User:Gleki/Lojban Dictionary with Examples
a [conjunction for nouns] — and/or
- ei mi tavla la alis a la kevin — I need to speak to Alice or Kevin (or to both of them).
- Related words: ja, a, e, ji, o, u
a'a [interjection] — attention, a'acu'i — inattentiveness, a'anai — avoiding
- a'a ko ca'o skicu — I'm listening, go on talking!
- .a'a cu'i ko denpa lo nu mi jai gau mulno ti — Eh, just a second, let me finish this.
- a'a nai mi na tirna — La, la, la, I'm not listening.
- Related words: jundi, rivbi
a'e [interjection] — alertness, a'enai — exhaustion
- a'e ba vlile tcima — It's going to be a storm.
- a'enai mi ba klama lo ckana — Yaaaawn, I'm going to bed.
- Related words: sanji, cikna, tatpi
a'ei [interjection] — Come on! (call, instigation, invocation)
- a'ei klama lo zdani — Let's go home.
- do a'ei co'u denpa — C'mon, what are you waiting for?
a'i [interjection] — Oomph! (effort, endeavor), a'icu'i — no special effort, a'inai — repose
- a'i mi ca'o ralte — I'm trying to hold it!
- a'i cu'i ti frili — Ah, this is easy.
- a'i nai cikre ta — Nah, why bother fixing it.
- Related words: gunka, slunandu, guksurla, troci, selprogunka
a'o [interjection] — hope, a'onai — Gah! (despair)
- a'o vamji fa lo nu zukte — I hope, it's worth doing it.
- a'onai mi co'u ponse da — Gah, I lost all my property.
- Related words: pacna
a'u [interjection] — Hmm... I wonder ... (interest), a'ucu'i — Ho-hum (disinterest), a'unai — Eww! Yuck! (repulsion)
- a'u ro jbopre cu stati prenu — Interesting, all Lojbanists are smart people.
- a'u ma krinu — Hm, what is the reason?
- .a'u cu'i do se zdani ka'ai lo nanla — It's none of my business that you live with a boy.
- a'u nai panci fa lo kalci — Yuck, that smells like shit!
- Related words: cinri, selcni
abu [pronoun] — letter 'A' aftobuso — x1(entity) is a bus, coach
- Comment: to specify passengers, engine, towns and cities etc. used in combination with karce, carce, marce, tcadu
- lo aftobuso — bus, coach.
- ma se stuzi lo tcana pe lo aftobuso pe li mu — Where is the stop of bus number 5?
- lo aftobuso pe li xo cu klama lo muzga — What's the number of the bus that goes to the museum?
- lo aftobuso karce be lo litru cu clani — Tourist's bus is long.
- Related words: sorprekarce, sorpeka, trene, taksi
ai [interjection] — I'm gonna ... (intent), aicu'i — indecision, ainai — unintentionally, accidentally
- ai mi vitke do — I'm going to visit you.
- a'icu'i mi klama lo zarci — I'm indecisive to whether I should go to a shop.
- ainai mi pu darxi do — I didn't mean to hit you.
- Related words: termu'i, terzu'e, seljdi, selcu'a
akti — x1(entity) is running service x2(property of x1)
- lo akti — active, in action, working, in operation, lo se akti — active operation
- gau ko ta to'e akti — Turn that off.
- gau ko ta akti — Turn it on.
- mi jai gau ba akti fai le minji — I will get the machine running.
- lo zarci ca akti — The shop is open.
- le minji ca akti lo ka cupra lo purmo — The machine is now in operation producing flour.
- Related words: cando, spofu
alna — x1(entity) is an alder, a tree of genus Alnus of species x2(species)
- lo alna — alder
- lo galtu jimcu be lo alna cu cpana lo do xance — The high sprigs of alder are on your hand.
- Related words: tricu
ankabuta — x1(entity) is a spider of species x2(species)
- lo ankabuta — spider
- xu do terpa tu'a lo ankabuta — Are you afraid of spiders?
- Related words: insekto, cinki, danlu
arte — x1(entity) is a piece of artwork
- lo arte — piece of artwork
- lo vi arte pu jai rinka so'i nu darlu — There've been a lot of debates caused by this artwork.
- Related words: larcu, finti, pixra
arxokuna — x1(entity) is a raccoon of species x2(species)
- lo arxokuna — raccoon
- pa arxokuna cu zvati lo mi jukpa kumfa — There's a raccoon in my kitchen.
- Related words: danlu, mabru
asna — x1(event) is a posture, stance, asana of body x2(entity)
- lo asna — posture (of body), body position, stance (of body), asana
- ra co'a se asna lo ckape vi lo brafe'a — He took a dangerous pose near the abyss.
- Related words: morna
au [interjection] — Wish ... (desire), aucu'i — meh (indifference), aunai — Nuh-uh! (disinclination, reluctance)
- au e'o tcati — I'd like some tea, please.
- aucu'i do jai gau bredi fai lo cidja — You prepare the food or not .
- aunai do cliva — I don't have any preferences. I don't want you to leave.
- Related words: djica
ba [preposition] — after ... (in time). Adverb: in future, expresses future tense
- mi ba bevri — I will bring it.
ba'a [evidential] — I expect, ba'acu'i — I experience, ba'anai — I remember
- Comment: ba'a describes knowledge not yet know, ba'acu'i — knowledge being acquired at the moment of speaking, ba'anai describes already acquired knowledge. ba'a might refer to past events, which you simply don't have information about yet..
- ba'a lo mi mamta ca zvati le zdani — I expect my mother to be at home now.
- ba'a le mi pendo pu jinga — I expect my friend to have won.
- ba'acu'i lo se klani be lo sovda cu lacri lo tcika lo nu lo jipci cu jai gau cfari — In my experience, the number of eggs depends on when a hen starts.
- ba'anai do na nelci lo laldo prenu — As I remember, you don't like old people.
- Related words: bavykri, lifri, morji
ba'e [left interjection] — puts an emphasis on the following construct
- mi djuno lo du'u makau darxi ba'e la .alis. — I know who hit Alice (not someone else).
- vajni ba'e mi — It's important for ME.
- Related words: ba'e, za'e
ba'o [preposition] — in the aftermath (retrospective aspect)
- mi ba'o citka lo plise — I have eaten an apple.
- mi'o ba'o tavla — We are done talking.
- mi ba'o xagji — I'm no longer hungry.
ba'u [discursive] — exaggeration, ba'ucu'i — to be precise, literally, ba'unai — to put it mildly (understatement)
- do no ba'u roi jimpe fi mi — You never understand me.
- le pa tadni pu noba'ucu'i roi jimpe lo ve ciksi be fo mi — The student literally never understood my explanations.
- le terdi cu barda ba'unai — The Earth is bug, to put it mildly.
- Related words: satci, dukse
bacru — x1(entity) utters x2(sound, text) , lo se bacru — uttered text or sound
- ko na cladu bacru — Don't talk loud.
- ra bacru zo pano — He said "Ten".
- Related words: krixa, cusku, casnu, tavla, voksa, pinka
badna — x1(entity) is a banana fruit or plant of species x2(species)
- lo badna — banana
- ma jdima lo badna poi kilto lo grake — How much is the kilo of bananas?
- Related words: grute
badri — x1(entity) is sad about x2(event, property of x1)
- lo badri — sad, lo se badri — sad event
- mi pu badri lo nu mi pu permite le fetsi lo ka zukte makau — I was sad of what I had allowed her to do.
- Related words: klaku, gleki, betri, cinmo, junri
bai [preposition from bapli] — compelled by force ...
- mi pu stali bu'u lo zdani bai lo ka bilma — I stayed at home forced by my illness.
bajra — x1(entity) runs on surface x2(entity) using limbs x3(entity)
- lo bajra — runner
- mi bajra vi'i lo mitre be li ciki'o — I ran three thousands meters.
- xu do su'oroi senva lo ka bajra lo jdika grana lo xance be do — Have you ever dreamt of running on your hands on a narrow rod?
- Related words: cadzu, klama, litru, stapa, plipe, cpare
bakfu — x1(entity) is a pack or bundle containing x2(plural of entity) held together by x3(entity)
- lo bakfu — pack, bundle, lo se bakfu — content of a pack
- ti bakfu lo se dunda lo dasri — This is a gift packed with a ribbon into a bundle.
- Related words: daski, dakli, tanxe
bakni — x1(entity) is a cow or bovine of species x2(species)
- lo bakni — cow
- mu bakni cu zvati lo purdi — There are five cows in the garden.
- Related words: danlu
bakri — x1(entity) is some chalk
- lo bakri — chalk
- mi xebni lo bakri — I hate chalk.
- ki'ubo ri punji lo purmo lo xance — It leaves powder on hands.
- Related words: pinsi, blabi, jilka
baktu — x1(entity) is a pail, bucket containing x2(entity)
- lo baktu — bucket, pail, lo se baktu — contents of a bucket
- ko bevri lo baktu be lo festi fo lo dinju — Take the pail of bucket out of the house.
- Related words: botpi, patxu, tansi, lante, lanka
balji — x1(entity) is a bulb of plant x2(species)
- lo balji — bulb (of a plant)
- ra pu sombo lo balji be lo flora lo purdi — She planted the flower bulb in the garden.
- Related words: spati
balnema — x1(entity) is a baleen whale of species x2(species)
- lo balnema — baleen whale
- loi litru ru'i zgana lo melbi nu muvdu fa lo balnema — The tourists are watching the graceful movement of a baleen whale.
- Related words: orka
balni — x1(entity) is a balcony or shelf of structure x2(entity)
- lo balni — balcony, lo se balni — building with a balcony
- mi cpana lo balni be lo mi zdani — I am on the balcony of my home.
- i lo jvinu be fi lo balni cu melbi — The view from the balcony is beautiful.
- Related words: kajna
balre — x1(entity) is a blade of tool or weapon x2(entity)
- lo balre — blade, lo se balre — a tool or weapon with a blade
- lo balre be lo dakfu cu kinli — The blade of the knife is sharp.
- Related words: dakfu, tunta, tutci, guska, kinli, katna
balvi — x1(event) is later than or in the future of x2(event)
- lo balvi — later event, future event, lo se balvi — earlier event, past event
- lo nu la kevin cu cliva pu purci lo nu mi tsuku le xotli — Kevin left, and that happened before my arrival to the hotel.
- Related words: lidne, cabna, purci, farna
bambola — x1(entity) is a doll
- lo bambola — doll
- lo nixli cu nelci lo va bambola — The girl likes that doll.
- Related words: kelci
bambu — x1(entity) is a bamboo of variety x2(species)
- lo bambu — bamboo
- lo bambu cu torni lo brife — Bamboo bends before the wind.
- Related words: spati, tricu
bancu — x1(entity) is beyond boundary x2(same type as x1) from x3(same type as x1) in x4(property of x1 and x3 with kau)FALSE
- da lalxu gi'e bancu lo tcadu — There is a lake beyond the city.
- lo tai fasnu cu bancu lo se kakne be mi — Such things are beyond my powers.
- lo zdani cu bancu lo vu tricu ti lo ka darno ti — The house is beyond those trees from here in how far it is from here.
- Related words: dukse, ragve, zmadu, kuspe
bandu — x1(entity) defends x2(entity) from threat x3(property of x2)FALSE
- lo brife je lo carvi cu bandu lo dinju lo ka jelca — Wind and rain protect the house from burning.
- Related words: ckape, fanta, fapro, marbi, rivbi, zunti, snura, binra, lunbe, pulji
banfi — x1(entity) is an amphibian of species x2(species)
- lo banfi — amphibian
- lo remna cu simlu loka banfi — Humans look like amphibians.
- Related words: danlu, respa
bangu — x1(entity) is a language used by x2(entity) to express x3(proposition)
- lo bangu — language, lo se bangu — user of a language
- xu do se bangu la lojban — Do you speak Lojban?
- Related words: tance, cusku, ve tavla, valsi, gerna, jufra, natmi, slaka
banli — x1(entity) is great, magnificent in x2(property of x1)
- lo banli — something great
- lo xamsi cu banli lo ka se jvinu makau lo xotli kumfa — The sea looks magnificent from the hotel room.
- Related words: barda, nobli, se sinma, pluja, misno, vajni, fasnu, cizra, traji, mutce, se manci
banro — x1(entity) grows to size or into form x2(entity) from x3(entity)FALSE
- i le spati ca'o banro lo tricu lo se katna jimca — The plant is growing into a tree from a cut off branch.
