2005-02-24

zenba=increase=~多duo1;加jia1

zenba:=x1 (experiencer) increases/is incremented/augmented in property/quantity x2 by amount x3

ko zenba lo ka sutra = faster = 快点

“lo” is an article. ka = quality; property.

多=many; more. 加=add. 快=fast.点=little; some; bit; point. 快点=faster a bit; faster.




2005-02-18

blanu=blue=藍lan2

blanu:=x1 is blue

ta blanu je zdani=that is-blue and is-a-house=那是蓝色也是房fang2子

je=and. 房=room. 房子=house. 蓝=藍

2004-06-22

xunre=red=紅 hong2

xunre:=x1 is red/crimson/ruddy [color adjective]

barda je xunre gerku=big and red, dog=大da4红狗gou3

barda=big, gerku=dog, je=and.

大=big, 狗=dog.

Lojban grammar: See section 6.2 at http://lojban.org/publications/reference_grammar/chapter5.html

2004-06-19

jundi ≈ listen, attentive ≈ 听 ting1

jundi:=x1 is attentive towards/attends/tends/pays attention to object/affair x2

mi jundi=i listen=我听
mi ca jundi=i'm listening=我在听 wo zai4 ting1
mi pu jundi=i listened=我听了le3

the “ca” before the main word means “presently, now, current”. The “pu” means past.

mi jundi le nuzba=i listen to news=我听新闻xin1wen2

聽=听. 在=at. 了 is usually added at the end to mean past. 新=new. 闻=news.

2004-06-18

brife=wind=风 feng1

brife:=x1 is a breeze/wind/gale from direction x2 with speed x3; x1 blows from x2

berti brife=northen wind=北风 bei3 feng1
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