credence, has conviction. See also {jinvi}, {djuno}, {censa}, {cevni}, {lijda}, {makfa}, {malsi}, {senpi}, {birti}.

krili

ti du le za'u krili be le silna

These are the crystals of salt.

x1 is a quantity of / contains / is made of crystal of composition x2 in form / arrangement x3. x2: composition including x2, which need not be complete specification. See also {jemna}, {bisli}.

krinu

ma krinu le nu do jai lerci

What is the reason for your lateness?

x1 (event / state) is a reason / justification / explanation for / causing / permitting x2 (event / state). See also {ciksi}, {rinka}, {nibli}, {mukti}, se {jalge}, te {zukte}, cmavo list {ki'u}, {bapli}.

krixa

ra pu krixa zo sidju

He cried, "Help!"

x1 cries out / yells / howls sound x2; x1 is a crier. See also {klaku}, {bacru}.

krokodilo

le krokodilo cu zvati ma

Where are the crocodiles?

kruca

ko carna fi le zunle bu'u le te kruca

Turn left at the crossroad.

x1 intersects / crosses / traverses x2 at locus x3. See also {cripu}, {ragve}.

kruca

mi pu denpa bu'u le te kruca be le ralju dargu bei le dertu dargu

I was waiting at the place where the main road was intersected by a dirt road.

x1 intersects / crosses / traverses x2 at locus x3. See also {cripu}, {ragve}.

kruji

au pei bisli kruji

Would you like ice cream?

x1 is made of / contains / is a quantity of cream / emulsion / puree [consistency] of composition x2. [x2: composition including x2, which need not be complete specification]]; See also {ladru}, {matne}.

krumami

le stasu be lo jipci cu krumami mi

The chicken soup tastes umami to me.

$x_{1}$ has an umami taste to observer $x_{2}$ . See {titla}, {kukte}, {tasta}, {smaka}, {rectu}

ku'a

e'o doi le ninmu ku'a le ctuca do klama le nenri

Those who are women and teachers, please, enter.

non-logical connective: intersection of sets.

ku'i

ku'i mi na ralte su'o jdini

However, I don't have money.

discursive: however / but / in contrast. See also {karbi}, {dukti}, {nalpanra}.

ku'i

ra pu ku tatpi gi'e ku'i nai co'a sipna

She was tired and in line with that she fell asleep.

discursive: however / but / in contrast. See also {karbi}, {dukti}, {nalpanra}.

kubli

ti kubli lo ka ganra gi'e mitre li re kei joi lo ka clani gi'e mitre li ci

This is a polygon of 2 meters wide and three meters long.

x1 is a cube / regular polyhedron / polygon of dimensions x2 (def. 3), surfaces / sides x3 (def. 6). (cf. kurfa - needed for 'cube', bliku for a physical object; tanbo, tapla, tarmi)

kucli

mi kucli le nu tu noi ninmu cu zukte ma

I'm curious what is that woman doing?

x1 is curious / wonders about / is interested in / [inquisitive about] x2 (object / abstract). Inquisitive (= {retkucli}). See also {manci}, {sisku}, se {cinri}.

kufra

mi kufra le ka vreta bu'u le jbini be re kicne

I feel comfortable lying between the two pillows.

x1 feels comfort / is comfortable with conditions / environmental property(ies) x2. See also {cinmo}.

kukte

le vi badna cu kukte mi

For me this banana is sweet.

x1 is delicious / tasty / delightful to observer / sense x2 [person, or sensory activity]. x1 is a delicacy. See also {gusta}, {ralci}, {vrusi}, {cpina}.

kukte

ko se kukte

Bon appetite!

x1 is delicious / tasty / delightful to observer / sense x2 [person, or sensory activity]. x1 is a delicacy. See also {gusta}, {ralci}, {vrusi}, {cpina}.

kulnu

le ka citka le insekto cu kulnu so'e remna

Eating insects is the culture of most of humans.

x1 [mass of ideas, customs, skills, arts] is culture of nation / ethnos x2 (mass); x1 is ethnic. (note that x2 is NOT individual; culture is what is shared among people and is not an individual trait). See also cmavo list {ka'u}, cmavo list {ku'u}, {natmi}, {cecmu}.

kumfa

le vi kumfa be le xotli cu barda

This hotel room is large.

x1 is a room of / in structure x2 surrounded by partitions / walls / ceiling / floor x3 (mass / jo'u). Also chamber. See also {bitmu}, {canlu}, {zdani}.

kumte

le gidva be mi'a cu kakne le ka sazri le kumte

Our guide can ride a camel.

x1 is a camel / llama / alpaca / vicuna / dromedary of species / breed x2. Llama (= {tcokumte}), Bactrian camel (= {zdokumte}); Arabian camel / dromedary (= {rabykumte}). See also {sunla}, {kanla}, {xirma}, {xasli}.

kunra

ti kunra le tirse le cmana

This is an iron containing ore mined from mountains.

x1 is / contains / is made from a mineral / ore of type / metal x2 mined from location / lode / mine x3. See also {jinme}, {bisli}, {rokci}, {jemna}.

kunti

le mi'u kabri cu kunti

The glass is empty.

x1 [container] is empty / vacant of x2 [material]; x1 is hollow. Also vacuum (= kunti be roda / so'ada). See also {culno}, {tisna}, {claxu}, {canlu}, {kevna}, {setca}.

kurfa

lei sonci pu kurfa le vo mitre be li mu

Soldiers formed together a rectangle 5 meters in each side.

x1 is a right-angled shape / form defined by set of vertices x2, dimensions x3 (default 2). Also rectangle, square, rectilinear; square (= {kubykurfa}, {pitkubykurfa}), cube (= {kurkubli}), rectangle (= {clakurfa}), rhombus / diamond (= {sa'orkurfa}, {sa'orpitkubli}). See also {bliku}, {kubli}, {tapla}, {salpo}, {tarmi}.

kurji

ei kurji le bilma

We should take care of the patient.

x1 takes-care-of / looks after / attends to / provides for / is caretaker for x2 (object / event / person). Also tends, cares for, keeps; x1 is a keeper / custodian of x2. See also {jundi}, {cinri}, {prami}, {raktu}, {zgana}.

kurki

le mi'u birje cu kurki

The beer is bitter.

x1 is bitter / acrid / sharply disagreeable to observer / sense x2. See also {titla}, {slari}.

kuspe

lu na ku mi nelci li'u zo'u le mulno brisni poi du lu mi nelci li'u cu se kuspe lu na ku li'u

As for {i naku mi nelci} the whole clause {mi nelci} is in the scope of {naku}.

x1 ranges / extends / spans / persists / reaches across / over interval / gap / area / scope / extent / range x2. Also continues. See also {ranji}, {renvi}, {tcena}, {bancu}, {cripu}, {ragve}, {vorme}, {canko}, {bitmu}, {sirji}, {jbini}, {jimte}, {preja}.

kuspe

mi na kakne le ka kuspe tu noi forca

I can't get that fork.

x1 ranges / extends / spans / persists / reaches across / over interval / gap / area / scope / extent / range x2. Also continues. See also {ranji}, {renvi}, {tcena}, {bancu}, {cripu}, {ragve}, {vorme}, {canko}, {bitmu}, {sirji}, {jbini}, {jimte}, {preja}.

kusru

ko na kusru mi

Don't be cruel to me.

x1 (person) is cruel / mean / unkind to victim x2. See also {xendo}, {jursa}.

kusru

lei mi'u rirni pu kusru mi le ka na e'ande mi le ka kelci bu'u le bartu

The parents were cruel to me in not allowing playing outside.

x1 (person) is cruel / mean / unkind to victim x2. See also {xendo}, {jursa}.

la

la alis ba klama le tcadu

Alice will go to the city.

name descriptor: the one(s) called ... ; takes name or selbri description.

la

zo bruna cmene la kevin le pa pendo be mi

Brother is how friends call Kevin.

name descriptor: the one(s) called ... ; takes name or selbri description.

la'a

la'a ti traji le ka misno

Probably, this is the most popular one.

discursive: probability - improbability. See also {lakne}.

la'a

la'a ru'e la'e do'i cu ve ciksi

Probably, it's the explanation.

discursive: probability - improbability. See also {lakne}.

la'a

la'a nai ka'e ku gau la kevin la alis co'a birti

It's improbable that Kevin can convince Alice.

discursive: probability - improbability. See also {lakne}.

la'e

do jo'u mi pu casnu da i la'e di'u pu cacra li ji'i pa

There was something you and I discussed. And that lasted for approximately an hour.

the referent of (indirect pointer); uses the referent of a sumti as the desired sumti.

la'e

la'e zo .alis. cu cinri cukta

"Alice" is an interesting book.

the referent of (indirect pointer); uses the referent of a sumti as the desired sumti.

la'o

la'o gy.The wild bears.gy. jai cinri skina

"The wild bears" is an interesting movie.

delimited non-Lojban name; the resulting quote sumti is treated as a name.

la'oi

xu do se zdani la'oi virginia

Do you live in Virginia?

single-word non-Lojban name; quotes a single non-Lojban word delimited by pauses and treats it as a name See also {la'o}, {zo'oi}.

labno

mi pu tirna le nu le labno cu cmoni

I heard wolfs howling.

x1 is a wolf / lupine of species / breed x2. See also {gerku}.

labyxu'e

le va nixli pe le labyxu'e cu mo

Who is that girl in pink?

lacpu

la alis pu lacpu la kevin re'o le kerfa

Alice dragged Kevin upstairs by the hair.

x1 pulls / tugs / draws / drags x2 by handle / at locus x3. Gravity (= ka {maicpu}, {maircpukai}). See also {catke}, {sakci}, {cokcu}.

lacri

mi lacri do le ka ma kau sidju

I rely on you to help me.

x1 relies / depends / counts on / trusts x2 to bring about / ensure / maintain x3 (event / state). See also {minde}, {nitcu}, {tinbe}.

lacri

mi xebni le ka lacri le karce pe mi le ka klama le jai se djica be mi fu ma kau

I hate having to rely on my car to get where I want.

x1 relies / depends / counts on / trusts x2 to bring about / ensure / maintain x3 (event / state). See also {minde}, {nitcu}, {tinbe}.

ladru

e'o do sabji le pa kabri be le ladru mi

Please give me a glass of milk.

x1 is made of / contains / is a quantity of milk from source x2; (adjective:) x1 is lactic / dairy. See also {lanbi}, {mabru}, {tatru}, {cirla}, {kruji}.

ladru

le mi'u nixli ca'o di'i pinxe le ladru poi se cupra le mamta be vo'a

The girl still regularly her mother's milk.

x1 is made of / contains / is a quantity of milk from source x2; (adjective:) x1 is lactic / dairy. See also {lanbi}, {mabru}, {tatru}, {cirla}, {kruji}.

lafti

xu do kakne le ka lafti le mi'u rokci

Can you lift the stone?

x1 (force) lifts / applies raising / supporting force to x2 at locus x3 in gravity well x4. (x1 may be an abstract); verb lift / raise / elevate (= {lafmuvgau}). See also {farlu}, {plipe}.

lai

lai djonson pu se zdani ti

The Johnsons lived here.

name descriptor: the mass of individual(s) named ... ; takes name or selbri description.

lakne

lakne fa le nu ba carvi

I will probably rain.

x1 (event / state / property) is probable / likely under conditions x2. See also {cumki}, {jinzi}, {kampu}, {tcaci}, {cunso}, {cafne}, {fadni}, {cnano}.

lakne

lakne fa le nu le nabmi na nandu

The problem is probably not hard.

x1 (event / state / property) is probable / likely under conditions x2. See also {cumki}, {jinzi}, {kampu}, {tcaci}, {cunso}, {cafne}, {fadni}, {cnano}.

lakse

le bifce cu cupra le lakse

Bees produce wax.

x1 is quantity of wax [substance especially soft / moldable when warm] from source x2. Also paraffin. See also {bifce}, {ranti}, {bidju}.

laldo

ti noi kosta cu laldo le ka ze'a ma kau se dasni

This jacket is old in how long it has been worn.

x1 is old / aged [relatively long in elapsed duration] by standard x2 (= {tolci'o}) See {citno}, {slabu}

lalxu

ai mi vitke le lalxu be le mi'u panka

I'm going to visit a lake in the park.

x1 is a lake / lagoon / pool at site / within land mass x2. See also {daplu}, {djacu}, {rirxe}, {xamsi}, {zbani}.

lamji

le zdani be la alis cu lamji le ckule le ka se stuzi vau le ka ce'u ce'u stici

Alice's home is adjacent to the school in where it is located and it is to the east of the school when viewed from here.

x1 is adjacent / beside / next to / in contact with x2 in property / sequence x3 in direction x4. Also touching, contiguous, against. See also {zvati}, {cpana}, {jibni}, {diklo}, {stuzi}, {bartu}, {jbini}.

lanbi

le nanba cu vasru le so'i lanbi

Bread contains a lot of protein.

x1 is a quantity of protein / albumin of type x2 composed of amino acids (sequence / jo'u) x3 . See also {ladru}, {sovda}.

lanci

ti lanci la lojban

This is the flag of Lojban.

x1 is a flag / banner / standard of / symbolizing x2 with pattern(s) x3 on material x4. See also {gugde}, {jecta}.

lanka

ko jgari le lanka be le fragari

Take a basket with strawberries.

x1 is a basket with contents x2, woven from material x3. See also {vasru}, {baktu}.

lanli

le mi'u mikce cu lanli le bilma le ka tirna le fepri

The doctor examines the patient by listening to the lungs.

x1 analyzes / examines-in-detail x2 by method / technique / system x3 [process / activity]. See also {catlu}, {zgana}, {jarco}, {pensi}, {pinka}.

lanme

ti noi cirla cu se zbasu fi le ladru be le lanme

This cheese is made from sheep's milk.