- Related words: farvi, zenba, jmina, barda, makcu, ferti
banxa — x1(entity) is a bank owned by x2(entity) for banking functions x3(event)
- Comment: x2 can be a banking system
- lo banxa — bank, lo se banxa — bank owner, bank system, lo te banxa — function of bank
- ti banxa lo gugde lo ka canja fo lo kagni ije to'u ti banxa fi lo kagni — This bank owned by stated works with compaines, in short, this is a commercial bank.
- Related words: sorcu, zarci, canja, kagni
banzu — x1(event) is enough for purpose x2(event) to take place
- Comment: ???sufsi???FALSE
- lo nu mi se bangu la lojban na banzu lo nu jimpe do — My level of speaking Lojban isn't enough to understand you.
- lo nu do ca klama cu da'i banzu lo nu do tsuku ca le se tcika — Leaving now would be enough for you to arrive on time.
- banzu lo se djica be mi — It's enough for me.
- Related words: dukse, claxu, nitcu, ricfu, permite
bapli — x1(event) forces, convinces x2(event) to occur
- lo bapli — force
- lo tcima pu bapli lo nu ra stali lo zdani — The violent weather forced him to stay at home.
- lo snuti pu bapli lo nu le prenu cu zenba co jundi — The accident convinced him to be more careful.
- Related words: fanta, rinju, jimte, jitro, rinka, krinu, zukte, randa, danre, bai, marxa, tinsa, xarnu
barda — x1(entity) is big, large in length/width etc. x2(property of x1)
- lo barda — large, big
- lo tanxe pu barda lo ka se canlu — The box occupied large space.
- lo nu penmi pu barda lo ka se ditcu — The meeting lasted for a large amount of time.
- Related words: banli, clani, ganra, condi, plana, cmalu, rotsu, banro, xanto
bargu — x1(entity) is an arch over or around x2(entity)
- lo bargu — arch
- loi tricu cu bargu lo dargu — The trees form an arch over the road.
- Related words: cripu, kruvi, korcu, condi
barja — x1(entity) is a bar serving x2(entity) to customers x3(entity)
- lo barja — bar
- ti barja lo ckafi lo litru — This is a bar serving coffee to tourists.
- Related words: gusta, birje, jikru, sanmi, vanju, xotli, ckafi, se pinxe
barna — x1(entity) is a mark or spot on x2(entity)
- lo barna — mark, spot
- lo barna be lo kamju cu dergu sinxa — The mark on the pillar is a road sign.
- Related words: sinxa, pixra, se ciska, se prina
bartu — x1(entity) is outside of x2(entity)
- lo bartu — something outside, lo se bartu — something inside
- ei mi klama lo bartu be lo zdani — I should go out.
- Related words: jibni, nenri, sruri, lamji, korbi, calku, vasru
basna — x1(entity) emphasizes x2(entity) by action x3(property of x1) , lo se basna — emphasis (something emphasized)
- mi pu basna lo nu lo nu ca'o gunka cu vajni vau lo ka cladu cusku — I emphasized the importance of continuing to work by saying it aloud.
- Related words: pandi
basti — x1(entity) is a replacement for x2(entity); x1 is instead of x2
- lo basti — replacement (object), lo se basti — something replaced
- ma ba basti do — Who will replace you?
- Related words: ba'i, binra
batci — x1(entity) bites or pinches x2(entity) on or at locus x3(entity) , lo se batci — bitten
- lo gerku pu batci mi lo tuple —
The dog bit me in the leg
- Related words: denci, jgalu, guska, citka
batke — x1(entity) is a button or knob on x2(entity)
- lo batke — button
- ra pu ru'e jgari lo batke be lo kosta pe vo'a — He was holding a button of his coat.
- Related words: jadni, balji, punji, jgari, lasna
bau [preposition from bangu] — in language ...
- Comment: x2 of bangu (user of language) refers to x1 of the clause in which bau is used. x3 of bangu (expressed meaning) refers to the clause in which bau is used.
- mi tavla bau la .lojban. — I talk in Lojban language.
bavmi — x1(entity) is some barley of species x2(species)
- lo bavmi — barley
- lo bavmi cu ralju se cupra bu'u — Barley is the main product here.
- Related words: gurni
be — attaches nouns and prepositions to verb (by default starting from x2)
- ends with: be'o
- lo tixnu be mi cu melbi — My daughter is pretty.
be'e [vocative] — request to send/speak
- be'e lo nobli do mulno xu — Pardon, Sir/Madam, are you finished?
- be'e pendo — Hello, are you still there, friend?
be'i [preposition from benji] — sent by ...
- ti se dunda be'i la kevin — This a present sent by Kevin.
be'o [terminator]:starts with: BE be'u [interjection modifier] — lack/need, be'ucu'i — presence/satisfaction, be'unai — satiation
- u'ibe'u ko skicu lo drata lisri — Hehe, not that funny, tell me another story.
- uibe'ucu'i do bevri re verba mlatu noi mi pu djica — Yay, you brought the two kittens whom I wanted.
- u'ibe'unai ba'a mi ca farlu lo loldi — Ha-ha-ha, so funny, I can't laugh anymore, I might fall down to the floor now.
- Related words: claxu, nitcu, mansa
bebna — x1(entity) is foolish in x2(property of x1)
- lo bebna — fool, lo se bebna — foolish action
- ko na bebna lo ka ca'o cusku lo mintu — Don't be silly in repeating the same.
- Related words: fenki, xajmi, prije, fliba
bei [nolfamyma'o] — separates sumti attached to selbri with be
- starts with: BE
- ends with: be'o
bekpi — x1(entity) is the back, dorsum, 'posterior' body-part of x2(entity)
- Comment: not necessarily at the back of the body. Determined by bilateral symmetry of the body
- lo bekpi — back (of body)
- lo bekpi be mi za'o se cortu — My back still hurts.
- Related words: trixe, cutne
bende — x1(entity) is a team or crew of persons x2(plural of entity) led by x3(entity) for purpose x4(event)
- lo bende — team, lo se bende — member of a team, lo te bende — leader of a team, lo ve bende — purpose of a team
- mi cmima lo bende be lo stati prenu la robin lo ka tadni la lojban — I am a member of a team of smart people led by Robin and learning Lojban.
- Related words: gunma, girzu, dansu, jatna, jitro, kagni, kamni, minde, ralju, cecmu, gidva
benji — x1(entity) transmits x2(entity) to receiver x3(entity) from origin x4(entity) via x5(entity)
- lo te benji — transmission receiver. lo ve benji — origin of a transmission. lo xe benji — medium of transmission.
- mi ba benji lo xatra do fu la internet fo lo mi zdani skami — I will send you a letter via the internet from my home computer.
- lo gunka pu benji lo sinxa lo drata gunka lo galtu lo sance — A worker sent a sound signal to another worker from the above.
- Related words: muvdu, dunda, mrilu, nirna, xruti, cradi, tivni, preja, be'i, bevri, mrilu, tcana
bersa — x1(entity) is a son of x2(entity)
- lo bersa — son, lo se bersa — father of a son
- mi se bersa re da — I have two sons.
- Related words: verba, nanla, nakni, nanmu, patfu, mamta, bruna, rirni, rorci, panzi, tixnu
berti — x1(entity) is to the northern side of x2(entity)
- lo berti — northern
- lo za'u grute purdi cu berti lo tcadu — Fruit gardens are to the north of the city.
- Related words: snanu, stici, stuna, farna
besna — x1(entity) is a brain of x2(entity)
- lo besna — brain
- ko na citka lo besna be mi — Don't eat my brain!
- Related words: menli, stedu, rango, pensi
betfu — x1(entity) is a belly, abdomen, lower trunk of body x2(entity)
- lo betfu — abdomen
- lo betfu be mi cu se cortu — My belly hurts.
- Related words: cutne, livga, canti
betka — x1(entity) is a beet of variety x2(species)
- lo betka — beet
- ti ciblu na je betka — It's not blood. It's beet.
- Related words: stagi
betri — x1(event, property of x2) is a tragedy for x2(entity)
- lo betri — tragedy
- pu betri le nakni fa lo ka co'u se bersa pa da — It was a tragedy for him to lose his only son.
- Related words: badri, xlali, morsi, binra
bevri — x1(entity) brings, transports, carries x2(entity) to x3(entity) from x4(entity) by path x5(entity)
- Comment: Use teka'a to specify the origin of the thing brought
- lo bevri — carrier, lo se bevri — cargo
- mi pu bevri lo patxu be lo nudle fu'e ta'o lo purdi lo jukpa kumfa lo rokci dargu fu'o — I carried a bowl of noodles (to the garden from the kitchen via a rocky road).
- la kevin pu bevri lo gerku lo zdani — Kevin brought a dog home.
- mi pu bevri lo fonxa fo lo daski — I took the phone out of the pocket.
- Related words: bevri, muvgau, marce, muvdu, benji, klama
bi [digit/number] — 8 (digit) [eight]
- so tadni ca catlu do — There are 9 students looking at you.
bi'i [conjunction] — between ... and ...
- mi sanli lo dinju bi'i lo rirxe — I am standing between a house and a river.
bi'o [conjunction] — between ... and ... (ordered)
- mi gunka ti'u li bi bi'o li paze — I work from 8 to 17 o'clock.
bi'u [discursive] — newly introduced information, bi'unai — previously introduced information
- lo bi'unai nixli pu klama lo panka — That girl (mentioned earlier) .
- bi'u ny ca tavla lo nanla bu'u py — she went to a park. What is new is that she is talking to a boy there.
- Related words: nindatni, saurdatni
bidju — x1(entity) is a bead or pebble
- lo bidju — pebble, bead
- mu bidju pu zvati ti — There were five pebbles here.
- Related words: bolci, canre, lakse, dirgo
bifce — x1(entity) is a bee or wasp of species x2(species)
- lo bifce — bee, wasp
- lo bifce cu vofli ne'a lo flora — Bees are flying near the flowers.
- Related words: cinki, sfani, lakse
bikla — x1(entity) whips or lashes
- lo bikla — whip
- lo carvi pu bikla fi'o se janli lo canko — The rain whipped against the window.
- Related words: skori, darxi
bilga — x1(entity) is obligated to do x2(property of x1) by agreement x3(entity) , lo se bilga — obligation
- mi bilga lo ka jai gau volve fai lo vi cukta ca lo cabdei vau lo pu se nupre be mi — I must return this book today fulfilling my earlier promise.
- Related words: zifre, fuzme
bilma — x1(entity) is ill or sick with symptoms x2(property of x1) from disease x3(event)
- lo bilma — ill, lo se bilma — symptom of an illness, lo te bilma — disease
- ra pu terpa lo ka co'a bilma fi la zukam — She was afraid to catch a cold.
- mi bilma lo ka cortu lo denci vau lo influ'enza — I've got the flu and my teeth hurt.
- Related words: kanro, mikce, spita, senci, kafke, binra
binra — x1(entity) insures x2(entity) against threat x3(event) with benefit x4(entity)
- lo binra — insurer, underwriter, lo se binra — insured thing or person, lo ve binra — insurance compensation
- lo kagni cu binra lo se esporte lo xrani lo ka pleji lo jdini — The company insures the sportsman against injuries by paying money as an insurance.
- Related words: bandu, cirko, betri, basti, bilma
binxo — x1(entity) transforms into x2(entity)
- Comment: cenba is for non-resultative change, galfi is for causal change, stika for non-resultative, non-causal changeFALSE
- baziku mi binxo lo gleki — Soon I will become happy.
- do e'o smaji — Please, be quiet.
- do pu binxo lo lazni — You became lazy.
- Related words: cenba, galfi, stika, zasni
biorka — x1(entity) is a birch of species x2(species)
- lo biorka — birch
- lo pezli be lo biorka mo'u pelxu — The birch leaves have turned yellow.
- Related words: tricu
birje — x1(entity) is made of or contains beer or ale brewed from x2(entity)
- lo birje — beer
- ti birje lo badna — This is banana beer.
- Related words: pinxe, barja, jikru, vanju, xalka, fusra
birka — x1(entity) is an arm of body x2(entity)
- lo birka — arm
- ra jai se torni lo birka be mi — She twisted my arm.
- Related words: jimca, janco, xance, rebla
birti — x1(entity) is convinced that x2(proposition) is true
- lo birti — convinced
- mi birti lo du'u do ba snada — I am sure you will succeed.
- xu do mo'u jai gau birti fai loi rirni le nu lo nu litru na ckape — Have you persuaded your parents that the joruney wouldn't be dangerous?
- Related words: jetnu, jinvi, krici, djuno, senpi, sruma
bisli — x1(entity) is some ice
- lo bisli — ice
- au mi viska lo bisli cmana — I want to see ice mountains.
- Related words: kunra, runme, lenku, krili, bratu, snime, carvi
bitmu — x1(entity) is a wall, fence of x2(entity) separating it from x3(entity)
- lo bitmu — fence, wall, lo se bitmu — building with walls
- lo bitmu be lo purdi jo'u lo foldi cu rotsu — The fence between the garden and the field is thick.
- pa lo vi bitmu be le malsi cu sinxa lo pu nu le gugde cu vlipa — One of these walls of the temple is a sign of the past power of the country.
- Related words: jbini, sepli, fendi, canko, drudi, kumfa, loldi, senta, snuji, pagre, gacri, kuspe, marbi, vorme
bitri — x1(entity) is x2(number) bit in size , lo se bitri — bit (data)
- lo vi vreji cu bitri lo kilto — This file is 1000 bit.
- Related words: datni
blabi — x1(entity) is white
- lo blabi — white
- lo blabi dinju na darno ti — The White House is not far from here.
- Related words: skari, xekri, grusi, kandi, manku, carmi, bakri, blanu, bunre, cicna, crino, narju, nukni, pelxu, xunre, zirpu
blaci — x1(entity) is some glass
- lo blaci — glass (substance)
- mi se zdani lo blaci dinju — I live in a glass house.
- Related words: kabri
blanu — x1(entity) is blue
- lo blanu — blue
- lo tsani cu blanu ca lo cabdei — The sky is blue today.
- Related words: skari, blabi, xekri, zirpu, kandi, carmi, cicna
blato — x1(entity) is a cockroach, termite of species x2(species)
- lo blato — cockroach
- lo blato cu mipri lo nei ca lo donri — Cockroaches hide themselves during daytime.
- Related words: cinki, civla, manti
bliku — x1(entity) is a block
- lo bliku — block
- lo pirmidi cu te zbasu lo rokci bliku — The pyramid is built of stone blocks.
- Related words: tapla, kubli, tanbo, canlu, kojna, sefta, bolci, kurfa, tarmi
blondine — x1(entity) is blond, fair-haired
- Comment: Blond is a color special to mammal and human hair
- lo blondine — blond
- lo blondino nixli pu tsuku tezu'e lo ka penmi do — A girl with blond hair arrived to meet you.
- Related words: brunete, kerfa
bloti — x1(entity) is a boat or ship for carrying x2(entity)
- lo bloti — boat, lo se bloti — cargo of a boat, passenger of a boat
- mi pu ca'o se bloti lo te falnu — I was a passenger on a sail boat.
- Related words: falnu, fulta, marce, jatna, sabnu
bo — 1. more tightly binds two parts inside compound verb 2. placed after preposition in the beginning of sentence to bind the sentence to the previous one
- mi pu penmi lo drata merko bo jbopre — I met another American Lojbanist.
- ko catlu lo cmalu ractu kevna — Look at a hole of small rabbits.
- ko catlu lo cmalu ractu bo kevna — Look at a rabbit hole that it small.
- mi pu plipe i ja'e bo mi pu kuspe lo drudi — I jumped so that I reached the roof.
- Related words: ke, ke'e
boi [ends a string of numbers]:Comment: usually used to separate a number from the next numbers belonging to another construct.
- mi pu citka ci boi ro moi jbari — I ate three last berries.
bolci — x1(entity) is a ball or sphere
- lo bolci — ball
- lo bolci pu gunro fe'emo'u lo fluso — The ball rolled into the stream.
- Related words: bliku, cukla, bidju, gunro
bombila — x1(entity) is a light bulb
- lo bombila — light bulb
- lo bombila cu spofu — The light bulb is broken.
- Related words: minji, cabra, matra, tutci
bongu — x1(entity) is a bone of body or body part x2(property of x1)(entity)
- lo bongu — bone
- mi pu darxi lo mi bongu be lo tuple lo grana — I hit my leg bone with a stick.
- Related words: greku, denci, jirna, sarji
boske — x1(entity) is a forest, selva, jungles of components x2(species)
- lo boske — tree
- ti boske lo clani tricu jo'u lo kliti dertu — This is a forest of long trees and clay loams.
- Related words: cindu, ckunu, pezli, mudri, spati
botpi — x1(entity) is a bottle, jar, or flask for x2(entity)
- lo botpi — bottle, lo se botpi — contents of a bottle
- lo botpi be lo birje cu blaci — Bottles of beer are made of glass.
- Related words: baktu, lante, patxu, tansi, tanxe, vasru, gacri
boxfo — x1(entity) is a sheet or blanket
- lo boxfo — sheet
- mi ba bevri lo boxfo do — I will bring you a blanket.
- Related words: plita, cinje, polje, slasi, tinci
boxna — x1(entity) is a wave in x2(entity)
- lo boxna — wave
- da pu barda boxna lo xamsi — There was a big wave in the sea.
- Related words: slilu, dikni, cinje, polje, morna, canre
bradi — x1(entity) is an enemy of x2(entity) in struggle x3(property of x1 and x2)
- lo bradi — enemy, lo se bradi — someone who has an enemy, lo te bradi — struggle between enemies
- lo tance be mi mi bradi lo nu mi troci lo ka pilno ty. lo ka bacru lo lojbo valsi — My tongue is my enemy when I'm trying to use it to utter Lojban words.
- Related words: damba, jamna, darlu, pendo, fapro, gunta, sarji, jivna, jinga
bratu — x1(entity) is hail or sleet
- lo bratu — hail, sleet
- lo bratu pu vlile — The hail storm was violent.
- Related words: carvi, snime, bisli, tcima
bredi — x1(entity) is ready for x2(event, property of x1)
- lo bredi — ready
- mi bredi lo ka cadzu ka'ai do — I am ready to walk with you.
- Related words: spaji, jukpa
bridi — x1(text) is a clause with relationship x2(proposition) among arguments x3(text)
- lo bridi — grammatical clause, lo se bridi — relationship in a grammatical clause, lo te bridi — argument of a grammatical clause
- lu ma nuzba li'u bridi — What's up? is a clause.
- Related words: sumti, fancu
brife — x1(entity) is wind from direction x2(entity)
- lo brife — wind, lo se brife — direction of a wind
- oi lo brife be lo berti cu du'eroi carmi — Oh, the northern wind is too strong.
- Related words: tcima
briju — x1(entity) is an office or bureau of workers x2(entity)
- lo briju — office (bureau)
- ti briju le mikce — This is the doctor's office.
- Related words: jibri, gunka
broda — x1(can have any place structure) is the predicate variable 1
- lo broda — broda
- mi pu klama cei broda lo zarci ibabo mi ze'a sipna — I went to the market, and then I slept.
- xu do ba broda — Will you go to the market?
- Related words: bu'a
brode — x1(can have any place structure) is the predicate variable 2
- lo brode — brode
- la alis mo'u citka cei brode lo pa plise ije la kevin cu brode — Alice has eaten up an apple. And Kevin ate an apple too.
- Related words: bu'a, broda
brodi — x1(can have any place structure) is the predicate variable 3
- lo brodi — brodi
- la alis cu zbasu cei brodi lo pixra — Alice draw pictures.
- mi na brodi — I don't.
- Related words: bu'a, broda
brodo — x1(can have any place structure) is the predicate variable 4
- lo brodo — brodo
- ma pu renro cei brodo lo rokci — Who threw the rock?
- mu'a mi pu na brodo — For example, I didn't.
- Related words: bu'a, broda
brodu — x1(can have any place structure) is the predicate variable 5
- lo brodu — brodu
- ti gusta lo se nelci be mi cei brodu — This restaurant serves the food that I like.
- ku'i fa ji'a lo mamta be mi cu zbasu lo brodu — However, my mother as well makes the food that I like.
- Related words: bu'a, broda
bruna — x1(entity) is a brother of x2(entity) bonded by x3(property of x1 + x2)
- lo bruna — brother, lo se bruna — sibling of a brother
- do bruna mi lo ka se mamta — You are my brother since we are born from the same mother.
- Related words: mensi, tunba, tamne, famti, bersa
brunete — x1(entity) is a brunet/brunette, having brown or black hair
- lo brunete — brunet
- doi la alis do terai nelci lo blondine ji lo brunete — Alice, whom do you like more, blondes or brunets?
- Related words: blondine, kerfa
bu — noun or verb > letter pronoun
- Comment: converts one word into a letter pronoun. From verbs: lujvo formed with zei are fine: xy zei kantu bu. From nouns: vy. bu (it denotes the letter "w" and thus isn't the same as vy.), zo a bu, zoi ly.klama.ly. bu, lo'u klam le'u bu. The following sequences are not grammatical: bu bu, si bu, sa bu, su bu, zei bu, fa'o bu, zo bu, zoi bu, lo'u bu.
- mi pilno vy bu vy bu vy bu — I use WWW.
- la alis pu klama lo zarci ije ku'i mi na djuno lo du'u lo du'u abu pu te vecnu makau — Alice went to a store, but I don't know what A (Alice) bought there.
bu'a [verb] — 1st variable of BUhA series
- fau lo nu do djica lonu bu'a cu bu'a gau ko — If there is something you want to happen, make it happen.
bu'e [verb] — 2nd variable of BUhA series
- pa bu'a pa bu'e pa bu'i zo'u lo nu bu'a ka'e se jalge lo nu bu'e ca lo nu bu'i — There is an event X, an event Y and event Z such that X can lead to Y during Z.
bu'i [verb] — 3rd variable of BUhA series
- pa bu'a pa bu'e pa bu'i zo'u lo nu bu'a ka'e se jalge lo nu bu'e ca lo nu bu'i — There is an event X, an event Y and event Z such that X can lead to Y during Z.
bu'o [interjection contour] — start emotion, bu'ocu'i — continue emotion, bu'onai — end emotion
- za'o ku do tsuku ui bu'o — At last you arrived, and I'm happy now!
- uanaibu'ocu'i la alis cu simsa fi lo ka na zvati — What's going on, Alice is also not present.
- u'i bu'o nai mi di'a gunka — Enough laughing, I'm back to work.
bu'u [preposition] — at (the same place as ...)
- mi xabju ze'a lo nanca be li ci lo bu'u dinju — I've been living for three years in this house.
- le verba ca sipna bu'u le kumfa — The child is now sleeping in the room.
budjo — x1(entity) is Buddhist in x2(property of x1)
- lo budjo — Buddhist
- xu do budjo — Are you a Buddhist?
- Related words: latna, lijda
bukpu — x1(entity) is some cloth
- lo bukpu — cloth
- lo bukpu cu cpana lo jubme — The cloth is on the table.
- Related words: mapni, matli, sunla, slasi, silka
bumru — x1(entity) is covered by a fog or mist of liquid x2(entity)
- lo bumru — foggy, lo se bumru — fog, mist
- lo xamsi cu bumru lo lenku dirgo — The sea is covered by a fog of cold drops.
- Related words: djacu, carvi, danmo, lunsa, tcima, gapci
bunda — x1(entity) is x2(number) weight units in standard x3(property of x1)FALSE
- lo vi tanxe cu bunda li pano lo ka ki'ogra — This box i 10 kilograms in weight.
- Related words: grake, junta, tilju, rupnu, fepni, dekpu, gutci, minli, merli, kramu
bunre — x1(entity) is brown
- lo bunre — brown
- lo bunre gerku cu tolcri lo blabi ractu — The brown dog found a white rabbit.
- Related words: skari, blabi, xekri, kandi, carmi
burcu — x1(entity) is a brush for doing x2(event) with bristles x3(entity)
- lo burcu — brush, lo se burcu — purpose for a brush, lo te burcu — bristle of a brush
- ti burcu lo nu punji lo cinta vau lo cmalu — This is a brush for painting with small bristles.
- Related words: komcu, pinsi
burna — x1(entity) is flustered, disconcerted by x2(event)
- lo burna — flustered, lo se burna — befuddling event
- xu do burna lo ka pilno la .lojban — Are you disconcerted of using Lojban?
- Related words: cinmo
by [pronoun] — letter 'B' ca [preposition] — during ..., simultaneousely with ... (in time). Adverb: meanwhile, now, currently, expresses present tense
- loi rirni pu zvati lo barja — The parents were in the bar, meanwhile the children were alone at home.
- cabo loi verba cu nonseka bu'u lo zdani — Be quite while I'm talking.
- ko smaji ca lo nu mi tavla i ca lo nu cinmo lo ka nonseka vau do ko'oi morji lo se gleki be mi'o mokca — When you feel lonely, remember the happy moments we had together.
ca'a [preposition] — actually is or does...
- Comment: describes demonstrated activity.
- mi ca'a limna — I'm actually swimming.