x1 is a sheep / [lamb / ewe / ram] of species / breed x2 of flock x3. See also {kanba}, {sunla}.

lante

ti lante le festi

It's a can for waste.

x1 is a can / tightly sealed / pre-sealed container for perishable contents x2, made of x3. See also {botpi}, {baktu}, {tinci}.

lanxe

le nu mi gunka jo'u le nu mi surla cu lanxe le se zukte be mi

I keep my work and my leisure time in balance.

x1 is in balance / equilibrium under forces x2 (mass). (cf. midju, nutli; fapro for balancing / opposing forces, nutli)

lanzu

ti lanzu le citno le ka ce'u ce'u prami

This is a family of young people bound by mutual love.

x1 (mass) is a family with members including x2 bonded / tied / joined according to standard x3. Also clan, tribe; x2 is in x1, a member of x1 (selylanzu for reordered places); relative (= lazmi'u - xy mintu y'y leka cmima da poi lanzu). See also {natmi}, {cmima}, {girzu}, {jutsi}, {klesi}.

larcu

za'a do certu le larcu be le ka finti le melbi se sanga

I can see, you are an expert in creating beautiful songs.

x1 (process) is an art [creative application] of craft / skill x2 (idea / activity). (adjective:) x1 is artistic. See also {finti}, {zbasu}, {stati}.

larcu

le ka prami cu larcu

Love is an art.

x1 (process) is an art [creative application] of craft / skill x2 (idea / activity). (adjective:) x1 is artistic. See also {finti}, {zbasu}, {stati}.

lasna

le mi'u prenu pu lasna la kevin pa kamju pa skori

The person tied Kevin to a pillar with a rope.

x1 (agent) fastens / connects / attaches / binds / lashes x2 to x3 with fastener x4. No implication that result is considered a single object; although x2 and x3 may be reversible, x3 may be used for the substrate, the fixed / larger object to which x2 becomes attached. See also {jorne}, {fenso}, {jgena}, {batke}, {dinko}, {kansa}.

lastu

le lastu cu mixre le tunka joi le zinki

Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc.

x1 is a quantity of / contains / is made of brass [copper / zinc alloy] of composition including x2. (adjective:) x1 is brazen). See also {jinme}, {ransu}, {tunka}.

latna

le mi'u latna co'a me le xrula poi se panci le pluka

The lotus turns into a flower with a pleasant scent.

x1 is a lotus, plant / flower / herb of species / strain x2 symbolizing x3 to culture / religion x4. See also {budjo}, {censa}, {lijda}, {spati}.

lazni

mi lazni le ka catlu le mi'u matra

I am lazy to look at the engine.

x1 (person) is lazy / avoiding work / effort concerning action x2. See also {nejni}, {vreta}, {gunka}.

le

le pa sazri ca denpa

A driver waits.

non-veridical descriptor: the one(s) described as ...

le

mi pu viska le pa fetsi i ri melbi

I saw a female. She is pretty.

non-veridical descriptor: the one(s) described as ...

le'e

lo'e cipni cu kakne le ka vofli i mi tadni le'e cipni

Typical birds can fly. And I study such birds.

non-veridical descriptor: the stereotype of those described as ...

le'o

le mi'u'o ro ko tinbe fi mi

Everybody follow my orders!

attitudinal modifier: aggressive - passive - defensive. See also {gunta}, {bandu}.

le'o

le mi'u'o cu'i sa'u mi pu retsku zo'ei le nu do se la'u li xo kau kanro

Hey, I just asked you about your health.

attitudinal modifier: aggressive - passive - defensive. See also {gunta}, {bandu}.

le'o

le mi'u'o nai mi jimpe le du'u ei mi zutse ti

Okay, okay, I understand that I have to sit here.

attitudinal modifier: aggressive - passive - defensive. See also {gunta}, {bandu}.

lebna

le mi'u za'u mei pu lebna fi mi fe le ka se krali le ka ponse le mi'u karce

They took my rights on owning the car.

x1 takes / gets / gains / obtains / seizes / [removes] x2 (object / property) from x3 (possessor). Also confiscate, appropriate. Acquire with volition such that x1 gains possession; x3 is possessor and not merely source, alienation is implied. (cf. punji, cpacu where volition or previous possession is not necessarily implied, vimcu for alienation where x1 need not gain possession, canci, cliva)

lebna

mi pu lebna pa titla le mi'u tanxe ca le nu le drata na jundi

I took a candy from the box when other weren't attentive.

x1 takes / gets / gains / obtains / seizes / [removes] x2 (object / property) from x3 (possessor). Also confiscate, appropriate. Acquire with volition such that x1 gains possession; x3 is possessor and not merely source, alienation is implied. (cf. punji, cpacu where volition or previous possession is not necessarily implied, vimcu for alienation where x1 need not gain possession, canci, cliva)

lei

mi pu zgana lei prenu gi'e ba co'a sanli i ba bo mi pu muvdu fa'a lei mi'u prenu

I noticed a crowd and stood up. After that, I moved into the direction of the crowd.

non-veridical descriptor: the mass of individual(s) described as ...

lenjo

ti lenjo le gusni le darno

This lens focusing light has a long focal length.

x1 is a lens / glass [focussing shape / form] focussing x2 to focus / foci x3 by means / material x4. (adjective:) x1 is optical; focussing may be optical or otherwise, hence x2 which may be light, sound, X-ray, etc., default is light / optical lens; ka is refraction. See also {kacma}, {minra}.

lenjo

mi co'a dasni lei lenjo te zu'e le ka sfubu

I put on goggles in order to dive.

x1 is a lens / glass [focussing shape / form] focussing x2 to focus / foci x3 by means / material x4. (adjective:) x1 is optical; focussing may be optical or otherwise, hence x2 which may be light, sound, X-ray, etc., default is light / optical lens; ka is refraction. See also {kacma}, {minra}.

lenjo

ko bevri fi mi fe lei lenjo pe mi

Bring me my glasses.

x1 is a lens / glass [focussing shape / form] focussing x2 to focus / foci x3 by means / material x4. (adjective:) x1 is optical; focussing may be optical or otherwise, hence x2 which may be light, sound, X-ray, etc., default is light / optical lens; ka is refraction. See also {kacma}, {minra}.

lenku

le vacri cu zenba le ka lenku

It's getting cold.

x1 is cold / cool by standard x2. See also {glare}, {bisli}.

lenku

le mi'u jisra pe ne'i le mi'u lenku minji pu xlali

The juice in the fridge was no good.

x1 is cold / cool by standard x2. See also {glare}, {bisli}.

lerci

le nu mi volta le zdani cu lerci le se jinvi be le mamta be mi

According to my mother, I returned home late.

x1 (event) is late by standard x2. See also {clira}.

lerfu

zoi ry.д.ry. lerfu le rusko zo d

д is a letter of Russian alphabet representing sound {d}.

x1 (la'e zo BY / word-bu) is a letter / digit / symbol in alphabet / character-set x2 representing x3. Also x1 glyph, rune, character (also me'o BY / word-bu), x2 symbol set; (adjective:) x1 is alphabetic / symbolic; 'letteral' used by analogy with 'numeral'; sinxa is the more generic symbol. See also {mifra}, {namcu}, {sinxa}, {pandi}.

letri

le dilnu cu letri le ka cupra le lindi

The cloud are electric in that they produce lightning.

li

li vo cu sumji li re li re

4 is the sum of 2 and 2.

the number / evaluated expression; convert number / operand / evaluated math expression to sumti.

li'a

li'a do xanka

You are clearly worried.

discursive: clearly - obscurely. See also {klina}.

li'a

li'a no da poi te ckini la alis la kevin pu na drani

Clearly, nothing in the relations of Alice to Kevin was amiss.

discursive: clearly - obscurely. See also {klina}.

li'a

li'a mi pu no roi zvati le dzipo tumla

Of course, I have never been to Antarctica.

discursive: clearly - obscurely. See also {klina}.

li'a

li'a nai le tcima cu funca le mi'u solri

Weather depends on the sun, I see, but it's complicated.

discursive: clearly - obscurely. See also {klina}.

li'anpi

ra pu se li'anpi le plana

She had chubby cheeks.

li'anzi

ti li'anzi le barda je rijno

This is a chain with big silver rings.

li'i

le pluka ko li'i se senva

Have a pleasant dream (sweat dreams!)

abstractor: experience abstractor; x1 is x2's experience of [bridi] (participant or observer).

li'i

le pluka ko li'i se citka

Bon appetite!

abstractor: experience abstractor; x1 is x2's experience of [bridi] (participant or observer).

li'i

ma do li'i salci

How did you like the party?

abstractor: experience abstractor; x1 is x2's experience of [bridi] (participant or observer).

li'o

la kevin cu pa moi i la edvard cu re moi i li'o

Kevin is the first. Eduard is the second, and so on.

discursive: omitted text (quoted material).

lidne

le mlatu ba lidne le gerku le ka se casnu ca ma kau

Cats will be discussed before dogs.

x1 precedes / leads x2 in sequence x3; x1 is former / preceding / previous; x2 is latter / following. Also x1 before, forerunner; leading, as in 'leading indicators'; x2 after, trailing (= selyli'e for reordered places). See also cmavo list {li'e}, {balvi}, {ralju}, {rebla}, {purci} for time sequence, {jersi}, {porsi}, {jatna}, {farna}.

lifri

mi pu'i ze'u lifri le nandu

I've had a hard life.

x1 [person / passive / state] undergoes / experiences x2 (event / experience); x2 happens to x1. Also has / have (of events / experiences); (adjective:) x1 is empirical; suggests passive undergoing but does not exclude active (per zukte) intent; a deserved experience: reward or punishment (= {jernyfri}, {zanjernyfri}, {maljernyfri}). See also cmavo list {ri'i}, {jmive}, {fasnu}, {renvi}.

lifri

do ba lifri le nabmi

You'll get into trouble.

x1 [person / passive / state] undergoes / experiences x2 (event / experience); x2 happens to x1. Also has / have (of events / experiences); (adjective:) x1 is empirical; suggests passive undergoing but does not exclude active (per zukte) intent; a deserved experience: reward or punishment (= {jernyfri}, {zanjernyfri}, {maljernyfri}). See also cmavo list {ri'i}, {jmive}, {fasnu}, {renvi}.

lifri

mi pu lifri le nu mi ganse le cizra

I underwent strange sensation.

x1 [person / passive / state] undergoes / experiences x2 (event / experience); x2 happens to x1. Also has / have (of events / experiences); (adjective:) x1 is empirical; suggests passive undergoing but does not exclude active (per zukte) intent; a deserved experience: reward or punishment (= {jernyfri}, {zanjernyfri}, {maljernyfri}). See also cmavo list {ri'i}, {jmive}, {fasnu}, {renvi}.

lijda

le na krici tu'a pa cevni na te lijda

Not believing in God is not a religion.

x1 is a religion of believers including x2 sharing common beliefs / practices / tenets including x3. Also mythos, creed, traditional beliefs, x2 people(s), adherents; (adjective:) x1, x2, x3 are religious / ecclesiastic in nature; x2 is a believer in / of x1, an adherent / follower of x1 (= seljda for reordered places); x2 is a practitioner of x3 (= selterjda for reordered places); x3 is a tenet / belief / ritual / creed of x1 / x2 (= terjda for reordered places); priest / clerical (= {jdaca'i}, {jdaka'i}, {jdaja'a}); organized church / religion (= {be'ejda}); congregation (= {jdabe'e}, {jdagri}). See also {budjo}, {censa}, {cevni}, {crida}, {dadjo}, {jegvo}, {krici}, {latna}, {malsi}, {marde}, {muslo}, {pruxi}, {ranmi}, {ritli}, {xriso}, {zekri}.

lijda

la animism cu lijda le remna poi se zdani le vi tumla le du'u ro dacti cu vasru le pruxi

Animism is a religion of people living on this land that asserts that every object contains a spirit.

x1 is a religion of believers including x2 sharing common beliefs / practices / tenets including x3. Also mythos, creed, traditional beliefs, x2 people(s), adherents; (adjective:) x1, x2, x3 are religious / ecclesiastic in nature; x2 is a believer in / of x1, an adherent / follower of x1 (= seljda for reordered places); x2 is a practitioner of x3 (= selterjda for reordered places); x3 is a tenet / belief / ritual / creed of x1 / x2 (= terjda for reordered places); priest / clerical (= {jdaca'i}, {jdaka'i}, {jdaja'a}); organized church / religion (= {be'ejda}); congregation (= {jdabe'e}, {jdagri}). See also {budjo}, {censa}, {cevni}, {crida}, {dadjo}, {jegvo}, {krici}, {latna}, {malsi}, {marde}, {muslo}, {pruxi}, {ranmi}, {ritli}, {xriso}, {zekri}.

lijda

do se lijda ma

What is your religion?

x1 is a religion of believers including x2 sharing common beliefs / practices / tenets including x3. Also mythos, creed, traditional beliefs, x2 people(s), adherents; (adjective:) x1, x2, x3 are religious / ecclesiastic in nature; x2 is a believer in / of x1, an adherent / follower of x1 (= seljda for reordered places); x2 is a practitioner of x3 (= selterjda for reordered places); x3 is a tenet / belief / ritual / creed of x1 / x2 (= terjda for reordered places); priest / clerical (= {jdaca'i}, {jdaka'i}, {jdaja'a}); organized church / religion (= {be'ejda}); congregation (= {jdabe'e}, {jdagri}). See also {budjo}, {censa}, {cevni}, {crida}, {dadjo}, {jegvo}, {krici}, {latna}, {malsi}, {marde}, {muslo}, {pruxi}, {ranmi}, {ritli}, {xriso}, {zekri}.

limna

e'a nai do limna le xamsi

Don't swim in the sea!

x1 (agent) swims in fluid x2. See also {djacu}, {fulta}, {klama}, {litru}.