- la kevin ca ca'a jatna — Kevin is now acting as a captain.
ca'e [evidential] — I define
- ca'e do zutse va — You sit there!
- ca'e do klama ka'ai mi — You go with me!
- ca'e lo se gunka cu mulno — The work is hereby done.
- ca'e gusni — Let there be light!
- Related words: mitcu'a, mitsmu
ca'o [preposition] — progress of the event. be doing ... or being ... (progressive aspect)
- Comment: unlike ru'i describes an event as progressing whether or not it is continuous..
- le verba ca'o citka — The child is eating.
ca'u [preposition] — to the front of ..., between me and ...
- lo snime cu mitre li pa ca'u lo do vorme — There is snow one meter thick in front of your door.
cabna — x1(event) is current with x2(event) in time
- lo cabna — present, current
- lo xamgu fasnu cu cabna lo xlali fasnu — Good and bad events happen at the same time.
- Related words: zvati, balvi, purci, ca, ca'a
cabra — x1(entity) is apparatus for function x2(event) controlled by agent x3(entity)
- Comment: cabra is for devices controlled by external force, minji is for machines working automatically, zmiku is for robots in general
- lo cabra — apparatus, lo se cabra — function of an apparatus
- ti cabra lo ka zalvi lo gurni vau lo xance — This is a hand-controlled machine for grinding grain.
- Related words: tutci, minji, finti, girzu, ganzu, pilno
cacra — x1(event) is x2(number) hours in duration
- lo cacra — hour, lo se cacra — number of hours
- caku lo nicte cu cacra li mu — At this time night is 5 hours long.
- Related words: junla, mentu, snidu, tcika, temci
cadzu — x1(entity) walks on surface x2(entity) with limbs x3
- lo cadzu — walker
- mi pu ru'i cadzu lo srasu lo jamfu ca lo nu do tsuku — I was walking on the grass on foot when you arrived.
- Related words: stapa, bajra, klama, litru
cafne — x1(event) occurs frequently
- lo cafne — frequent event
- banzu cafne fa lo nu mi vitke lo patfu be mi — It's quite often that I visit my father.
- Related words: rirci', fadni, kampu, rapli, krefu, lakne, so'i'roi
cagna — x1(entity) is a wound on body x2(entity) at locus x3(entity) caused by x4(event)
- lo cagna — wound
- ti cagna lo moklu be ra lo pu se zvati be lo denci lo nu lo mikce mo'u vimcu dy — This is a wound in his mouth at the place where there was a tooth removed by a doctor.
- Related words: xrani, bilma
cai [interjection modifier] — extreme, critical intensity interjection. Can be used either on its own or as a modifier of interjection
- oi cai — Ah, pain, I'm gonna lose consciousness now!!!
cakla — x1(entity) is some chocolate or cocoa
- lo cakla — chocolate
- mi nelci lo blabi cakla semau lo manku cakla — I prefer white chocolate to dark chocolate.
- Related words: ckafi
calku — x1(entity) is a shell or husk around x2(entity)
- lo calku — shell
- mi nitcu lo calku be lo stedu — I need a head helmet.
- Related words: pilka, skapi, gacri, bartu
canci — x1(entity) vanishes from location x2(entity)FALSE
- do canci lo jvinu be fi mi — You disappeared from my view.
- Related words: cliva, ganse, zgana, lebna, vimcu
cando — x1(entity) is idle or at rest
- lo cando — idle, at rest
- do simlu lo ka cando — You seem to be idle.
- Related words: surla
cange — x1(entity) is a farm or ranch at x2(entity) farmed by x3(entity) that raises or produces x4(entity)
- lo cange — farm, lo te cange — farmer, lo ve cange — farm production
- ti cange lo barda tumla lo mensi be mi lo vanjba — This is a farm covering a large parcel of land, it's kept by my sister and produces grapes.
- Related words: purdi, nurma, ferti, foldi, xarju
canja — x1(entity) trades commodity x2(entity, property of x1) for x3(entity, property of x4) with x4(entity)
- Comment: jdima is for cost/price/value distinction.
- lo canja — trader, lo se canja — commodity
- e'u mi canja lo bidju lo ka jarco lo tatru be do mi vau do — Let me give you these beads in exchange that you show me your breast.
- Related words: dunda, friti, vecnu, zarci, jdini, pleji, jdima, jerna, kargu, banxa, cirko, dunda, janta, kargu, prali, sfasa, zivle)
canko — x1(entity) is a window or portal in wall or building x2(entity)
- lo canko — window, lo se canko — building with a window
- lo canko be lo karce cu kalri — The window in the car is open.
- Related words: vorme, bitmu, ganlo, murta, pagre, kevna, jvinu, kalri, kuspe
canlu — x1(entity) is a space or room occupied by x2(entity)
- lo canlu — space
- lo canlu be lo purdi cu barda — The garden occupies a large space.
- Related words: kensa, bliku, kumfa, kevna, kunti, tubnu, dekpu
canpa — x1(entity) is a shovel or spade for doing x2(event)
- lo canpa — shovel
- ti canpa lo nu kakpa lo dertu vau ji lo nu katna lo genja — Is this spade for digging ground or for cutting roots?
- Related words: kakpa, guska, tutci
canre — x1(entity) is some sand or grit(entity)
- lo canre — sand
- mi pu tolcri lo jamfu prina be lo canre — I found some footprints in the sand.
- mi pu se nandu lo ka cadzu lo canre poi gunma lo cmalu rokci — It was hard for me to walk on the sand made of small stones.
- Related words: bidju, rokci, zalvi, boxna
canti — x1(entity) is the intestines or guts of x2(entity)
- lo canti — intestine
- lo jurme co'a xabju lo canti be lo cifnu bazi lo nu ri jbena — Bacteria colonize the intestines of a child soon after it is born.
- Related words: betfu
carce — x1(entity) is a carriage or wagon for carrying x2(entity)
- lo carce — carriage, lo se carce — cargo of a carriage
- mi sazri lo carce be lo karce — I am driving a car transporter.
- Related words: karce, xislu, marce, matra
carmi — x1(entity) is bright or intense in x2(property of x1)
- lo carmi — bright, intense
- ei do carmi lo ka tadni — You should study hard.
- lo vi bombila cu carmi lo ka te gusni — This light bulb gives a bright light.
- Related words: denmi, gusni, kandi, ruble, skari, tilju, tsali, mutce, blabi, blanu, bunre, cicna, crino, grusi, narju, nukni, pelxu, xekri, xunre, zirpu
carna — x1(entity) turns or rotates around axis x2(entity) in direction x3(entity)
- Comment: in x3 use lo pritu for clockwise movement and zunle for counterclockwise movement
- lo carna — rotating, lo se carna — axis of rotation, lo te carna — direction of rotation
- ko carna fe'emo'u lo pritu — Turn right.
- ko pritu carna — Turn right.
- lo xislu pu carna lo grana lo zunle ma'i lo galtu — The wheel was rotating around the rod counterclockwise when viewed from above.
- Related words: gunro, jendu
cartu — x1(entity) is a chart or diagram of x2(entity) showing information x3(proposition)
- lo cartu — chart, lo se cartu — picture on a chart
- ti cartu lo fange tcadu lo dargu — This is a map showing roads of an alien city.
- ko jarco fi mi fe lo cartu be lo punai se zvati be mi'o — Show me a map of a place where you and I haven't been.
- Related words: platu
carvi — x1(entity) rains or showers to x2(entity) from x3(entity)
- lo carvi — rain, lo te carvi — rain cloud
- ca ca'o carvi — It's raining.
- lo snime pu carmi carvi lo lalxu lo barda dilnu — I was snowing hard onto the lake from a large cloud.
- Related words: bratu, dilnu, santa, snime, tcima, bisli, bumru
casnu — x1(plural of entity) discusses or talks about x2(entity)
- lo casnu — debater, lo se casnu — topic of a discussion
- ra jo'u mi pu casnu lo arte — She and I discussed a piece of art.
- Related words: bacru, cusku, darlu, tavla
catke — x1(entity) shoves or pushes x2(entity) at locus x3(entity)
- Comment: danre for non-agentive force, lacpuFALSE
- ko catke la'e me'o so pa pa — Dial 911!
- le nixli pu catke le nanla lo stedu be ri — The girl pushed the boy on his head.
- Related words: darxi, lacpu
catlu — x1(entity) looks at x2(event)FALSE
- ko catlu mi — Look at me.
- Related words: jvinu, minra, simlu, viska, lanli, zgana, setca, viska
catni — x1(entity) has authority over matter x2(property of x1) on the basis of x3(property of x2)
- lo catni — someone with authority
- mi co'a catni lo ka te cange ti vau lo ka te permite mi lo patfu be mi — The authority to be a farmer on this land has been given to me by my father.
- Related words: turni, tutra, krati, ca'i, jaspu, pulji
catra — x1(entity) kills x2(entity)
- lo catra — killer, lo se catra — killed
- le nakni cu kakne lo ka catra re cipni sepi'o pa rokci — He can kill two birds with one stone.
- Related words: morsi, xarci
cau [preposition from claxu] — lacked by ... caxno — x1(entity) is shallow in direction x2(entity) away from reference point x3(entity)
- lo caxno — shallow
- lo vi lalxu cu caxno lo ka tsuku lo loldi be ce'u vau lo sefta — This lake is shallow in reaching the bottom from the surface.
- Related words: condi, tordu, jarki, cinla, cmalu, jarki, jmifa
ce [conjunction] — along with..., and also ... (links sets)
- Comment: links nouns to create noun of plural type.
- You and I discussed languages together. — do ce mi casnu lo za'u bangu.
- Related words: je, e
ce'i [digit/number] — % percentage symbol, hundredths
- ji'i munoce'i lo remna cu ninmu — Approximately 50% of humans are women.
ce'o [conjunction] — and then ... (forms ordered sequence)
- Comment: links nouns to create sumti of ordered plural type.
- li pa ce'o li re ce'o li ci cu porsi — 1,2,3 is a sequence.
- Related words: ce, je, e
ce'u [pronoun] — inside an abstraction of a verb ce'u refers to another place of that verb
- Comment: definitions of verbs show which place ce'u refers to. If not explicitly stated then ce'u refers to the first place of the verb. To refer to the head of a relative clause use ke'a.
- mi nitcu lo ka da tavla ce'u — I need someone to talk to me.
cecla — x1(entity) launches projectile or missile x2(entity); ; x1 is a gun
- Comment: ??? x2 is danti, x3 is propulsion
- lo cecla — gun, lo se cecla — missile
- ti cecla lo fagri — This is a fire gun.
- Related words: renro, danti, jakne, jbama, spoja
cecmu — x1(entity) is a community or colony of organisms x2(plural of entity)
- lo cecmu — community, lo se cecmu — member of a community
- lo cecmu be lo cipni mo'u muvdu lo vi tcadu — The colony of birds moved to this city.
- Related words: bende, kulnu, natmi, tcadu, jecta, girzu
cedra — x1(entity) is an era or age characterized by x2(property of x1)
- lo cedra — era
- lo cabna cu cedra lo nu pilno lo skami — These days are the era of using computers.
- Related words: ranji, temci, citsi
cei — that will from now on be called ... (main verb follows)
- Comment: cei copies the whole main verb with all its places that can later be filled with another nouns.
- mi ba klama cei broda lo zarci — I will go to the store.
- au do broda — I'd like you fo there too.
cenba — x1(entity) varies in x2(property of x1) in amount x3(entity)
- Comment: cenba is for non-resultative change, galfi is for resultative and causal change, stika is for non-resultative and causal change
- lo cenba — variable
- do cenba lo ni makau se cpedu vau lo barda — Your demands vary to much degree.
- Related words: cenba, galfi, stika, stodi, zasni, binxo
censa — x1(entity) is holy or sacred to x2(entity)
- lo censa — holy
- lo bu'u tcadu cu censa ro lo prenu pe vi — This city is holy to all people here.
- Related words: cevni, krici, latna, pruxi, lijda, sinma
centero — x1 is in the center of x2
- Comment: central subset (of a set or territory). Use midju for center point, kernelo for nucleus
- lo centero — center
- lo vi tcadu cu centero lo gugde — This city is in the center of the country.
- Related words: midju, kernelo, xadba
centi — x1(entity) is a hundredth of x2(same type as x1) in x3(property of x1)
- lo centi — hundred
- le insekto cu centi be lo mitre lo ka clani — The insect is 1 centimeter long.
- Related words: 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 — x1(entity) inherits x2(property of x1 and x3) from x3(entity) according to rule x4(proposition)
- lo cerda — inheritor, heir, lo se cerda — inherited, heritage
- mi cerda lo dinju lo patfu be mi lo se djica be ri — I inherited the house from my father according to his will.