limxone

au mi pinxe le jisra be le limxone

I'd like to drink a lemon juice.

lindi

sa'u tu pe pu ku cu lindi le darno pa dilnu

That was just a lightning that stroke far away from here striking from a cloud.

x1 is lightning / electrical arc / thunderbolt striking at / extending to x2 from x3. Also thunder (= {lidysna}). See also {dikca}.

linji

lei pulji pu se linji le clani te zu'e le ka kurji le cadzu prenu

The police officers formed long lines in order to protect walking people.

x1 is a line / among lines [1-dimensional shape / form] defined by set of points x2. Ray / vector (farli'i or porli'i). See also {kruvi}, {sirji}, {jganu}, {kantu}, {mokca}.

linto

le mi'u mlatu verba cu linto

The kitten is lightweight.

x1 is light in mass / weight by standard x2. (cf. junta, tilju; se xalbo, kandi for metaphor)

lisri

ko skicu pa lisri be le crida mi

Tell me a story about fairies.

x1 is a story / tale / yarn / narrative about plot / subject / moral x2 by storyteller x3 to audience x4. Also legend; a narrative need not be fictional; x2 may be merely a convention rather than a subject; also x3 tells / recounts story / tale x1 about x2 to x4 (= {selterlisri} for place reordering); note that the storyteller need not be the author. See also {ranmi}, {cfika}, {skicu}, {prosa}, {pemci}.

liste

mi pu tcidu fi pa liste be le'i notci noi fi ke'a porsi le ka ce'u e ba bo ce'u se benji

I read a log of messages, which were sorted in the order of being sent.

x1 (physical object) is a list / catalog / register of sequence / set x2 in order x3 in medium x4. Also roll, log. (x2 is completely specified); (cf. {porsi}, {girzu}, {cmima} for mental objects wherein order is of varying importance; some manifested order is intrinsic to a physical list, but the specific order may be incidental and not intentional / purposeful)

litce

ti noi djacu cu litce li re

It's two liters of water.

x1 is x2 liter(s) [metric unit] in volume (default is 1) by standard x3. See also {merli}, {grake}, {mitre}, {dekpu}, {centi}, {decti}, {dekto}, {femti}, {gigdo}, {gocti}, {gotro}, {kilto}, {megdo}, {mikri}, {milti}, {nanvi}, {petso}, {picti}, {terto}, {xatsi}, {xecto}, {xexso}, {zepti}, {zetro}.

litki

ko satre le mi'u litki pa panje

Wipe the liquid with a sponge.

x1 is liquid / fluid, of composition / material including x2, under conditions x3. Conditions include temperature and pressure. See also {cilmo}, {djacu}, {lumci}, {runta}, {pambe}, {sudga}, {gapci}, {sligu}, {flecu}, {jduli}.

litki

le mi'u bisli ca'o co'a litki

The ice is melting.

x1 is liquid / fluid, of composition / material including x2, under conditions x3. Conditions include temperature and pressure. See also {cilmo}, {djacu}, {lumci}, {runta}, {pambe}, {sudga}, {gapci}, {sligu}, {flecu}, {jduli}.

litru

mi pu litru le fange gugde

I travelled abroad.

x1 travels / journeys / goes / moves via route x2 using means / vehicle x3; x1 is a traveller. (x2 as a set includes points at least sufficient to constrain the route relevantly); See also {bajra}, {cadzu}, {cpare}, {tcana}, {klama}, {cliva}, {pluta}, {limna}, {muvdu}.

livga

xu le ka citka le livga be le jipci cu xamgu do

Is eating chicken liver good for you?

x1 is a / the liver [body-part] of x2. See also {rango}, {betfu}.

livla

le mi'u toknu cu se livla le mudri

The furnace is stoked up with wood.

x1 is a fuel / energy-source for powering x2. See also {nejni}, {xaksu}, {jelca}.

livla

le livla na banzu

There isn't enough fuel.

x1 is a fuel / energy-source for powering x2. See also {nejni}, {xaksu}, {jelca}.

lo'ai

mi pu vitke le dzipo le mi'u'ai nai

I visited Antarctica (sic!)

start quote of recent mistakenly uttered text to be replaced See {le'ai}.

lo'ai

mi pu klama le zarci y le'ai pu sa'ai ba le mi'u'ai

I went to the store, ehm, no, will go!

start quote of recent mistakenly uttered text to be replaced See {le'ai}.

lo'ai

sa'ai ba klama le mi'u'ai pei

Is it "will go" that should have been said?

start quote of recent mistakenly uttered text to be replaced See {le'ai}.

lo'e

le'e cipni cu kakne le ka vofli

Typical birds can fly.

veridical descriptor: the typical one(s) who really is(are) ...

lo'u

ma smuni le'u vau ua le mi'u'u poi do cusku

What's the meaning of {vau ua} that you said?

start questionable / out-of-context quote; text should be Lojban words, but needn't be grammatical. Terminated by {le'u}.

logji

le du'u le prina be fi le jamfu be pa nixli cu nenri le mi'u dinju cu logji le du'u la alis pu zvati ti

By the fact that there are footprints of a girl inside the house, one concludes that Alice was here.

x1 [rules / methods] is a logic for deducing / concluding / inferring / reasoning to / about x2 (du'u). Also (adjective:) x1, x2 are logical. See also {nibli}.

loi

lei tadni pu sruri le mi'u dinju

Students surrounded the building.

veridical descriptor: the mass of individual(s) that is(are) ...

loi

mi ralte pa lei re gluta

I have a pair of mittens.

veridical descriptor: the mass of individual(s) that is(are) ...

lojbo

.i mi lojbo le ka se cinri la .lojban. vau .i je mi na se bangu la .lojban.

I'm a Lojbanic person in that I'm interested in Lojban; I don't speak it.

x1 reflects [Loglandic] / Lojbanic language / culture / nationality / community in aspect x2. Pre-Lojban forms of Loglan (= {dzejbo}). See also {bangu}, {logji}.

loldi

mi pu sipna bu'u le loldi be le kumfa pe mi

I slept on the floor of my room.

x1 is a floor / bottom / ground of x2. Floor / level / story of a building / edifice (= {setloi}, {dijysenta}). See also {bitmu}, {drudi}, {dertu}, {dizlo}, {cnita}, {zbepi}, {sarji}, {serti}.

lorxu

le lorxu cu citka le jipci

Foxes eat hens.

x1 is a fox [bushy-tailed wild dog / canine] of species / breed x2. See also {gerku}.

lu

mi pu cusku lu coi le pendo li'u

I said "Hello, friends!"

start grammatical quotation; quoted text should be grammatical on its own.

lu'e

le re cirkulo cu du lu'e le logji

Two circles is a symbol of logic.

the symbol for (indirect discourse); uses the symbol / word(s) for a sumti as the desired sumti.

lu'e

le vi janbe pe le vorme cu du lu'e mi

This doorbell is to call me.

the symbol for (indirect discourse); uses the symbol / word(s) for a sumti as the desired sumti.

lujvo

zo ki'ogra lujvo lo ka ce'u grake lo pilji be li pa nonono kei lo ka kilto gi'e grake ce'o lo ka se grake kei lu kilto grake li'u

{ki'ogra} is a lujvo meaning "is a thousand of grams" with arguments referencing relations "what is measured in thousands and is measured in grams", "the number of grams"; affixes of the lujvo are built from {kilto} and {grake} attached sequentially.

x1 (text) is a compound predicate word with meaning x2 and arguments x3 built from metaphor x4. See also {stura}, {cmavo}, {gismu}, {rafsi}, {smuni}.

lumci

mi pu lumci so'o palta le stali

I washed off the remains from some dishes.

x1 (agent) washes / cleanses x2 of soil / contaminant x3 in / with cleaning material(s) x4. Agentless washing / cleansing (= {cuvbi'o}, {jisybi'o}). See also {djacu}, {jinru}, {litki}, {zbabu}, {jinsa}, {curve}.

lunbe

le mi'u cifnu ca lunbe

The baby is naked now.

x1 is bare / naked / nude; x1 is without cover / clothes / [protection]. See also {taxfu}, {bandu}.

lunra

le mi'u terdi cu se lunra pa da

The Earth has one natural moon.

x1 is Earth's moon (default); x1 is a major natural satellite / moon of planet x2. See also {plini}, {solri}, {terdi}, {mluni}.

lunsa

le bisli lunsa pu gacri le mi'u dertu

Frost covered the ground.

x1 condenses / liquefies on / into x2 at temperature x3, pressure x4; x1 is dew / condensate on x2. See also {cilmo}, {dunja}, {febvi}, {runme}, {bumru}.

lurdei

mi ba gunka ca le jaurdei

I will work on Monday.

luska

ti noi luska cu cpare co masno

This mollusk moves slowly.

ma

do djica ma

What do you want?

pro-sumti: sumti question (what / who / how / why / etc.); appropriately fill in sumti blank.

ma

ma prenu gi'e pu zvati ti

Who was here?

pro-sumti: sumti question (what / who / how / why / etc.); appropriately fill in sumti blank.

ma

ma dacti gi'e pu zvati ti

What object was here?

pro-sumti: sumti question (what / who / how / why / etc.); appropriately fill in sumti blank.

ma

ma nelci mi

Who likes me?

pro-sumti: sumti question (what / who / how / why / etc.); appropriately fill in sumti blank.

ma'a

ma'a se zdani le bu'u planeta

We inhabit this planet.

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

ma'a

le rarna munje cu vajni ca lo'e se lifri be ma'a

Nature plays an important role in our lives.

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

ma'i

le terdi cu cmalu ma'i le plini be le solri

The Earth is a small planet of the Sun.

manri modal, 1st place (by standard 2) in reference frame ...

ma'i

la lojban ma'i le rutni bangu cu se pilno le so'i prenu

Among artificial languages Lojban is spoken by many people.

manri modal, 1st place (by standard 2) in reference frame ...

ma'oi

zo di'ai cmavo ma'oi coi

{di'ai} is a grammatical particle of class "COI" (vocative).

selma'o quote; quotes a word (a cmavo) and uses it to name a selma'o. Example: ma'oi coi is equivalent to COI. See also {ra'oi}.

ma'u

li ma'u re du li bi vu'u xa

"+2 = 8 - 6."

digit / number: plus sign; positive number; default any positive.

mabla

fi mi le mi'u cidja cu mabla le ka se zalvi le denci

For me the food is awful in chewing it.

x1 is execrable / deplorable / wretched / shitty / awful / rotten / miserable / contemptible / crappy / inferior / low-quality in property x2 by standard x3; x1 stinks / sucks in aspect x2 according to x3. Bloody (British sense), fucking, shit, goddamn. See also {palci}, {dapma}, {xlali}, {zabna}, {funca}, {ganti}, {ganxo}, {gletu}, {gutra}, {kalci}, {pinca}, {pinji}, {plibu}, {vibna}, {vlagi}, {zargu}.

mabru

le delfinu cu mabru

Dolphins are mammals.

x1 is a mammal / 'animal' / beast of species x2. See also {danlu}, {ladru}, {tatru}, {ractu}, {xanto}, {xarju}.

macnu

ti noi karce cu macnu le ka gau cenba le ka sutra

The speed of this car is changed manually.

x1 (event / action / process) is manual [not automatic] in function x2 under conditions x3. See also {zmiku}, {jitro}.

magneti

le mi'u rokci cu magneti le ka snipa le jinme

The stone is magnetic in that it sticks to metal.

magneti

le mi'u rokci co'u magneti le ka co'a glare

The stone becomes non-magnetic when being heat up.

mai

pa mai la meilis ze'i se zdani ti

First, Mei Li has been living here for a short time.

utterance ordinal suffix; converts a number to an ordinal, such as an item or paragraph number.

mai

re mai la meilis ka'e sidju ma'a

Secondly, she can help us.

utterance ordinal suffix; converts a number to an ordinal, such as an item or paragraph number.

mai

ro mai la meilis cu stati nixli

Lastly, she is a smart girl.

utterance ordinal suffix; converts a number to an ordinal, such as an item or paragraph number.

makcu

le mi'u nanmu cu simlu le ka makcu le ka seksi

The man seems to be mature in his sexuality.

x1 is mature / ripe / fully-grown / adult in development-quality x2 (ka). See also {cifnu}, {ninmu}, {verba}, {banro}, {farvi}, {nanmu}.

makfa

le nu le mi'u ractu cu canci cu makfa le mi'u verba la djon

The disappearance of the rabbit performed by John was magical for the child.

x1 is magic / supernatural / sorcery / witchcraft / wizardry to x2, performed by person / force / deity x3. See also {krici}, {manci}.

malsi

ti malsi le budjo

This is a Buddhist temple.

x1 is a temple / church / sanctuary / synagogue / shrine of religion x2 at location / serving area x3. x2 may be event of form (... worships / pays / respect to ...), hence (metaphorically extending to) monument (= {mojmalsi}, {si'armalsi}). See also {cevni}, {krici}, {lijda}, {ritli}.

mamta

le mamta be do pu zukte ma ca le nu do mo'u klama le zdani

What was your mother doing when you got home?

x1 is a mother of x2; x1 bears / mothers / acts maternally toward x2; [not necessarily biological]. See also {patfu}, {sovda}, {rirni}, {rorci}, {tarbi}, {famti}, {bersa}, {jbena}.

manfo

le mi'u bukpu ca manfo le ka se tengu

The cloth is uniform in texture.

x1 (object / event) is uniform / homogeneous in property x2 (ka). See also {prane}, {curve}, {ranji}, {vitno}, {stodi}, {dikni}, {sampu}, {traji}.

mango

mi pu no roi citka le mango

I have never eaten mangoes.

x1 is a mango [fruit] of species / variety x2. {ricrmango} for mango tree

manku

le mi'u kumfa cu manku

The room is dark.