- Related words: jgina
cermurse — x1(entity) is the dawn of day x2(entity)
- lo cermurse — dawn
- mi ba klama lo boske ca lo cermurse be lo bavlamdei — I will go to forest tomorrow at dawn.
- Related words: cerni, kandi, vanci
cerni — x1(entity) is a morning of day x2(entity)
- lo cerni — morning
- cerni coi — Good morning!
- ti cerni lo cnino djedi — It is the morning of a new day.
- ti cerni lo cnino djedi — It is the morning of a new day.
- Related words: vanci, cermurse, vacmurse, tcika
certu — x1(entity) is an expert or is skilled at x2(property of x1)
- lo certu — expert, lo se certu — field of expertise
- fau ei ro da mi manci lo nu ra xokauva'e certu lo ka limna — I cannot but wonder at his skill in swimming.
- Related words: djuno, stati, kakne
cevni — x1(entity) is a god of people or religion x2(entity) with dominion over x3(property of x1)
- lo cevni — god
- do cevni mi lo nu carvi — You are a god of rain for me.
- Related words: censa, krici, lijda, malsi
cfari — x1(event) commences, begins, or starts
- lo cfari — beginning, start
- ti'u ma lo se tigni cu cfari — At what time does the performance begin?
- Related words: sisti, krasi, fanmo, co'acfa, mulno
cfika — x1(entity) is a work of fiction about plot or theme x2(entity)
- lo cfika — work of fiction, lo se cfika — plot of a work of fiction
- la'e lu la lunra cu kusru turni li'u cfika lo logji bangu — The Moon is a harsh mistress is a fiction about logical languages.
- Related words: cukta, lisri, prosa, fatci, jitfa, jetnu, xanri
cfila — x1(property of x2) is a flaw or defect in x2(entity) causing x3(event)
- lo cfila — flaw, lo se cfila — flawed
- mi se cfila lo nu lo drata cu xanka — I have my faults making other nervous.
- Related words: cikre, srera, fenra, fliba, prane
cfine — x1(entity) is a wedge
- lo cfine — wedge
- mi pu setca lo cfine lo loldi tezu'e lo nu lo vorme co'a kalri — I drove the wedge into the floor so that the door was open.
- Related words: tutci
cfipu — x1(event) confuses or baffles observer x2(entity) in x3(property of x1)
- lo cfipu — confusing
- zo zabna cfipu mi lo ka se smuni — To me zabna is confusing in meaning.
- do je'a xu se cfipu lo ka jdice lo ka zukte makau — Are you really confused of deciding what to do?
- Related words: pluja, senpi, zunti
ci [digit/number] — 3 (digit) [three]
- ci delfinu ca limna ne'a lo korbi — There are three dolphins swimming near the shore.
ci'e [preposition from ciste] — in system/context ...
- ci'e la internet lo vrici prenu ka'e simxu lo ka jikca — In the system of the internet various people can socialize with each other.
ci'i [digit/number] — infinity; followed by digits > aleph cardinality
- ci'i da te cuxna — There is an infinite number of possibilities.
ciblu — x1(entity) is blood or vital fluid of organism x2(entity)
- lo ciblu — blood
- lo ciblu be mi cu klesi abu ma'ubu — My blood type is A positive.
- Related words: risna, flecu
cicna — x1(entity) is torquoise or cyan
- lo cicna — cyan (color)
- lo vanci tasni co'a cicna — The evening sky became turquoise.
- Related words: skari, blabi, xekri, kandi, carmi, crino, blanu
cidja — x1(entity) is food or nutriment for x2(entity)
- lo cidja — food
- lo rectu na cidju lo xirma — Meat is not a food for horses.
- mi nelci lo jungo cidja — I like Chinese food.
- Related words: citka, nitcu, pinxe, xagji, cpina
cidni — x1(entity) is a knee, elbow, or other hinged joint of limb x2(entity)
- lo cidni — knee, elbow
- lo cidni be lo tuple be mi cu se xrani — My knee is injured.
- Related words: korcu, jarco, jganu
cidro — x1(entity) is a quantity of hydrogen
- lo cidro — hydrogen
- lo cidro cu linto traji se ratni — Hydrogen is the lightest element.
- Related words: gapci, xukmi
cifnu — x1(entity) is an infant or baby of species x2(species)
- lo cifnu — infant
- xu lo cifnu xa'o jimpe lo lojbo se cusku — Does the infant already understand Lojban?
- Related words: makcu, verba
cigla — x1(entity) is a gland secreting x2(entity) in body x3(entity)
- lo cigla — gland, lo se cigla — secretion of a gland
- ti cigla lo xasne lo remna — This human gland secrets sweat.
- Related words: vikmi, xasne
cikna — x1(entity) is awake
- lo cikna — someone awake
- xu su'o lo do cikna — Is any of you awake?
- mi pu co'a clira cikna — I got up early.
- ko jai gau cikna fai mi ti'u li bi — Wake me up at 8.
- Related words: sanji, sipna, tatpi
cikre — x1(entity) repairs or mends x2(entity) for use x3(property of x2)
- lo cikre — repairer, lo se cikre — repaired
- mi cikre lo spofu stizu lo ka ka'e se zutse — I repair the chair so that one can sit on it.
- Related words: cfila, spofu
ciksi — x1(entity) explains x2(proposition) to x3(entity) with explanation x4(proposition)
- lo ciksi — expounder, lo ve ciksi — explanation
- mi pu ciksi fi lo ctuca fe lo nu mi na zvati lo nu penmi vau fo lo nu mi na pu djuno lo du'u ei mi zvati nubu — I explained to the teacher my absence at the meeting that I didn't know that I should've been there.
- Related words: cipra, danfu, jalge, jinvi, krinu, mukti, nabmi, preti, rinka, sidbo, zukte, tavla
cilce — x1(entity) is wild or untamed
- lo cilce — wild
- lo vi foldi cu cilce — This field is untamed.
- ra sazri lo cilce xirma — He rides an untamed horse.
- Related words: pinfu, panpi, tarti
cilmo — x1(entity) is moist or damp with liquid x2(entity)
- lo cilmo — damp
- ko lumci lo canko sepi'o lo cilmo bukpu — Clean the window with a damp cloth.
- Related words: litki, lunsa, sudga
cilre — x1(entity) learns ome fact or information x2(proposition) about x3(entity)
- lo cilre — learner, lo se cilre — learned
- mi cilre fi la lojban — I learn Lojban.
- mi pu cilre lo du'u lo remna na smani — I learnt that humans are not monkeys.
- mi tcidu mu'i lo ka cilre — I read in order to learn.
- Related words: ctuca, tadni, djuno, ckule
cilta — x1(entity) is a thread, wire, filament
- Comment: Unlike skori doesnt describe the object as consisting of more than one filament
- lo cilta — thread (cord), cord
- mi pu katna lo cilta ci da — I cut the wire into three pieces.
- Related words: fenso, nivji, skori, silka
cimde — x1(entity) is a dimension of space or object x2(entity) according to rule or model x3(property of x2)
- lo cimde — dimension
- lo mitre be li re cu cimde lo kumfa lo ka clani — Two meters is the dimension of the room in length.
- Related words: morna, ckilu, merli, manri
cimni — x1(entity) in infinite in x2(property of x1)
- lo cimni — infinite
- si'au lo nu penmi cu cimni lo ka ditcu — It seems to me, the meeting will never end.
- le lunje ci cimni lo ka se canlu — The world is infinite in space.
- Related words: vitno, renvi, munje, fanmo, sisti
cinba — x1(entity) kisses x2(entity) at x3(entity) , lo se cinba — kissed
- mi pu cinba ra lo kerlo — I kissed her in the ear.
- Related words: ctebi
cindu — x1(entity) is an oak of species x2(species)
- lo cindu — oak
- xu da cindu bu'u lo cmana — Are there oak trees on the mountain?
- Related words: tricu
cinfo — x1(entity) is a lion of species x2(species)
- lo cinfo — lion
- mi pu se spaji lo ka viska lo cinfo — I was surprised to see a lion.
- Related words: mlatu
cinje — x1(entity) is a wrinkle in x2(entity)
- lo cinje — wrinkle, lo se cinje — wrinkled
- da cinje lo bukpu — There are creases in the cloth.
- gau ko ri xutla — Smooth out it.
- Related words: korcu, polje, boxfo, boxna
cinki — x1(entity) is an arthropod of species x2(species)
- lo cinki — arthropod
- lo insekto cu cinki — Insects are arthropods.
- Related words: insekto, civla, danlu, blato, ankabuta, manti, sfani, toldi, bifce
cinla — x1(entity) is thin in length/width etc. x2(property of x1)
- Comment: The third largest dimension. tordu, jarki and cinla specify the three dimensions of objects
- lo cinla — thin
- le ninmu cu cinla lo ka se tuple — The woman has thin legs.
- Related words: rotsu, jarki, tordu, cmalu, caxno, plana, jarki
cinmo — x1(entity) feels emotion x2(property of x1) about x3(entity)
- lo cinmo — emotional (live being), lo se cinmo — emotion
- mi cinmo lo ka gleki vau lo nu mi'o simxu tavla bau la lojban — I feel happy that we talk in Lojban.
- Related words: ci'o, cumla, jilra, nelci, xendo, ckeji, cortu, jgira, kecti, kufra, manci, prami, steba, zungi, badri, burna, gleki
cinri — x1(event) interests observer x2(entity)
- lo cinri — interesting, lo se cinri — interested
- ma se cinri lo nu ca ma kau ra co'a speni — Who cares when she gets married?
- mi se cinri lo nu xukau ei mi cuski fi la alis fe lo se du'u mi puzi zukte makau — I wonder if I should tell Alice what I just did.
- Related words: zdile, kucli, manci, kurji
cinta — x1(entity) is some paint of substance x2(entity) in a base of x3(entity)
- Comment: lo te cinta (paint base) is the part of the paint that is not a lo se cinta (pigment).
- lo cinta — paint (coloring substance), lo se cinta — pigment of a paint, lo te cinta — paint base
- mi pu punji lo cinta be lo kliti bei lo sovda le bitmu — I put an oil paint (with clay as a pigment) on to the wall.
- Related words: pixra, skari
cintura — x1 is a waist of body x2
- lo cintura — waist (of body)
- lo cintura be do cu klani ma lo ka clani — What is the length of your waist?
- Related words: xadni, cutne, midju, cinla, rotsu
cinza — x1(entity) is a pincer, pair of chopsticks, tongs, pliers for doing x2(property of x2) to x3(entity)
- Comment: ??? another word for chopsticks
- lo cinza — tongs
- ko jgari lo cinza be lonu jukpa bei lo glare — Take chopsticks for cooking hot food.
- Related words: tutci
cipni — x1(entity) is a bird of species x2(species)
- lo cipni — bird
- lo pa cipni ru'i vofli — The bird is flying.
- Related words: datka, gunse, jipci, nalci, pimlu, vofli, xruki, danlu
cipra — x1(event) is a test, act of examination, study of x2(entity)
- lo cipra — study, test (act of examination), lo se cipra — tested
- lo nu catlu lo kanla be do cu cipra lo nu do xokauva'e stace — To look into your eyes is a test of your sincerity.
- mi pu gasnu lo cipra be tu'a le karce — I tested the car.
- ba zi ku mi jai se cipra — I will have a test soon.
- Related words: ciksi, troci, jarco, pajni, saske
cirko — x1(entity) loses x2(property of x1) at x3(entity, property of x1)
- lo cirko — loser, lo se cirko — lost, not in possesion
- mi cirko lo ka kakne lo ka sazri lo xirma vau lo ka xabju lo tcadu — I lost my ability to ride a horse while living in the city.
- Related words: facki, ralte, sisku, claxu, jinga, pleji, canja, sfasa, dapma, binra, mipri
cirla — x1(entity) is some cheese(entity)
- lo cirla — cheese
- xu do djica tu'a lo cirla — Would you like cheese?
- Related words: ladru
ciska — x1(entity) writes x2(text) on medium x3(entity)
- Comment: for 'author' or specific authorial works use finti.
- lo ciska — writer, lo se ciska — written text, lo te ciska — writing medium
- mi ba ciska lu coi munje li'u lo pelji — I will write "Hello, world!" on the paper.
- Related words: papri, penbi, pinsi, tcidu, xatra, pixra, prina, finti, barna, pinka
cisma — x1(entity) smilesFALSE
- seja'e ma do cisma — Why are you smiling?
- Related words: xajmi, cmila, frumu
ciste — x1(entity) is a system with structure x2(entity) , components x3(entity) , displaying x4(property of x1)
- lo ciste — system, lo se ciste — structure of a system, lo te ciste — component of a system, lo ve ciste — property of a system
- lo kibro cu ciste lo se tcana lo skami lo ka jikca sepi'o ce'u — The internet is a system of nodes connecting computers allowing communication.
- Related words: ci'e, cmima, girzu, gunma, stura, tadji, munje, farvi, ganzu, judri, julne, klesi, morna, tcana
citka — x1(entity) eats x2(entity)
- lo citka — eater, lo se citka — eaten
- mi mo'u citka lo pa badna je lo re mango — I've eaten a banana and two mangoes.
- Related words: cidja, pinxe, tunlo, xagji, xaksu, batci, gusta, kabri
citno — x1(entity) is young in that it has x2(property of x1)
- lo citno — young
- le nixli cu citno lo ni lifri makau — The girl is young in how much she experienced.
- Related words: laldo, cnino, slabu, verba
citri — x1(entity) is a history of x2(entity) according to x3(entity)
- lo citri — history, lo se citri — having a history
- mi tadni lo citri be le kagni bei lo cnino lanli — I'm studying the history of the company according to new analysts.
- Related words: muzga, purci
citsi — x1(event) is a season defined by x2(event) of year x3(entity, number)
- lo citsi — season
- ca citsi lo nu carvi vau lo panonomu moi — Now it's the season of rains of year 2005.
- Related words: cedra, crisa, critu, dunra, ranji, temci, vensa, jbena
civla — x1(entity) is a flea or louse of species x2(species) parasitic on x3(entity)
- lo civla — flea
- xu lo civla be fi lo gerku cu ckape lo remna — Are dog louses dangerous to humans?
- Related words: insekto, cinki, blato
cizra — x1(entity) is strange to x2(entity) in x3(property of x1)
- lo cizra — strange
- le valsi cu cizra mi ka se smuni — The word is strange to me in meaning.
- te cizra fa lo nu la kevin na zvati — It's strange that Kevin is not present.
- Related words: ranxi, rirci, fange, banli
ckabu — x1(entity) is some rubber
- lo ckabu — rubber
- lo bolci poi ckabu cu plipe ri'a lo ka pruni — A rubber ball jumps because it is elastic.
- Related words: pruni
ckafi — x1(entity) is some coffee
- lo ckafi — coffee
- do pinxe lo ckafi ji lo tcati — Will you drink coffee or tea?
- Related words: tcati, barja, cakla
ckaji — x1(entity) is characterized by x2(property of x1) , lo se ckaji — property
- le prenu na simlu gi'e ku'i ja'a ckaji lo ka ninmu — The person doesn't look like a woman but she is.
- le ka masno bacru cu se ckaji le va nanmu — Slow speech is the characteristic of that man.
- Related words: kai, tcaci, tcini
ckana — x1(entity) is a bed
- lo ckana — bed
- au mi vreta lo ckana — I want to lie down on the bed.
- Related words: kamju, kicne, nilce, palta, cpana, vreta, jubme, stizu, matci, zbepi, palne, sarji
ckape — x1(event) is dangerous to x2(event)
- lo ckape — dangerous, lo se ckape — threatened
- ka'e ckape lo nu do kanro vau fa lo nu do zukte lo se stidi be la kevin — It can be dangerous for your health to do what Kevin suggested.
- do jai se ckape fai lo ka co'a bilma — You are at risk of getting ill.
- Related words: te bandu, te kajde, te marbi, se snura, se xalni
ckasu — x1(entity) mocks at x2(entity) about x3(property of x2) by doing x4(property of x1)FALSE
- lo pendo pu ckasu mi lo ka cadzu tai makau vau lo ka cusku lo mabla — A friend mocked at the manner I walk by saing bad words.
- Related words: cmila
ckeji — x1(entity) feels ashamed, mortified about x2(event) before audience x3(entity)
- lo ckeji — ashamed, lo se ckeji — shameful event
- lo mi mamta pu ckeji lo nu mi tarti makau vau loi prenu — My mother was ashamed of my conduct in front of the crowd.
- Related words: cinmo
ckiku — x1(entity) is a key fitting lock x2(entity)
- Comment: x2 can describe doors in the sense of entities that lock access
- lo ckiku — key (of a lock), lo se ckiku — lock (of a key)
- i ti ckiku lo xunre vorme i ma ckiku lo do jaspu — What is the password to your account?
- Related words: stela
ckilu — x1(property of nonce place with kau) is a scale of units for measuring x2(property of nonce place with kau)
- lo ckilu — scale
- lo ka mitre makau cu ckilu lo ka te sepli makau makau — Metric scale measures the distance between two points.
- Related words: ci'u, gradu, merli, cimde, manri
ckini — x1(entity) is related to x2(entity) by relationship x3(relation between x1 and x2, contains two places for ce'u)
- lo ckini — related, lo te ckini — relationship
- mi na jimpe lo te ckini be lo panci bei lo se vecnu be fi do — I don't understand the relation between the smell and your purchase.
- ti'e lo sance cu ckini lo barda mabru lo ka ce'u cupra ce'u fau lo nu ri pagre ti — They say the sound is related to a large mammal that produces it while passing here.
- lo nu da'i mi pu zvati la nipon cu ckini fi no da — The fact that I was in Japan is totally irrelevant.
- Related words: ki'i, ponse, srana, steci, mapti, sarxe, fange
ckire — x1(entity) is grateful or thankful to x2(entity) for x3(property of x2)
- lo ckire — thankful, lo te ckire — reason for gratitude
- mi ckire do lo ka sidju mi — Thank you for helping me.
- ckire fi lo balvi — Thanks in advance.
- Related words: cinmo, friti, pluka
ckule — x1(entity) is a school serving at area x2(entity) , teaching x3(proposition) to x4(entity)
- lo ckule — school, lo te ckule — subject taught in a school, lo ve ckule — pupil of a school
- ti ckule lo bu'u gugde lo ve mikce lo citno tadni — This is a medical school serving in this area teaching therapy methods to young students.
- mi ve ckule fi lo ralju — I'm in primary school.
- Related words: cilre, ctuca, tadni
ckunu — x1(entity) is a conifer of species x2(species)
- lo ckunu — conifer
- xu lo tsiju be lo vi ckunu cu kukte — Are pine nuts of this conifer tasty?
- Related words: tricu
cladu — x1(entity) is loud at observation point x2(entity)
- lo cladu — loud (producing loud sound), lo se cladu — loud place
- lo zgike cu cladu fe ji'a lo bu'u kumfa — The music is loud even when you are in this room.
- Related words: savru
clani — x1(entity) is long in length/width etc. x2(property of x1)
- Comment: The first largest dimension. ganra, rotsu and clani specify the three dimensions of objects. clani can be used to describe 'tall' or 'high' (in the sense of vertical length). For lengthy time intervals barda is also used (choice depends on personal philosophy of the speaker).
- lo clani — long
- i la kevin cu clani lo ka sraji — Kevin is tall.
- lo cmana cu clani — The mountain is high.
- lo nu penmi pu clani lo ka se ditcu — The meeting was long.
- Related words: slabu, condi, ganra, rotsu, tordu, barda, ganra, gutci, minli, rotsu
claxu — x1(entity) lacks x2(entity, property of x1)
- lo claxu — deficient
- mi claxu lo ka djica lo ka citka — I lack the desire to eat.
- si'au do claxu lo ka cinmo — Looks like you lack any emotions.
- mi claxu lo penbi — I don't have a pen.
- Related words: cau, cirko, kunti, nitcu, pindi, banzu
clika — x1(entity) is lichen or moss of species x2(species) growing on x3(entity)
- lo clika — moss
- ti clika fi lo rokci — This is moss growing on rocks.
- Related words: mledi
clira — x1(event) is early by standard x2(proposition)
- lo clira — early event
- lo nu la alis pu cliva lo briju cu clira lo sruma be mi — Alice leaving the office was early according to my assumption.
- Related words: lerci
clite — x1(entity) is polite in matter x2(property of x1)(event)
- lo clite — polite, lo se clite — polite behaviour
- do pu na clite lo ka cusku lo se du'u lo ctuca na drani — You wasn't polite in saying that the teacher isn't right.
- Related words: ritli
cliva — x1(entity) leaves x2(entity, property of x1) via x3(entity)FALSE
- ra pu cliva lo kumfa lo canko — He left the room via the window.
- Related words: litru, canci, vimcu, lebna, muvdu
clupa — x1(entity) is a loop of material x2(entity)
- lo clupa — loop
- ko jai se torni lo skori ja'e lo nu ri clupa — Twist the rope into a loop.
- Related words: djine
cmaci — x1(proposition) is mathematics describing x2(entity)
- lo cmaci — mathematics, lo se cmaci — field of mathematics
- mi tadni lo cmaci be lo klani — I study arithmetics (mathemaics of quantity).
- Related words: mekso
cmalu — x1(entity) is small in length/width etc. x2(property of x1)
- lo cmalu — small
- lo nu penmi ba cmalu lo ka ditcu — The meeting will be short in duration.
- lo cukta cu cmalu lo ka jai vajni — The book is of little importance.
- Related words: caxno, cinla, jarki, tordu, barda
cmana — x1(entity) is a mountain projecting from land-mass x2(entity)
- lo cmana — mountain, lo se cmana — land mass with a mountain
- so'i da cmana lo vi tumla — This land has a lot of mountains.
- Related words: punli, derxi
cmavo — x1(text) is a grammatical particle of class x2(species)
- lo cmavo — grammatical particle
- zo ka cmavo ma'oi nu — ka is a particle of class "NU"
- Related words: gismu, lujvo, gerna, smuni, valsi
cmene — x1(text) is the name for x2(entity) used by x3(entity)
- Comment: Note that the first place of cmene requires a quote using e.g. zo or lu ... li'u.
- lo cmene — name, lo te cmene — namegiver
- ma jetnu cmene do — What is your real name?
- mi se cmene zo gleki — My name is Gleki.
- lo bruna cu te cmene mi zo ractu — My brother calls me "Rabbit"
- Related words: me'e, gismu, tcita, valsi, judri
cmila — x1(entity) laughsFALSE
- ra pu co'a cmila — She started laughing.
- Related words: ckasu, frumu, xajmi, cisma
cmima — x1(entity) is a member of set x2(entity)
- Comment: x1 describes members of a set. To specify all members of a set use gunma
- lo cmima — member, lo se cmima — set
- mi cmima lo gugde kamni — I am a member of a state committee.
- Related words: ciste, porsi, jbini, girzu, gunma, klesi, mei, kampu, lanzu, liste
cmoni — x1(entity) howls, utters, moans x2(sound) expressing x3(property of x1)
- Comment: cmoni describes emotional utterances. For uttering text use bacru, for shouting text use krixa
- lo cmoni — moaner
- i le prenu pu cmoni zo a lo ka gleki — The person uttered "A!" expressing his happiness.
- Related words: krixa, bacru, cusku, cortu
cnano — x1(entity) is normal in x2(property of x1) among x3(same type as x1)
- Comment: cnano is the generalized opposite to any/all of these concepts: cizra, fadni, cafne, kampu
- lo cnano — norm
- lo ki'ogra be li ci cu cnano lo ka se junta vau lo ca zi jbena — 3 kilograms is a normal weight of newborns.
- Related words: tcaci, fadni, kampu, lakne, tarti, rirci
cnebo — x1(entity) is a neck of body x2(entity)
- lo cnebo — neck
- lo cnebo be lo za'u vi ninmu cu clani — These women have long necks.
- Related words: galxe, cutne
cnemu — x1(entity) rewards x2(entity) for atypical x3(property of x2) with x4(entity, property of x1)
- lo cnemu — rewarder, lo se cnemu — rewardee, lo te cnemu — reason for a reward, lo ve cnemu — reward
- mi pu cnemu lo gerku lo ka bevri lo grana lo ka dunda lo sakta gy — I rewarded the dog for bringing the stick by giving it sugar.
- Related words: dunda, friti, jerna, jinga, jivna, pleji, sfasa, venfu, prali, dapma
cnici — x1(entity) is neat or orderly in x2(property of x1)
- lo cnici — neat
- lo kerfa cu cnici lo ka se ganzu fi lo carmi — The hair is neat in being organized into a shining part.
- Related words: cunso, kalsa
cnino — x1(entity) is new to observer x2(entity) in property x3(property of x1)
- lo cnino — new
- lo mi pendo co'a cnino mi lo ka kakne lo ka zgipli fi lo pipno — My friend appeared new to me in being able to play the piano.