x1 is dark / lacking in illumination. (cf. {blabi}, {gusni}, {ctino}; use {kandi} or {xekri} with colors, {ctino})

manri

le junla cu manri lo nu djuno fi lo tcika kei lo ka tcidu lo se zvati be lo pagbu be le nei le nei

The clock is a frame of reference for determining time by reading position of its parts from it.

x1 is a frame of reference / standard for observing / measuring / determining x2, with / by rules x3. (x1 may be object or si'o idea); See also cmavo list {ma'i}, {ckilu}, {merli}, {pajni}, {cimde}, {jdice}, {marde}.

manri

mi manri le nu ma kau ba jinga vau lo ka jdice ma kau

I'm the standard of determining of who will win, however I decide that will be so.

x1 is a frame of reference / standard for observing / measuring / determining x2, with / by rules x3. (x1 may be object or si'o idea); See also cmavo list {ma'i}, {ckilu}, {merli}, {pajni}, {cimde}, {jdice}, {marde}.

manri

tu voi ve'i cmana ba manri le nu zgana le mi'u tumla

That hill will be the reference frame for observing the land.

x1 is a frame of reference / standard for observing / measuring / determining x2, with / by rules x3. (x1 may be object or si'o idea); See also cmavo list {ma'i}, {ckilu}, {merli}, {pajni}, {cimde}, {jdice}, {marde}.

mansa

le zdani be mi cu mansa mi le ka tcini bu'u ce'u

I'm satisfied with the conditions in my house.

x1 satisfies evaluator x2 in property (ka) / state x3. See also {pajni}.

manti

le sakta cu trina le manti

Sugar attracts ants.

x1 is an ant of species / breed x2. See also {cinki}, {jalra}.

mapku

ai mi dasni le mapku

I'm going to put on the hat.

x1 is a cap / hat / crown / helmet / piece of headgear [head-top garment] of material x2. See also {taxfu}, {stedu}, {drudi}.

mapni

le mapni cu zabna

The cotton is of high quality.

x1 is a quantity of / contains / is made of cotton [type of fabric / material]. See also {bukpu}.

mapti

le se cusku be do na mapti le se cusku be le jatna pe do le ka se smuni

Your words are inconsistent in meaning with what your boss said.

x1 fits / matches / suits / is compatible / appropriate / corresponds to / with x2 in property / aspect x3. See also {satci}, {tugni}, {sarxe}, {drani}, {tarmi}, {ckini}, {mintu}.

mapti

ti ckiku le na mapti be ti noi stela

This is a key incompatible with this lock.

x1 fits / matches / suits / is compatible / appropriate / corresponds to / with x2 in property / aspect x3. See also {satci}, {tugni}, {sarxe}, {drani}, {tarmi}, {ckini}, {mintu}.

mapti

ta mapti le zabna le ka jai se djica mi

That is exactly what I want.

x1 fits / matches / suits / is compatible / appropriate / corresponds to / with x2 in property / aspect x3. See also {satci}, {tugni}, {sarxe}, {drani}, {tarmi}, {ckini}, {mintu}.

marbi

pu bapli le nu mi se marbi le laldo dinju fi le su'u mi cilmo

I had to take shelter in an old building in order not to become wet.

x1 is a shelter / haven / refuge / retreat / harbor for / protecting x2 from danger / threat x3. See also {bandu}, {ckape}, {snura}, {drudi}, {sepli}, {bitmu}, {gacri}.

marce

ti marce le se vecnu

This is a vehicle for carrying goods.

x1 is a vehicle / mode of transport carrying x2 in / on surface / medium x3, propelled by x4. See also {klama}, {matra}, {bevri}, {bloti}, {carce}, {karce}, {sabnu}, {skiji}.

marce

ti marce ge le se vecnu na'o ku gi le remna ca'a ku

This is a vehicle intended to transport goods but actually used for transporting people.

x1 is a vehicle / mode of transport carrying x2 in / on surface / medium x3, propelled by x4. See also {klama}, {matra}, {bevri}, {bloti}, {carce}, {karce}, {sabnu}, {skiji}.

marde

le ka zukte le se cpedu be le bilma cu marde ei do

Doing what the ill person asks should be you ethics.

x1 are the ethics / morals / moral standards / ethical standards of x2 (ind. / mass) about situation x3. x1 will (typically) be an abstract, a rule or rules of behavior; also principles; also conscience (= {sezmarde}). See also {palci}, {vrude}, {lijda}, {manri}, {javni}, {tarti}, {zekri}.

margu

xu le margu cu jinme

Is mercury a metal?

x1 is a quantity of / contains / made of mercury / quicksilver; [metaphor: fluid metal; temperature]. See also {jinme}.

marji

ti noi nanba cu marji le mraji le bliku

This bread is made of rye and has the form of a block.

x1 is material / stuff / matter of type / composition including x2 in shape / form x3. Also (adjective:) x1 is physical (one sense) / material. See also {morna}, {mucti}, {nejni}, {tarmi}, {dacti}.

marna

ti skori le marna

This is a cable made of hemp.

x1 is a quantity of hemp / marijuana / jute of species / strain x2. See also {skori}, {tanko}, {sigja}, {xukmi}.

marvele

le bu'u stuzi cu marvele mi

This place is marvelous to me.

marxa

mi pu marxa le patlu le pesxu

I made mashed potatoes.

x1 [force] mashes / crushes / squashes / smashes x2 into pulp / mash / crumbs / deformed mass x3. See also {daspo}, {pesxu}, {zalvi}, {bapli}.

masno

le mi'u verba ca simlu le ka masno le ka cadzu

The child seems to be slow at walking.

x1 is slow / sluggish at doing / being / bringing about x2 (event / state). See also {sutra}.

masti

le lidne dunra cu masti li ci

The past winter lasted for 3 months.

x1 is x2 months in duration (default is 1 month) by month standard x3. This month (= {cabma'i}); next month (= {bavla'ima'i}); last month (= {prula'ima'i}). See also {detri}, {djedi}, {jeftu}, {nanca}.

matci

ko jai mosra le cutci pe do le mi'u matci

Wipe your shoes on the mat.

x1 is a mat / pad / mattress / pallet [flat, soft, dense form] of material x2. Also mattress = (kicymatci). See also {kicne}, {tapla}, {karda}, {ckana}.

matli

ti noi creka cu matli

This shirt is linen.

x1 is a quantity of / contains / is made of linen / flax [type of fabric / material]. See also {bukpu}.

matne

mi pu citka pa snuji be le matne bei le nanba

I ate a sandwich with butter and bread.

x1 is a quantity of / contains butter / oleo / margarine / shortening from source x2. (adjective:) x1 is buttery; an edible fat, solid but spreadable at normal temperatures; dairy butter (= {ladmatne}). See also {grasu}, {kruji}.

matra

ti noi karce cu se matra le vlipa

This car has a powerful engine.

x1 is a motor / engine, driving / propelling / providing power to x2. See also {marce}, {minji}, {carce}.

mau

nelci do fa mi ne mau ku'i la alis

I like you but Alice likes you more.

zmadu modal, 1st place (a greater) exceeded by ... ; usually a sumti modifier.

mau'i

ua do ti zvati i ua mau'i ji'a la alis ti zvati

Wow, you are here. Wow, wow, Alice is here too!

attitudinal: stronger intensity attitudinal relativizer Specifies a stronger intensity - relative to any previously specified intensity of the same UI / cmavo. CAI2 after CAI specifies an absolute intensity - but the CAI2 specifies the relative shift from the regular value. CAI after CAI2 specifies an relative value - and the CAI denotes the relative amount interval size. See also {me'ai}, {dau'i}, {sai}

mavji

ze'u ku le mavji gau ralju cidja le xirma

Oats have long been the main food for horses.

x1 is a quantity of oats [grain] of species / strain x2. See also {gurni}.

maxri

le nanba cu se zbasu fi le maxri

Bread is made of wheat.

x1 is a quantity of wheat [grain] of species / strain x2. See also {gurni}.

me

.i ti me le titla vanju

This is an example of sweet wine.

convert sumti to selbri / tanru element; x1 is specific to [sumti] in aspect x2.

me

.i ti me le dinju poi jai tasmi le laldo nu enge

This is an example of old architecture among buildings.

convert sumti to selbri / tanru element; x1 is specific to [sumti] in aspect x2.

me

xu do me le ctuca

Are you one of the teachers?

convert sumti to selbri / tanru element; x1 is specific to [sumti] in aspect x2.

me'ai

ua do mo'u klama doi la alis i ua me'ai ro drata ti zvati ji'a

Wow, you arrived, Alice! Oh well, the others are here too.

attitudinal: weaker intensity attitudinal relativizer Specifies a stronger intensity - relative to any previously specified intensity of the same UI / cmavo. See also {mau'i}, {dau'i}, {ru'e}

me'i

me'i mu prenu ca zutse bu'u le mi'u kumfa

There are less than five people sitting in the room now.

digit / number: less than.

me'o

ko jikca la'e me'o so pa pa

Dial 911!

the mathematical expression (unevaluated); convert unevaluated mathematical expression to sumti.

me'o

me'o pa re ci

123 (as a text).

the mathematical expression (unevaluated); convert unevaluated mathematical expression to sumti.

mebri

le mi'u fetsi pu se mebri le kalri

She had a forehead open.

x1 is a / the brow / forehead [projecting flat / smooth head / body-part] of x2. See also {stedu}, {flira}.

megdo

mi ponse le megdo be le ka rupnu be li ci vau bei le ka stuzi

I own three million dollars in real estate.

x1 is a million [ $1 0^{6}$ ] of x2 in dimension / aspect x3 (default is units). See also {grake}, {mitre}, {snidu}, {stero}, {delno}, {molro}, {kelvo}, {xampo}, {gradu}, {litce}, {merli}, {centi}, {decti}, {dekto}, {femti}, {gigdo}, {gocti}, {gotro}, {kilto}, {mikri}, {milti}, {nanvi}, {petso}, {picti}, {terto}, {xatsi}, {xecto}, {xexso}, {zepti}, {zetro}

megdo

e'o pilno lo pixra poi megdo le ka baitni li su'e 1 vau le ka se datni

Please choose an image that does not exceed 1 Megabyte.

x1 is a million [ $1 0^{6}$ ] of x2 in dimension / aspect x3 (default is units). See also {grake}, {mitre}, {snidu}, {stero}, {delno}, {molro}, {kelvo}, {xampo}, {gradu}, {litce}, {merli}, {centi}, {decti}, {dekto}, {femti}, {gigdo}, {gocti}, {gotro}, {kilto}, {mikri}, {milti}, {nanvi}, {petso}, {picti}, {terto}, {xatsi}, {xecto}, {xexso}, {zepti}, {zetro}

mei

mi'o re mei

You and I are two.

convert number to cardinality selbri; x1 is the mass formed from set x2 whose n member(s) are x3. [x1 is a mass with N components x3 composing set x2; x2 is an n-tuple (x2 is completely specified) (= {selmei} for reordered places); x1 forms an n-some; x3 (not necessarily a complete enumeration) are among the members of x2]; See also {cmima}, {gunma}, cmavo list {moi}.

mei

pa mei le nabmi

It is one of the problems.

convert number to cardinality selbri; x1 is the mass formed from set x2 whose n member(s) are x3. [x1 is a mass with N components x3 composing set x2; x2 is an n-tuple (x2 is completely specified) (= {selmei} for reordered places); x1 forms an n-some; x3 (not necessarily a complete enumeration) are among the members of x2]; See also {cmima}, {gunma}, cmavo list {moi}.

mei

le mi'u vo mei pu klama le mi'u kumfa

The four entered the room.

convert number to cardinality selbri; x1 is the mass formed from set x2 whose n member(s) are x3. [x1 is a mass with N components x3 composing set x2; x2 is an n-tuple (x2 is completely specified) (= {selmei} for reordered places); x1 forms an n-some; x3 (not necessarily a complete enumeration) are among the members of x2]; See also {cmima}, {gunma}, cmavo list {moi}.

mekso

lu li vo du li re su'i re li'u mekso la lojban

{li vo du li resu'i re} is a mathematical expression in Lojban.

x1 [quantifier / expression] is a mathematical expression interpreted under rules / convention x2. See also {cmaci}, {dilcu}, {fancu}, {frinu}, {jalge}, {namcu}, {parbi}, {pilji}.

mekso

zoi cy.(x+15&~15).cy. mekso le bangu poi du la c

"(x+15&~15)" is a mathematical expression in C language.

x1 [quantifier / expression] is a mathematical expression interpreted under rules / convention x2. See also {cmaci}, {dilcu}, {fancu}, {frinu}, {jalge}, {namcu}, {parbi}, {pilji}.

melbi

le mi'u ninmu cu melbi mi le ka se catlu

For me the woman is beautiful to look at.

x1 is beautiful / pleasant to x2 in aspect x3 (ka) by aesthetic standard x4. Also handsome, pretty, gorgeous, cute, comely, graceful. See also {pluka}, {xamgu}.

menli

le menli be le smani cu simsa le menli be le remna

The mind of monkeys is similar to the one of humans.

x1 is a mind / intellect / psyche / mentality / [consciousness] of body x2. (adjective:) x1 is mental / psychological / a mental phenomenon; multiple personalities (= so'i {menli}). See also {besna}, {morji}, {mucti}, {pensi}, {sanji}, {xanri}, {sevzi}, {xadni}.

mensi

do mensi mi le ka se patfu

You are my brother since we are born from the same father.

x1 is a sister of / sororal to x2 by bond / tie / standard / parent(s) x3; [not necessarily biological]. See also {bruna}, {tunba}, {tamne}, {famti}.

mentu

le nu penmi cu mentu be li ji'i xa no

The meeting is approximately 60 minutes long.

x1 is x2 minutes in duration (default is 1 minute) by standard x3. See also {junla}, {cacra}, {snidu}, {tcika}.

merko

mi'a pu rinsa le mi'u pa merko

We greeted the American.

x1 pertains to USA / American culture / nationality / dialect in aspect x2. See also {brito}, {bemro}, {ketco}, {xispo}, {glico}.

merli

mi merli le jubme li pa le ka mitre vau li pi pa

I measured the length of the table as 1 meter with accuracy 0.1 meters.

x1 (agent) measures / evaluates x2 [quantity] as x3 units on scale x4 (si'o), with accuracy x5. See also {kancu}, {rupnu}, {fepni}, {dekpu}, {gutci}, {minli}, {merli}, {bunda}, {ckilu}, {gradu}, {satci}, {centi}, {cimde}, {decti}, {dekto}, {femti}, {gigdo}, {gocti}, {gotro}, {kilto}, {kramu}, {litce}, {manri}, {megdo}, {mikri}, {milti}, {nanvi}, {petso}, {picti}, {terto}, {xatsi}, {xecto}, {xexso}, {zepti}, {zetro}.

mi

mi gleki

I'm happy.