- cnino fa no cnita be la lunra — Nothing is new under the Moon (saying).
- Related words: nuzba, slabu, citno, se djuno
cnisa — x1(entity) is some quantity of lead metal
- lo cnisa — lead (metal)
- ra pu troci lo ka zbasu lo solji lo cnisa — He tried to make gold out of lead.
- Related words: jinme, tinci
cnita — x1(entity) is directly beneath or below x2(entity)(entity)
- lo cnita — what is beneath, lo se cnita — what is above
- lo pelji cu cnita lo cukta — The paper is below the book.
- Related words: dizlo, gapru, galtu, farna, loldi
co — inverts the order of parts of compound verb
- lu lo ractu co melbi li'u du lu lo melbi ractu li'u — the pretty bunny is the same as "bunny, the pretty"
co'a [preposition] — at the start of the event (inchoative aspect)
- pu co'a ru'i carvi — It started raining.
- le plise co'a fusra — The apple has begun to decay.
- co'a pelxu — It's turning yellow.
co'e [verb] — main verb unspecified or known from context
- mu'i ma do co'e mi — Why are you doing this to me?
- za'o co'e — It's going on for too long.
- ei do troci lo ka co'e bu'u lo drata — You should try it somewhere else.
co'i [preposition] — aspect treating the whole event without internal structure (perfective aspect), co'inai — aspect treating the whole event as having internal structure (imperfective aspect)
- mi pu co'inai citka lo mango ca lo nu ra co'i nerkla — I was eating a mango when she entered. .
co'o [vocative] — Goodbye! Bye!
- co'o lo mi tumla — Goodbye, my land!
co'oi [vocative] — Ciao! (hello! or goodbye! depending on context)
- co'oi lo mi pendo — Ciao, my friend!
- Related words: a'oi, coi, co'o, rinsa, tolrinsa
co'u [preposition] — quitting, stopping even if before the expected end (cessative aspect)
- u'anai mi pu co'u pinxe lo stasu — I haven't eaten up soup.
coi [vocative] — Hello! Hi!
- coi le munje — Hello, world!
cokcu — x1(entity) soaks up x2(entity) from x3(entity) into x4(entity)
- lo cokcu — absorber, lo se cokcu — absorbed
- lo verba cu cokcu lo ladru lo tatru lo moklu — Children suck up milk from breast into the mouth.
- Related words: panje, sakci, lacpu
condi — x1(entity) is deep in x2(property of x1) away from reference point x3(entity)
- lo condi — deep
- lo vi xamsi cu condi lo ka tsuku lo loldi be ce'u vau lo sefta — This sea is deep in reaching the bottom from the surface.
- e'o do bevri lo condi kabri — Please, bring a deep glass.
- Related words: clani, caxno, bargu, ganra, rotsu, barda, gutci, minli
cortu — x1(entity) feels pain at x2(entity)
- Comment: Often the second place of x2 is the same as x1
- lo cortu — who feels pain, lo se cortu — location of pain, lo xe cortu — ``
- mi cortu lo xance — My hand hurts.
- mi cortu lo galxe be mi — I have a sore throat.
- Related words: cinmo, xrani
cpacu — x1(entity) acquires or gets x2(entity, property of x1) from x3(entity) , lo se cpacu — acquired
- mi ba cpacu lo grute mi — I'll get fruits for myself.
- mi xance te cpacu fi la kevin fe lo dakfu — I handed Kevin a knife.
- Related words: punji, lebna, vimcu
cpana — x1(entity) on top of x2(entity)(entity)
- Comment: punji is for 'lay upon'
- lo cpana — what is on top, lo se cpana — what is below
- da bisli fi'o se cpana lo cmana — There is ice on top of the mountain.
- Related words: se vasru, jbini, zvati, nenri, vreta, ckana, diklo, jibni, lamji, zutse, punji, sarji, zbepi
cpare — x1(entity) climbs on x2(entity); ; x1 wades through x2FALSE
- ra pu mo'u cpare lo cmana — She has climbed on the mountain.
- Related words: klama, litru, bajra, farlu, plipe
cpedu — x1(entity) requests or asks for x2(event, property of x3) from x3(entity)
- Comment: 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).
, lo se cpedu — something requested
- le nanmu pu cpedu lo ka jai gau kalri fai lo vorme vau mi ta'i lo ka jai gau muvdu fai lo xance — The man asked me to open the door by movign his hand.
- Related words: cusku, pikci, te preti, te frati, se spuda, danfu
cpina — x1(entity) is pungent or irritating to observer x2(entity)
- lo cpina — pungent, irritating
- lo sanso cu cpina — The sauce is hot.
- lo panci cu cpina — The smell is irritating.
- Related words: vrusi, kukte, cidja, panci, sumne
cradi — x1(entity) broadcasts or transmits x2(entity) via station or frequency x3(entity) to receiver x4(entity)
- lo cradi — broadcaster, lo se cradi — broadcasted, lo te cradi — broadcasting station, lo ve cradi — broadcast receiver
- ti cradi lo vajni notci lo tordu boxna lo se bevri — This is a radio transmitter sending important messages on short waves to portable receivers.
- Related words: tivni, benji, tcana
crane — x1(entity) is in front of x2(entity) facing x3(entity)
- lo crane — something in front
- lo tricu cu crane la alis la kevin — A tree is before (in front of) Alice from Kevin's position.
- lo tricu cu crane mi — A tree is in front of me.
- lo citno cu pagre fi'o se crane lo lunra — A shadow passed before the moon.
- Related words: sefta, flira, trixe, mlana, pritu, zunle
creka — x1(entity) is a shirt
- lo creka — shirt
- do poi dasni lo creka cu simlu lo ka stati — You look smart in the shirt.
- Related words: taxfu
crepu — x1(entity) harvests x2(property of x2) from x3(entity)
- lo crepu — harvester, lo se crepu — harvested crop, lo te crepu — crop field
- ra crepu lo vanjba lo purdi — She is harvesting grapes from the garden.
- Related words: critu, sombo, jmaji
cribe — x1(entity) is a bear of species x2(species)
- lo cribe — bear (animal)
- lo cribe cu se zdani lo vi boske — Bears live in this forest.
- Related words: danlu, mabru
crida — x1(entity) is a fairy, elf, or other mythical humanoid
- lo crida — fairy, elf
- mi pu cusku lo lisri be lo za'u crida — I told a story about fairies.
- Related words: ranmi, lijda
crino — x1(entity) is green
- lo crino — green
- ca lo crisa lo pezli poi crino co'a xunre — In the fall leaves that are green turn red.
- Related words: skari, blabi, xekri, kandi, carmi, cicna
cripu — x1(entity) is a bridge across x2(entity) between points x3(plural of entity)
- lo cripu — bridge
- mi'ai muvdu fo lo cripu be lo rirxe bei lo tcadu ce lo nurma — We are moving over the birdge across the river that connects the city and the rural zone.
- Related words: bargu, kruca, ragve, kuspe
crisa — x1(entity) is summer of year x2(entity) at location x3(entity)
- lo crisa — summer
- ca crisa lo renonomu moi ti — Now it's summer of year 2005 at my place.
- Related words: citsi, critu, dunra, vensa
critu — x1(entity) is autumn of year x2(entity) at location x3(entity)
- lo critu — autumn
- xu ca critu lo renonomu moi do — Is it now autumn of year 2005 at your place?
- Related words: citsi, crisa, dunra, vensa, crepu
ctaru — x1(entity) is a tide in x2(entity)
- lo ctaru — tide
- lo ctaru be lo xamsi cu barda — The tide in the sea is high.
- Related words: xamsi
ctebi — x1(entity) is a lip of orifice x2(entity)
- lo ctebi — lip, lo se ctebi — orifice with a lip
- lo se cisni be lo ctebi be lo vlagi cu banzu lo nu lo panzi cu pagre — The size of the hole of the vagina is anough for the child to pass.
- Related words: moklu, korbi, cinba
cteki — x1(entity, property of x3) is a tax on x2(property of x3) levied against x3(entity) by authority or collector x4(entity)
- lo cteki — tax, lo se cteki — taxable property, lo te cteki — taxpayer, lo ve cteki — collector of a tax
- loi prenu pu na nelci lo noi cnino vau cteki be lo ka ralte lo bakni bei ro lo xabju bei loi turni — People didn't like the new tax on keeping cows levied against everyone by the government.
- lo rupnu be li remu cu cteki lo ka ralte lo bakni — 25 dollars is the tax for keeping cows.
- Related words: pleji, flalu, turni
ctile — x1(entity) is some petroleum
- lo ctile — petroleum
- ti minji lo nu cokcu lo ctile — This is a machine for pumping out oil.
- Related words: grasu
ctino — x1(entity) as a shadow of x2(entity) made by light source x3(entity)
- lo ctino — shadow
- mi pu terpa tu'a lo ctino be lo tricu bei lo lunra — I was afraid of shadows of trees in moonlight.
- Related words: manku, gusni
ctuca — x1(entity) teaches to x2(entity) ideas x3(proposition)
- lo ctuca — teacher, lo se ctuca — taught audience, lo te ctuca — subject taught
- le prenu pu ctuca mi'a lo traji tasmi be lo nu tavla bau lo jbobau — The preson taught us the best style of speking Lojban.
- le mamta cu ctuca le verba lo du'u lo nu cladu tavla na se clite — The mother taught the child that talking loud isn't polite.
- Related words: ckule, cilre, tadni
cu — shows the beginning of the clause tail
- Comment: can be omitted if the previous word is a pronoun of the same clause, can also be replaced with prepositions.
- lei rirni cu zvati ti ca — The parents are here now.
cu'e [preposition] — asks for an appropriate preposition or a combination of them
- do cu'e vitke la nipon - pu'o "le penbi cu'e zvati - pu vu" — Have you been to Japan? - I'm about to. "Where is the pen? - It was over there."
cu'i [interjection modifier] — neutral intensity (on the scale) interjection. Can be used either on its own or as a modifier of interjection
- aucu'i le bruna mo'u tsuku — The brother arrived, meh.
cu'o [verb] — number > verb denoting probability
- Comment: x1 (entity) has probability (n) of occurring under conditions x2 (entity). The number (n) is put in front of cu'o.
- le nu casnu cu su'ocu'o lo nu le jatna cu klama — The discussion is possible if the boss comes.
- lo nu mi ricfu cu rocu'o lo nu mi ponse lo rupnu poi megdo — Had I a million dollars I'd be rich.
cu'u [preposition from cusku] — as said by ...
- Comment: used for quotations.
- cu'u la gleki la lojban cu vlipa bangu — As said by La Gleki, Lojban is a powerful language.
cukla — x1(entity) is round
- lo cukla — round
- le lunra noi pelxu je cukla je carmi cu zvati lo tsani — The Moon, yellow, round and bright, is in the sky.
- Related words: djine, ranji, bolci, tarmi
cukta — x1(entity) is a book with work x2(entity)
- lo cukta — book, lo se cukta — work in a book
- mi tcidu lo cukte be lo cinri — I read an book with an interesting content (an interesting book).
- Related words: cfika, prina, prosa, tcidu, papri
culno — x1(entity) is full of x2(entity)
- lo culno — full
- lo lanka cu culno lo pelji — .
- Related words: tisna, kunti, mulno, setca, tisna
cumki — x1(event) is possible
- lo cumki — possible
- cumki fa lo nu la alis ba jai lerci — It's possible that Alice will be late.
- Related words: lakne
cumla — x1(entity) is modest or humble about x2(event, property of x1)
- lo cumla — modest
- mi'ai pu cumla lo ka kanpe makau — We were modest in out expectations.
- Related words: cinmo, jgira
cunmi — x1(entity) is some millet or grain of species x2(species)
- lo cunmi — millet
- lo jipci cu citka lo cunmi — Hens eat millet.
- Related words: gurni
cunso — x1(event) is random, unpredictable
- lo cunso — random
- lo nu ca makau le prenu cu tsuku pu cunso — When would he come was unpredictable.
- Related words: cnici, lakne, funca, kalsa, snuti
cuntu — x1(event) is an affair or organized activity involving persons x2(entity)
- lo cuntu — affair
- ra pu se cuntu lo zekri — He was involved in a crime.
- Related words: jikca, srana
cupra — x1(entity) produces product x2(entity, property of x1) by process x3(property of x1)
- lo cupra — producer, lo se cupra — product, lo te cupra — process of production
- lo karce cu cupra lo nejni lo ka jai gau jelca lo livla — Car produces energy by burning fuel.