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

mi'a

mi'a pu casnu do

We were discussing you.

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

mi'ai

mi'ai se rai troci

We try our best.

we; I (the speaker) and at least one another person English we. {mi'a}, {mi'o} and {ma'a} are more specific cases of {mi'ai}. {mi'ai} = {mi} {jo'u} {da'ai}

mi'ai

mi'ai djuno le krinu

We know the reason.

we; I (the speaker) and at least one another person English we. {mi'a}, {mi'o} and {ma'a} are more specific cases of {mi'ai}. {mi'ai} = {mi} {jo'u} {da'ai}

mi'ai

da mi'ai nabmi

We have a problem.

we; I (the speaker) and at least one another person English we. {mi'a}, {mi'o} and {ma'a} are more specific cases of {mi'ai}. {mi'ai} = {mi} {jo'u} {da'ai}

mi'e

coi mi'e la gleki

Hello, I'm La Gleki.

self vocative: self-introduction - denial of identity; identifies speaker.

mi'e

lu coi la kevin li'u lu mi'e nai la kevin li'u

"Hello, Kevin!" "I'm not Kevin."

self vocative: self-introduction - denial of identity; identifies speaker.

mi'i

le za'u xrula cu zvati le cmana mi'i le ki'otre be li ci

The flowers are present on the mountain and three kilometers around of it.

non-logical interval connective: ordered components: ... center, ... range surrounding center.

mi'o

mi'o ba renvi

You and I will survive.

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

mi'u

mi pu zukte ra mi'u

I did the same thing.

discursive: ditto. See also {mintu}.

mi'u

mi pu lebna pa cukta gi'e dunda pa cukta mi'u nai la alis

I took a book and gave another one to Alice.

discursive: ditto. See also {mintu}.

midju

ra pu sanli bu'u le midju be le mi'u dargu

He was standing in the middle of the road.

x1 is in / at the middle / center / midpoint / [is a focus] of x2; (adjective:) x1 is central. See also {lanxe}, {jbini}, {nutli}, {snuji}, {milxe}, {denmi}, {ralju}.

mifra

zoi .mifr.cni rni dn.mifr. mifra lu coi ro do li'u le ka me'o o bu pe ce'u se basti me'o ny pe ce'u

cni rni dn is an encoded Lojban phrase {coi ro do} where {n} is a replacement for {o}.

x1 is encoded / cipher text of plain-text x2 by code / coding system x3; x1 is in code; x3 is a code. Code (= {termifra}). See also {mipri}, {lerfu}, {sinxa}.

mifra

zo coi mifra le nu rinsa vau le bangu

{coi} is a greeting encoded in language.

x1 is encoded / cipher text of plain-text x2 by code / coding system x3; x1 is in code; x3 is a code. Code (= {termifra}). See also {mipri}, {lerfu}, {sinxa}.

mikce

le mi'u mikce pu minde mi le ka sipna

The doctor ordered me to sleep.

x1 doctors / treats / nurses / [cures] / is physician / midwife to x2 for ailment x3 by treatment / cure x4. Also medic; (adjective:) x1, x4 is medical; x2 is a patient of x1 (= selmikce for reordered places) ; x2 is treated by x1 person / x4 treatment / method; successfully cure transitive (= {sadmikce}, {sadvelmikce}), intransitive (= sadyselmikce, ka'orbi'o to not imply an external agent / process, though the x1 and x4 of mikce may be self / internal); treatment (= {velmikce}). See also {bilma}, {kanro}, {spita}.

mikce

le mamta be mi pu mikce mi tu'a le bekpi be mi ta'i le nu punji le jduli

My mother treated my ill back by applying an ointment.

x1 doctors / treats / nurses / [cures] / is physician / midwife to x2 for ailment x3 by treatment / cure x4. Also medic; (adjective:) x1, x4 is medical; x2 is a patient of x1 (= selmikce for reordered places) ; x2 is treated by x1 person / x4 treatment / method; successfully cure transitive (= {sadmikce}, {sadvelmikce}), intransitive (= sadyselmikce, ka'orbi'o to not imply an external agent / process, though the x1 and x4 of mikce may be self / internal); treatment (= {velmikce}). See also {bilma}, {kanro}, {spita}.

mikri

le jurme cu mikri le ka mitre li re vau le ka ganra

The microbe is 2 micrometers wide.

x1 is a millionth [ $1 0^{- 6}$ ] of x2 in dimension / aspect x3 (default is units). See also {grake}, {mitre}, {snidu}, {stero}, {delno}, {molro}, {kelvo}, {xampo}, {gradu}, {litce}, {merli}, {centi}, {decti}, {dekto}, {femti}, {gigdo}, {gocti}, {gotro}, {kilto}, {megdo}, {milti}, {nanvi}, {petso}, {picti}, {terto}, {xatsi}, {xecto}, {xexso}, {zepti}, {zetro}

milti

le jubme cu milti le ka mitre li bi no no vau le ka ganra

The table is 800 millimeters wide.

x1 is a thousandth [1 / 1000; $1 0^{- 3}$ ] of x2 in dimension / aspect x3 (default is units). See also {grake}, {mitre}, {snidu}, {stero}, {delno}, {molro}, {kelvo}, {xampo}, {gradu}, {litce}, {merli}, {centi}, {decti}, {dekto}, {femti}, {gigdo}, {gocti}, {gotro}, {kilto}, {megdo}, {mikri}, {nanvi}, {petso}, {picti}, {terto}, {xatsi}, {xecto}, {xexso}, {zepti}, {zetro}

milxe

lei djacu cu milxe le ka glare

The water is warm (not hot).

x1 is mild / non-extreme / gentle / middling / somewhat in property x2 (ka); x1 is not very x2. See also {mutce}, {traji}, {kandi}, {ruble}, {midju}, {nutli}, {ralci}.

milxe

mi milxe le ka tatpi

I'm tired to a moderate degree.

x1 is mild / non-extreme / gentle / middling / somewhat in property x2 (ka); x1 is not very x2. See also {mutce}, {traji}, {kandi}, {ruble}, {midju}, {nutli}, {ralci}.

minde

le mi'u turni pu minde mi le ka klama ca le drani

The manager ordered me to come on time.

x1 issues commands / orders to x2 for result x3 (event / state) to happen; x3 is commanded to occur. [also: x1 orders / sets / Triggers. x2 to do / bring about x3; x1 is a commander; commanded (= {termi'e})]; See also {lacri}, te {bende}, {jatna}, {ralju}, {jitro}, {turni}, {tinbe}.

minji

ti minji le ka cpacu loi djacu

This is an automated apparatus for getting water.

x1 is a machine for use / function x2; [automated apparatus, without direct function control]. Also machinery / mechanism; a machine is initiated / triggered by an agent / force, but thereafter performs its function automatically; if self-directed, (a minji is an) entity (= {zukte}). See also {cabra}, {matra}, {tutci}, {zukte}, {pilno}, {skami}.

minli

le dargu cu minli li re

The road is two kilometers long.

x1 is x2 (default 1) long local distance unit(s) [non-metric], x3 subunits, standard x4. (additional subunit places may be added as x5, x6, ...); See also {mitre}, {kilto}, {clani}, {ganra}, {condi}, {rotsu}, {rupnu}, {fepni}, {dekpu}, {gutci}, {minli}, {merli}, {bunda}, {kramu}.

minra

le djacu pu minra le gusni be fi la sol la alis le marvele barna

Water reflected the sunlight that Alice could see as marvelous spots.

x1 reflects / mirrors / echoes x2 [object / radiation] to observer / point x3 as x4; x2 bounces on x1. Also: x1 is a mirror / reflector. x2 may be light, lu'e of an imaged object; x4 may be image or echo or the same as x2 if physical object; x3 may be a path for a bounced object; ka is reflection. See also {catlu}, {viska}, {lenjo}, {pensi}.

minra

le mi'u bitmu so'i roi minra le sance

The wall echoes the sound several times.

x1 reflects / mirrors / echoes x2 [object / radiation] to observer / point x3 as x4; x2 bounces on x1. Also: x1 is a mirror / reflector. x2 may be light, lu'e of an imaged object; x4 may be image or echo or the same as x2 if physical object; x3 may be a path for a bounced object; ka is reflection. See also {catlu}, {viska}, {lenjo}, {pensi}.

mintu

tu noi nanmu gi'e dasni le pelxu cu mintu le patfu be do

That man wearing yellow is your father.

x1 is the same / identical thing as x2 by standard x3; (x1 and x2 interchangeable). (cf. panra, satci, mapti, simsa, drata, dunli, cmavo list du - which has no standard place, simxu)

mipri

mi pu mipri le mi'u torta le mi'u verba

I hid the pie from the child.

x1 keeps x2 secret / hidden from x3 by method x4; x2 is a secret; x1 hides / conceals x2. Intransitive hidden / secret, without an agent (= {selcri} or {nalterju'o}); secret (= {selmipri}). See also {stace}, {mifra}, {sivni}, {djuno}, {cirko}, {jarco}.

mirli

co'a le ka jbena vau le mirli cu kakne le ka sanli

A baby deer can stand as soon as it is born.

x1 is a deer / elk / moose / [hart / stag / doe] of species / breed x2. See also {mabru}, {danlu}.

misno

la su'o da cu jai misno le pilno be la lojban

Someone (having such a name) is famous among Lojban speakers.

x1 (person / object / event) is famous / renowned / is a celebrity among community of persons x2 (mass). Also celebrated / well-known; (derogative meanings:) notorious / infamous (= malmi'o; these could also be expressed using the referenced words). See also se {sinma}, {banli}.

misno

le lisri be le nu pa le ralju dinju cu se darxi so'o vlipa dacti pu traji le ka misno le xabju be le bu'u gugde

The story of one of the main buildings being hit by some powerful objects was one of the most famous events for people of this country.

x1 (person / object / event) is famous / renowned / is a celebrity among community of persons x2 (mass). Also celebrated / well-known; (derogative meanings:) notorious / infamous (= malmi'o; these could also be expressed using the referenced words). See also se {sinma}, {banli}.

misno

la kevin co'a jai misno fai le nu ri finti le cfika

Kevin became famous as an author of fiction.

x1 (person / object / event) is famous / renowned / is a celebrity among community of persons x2 (mass). Also celebrated / well-known; (derogative meanings:) notorious / infamous (= malmi'o; these could also be expressed using the referenced words). See also se {sinma}, {banli}.

misno

la kevin pu zenba le ka jai misno fai le nu ri finti le cfika

Kevin rose to fame by writing fiction.

x1 (person / object / event) is famous / renowned / is a celebrity among community of persons x2 (mass). Also celebrated / well-known; (derogative meanings:) notorious / infamous (= malmi'o; these could also be expressed using the referenced words). See also se {sinma}, {banli}.

mitre

ti voi tanxe cu mitre li pa le ka clani

This box is one meter in length.

x1 is x2 meter(s) [metric unit] in length (default 1) measured in direction x3 by standard x4. See also {kilto}, {centi}, {decti}, {dekto}, {femti}, {gigdo}, {gocti}, {gotro}, {gutci}, {litce}, {megdo}, {mikri}, {milti}, {minli}, {nanvi}, {petso}, {picti}, {terto}, {xatsi}, {xecto}, {xexso}, {zepti}, {zetro}.

mitysisku

mi mitysisku le sunla skaci le nenri be le vi kumfa

I'm looking for a woolen skirt among things in this room.

mixre

le vacri cu mixre so'o gapci

Air is a mixture of several gases.

x1 (mass) is a mixture / blend / colloid / commingling with ingredients including x2. x2 mingles / mixes / blends into x1; x2 is in x1, an ingredient / part / component / element of x1 (= selxre for reordered places). See also {salta}, te {runta}, {stasu}, {jicla}, {sanso}.

mlana

le mi'u tanxe cu mlana le mi'u bitmu

The box is to the side of the wall.

x1 is to the side of / lateral to x2 and facing x3 from point of view / in-frame-of-reference x4. (cf. crane, trixe, pritu, zunle which differ in that the direction of facing is the front and not the lateral side. The x4 of mlana may be either the front, or back side of x2, korbi)

mlatu

le ka kucli cu catra le mlatu

Curiosity killed the cat.

x1 is a cat / [puss / pussy / kitten] [feline animal] of species / breed x2; (adjective:) x1 is feline. See also {cinfo}, {tirxu}, {gerku}.

mlatu

mi ralte pa mlatu e pa gerku

I keep a cat and a dog.

x1 is a cat / [puss / pussy / kitten] [feline animal] of species / breed x2; (adjective:) x1 is feline. See also {cinfo}, {tirxu}, {gerku}.

mleca

pe'i le tcati cu mleca le ckafi le ka kukte vau so'i da

I think tea is much less tasty than coffee.

x1 is less than x2 in property / quantity x3 (ka / ni) by amount x4. Also negative (= {nonme'a}). See also cmavo list {me'a}, cmavo list {su'o}, {jdika}, {zmadu}, {traji}.

mledi

le mledi pu sinxa le nu le mi'u kumfa cu cilmo

Mold was a sign that the room was damp.

x1 is a mold / fungus / mushrooms / truffles of species / strain x2 parasitic / growing on x3. See also {clika}.

mligla

le vacri co'a mligla

The air became warm.

mluni

so'i da rutni mluni le mi'u terdi

There are many satellites orbiting the Earth.

x1 is a satellite / moon orbiting x2 with characteristics x3, orbital parameters x4. See also {plini}, {solri}, {lunra}.

mo

do mo

How are you?

pro-bridi: bridi / selbri / brivla question.

mo

la .lojban. cu mo

What is Lojban?

pro-bridi: bridi / selbri / brivla question.

mo'a

mo'a snuji cu cpana le mi'u jubme

There are too few sandwiches on the table.

digit / number: too few; subjective.

mo'e

li mo'e re gerku su'i mo'e ci mlatu cu du li mo'e mu danlu

Two dogs + three cats are five animals.

convert sumti to mex operand; sample use in story arithmetic: [3 apples] + [3 apples] = what.

mo'i

do mo'i ca'u cadzu

You walk towards my front.

mark motions in space-time.

mo'i

ko catke mo'i zu'a

Push it to the left.

mark motions in space-time.

mo'o

pa mo'o pu zu ku zasti fa pa nanmu e pa ninmu

Chapter 1. Long ago lived a man and a woman.

higher-order utterance ordinal suffix; converts a number to ordinal, usually a section / chapter.

mo'u

xu do mo'u jukpa

Are you done with cooking?

interval event contour: at the natural ending point of ...; completive | >|<.

mo'u

mi mo'u citka ro plise

I've eaten up all apples.

interval event contour: at the natural ending point of ...; completive | >|<.

mo'u

mo'u nai ku mi pu zbasu le dinju ze'a le masti

I built houses for a month.

interval event contour: at the natural ending point of ...; completive | >|<.

mo'u

mi mo'u klama le xotli le ralju klaji

I arrived at the hotel via the main street.

interval event contour: at the natural ending point of ...; completive | >|<.

mo'u

mi kakne le ka mo'u klama le cmana

I can reach the mountain.

interval event contour: at the natural ending point of ...; completive | >|<.

mo'u

le nu mi mo'u klama pu spaji le za'u da

My arrival surprised them.

interval event contour: at the natural ending point of ...; completive | >|<.

moi

le vi cukta cu me mi moi

This book is mine.

convert number to ordinal selbri; x1 is (n)th member of set x2 ordered by rule x3.

moi

mi ci moi le pendo le ka ce'u ce'u cinba

I kiss all but two of my friends.

convert number to ordinal selbri; x1 is (n)th member of set x2 ordered by rule x3.

moi

le cmaci cu ro moi le'i saske le ka ce'u ce'u zmadu fi le ka mi se la'u li xo kau djica le nu mi tadni ce'u

Math is the last subject that I want to study.

convert number to ordinal selbri; x1 is (n)th member of set x2 ordered by rule x3.

moi

le'e vlaste cu pa moi le'i cukta le ka mi ta'e tcidu fi ce'u e ba bo ce'u

Dictionaries are often the first among books I look into.

convert number to ordinal selbri; x1 is (n)th member of set x2 ordered by rule x3.

mokca

le nu jamna cu mokca po'o le remna citri

The war is just a point in human history.

x1 is a point / instant / moment [0-dimensional shape / form] in / on / at time / place x2. x1 is dimensionless. See also {jipno}, {jganu}, {linji}, {stuzi}, {tcika}.

mokca

le mi'u terdi cu mokca po'o le mi'u munje

The Earth is just a point in the Universe.

x1 is a point / instant / moment [0-dimensional shape / form] in / on / at time / place x2. x1 is dimensionless. See also {jipno}, {jganu}, {linji}, {stuzi}, {tcika}.

moklu

e'e kalri fa le moklu be do

Open your mouth.

x1 is a / the mouth / oral cavity [body-part] of x2; (metaphor: entrance / intake for consumption). (adjective:) x1 is oral. See also {ctebi}, {denci}, {tance}.

molki

ti molki le ka zalvi le gurni

This is a mill grinding grain.

x1 is a mill / foundry / industrial plant / [assembly line] performing process x2. (unlike fanri,) need not produce a product; grain mill (= {grumlo}), grinding mill (= {zalmlo}, {zalmlotci}, {zalmloca'a}). See also {gasta}, {gurni}, {tirse}, {fanri}, {zalvi}.

molro

lo ka tabno gi'e grake li pa re cu ka molro li pa

12 grams of carbon is one mole in amount.

x1 is x2 mole(s) [metric unit] in substance (default is 1) by standard x3. See also {centi}, {decti}, {dekto}, {femti}, {gigdo}, {gocti}, {gotro}, {kilto}, {megdo}, {mikri}, {milti}, {nanvi}, {petso}, {picti}, {terto}, {xatsi}, {xecto}, {xexso}, {zepti}, {zetro}.

monsuta

le mi'u monsuta pu cisma tai le ka kusru

The monster smiled in a cruel way (the monster's smile was cruel).

morji

mi morji fi le bu'u tcadu fe le du'u pu za le nanca be li pa no no cu ralju tcadu le bu'u gugde

I remember about this city that 100 years ago it was the main city of this country.

x1 remembers / recalls / recollects fact(s) / memory x2 (du'u) about subject x3. See also cmavo list {ba'anai}, {menli}, {pensi}, {sanji}, {djuno}, {notci}.

morji

mi co'u morji le du'u sarcu fa le nu mi cusku ma kau

I forgot what to say.

x1 remembers / recalls / recollects fact(s) / memory x2 (du'u) about subject x3. See also cmavo list {ba'anai}, {menli}, {pensi}, {sanji}, {djuno}, {notci}.

morna

mi nelci le morna be le pezli bei le du'u le gunma be ri cu cirkulo

I like patterns of leaves that form circles.

x1 is / reflects / represents a pattern of forms / events x2 arranged according to structure x3. [x3 is a model for x1 (= {termontai}, or the more abstract = {termonsi'o}); image (= {gusmo'a}, {nenmo'a}, {dairmo'a}, {selylenmo'a}, {selmirmo'a}, {velmirmo'a}, but also all of these -tai instead of -mo'a for the ideal)]; See also {ciste}, {ganzu}, {marji}, {slilu}, {stura}, {tarmi}, {boxna}, {cimde}, {gidva}, {jimpe}, {rilti}.

morsi

xo da pu co'a morsi

How many died?

x1 is dead / has ceased to be alive. Die / mortal (= {mrobi'o}, {co'urji'e}). See also {jmive}, {catra}, {betri}.

mosra

le mi'u mlatu pu ru'i se mosra le kerfa be mi le milxe

The cat was mildly rubbing against my head.

x1 is friction [force opposing motion] due to contact / rubbing between x2 and x3; (fe) x2 rubs x3. Also x2 scrubs / wipes / brushes (against) x3 (= {seltermosra}); non-agentive rub (= {termosra}). See also {sakli}, {sraku}, {jabre}, {satre}, {guska}, {pencu}, {spali}.

mosra

ai mi jai gau mosra fi le mi'u jubme fe le bukpu

I'm going to wipe the table with a cloth.

x1 is friction [force opposing motion] due to contact / rubbing between x2 and x3; (fe) x2 rubs x3. Also x2 scrubs / wipes / brushes (against) x3 (= {seltermosra}); non-agentive rub (= {termosra}). See also {sakli}, {sraku}, {jabre}, {satre}, {guska}, {pencu}, {spali}.

mraji

ra crepu le mraji

He is harvesting rye.

x1 is a quantity of rye [grain] of species / strain x2. See also {gurni}.

mrilu

mi pu mrilu pa se dunda pa pendo pa diklo tcana pa sivni

I mailed a present to a friend from a local post office via a private mail system.

x1 mails / posts [transfer via intermediary service] x2 to recipient address x3 from mailbox / post office / sender address x4 by carrier / network / system x5. Also x4 post office, mailbox. (cf. benji In which the medium need not be a 3rd party service / system, and x2 need not consist of discrete units. notci, xatra, tcana)

mrilu

mi pu mrilu pa notci fu le kibro

I sent a message via the internet.

x1 mails / posts [transfer via intermediary service] x2 to recipient address x3 from mailbox / post office / sender address x4 by carrier / network / system x5. Also x4 post office, mailbox. (cf. benji In which the medium need not be a 3rd party service / system, and x2 need not consist of discrete units. notci, xatra, tcana)

mruli

mi ne se pi'o pa mruli pu setca pa dinko le mi'u bitmu

Using a hammer I hammered a nail into the wall.

x1 [tool] is a hammer for / hammers x2 [target] consisting of weight / head x3 propelled by x4. See also {tutci}.

mruli

ti zmiku mruli le ka setca le dinko se pi'o ce'u vau le barda le matra

This is an automatic hammer for nailing with a large head propelled by a motor.

x1 [tool] is a hammer for / hammers x2 [target] consisting of weight / head x3 propelled by x4. See also {tutci}.

mu

mu bakni pu zvati le mi'u purdi

There were 5 cows in the garden.

digit / number: 5 (digit) [five].

mu'a

mi nelci le danlu noi mu'a du le gerku e le mlatu

I like animals like, for example, dogs and cats.

discursive: for example - omitting - end examples. See also {mupli}.

mu'i

mi pu penmi la alis mu'i le ka ciksi ro da

I met Alice in order to explain everything.

mukti modal, 1st place because of motive ...

mu'o

ro mai mi jinvi le du'u za'u cukta cu jai sarcu mu'o

Finally, I think that more books are necessary, I'm done.

vocative: over (response OK) - more to come.

mu'o

ja'o dai le mi'u za'u sonci pu cliva le mi'u tcadu mu'o nai lei mi tadni

As you may conclude, the soldiers left the city ... no, that's not the end of the story, my students.

vocative: over (response OK) - more to come.

mu'oi

la alis cu mu'oi gy.prima donna.gy.

Alice is a prima donna.

mucti

le cmaci cu saske le mucti

Mathematics studies immaterial things.

x1 is immaterial / not physical / without material form. See also {marji}, {menli}, {pruxi}, {sidbo}.

mudri

ti mudri le laldo

This is wood from old trees.

x1 is a quantity of / is made of / contains wood / lumber from tree(s) of type / species x2. See also {tricu}, {stani}.

mudydei

xu mi'o ba penmi zu'ai ca le mudydei

Shall we meet each other on Thursday?

mukti

le ka vasxu le vifne cu mukti fi mi fe le ka klama se ka'a le purdi

To breathe fresh air is my motive to go to a garden.

x1 (action / event / state) motivates / is a motive / incentive for action / event x2, per volition of x3. Also; x3 is motivated to bring about result / goal / objective x2 by x1 (= termu'i for reordered places); (note that 'under conditions' BAI may apply and be appropriately added to the main predicate level or within the x2 action level). (cf. cmavo list {mu'i}, {nibli}, te {zukte} - generally better for 'goal', se {jalge}, {krinu}, {rinka}, {ciksi}, {djica}, {xlura})

mukti

ro nu finti cu se mukti su'o nu nitcu

Necessity is the motive for every invention.

x1 (action / event / state) motivates / is a motive / incentive for action / event x2, per volition of x3. Also; x3 is motivated to bring about result / goal / objective x2 by x1 (= termu'i for reordered places); (note that 'under conditions' BAI may apply and be appropriately added to the main predicate level or within the x2 action level). (cf. cmavo list {mu'i}, {nibli}, te {zukte} - generally better for 'goal', se {jalge}, {krinu}, {rinka}, {ciksi}, {djica}, {xlura})

mukti

mi te mukti le ka vitke la paris

I am going to visit Paris.

x1 (action / event / state) motivates / is a motive / incentive for action / event x2, per volition of x3. Also; x3 is motivated to bring about result / goal / objective x2 by x1 (= termu'i for reordered places); (note that 'under conditions' BAI may apply and be appropriately added to the main predicate level or within the x2 action level). (cf. cmavo list {mu'i}, {nibli}, te {zukte} - generally better for 'goal', se {jalge}, {krinu}, {rinka}, {ciksi}, {djica}, {xlura})

mulno

mi mulno le ka na kakne le ka tavla fo le fraso

I can't speak French at all.

x1 (event) is complete / done / finished; x1 (object) has become whole in property x2 by standard x3. Also perfected, entirety; (adverb / adjective:) entire, total, integral, fully, totally, wholly, completely, entirely. See also {fanmo}, {culno}, {pagbu}, {xadba}, {prane}, {jalge}, {sumji}, {munje}, {sisti}, {xadni}.

mulno

do mulno le ka jai fenki

You are completely crazy.

x1 (event) is complete / done / finished; x1 (object) has become whole in property x2 by standard x3. Also perfected, entirety; (adverb / adjective:) entire, total, integral, fully, totally, wholly, completely, entirely. See also {fanmo}, {culno}, {pagbu}, {xadba}, {prane}, {jalge}, {sumji}, {munje}, {sisti}, {xadni}.

munje

la .alis. cu se zdani le munje be le se xanri be le nei

Alice lives in the world of her fantasies.

x1 is a universe / cosmos [complete and ordered entirety] of domain / sphere x2 defined by rules x3. Also world; a universe is a kind of system, one which comprehensively encompasses its domain; e.g. 'universe of discourse', or 'world of birds'; x3 are the rules / defining principles which distinguish the universe from other universes, or from non-universe. See also {ciste}, {plini}, {kensa}, {mulno}.

mupli

le danlu pendo pe mi cu mupli le ka ca da co'a morsi vau lo'i mabru

My pet is an example that at one point all mammals die.

x1 is an example / sample / specimen / instance / case / illustration of common property(s) x2 of set x3. See also cmavo list {mu'u}, {pixra}.

mupli

le bisli noi ca'o runme cu mupli lo ka cenba kei lo'i marji

The melting piece of ice is an illustration that instances of matter change

x1 is an example / sample / specimen / instance / case / illustration of common property(s) x2 of set x3. See also cmavo list {mu'u}, {pixra}.

mupli

ti mupli lo ka narji kei lo'i mlatu

Here is an example of a cat that is orange.

x1 is an example / sample / specimen / instance / case / illustration of common property(s) x2 of set x3. See also cmavo list {mu'u}, {pixra}.

murta

le dilnu cu murta le tsani

Clouds are curtains of the sky.

x1 is a curtain / blinds / drapes for covering / obscuring aperture x2, and made of material x3. See also {canko}, {vorme}.

muslo

le mi'u za'u mei pu casnu le flalu be fi le muslo

They discussed Muslim law.

x1 pertains to the Islamic / Moslem / Koranic [Quranic] culture / religion / nation in aspect x2. Also Muslim. See also {jegvo}, {lijda}.

mutce

.i ti mutce le ka kargu

This is very expensive.

x1 is much / extreme in property x2 (ka), towards x3 extreme / direction; x1 is, in x2, very x3. Also very, pretty, a lot, immoderate / immoderately, intense, quite, extremely. See also {milxe}, {traji}, {banli}, {carmi}, {nutli}.

mutce

.i mi mutce le ka senpi

I highly doubt that.

x1 is much / extreme in property x2 (ka), towards x3 extreme / direction; x1 is, in x2, very x3. Also very, pretty, a lot, immoderate / immoderately, intense, quite, extremely. See also {milxe}, {traji}, {banli}, {carmi}, {nutli}.

muvdu

le mi'u prenu cu muvdu le bartu le mi'u dinju le mi'u canko

The person is moving to the outside from the building via the window.

x1 (object) moves to destination / receiver x2 [away] from origin x3 over path / route x4. Also mobile (= comymu'u, for the non-specific opposite of immobile); after a muvdu, object is alienated from / no longer at origin (unless physically returned there, per litru or slilu); agentive move (= {muvgau}, {muvzu'e}), non-agentive transitive move (= {muvri'a}), self-propelled (= {sezmuvgau}), motion of a part of the object (= {pagmu'u}), having a moving part (= {muvypau}, {muvyselpau}); apparent motion (= {mlumu'u}). (cf. rinci, klama (which differs in that the means of motion is explicit), litru, cliva, fatri; dunda, benji for agentive movement that does not necessarily imply alienation from origin, preja for similar movement with no agent implied, bevri, vimcu)

muvdu

la alis ba jai gau muvdu fai le mi'u tanxe pa drata kumfa

Alice will move the box to another room.

x1 (object) moves to destination / receiver x2 [away] from origin x3 over path / route x4. Also mobile (= comymu'u, for the non-specific opposite of immobile); after a muvdu, object is alienated from / no longer at origin (unless physically returned there, per litru or slilu); agentive move (= {muvgau}, {muvzu'e}), non-agentive transitive move (= {muvri'a}), self-propelled (= {sezmuvgau}), motion of a part of the object (= {pagmu'u}), having a moving part (= {muvypau}, {muvyselpau}); apparent motion (= {mlumu'u}). (cf. rinci, klama (which differs in that the means of motion is explicit), litru, cliva, fatri; dunda, benji for agentive movement that does not necessarily imply alienation from origin, preja for similar movement with no agent implied, bevri, vimcu)

muzga

ai mi vitke le muzga be le danlu

I'm going to visit the Zoo.

x1 is a museum for preserving [and possibly exhibiting] x2 at location x3. See also {citri}.

muzga

ma stuzi le mi'u muzga be le arte

Where is the museum of art?

x1 is a museum for preserving [and possibly exhibiting] x2 at location x3. See also {citri}.

na

na ku le speni be mi cu citno

It's not true that my wife is young.

bridi contradictory negator; scope is an entire bridi; logically negates in some cmavo compounds.

na

la kevin pu ku prami na je cinba mi

Kevin didn't love but kissed me.

bridi contradictory negator; scope is an entire bridi; logically negates in some cmavo compounds.

na'e

na'e vajni mi

It's not important to me.

contrary scalar negator: other than ...; not ...; a scale or set is implied.

na'e

do ba na'e snada

You won't make it (won't succeed).

contrary scalar negator: other than ...; not ...; a scale or set is implied.

na'e

na'e bo mi pu zukte

Not I did it.

contrary scalar negator: other than ...; not ...; a scale or set is implied.

na'i

lu fe pa ractu ca ma fa do pu te vecnu li'u lu le mi'u ractu na'i li'u

"A rabbit, when did you buy it?" "I didn't buy a rabbit."

discursive: metalinguistic negator. See also {naldra}, {nalmapti}.

na'i

lu i do jinvi ma le pelmeni li'u lu na'i i mi na se slabu zo pelmeni li'u

"What do you think of pelmeni?" "Nothing, I don't know this word."

discursive: metalinguistic negator. See also {naldra}, {nalmapti}.

na'o

do na'o to'e se zdile

You are a boring person.

tense interval modifier: characteristically / typically; tense / modal; defaults as time tense.

nabmi

le ka ze'a denpa na nabmi mi

To wait for a while is not a problem for me.

x1 (event / state) is a problem to / encountered by x2 in situation / task / inquiry x3. Also: x1 requires consideration by x2. See also {preti}, {danfu}, {ciksi}, {jijnu}, {jinvi}, {nandu}, {pensi}, {sidbo}, {spuda}, {raktu}.

nai

ui i ui nai

Yay! Alas!

attached to cmavo to negate them; various negation-related meanings.

nai

si'u i si'u nai

With help. Without help.

attached to cmavo to negate them; various negation-related meanings.

nai

mi zgipli le pipno gi'e nai certu

I play the piano but I'm not an expert.

attached to cmavo to negate them; various negation-related meanings.

najnimre

e'o jisra le najnimre

Orange juice, please!

nakni

ti nakni le mlatu le ka se nakpinji

This is a male cat since it has a penis.

x1 is a male / buck of species x2 evidencing masculine trait(s) x3 (ka); x1 is masculine. See also {fetsi}, {bersa}.

nakpinji

le nakpinji be le mi'u bakni co'i muvdu le nenri be le mi'u vibna

The bull's penis has entered the vagina.

nalci

le nalci be le mi'u cipni cu spofu

The bird has its wing broken.

x1 is a / the wing [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: lateral supporting surface]. See also {cipni}, {pimlu}, {rebla}.

namcu

li bi namcu

8 is a number.

x1 (li) is a number / quantifier / digit / value / figure (noun); refers to the value and not the symbol. See also {lerfu}, {mekso}, {klani}.

nanba

e'o le blabi nanba e le matne

White bread and butter, please!

x1 is a quantity of / contains bread [leavened or unleavened] made from grains x2. See also {gurni}, {panlo}, {toknu}.

nanba

mi pu smaka le mi'u nanba

I tasted the bread.

x1 is a quantity of / contains bread [leavened or unleavened] made from grains x2. See also {gurni}, {panlo}, {toknu}.

nanca

mi nanca li re mu

I am 25 years old.

x1 is x2 years in duration (default is 1 year) by standard x3; (adjective:) x1 is annual. This year (= {cabna'a}); next year (= {bavlamna'a}); last year (= {prulamna'a}). See also {detri}, {djedi}, {jeftu}, {masti}.

nanca

mi se zdani ti ze'a le nanca be li vo

I have been living here for 4 years.

x1 is x2 years in duration (default is 1 year) by standard x3; (adjective:) x1 is annual. This year (= {cabna'a}); next year (= {bavlamna'a}); last year (= {prulamna'a}). See also {detri}, {djedi}, {jeftu}, {masti}.

nandu

nandu mi fa le ka cadzu ti voi cicfoi

It's hard for me to wade through this forest.

x1 is difficult / hard / challenging for x2 under conditions x3; x1 challenges (non-agentive) x2. See also {frili}, {nabmi}, {jdari}, {talsa}, {tinsa}.

nanla

tu noi nanla cu mo

Who is that boy?

x1 is a boy / lad [young male person] of age x2 immature by standard x3. Word dispreferred in metaphor / example as sexist; (use verba). See also {nixli}, {verba}, {nanmu}, {bersa}.

nanmu

o'i le mi'u nanmu cu jgari pa xarci

Careful, the man is holding a gun!

x1 is a man / men; x1 is a male humanoid person [not necessarily adult]. Word dispreferred in metaphor / example as sexist; (use remna or prenu). See also {ninmu}, {remna}, {prenu}, {makcu}, {nanla}, {bersa}.

nanvi

mi ganse le boxna be fo le nanvi be le ka mitre li ji'i xa mu no bei le ka clani

I sense the wave of approximately 650 nanometers in length.

x1 is a billionth / thousand-millionth [ $1 0^{- 9}$ ] of x2 in dimension / aspect x3 (default is units). See also {grake}, {mitre}, {snidu}, {stero}, {delno}, {molro}, {kelvo}, {xampo}, {gradu}, {litce}, {merli}, {centi}, {decti}, {dekto}, {femti}, {gigdo}, {gocti}, {gotro}, {kilto}, {megdo}, {mikri}, {milti}, {petso}, {picti}, {terto}, {xatsi}, {xecto}, {xexso}, {zepti}, {zetro}

narge

ti narge pa kokso le rotsu pa kukte

This is a coconut with a thick shell and a tasty kernel.

x1 is a nut [body-part: hard-shelled fruit] from plant / species x2 with shell x3 and kernel x4. Also x4 nucleus, center (= {velnarge} for place reordering). See also {grute}, {stagi}, {jbari}, {midju}.

narju

le mi'u solri cu narju

The sun is orange.

x1 is orange [color adjective]. See also {skari}, {blabi}, {xekri}, {kandi}, {carmi}, {xunre}, {pelxu}, {solji}.

natfe

le du'u la edvard pu zvati la nipon cu natfe le se sruma be mi

The fact that Eduard was in Japan contradicts my assumption.

x1 (du'u) contradicts / denies / refutes / negates x2 (du'u) under rules / logic x3. Also exception (= {nafmupli}); agentive contradict / deny (= nafxu'a or {tolxu'a}). See also {nibli}, {tugni}, {zanru}, {xusra}.

natmi

le se natmi be ma cu se zdani le vi se kuspe

People of what nationality live in this area?

x1 is a nation / ethnic group of peoples x2; [people sharing a history / culture]. See also {jecta}, {kulnu}, {lanzu}, {gugde}, {bangu}, {cecmu}.

natmi

do se natmi ma

What is your nationality?

x1 is a nation / ethnic group of peoples x2; [people sharing a history / culture]. See also {jecta}, {kulnu}, {lanzu}, {gugde}, {bangu}, {cecmu}.

natmi

.i mi se natmi

I belong to an ethnic group.

x1 is a nation / ethnic group of peoples x2; [people sharing a history / culture]. See also {jecta}, {kulnu}, {lanzu}, {gugde}, {bangu}, {cecmu}.

nau

mi pu djuno le du'u la alis nau pu pu mo'u klama

I knew that Alice had arrived (before I knew).

tense: refers to current space / time reference absolutely.

nau

mi pu djuno le du'u la alis pu mo'u klama

I knew that Alice had arrived (before I knew).

tense: refers to current space / time reference absolutely.

navni

la argon cu navni

Argon is an inert gas.

x1 is a quantity of / contains / is made of inert gas of type x2 [neon / argon / radon / xenon / krypton]. Default neon. See also {xukmi}, {gapci}.

naxle

da jdika naxle pa lalxe pa rirxe le foldi be le se xrula

There is a narrow channel to a pool from a river, it goes through flower fields.

x1 is a canal / channel to x2 from x3 with route x4. x2 / x3 may be unordered. See also {pluta}, {rirxe}, {klaji}, {dargu}.

nazbi

le nazbi be do cu lenku

Your have a cold nose.

x1 is the nose [body-part] of x2 with nostril(s) / nasal passage(s) x3; [metaphor: protrusion]. Also (adjective:) nasal. See also {degji}, {panci}, {sumne}, {tance}.

ne

mi pu cusku no da pe le mi'u nabmi

I said nothing about the problem.

non-restrictive relative phrase marker: which incidentally is associated with ...

ne

mi ne se mau do cu clani

I'm taller than you.

non-restrictive relative phrase marker: which incidentally is associated with ...

ne'a

ko klama ne'a mi

Come along with me.

location tense relation / direction; approximating / next to ...

ne'i

le vacri ca lenku ne'i le zdani be mi

The air is cold inside my house.

location tense relation / direction; within / inside of / into ...

ne'i

xu do kakne le ka viska ne'i le manku

Can you see in the dark?

location tense relation / direction; within / inside of / into ...

nei

mi ca'o lumci le nei

I'm washing myself.

pro-bridi: repeats the current bridi.

nei

do zbasu no da le se nei

You are making nothing out of nothing.

pro-bridi: repeats the current bridi.

nejni

ba barda fa le nejni be le ka muvdu bei ti noi rokci

It will consume a lot of energy to move this rock.

x1 is energy of type x2 in form x3. Ray / beam (= {nenli'i}). See also {marji}, {tarmi}, {kantu}, {lazni}, {livla}.

nelci

mi nelci ro nu do cusku le simsa

I like whenever you say such things.

x1 is fond of / likes / has a taste for x2 (object / state). See also {cinmo}, {djica}, {pluka}, {prami}, {rigni}, {sinma}, {trina}, {xebni}, {cuxna}, {pendo}.

nelci

mi nelci lo'e ckafi ne se mau

I prefer coffee.

x1 is fond of / likes / has a taste for x2 (object / state). See also {cinmo}, {djica}, {pluka}, {prami}, {rigni}, {sinma}, {trina}, {xebni}, {cuxna}, {pendo}.

nenri

rau finpe cu nenri le vi rirxe

There are plenty of fish in this river.

x1 is in / inside / within x2; x1 is on the inside / interior of x2 [totally within the bounds of x2]. Indicates total containment. (cf. se vasru (for containment that need not be total), jbini, zvati, cpana, sruri, senta, snuji, bartu, diklo, jibni, jinru, setca)

nenri

le mi'u ctuca pu klama le nenri

The teacher came in.

x1 is in / inside / within x2; x1 is on the inside / interior of x2 [totally within the bounds of x2]. Indicates total containment. (cf. se vasru (for containment that need not be total), jbini, zvati, cpana, sruri, senta, snuji, bartu, diklo, jibni, jinru, setca)

nenri

mi pu punji fi le nenri be le minji be le nu lenku

I put it into the fridge.

x1 is in / inside / within x2; x1 is on the inside / interior of x2 [totally within the bounds of x2]. Indicates total containment. (cf. se vasru (for containment that need not be total), jbini, zvati, cpana, sruri, senta, snuji, bartu, diklo, jibni, jinru, setca)

ni

mi zenba le ni sutra

My rapidity increases.

abstractor: quantity / amount abstractor; x1 is quantity / amount of [bridi] measured on scale x2.

ni'a

gau ko stodi ni'a lei papri

Keep it under papers.

location tense relation / direction; downwards / down from ...

ni'i

do srera fau le nu do pilno le datni pe mi i ni'i bo u'u mi pu te mu'i nai smusku su'o jitfa

You are wrong when using my data just because (sorry!) I unintentionally said a false thing.

nibli modal, 1st place logically; logically because ...

ni'o

mi ze'u na tavla do ni'o ei mi ca cliva

I haven't talked to you in a long time. Well, now I should leave.

discursive: paragraph break; introduce new topic.

ni'u

li ni'u ci du li re vu'u mu

'-3 = 2 - 5'.

digit / number: minus sign; negative number); default any negative.

nibli

da zo'u le ka djica da cu nibli le ka claxu da

Wanting something implies lacking it.

x1 logically necessitates / entails / implies action / event / state x2 under rules / logic system x3. See also {natfe}, {rinka}, {mukti}, {krinu}, cmavo list {ni'i}, {jalge}, {logji}.

nibli

le ka frili na nibli le ka xamgu

Being easy doesn't imply that it is good.

x1 logically necessitates / entails / implies action / event / state x2 under rules / logic system x3. See also {natfe}, {rinka}, {mukti}, {krinu}, cmavo list {ni'i}, {jalge}, {logji}.

nicte

a'o pluka nicte

Good night! (a well-wish)

x1 is a nighttime of day x2 at location x3; (adjective:) x1 is at night / nocturnal. Tonight (= {cabycte}); tomorrow night (= {bavlamcte}, even when tonight is still in the future); last night (= {prulamcte}). See also {donri}, {djedi}, {tcika}.

nicte

mi ba zvati le boske ca le nicte be le cabdei bei vo'e

Tonight I will be in the forest.

x1 is a nighttime of day x2 at location x3; (adjective:) x1 is at night / nocturnal. Tonight (= {cabycte}); tomorrow night (= {bavlamcte}, even when tonight is still in the future); last night (= {prulamcte}). See also {donri}, {djedi}, {tcika}.

nikle

le nikle cu me le jinme poi jdari gi'e se romge

Nickel is a hard metal with reflective surface.

x1 is made of / contains / is a quantity of nickel / other metal resistant to oxidation. See also {jinme}.

nilce

le za'u vi te gusni cu nilce le mi'u kumfa le du'u ri jai zdile

These light sources furnishes the room making it amusing.

x1 [furniture items] furnishes x2 [location] serving purpose / function x3. See also {ckana}, {jubme}, {sfofa}, {stizu}, {dacru}.

nimre

ti noi nimre cu kukte gi'i kurki

Is this citrus sweet or bitter?

x1 is a quantity of citrus [fruit / tree, etc.] of species / strain x2. See also {grute}, {slari}, {slami}, {xukmi}.

ninmu

pa melbi ninmu poi se kerfa le pelxu pu cadzu bu'u le mi'u panka

A pretty woman with yellow hair was walking in the park.

x1 is a woman / women; x1 is a female humanoid person [not necessarily adult]. Word dispreferred in metaphor / example as sexist; (use remna or prenu). See also {nanmu}, {remna}, {prenu}, {makcu}, {nixli}.

nirna

le nirna be pa degji be mi cu spofu

Nerves in my finger don't work.

x1 is a nerve / neuron [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: information / control network connection]. Also (adjective:) x1 is neural. See also ve {benji}.

nitcu

mi nitcu le nu mi di'a zvati le zdani vau le nu mi cpacu lei ckiku

I need to return home to get the keys.

x1 needs / requires / is dependent on / [wants] necessity x2 for purpose / action / stage of process x3. No implication of lack. See also {banzu}, {cidja}, {claxu}, {pindi}, {xebni}, {sarcu}, {lacri}, {djica}, {taske}, {xagji}.

nitcu

mi nitcu le nu da tavla mi

I need someone to talk to me.

x1 needs / requires / is dependent on / [wants] necessity x2 for purpose / action / stage of process x3. No implication of lack. See also {banzu}, {cidja}, {claxu}, {pindi}, {xebni}, {sarcu}, {lacri}, {djica}, {taske}, {xagji}.

nivji

le mi'u nixli cu nivji pa creka le lanme sunla

The girl is knitting a sweater from fleece.

x1 (agent) knits x2 [cloth / object] from yarn / thread x3. See also {cilta}, {fenso}, {jivbu}, {pijne}.

nixli

le mi'u nixli cu cisma fa'a mi

The girl smiled at me.

x1 is a girl [young female person] of age x2 immature by standard x3. Word dispreferred in metaphor / example as sexist; (use verba). See also {nanla}, {verba}, {ninmu}.

no

no bramlatu ca zvati le cicfoi

There are no big cats in the forest.

digit / number: 0 (digit) [zero].

no'a

xu la alis cu zukte le se nupre be le no'a

Does Alice keep her words?

pro-bridi: repeats the bridi in which this one is embedded.

no'a

mi gleki le nu no'a

I'm happy because I'm happy.

pro-bridi: repeats the bridi in which this one is embedded.

no'e

le mi'u creka cu no'e cmalu

The shirt is medium in size.

midpoint scalar negator: neutral point between je'a and to'e; not really.

no'e

mi no'e certu tu'a la lojban

I'm fine in Lojban, neither a newbie, nor an expert.

midpoint scalar negator: neutral point between je'a and to'e; not really.

no'e

le vacri ca no'e glare

It's neither cold, nor hot now, it's in between.

midpoint scalar negator: neutral point between je'a and to'e; not really.

no'i

do zenba le ka certu tu'a la lojban no'i mi jinvi le du'u le jufra pe do na mulno drani

You are becoming more and more proficient in Lojban. Back to the previous topic, I think your sentence wasn't fully correct.

discursive: paragraph break; resume previous topic.

no'o

mi se degji no'o da

I have a usual number of fingers.

digit / number: typical / average value.

nobli

le mi'u nixli cu nobli le ka tarti

The girl is aristocratic in her behavior.

x1 is noble / aristocratic / elite / high-born / titled in / under culture / society / standard x2. Also upper-class; high / low, upper / lower are poor Lojban metaphors; note x2 standard applies when the title / nobility is not recognized culture / society wide; this would include self-assumed titles. See also {banli}.

nobli

mi nobli le ka jbena ma kau

I am noble by birth.

x1 is noble / aristocratic / elite / high-born / titled in / under culture / society / standard x2. Also upper-class; high / low, upper / lower are poor Lojban metaphors; note x2 standard applies when the title / nobility is not recognized culture / society wide; this would include self-assumed titles. See also {banli}.

noi

mi nelci le pa ninmu noi mi ta'e zgana bu'u le panka

I like a woman, whom I habitually see in the park.

non-restrictive relative clause; attaches subordinate bridi with incidental information.

noi

mi nelci pa ninmu

I like a woman.

non-restrictive relative clause; attaches subordinate bridi with incidental information.

noi

mi tavla do noi mi prami ke'a

I'm talking to you whom I love.

non-restrictive relative clause; attaches subordinate bridi with incidental information.

nolraitru

xu do nolraitru le mi'u munje

Are you the king of the world?

notci

mi pu zukte le ka da notci le cipra gi'e se jufra lu mi'a nu'o djuno li'u

I made a statement about the experiment: "We don't know yet."

x1 is a message / notice / memorandum about subject x2 from author x3 to intended audience x4. Emphasis on brevity, single or identifiable subject (contrast with xatra: the emphasis in notci is on the single or cohesively focused subject, while the audience is less defined - indeed only an 'intended' audience. xatra need not have a single or focussed subject - its corresponding place is for 'content'); reminder / memo / note (= {mojnoi}). See also {xatra}, {nuzba}, {mrilu}, {morji}.

notci

le turni ba skicu pa notci be le cnino jikni

The governor will announce a new economic system.

x1 is a message / notice / memorandum about subject x2 from author x3 to intended audience x4. Emphasis on brevity, single or identifiable subject (contrast with xatra: the emphasis in notci is on the single or cohesively focused subject, while the audience is less defined - indeed only an 'intended' audience. xatra need not have a single or focussed subject - its corresponding place is for 'content'); reminder / memo / note (= {mojnoi}). See also {xatra}, {nuzba}, {mrilu}, {morji}.

nu

.i la .alis. cu nitcu le nu su'o da bevri le birje le nei

Alice needs to be given beer.

abstractor: generalized event abstractor; x1 is state / process / achievement / activity of [bridi]. Terminated with {kei}.

nu

mi gleki le nu do klama

I am happy that you came.

abstractor: generalized event abstractor; x1 is state / process / achievement / activity of [bridi]. Terminated with {kei}.

nu

le nu prami cu nu gunka

Loving is working.

abstractor: generalized event abstractor; x1 is state / process / achievement / activity of [bridi]. Terminated with {kei}.

nu'e

mi ba no roi zukte le simsa za'u re'u vau nu'e do

I will never do that again, I promise you.

vocative: promise - promise release - un-promise.

nu'e

nu'e cu'i do mi ba troci

I'll try, but I don't promise anything.

vocative: promise - promise release - un-promise.

nu'e

nu'e nai do i se la'u li du'e tilju

I take my promise back, it's too heavy.

vocative: promise - promise release - un-promise.

nu'o

mi nu'o zvati tu noi panka

I have never been to the park over there.

modal aspect: can but has not; unrealized potential.

nu'o

mi nu'o snada

I haven't succeeded yet.

modal aspect: can but has not; unrealized potential.

nu'o

.i mi pu pu'o je nu'o pencu

I almost touched it.

modal aspect: can but has not; unrealized potential.

nubu

mi djica le nu do kansa mi i xu nu bu cumki

I want you to accompany me. Is this possible?

nudle

mi pu citka le stasu poi vasru le nudle

I ate a soup with noodles.

nudle

mi pu citka le nudle ca le cabdei pa re'u

Today was the first time I ate noodles.

nukni

le mi'u pa xrula cu nukni

The flower has a magenta color.

x1 is magenta / fuchsia / purplish-red [color adjective]. See also {skari}, {blabi}, {xekri}, {kandi}, {carmi}, {xunre}, {zirpu}.

nupre

mi pu nupre fi la alis le ka sidju ri va'o le nu ri smaji

I made Alice a promise to help her on condition that she keeps silence.

x1 (agent) promises / commits / assures / threatens x2 (event / state) to x3 [beneficiary / victim]. See also {kajde}, {xusra}.

nurma

le mi'u nurma cu jai pluka

The countryside is pleasant.

x1 is a rural / rustic / pastoral area of x2; x1 is in the country. See also {jarbu}, {rarna}, {tcadu}, {cange}.

nutli

la lojban cu nutli le ka ma kau mapti ce'u le ka traji fi le kulnu

Lojban is neutral in terms of what culture matches it best.

x1 is neutral / not taking sides / medial / not towards any extreme on scale / in dissension x2. Also x2 dispute / struggle (though x2 is not limited to disagreements, which is merely one manifestation of scalar or distributed values in which there is a medial position). See also {midju}, {lanxe}, {milxe}, {mutce}, cmavo list {no'e}.

nuzba

ma nuzba

What's up? What are the news?

x1 (du'u) is news / tidings / new information about subject x2 from source x3, to observer x4. See also {cnino}, {notci}.

nuzba

no da nuzba fi mi fo do

No news from me for you.

x1 (du'u) is news / tidings / new information about subject x2 from source x3, to observer x4. See also {cnino}, {notci}.

nuzba

le nuzba be le mi'u tcini pu se terpa

News about the situation were frightening.

x1 (du'u) is news / tidings / new information about subject x2 from source x3, to observer x4. See also {cnino}, {notci}.

nuzba

nuzba fa le nu mi pu te vecnu pa fonxa

The news are that I bought a phone.

x1 (du'u) is news / tidings / new information about subject x2 from source x3, to observer x4. See also {cnino}, {notci}.

nuzba

le du'u no da nuzba cu xamgu nuzba

No news are good news.

x1 (du'u) is news / tidings / new information about subject x2 from source x3, to observer x4. See also {cnino}, {notci}.

o

la alis o la kevin cu lumci le kumfa

Either both Alice and Kevin clean a room or neither of them do.

logical connective: sumti afterthought biconditional / iff / if-and-only-if.

o'a

o'a ca ti mi kakne le ka limna

Now I am able to swim.