- Related words: zbasu, farvi, gundi, jukpa
curmi — x1(entity) lets x2(event) happen; ; x1 makes x2 possibleFALSE
- lo saske cu curmi lo nu jimpe lo munje — Science allows to understand the world.
- le canko cu curmi lo nu lo vifne vacri cu pagre — The window permits the passage of the fresh air.
- Related words: permete, rinju, banzu, ralte, jimte, jaspu, zifre
curnu — x1(entity) is a worm of species x2(species)
- lo curnu — worm
- le cipnu mo'u kavbu lo curnu — The bird catched a worm.
- Related words: since, silka
curve — x1(entity) is pure in x2(property of x1)
- lo curve — pure
- i lo vi ronde cu curve lo ka solji — This ring is of pure gold.
- Related words: prane, jinsa, manfo, sampu, sepli, traji, lumci, xukmi
cusku — x1(entity) says x2(text) for audience x3(entity)
- Comment: skicu is 'to tell', cusku is 'to say', tavla is 'to talk', cusku lo notci is 'to notify'
- lo cusku — who says, lo se cusku — what is said, lo te cusku — audience
- i babo mi pu cusku fi le ninmu fe lu do mutce lo ka xendo li'u — And then I said to the woman "You are very kind"
- do pu cusku lo se du'u do ba katna lo nanba — You said that you would cut the bread.
- Related words: bacru, tavla, casnu, spuda, cu'u, bangu, dapma, jufra, pinka
cutci — x1(entity) is a shoe for covering x2(entity)
- lo cutci — shoe
- lo vi prenu cu zbasu lo cutci be lo sufti — This person makes horseshoes.
- Related words: smoka, taxfu, skiji
cutne — x1(entity) is the chest of body x2(entity)
- lo cutne — chest
- lo nanla pu ru'i jgari lo gerku fo lo cutne — The boy was holding the dog near the chest.
- Related words: cnebo, betfu, xadni, tanxe
cuxna — x1(entity) chooses, decides on x2(any type, property of x1) from complete set x3(plural of same type as x2)
- Comment: pajni is for judging matters, jdice is for actual decisions, cuxna is for deciding (choosing) on something out of options.
, lo se cuxna — what is chosen, lo te cuxna — set of choices, menu of choices
- mi na mo'u cuxna lo ka zukte makau — I haven't yet decided what to do.
- nandu fa lo nu cuxna — It's hard to choose.
- mi pu cuxna la alis lo nixli — I chose alice from the girls.
- la alis pu cuxna lo blanu lo taxfu — Alice chose the blue dress out of all.
- mi cuxna lo nu mi citka makau — I'm thinking about what to eat.
- Related words: jdice, pajni, nelci
cy [pronoun] — letter 'C' da — there exists something or someone
- Comment: there exists something or someone.
- mi se bruna da — I have a brother.
- mi nelci ro da — I like everything.
da'a [digit/number] — all except n; all but n; default 1
- da'a re lo prenu pu zvati va — All but two people were present there.
da'i [discursive] — supposing, da'inai — in fact
- da'i mi ricfu — You could be rich.
- da'inai mi se zdani lo daplu — I do live on an island.
- Related words: sruma
dacru — x1(entity) is a drawer in x2(entity)
- lo dacru — drawer
- lo junla ca cpana lo se dacru be lo barda — A clock stands on a chest of big drawers.
- Related words: nilce, tanxe
dacti — x1(entity) is a thing, a material object enduring in space-time
- lo dacti — material object
- lo vu dacti cu mo — What is that object over there?
- Related words: marji, xanri
dai [interjection modifier] — marks empathetic use of interjection, shows another's feelings
- oiro'odai tuple doi le cifnu — I know it hurts, baby!
- do jinga ui dai — You won, yay you!
- .ui nai dai lo do gerku co'a morsi — You must be sad, your dog died.
- Related words: cnijmi
dakfu — x1(entity) is a knife for cutting x2(entity)
- lo dakfu — knife
- ti dakfu lo nanba — This is a kinfe for cutting bread.
- Related words: denci, balre, katna, tunta, forca, smuci, kinli
dakli — x1(entity) is a bag or sack containing x2(entity)
- Comment: daski is for 'pouch'
- lo dakli — bag, lo se dakli — contents of a bag
- mi ba bevri lo dakli be lo tamca lo nenri — I will take a bag of tomatoes inside.
- Related words: daski, bakfu
damba — x1(entity) fights or struggles with x2(entity) over issue x3(event)
- lo damba — fighter
- mi pu damba lo mi mensi lo du'u makau klama ka'ai loi rirni — I fought with my sister of who will go with parents.
- Related words: bradi, gunta, talsa, darlu, fapro, jamna, sonci
damri — x1(entity) is a drum, gong or other percussion instrument with beater x2(entity)
- lo damri — drum, lo se damri — beater of a drum
- le nakni pu zgipli lo damri be lo xance — He was playing a hand struck drum.
- Related words: rilti, zgike
damva'u — x1(entity) smokes, inhales smoke x2(entity)
- lo damva'u — smoker
- le prenu cu damva'u lo se panci be lo mabla — The person smokes something that has a shitty smell.
- Related words: danmo, vasxu
dandu — x1(entity) is suspended or hangs from x2(entity) at joint x3(entity)FALSE
- le smani pu dandu lo galtu jimca lo rebla — The monkey was hanging its tail from a high branch.
- Related words: lasna, jorne
danfu — x1(entity) is the answer or solution to question or problem x2(event)
- Comment: spuda is for agentive response/reply.
- lo danfu — solution to a problem, lo se danfu — problem
- lo ka pilno lo drata ckiku cu danfu lo tadji be lo ka jai gau karli fai lo vorme — Using another key is the answer to the problem of opening the door.
- Related words: ciksi, frati, preti, nabmi, spuda, cpedu
danlu — x1(entity) is a live being of species x2(species)
- lo danlu — live being
- mi pu viska lo mabru bu'u lo boske — I saw a mammal in the forest.
- my jutsi ma — What species does it belong to?
- Related words: banfi, cinki, cipni, finpe, ankabuta, respa, since, mabru, bakni
danmo — x1(entity) is smoke from source x2(entity)
- lo danmo — smoke
- lo danmo be lo noi ca'o jecla vau tricu co'a denmi — The smoke from the burning trees is becoming dense.
- Related words: pulce, gapci, sigja, bumru
danre — x1(entity) puts pressure on or applies force to x2(entity)
- lo danre — pressure
- lo brife cu danre le falnu — Wind puts pressure on the sail.
- Related words: catke, bapli, prina, tinsa
dansu — x1(entity) dances to accompaniment or rhythm x2(entity)
- lo dansu — dancer
- e'u mi'o dansu lo ca zgike — Let's dance to this music.
- Related words: bende, zgike, zajba
danti — x1(entity) is a bullet, missile, or other ballistic projectile for firing by x2(entity)
- lo danti — bullet, lo se danti — gun
- lo danti be lo cecla cu tsuku lo dinju — A bullet from a gun reached the house.
- Related words: cecla, renro, jakne
daplu — x1(entity) is an island
- lo daplu — island
- fe'e ro roi lo daplu lo remna cu xabju — People live all over the island.
- Related words: lalxu, rirxe, xamsi, dirgo
dapma — x1(entity) condemns or curses x2(entity) to fate x3(property of x2) , lo se dapma — condemned
- mi pu dapma le fetsi lo ka se funca lo zabna — I wished her good luck.
- le monsuta pu dapma lo virnu lo ka bazi morsi — The monster cursed the brave person to die soon.
- Related words: mabla, dimna, cnemu, sfasa, dunda, cusku, cirko, jdima, di'ai
dargu — x1(entity) is a road or highway
- lo dargu — road
- da bisli vi'a lo dargu — There is ice on the road.
- Related words: naxle, tcana, pluta, klaji
darlu — x1(entity) argues for stance x2(proposition) against stance x3(proposition) , lo se darlu — stance (in a discussion)
- loi enge pu darlu lo nu lo dargu cu se stuzi lo berti vau lo nu lo dinju cu se zbasu fi lo rokci — Engineers argued for the road to be located to the north and against the house to be build of rock.
- Related words: fapro, jamna, sarji, talsa, sumti, tugni, casnu, damba, bradi, tavla
darno — x1(entity) is distant from x2(entity) in x3(property of x1)
- lo darno — distant
- lo muzga cu darno ti — The museum is far from here.
- lo jungo bangu cu darno lo glico bangu lo ka va'o ce'u makau tarmi lo nu bacru — Chinese language is far from English in the manner of pronunciation.
- Related words: jibni
darsi — x1(entity) shows audacity in behavior x2(property of x1)
- lo darsi — cheeky, lo se darsi — audacious behaviour
- la alis ca darsi lo ka na cusku lo jetnu la kevin — Alice dares not tell Kevin the truth.
- Related words: virnu
darxi — x1(entity) hits or strikes x2(entity) with x3(entity)
- lo darxi — who strikes
- mi pu darxi lo xedja be ra lo xance — I hit his jaw with my hand.
- Related words: bikla, gunta, jenca, tunta, tikpa, janli, jgari, pencu
daski — x1(entity) is a pocket or pouch in x2(entity)
- lo daski — pocket
- mi pu punji lo mi xance lo daski be lo mi kosta — I put my hand into the pocket of my coat.
- Related words: dakli, taxfu, bakfu
dasni — x1(entity) wears x2(entity) as garment of type x3(property of x1)
- lo dasni — who wears a garment, lo se dasni — garment worn
- .e'o do co'a dasni lo cutci — Please put on your shoes.
- le nixli cu dasni lo creka lo skaci — The girl wears a shirt as a skirt.
- Related words: taxfu
daspo — x1(entity) destroys x2(entity, property of x1)
- lo daspo — destroyer, lo se daspo — destroyed
- ra pu daspo lo ka kanro — He ruined his health.
- lo fari pu daspo ci lo dinju — The fire destroyed three of the buildings.
- Related words: spofu, xrani, marxa, zalvi, xaksu
dasri — x1(entity) is a ribbon or strip
- lo dasri — ribbon
- lo se dunda pu se bakfu fi lo dasri — The gift was tied with a ribbon.
- Related words: djine
datka — x1(entity) is a duck of species x2(species)
- lo datka — duck
- lo za'u datka ru'i limna lo lalxu — The ducks are swimming in the lake.
- Related words: cipni
datni — x1(property of x2) is information about x2(entity) gathered by method x3(property of x2)
- Comment: Synonym of info
- lo datni — information, lo te datni — method of getting information
- lo ka gasnu lo zekri cu datni le nanmu lo ka zgana lo se zukte be ce'u — Being a criminal are the data about the man collected by monitoring his actions.
- ai mi tavla do lo datni be fi lo cipra — I'm going to talk to you about experimental data.
- Related words: fatci, saske, vreji
datru — x1(event) is occurring on day x2(entity) of month x3(entity) of year x4(entity) in calendar x5(entity)
- Comment: ??? de'i eiliminated?
, lo se datru — calendar full day, lo te datru — calendar month, lo ve datru — calendar year, lo xe datru — type of calendar system
- ca lo datru be li pare bei la remast bei li pasosomu pu vi snuti — On February 12, 1995 an accident happened here.
- Related words: masti, djedi, nanca, nu, fasnu, purci, balvi, jeftu)
dau [digit/number] — hex digit A (decimal 10) [ten]
- ei mi'o denpa ze'a lo djedi be li dau — We should wait for 10 days.
dau'i [interjection modifier] — equal intensity interjection. Used as a modifier of interjections
- Comment: specifies an intensity of an interjection equal to the intensity of the same interjection earlier used.
- ju'o la alis ba tsuku — I'm sure Alice will arrive.
- ju'o dau'i ji'a la kevin ba vitke mi'a — And I'm equally sure that Kevin will visit us.
- Related words: dau'i, mau'i, me'ai, cu'i, sai, ru'e
de:Comment: there exists something or someone.
- 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.
de'a [preposition] — pause (pausative aspect)
- mi pu de'a citka lo plise — I stopped eating apples for a while.
de'e [pronoun] — a near future utterance
- de'e cinri jufra — The following sentence is interesting.
- au do tirna mi — I'd like you to listen to me.
- lo xunre cu srana lo nu fengu — Red is related to the state of being angry.
de'i [preposition from detri] — on date ... (date stamp follows)
- Comment: ???explain.
- de'i li pamu pi'e ci mi pu zvati la nipon — On March 15 I was in Japan.
de'u [pronoun] — a recent utterance
- i fi'o suksa co'a gusni bu'u lo darno — Suddenly a light appeared far away and then the light disappeared.
- babo le gusni cu canci — They both tried to observe it once again.
- le remei pu troci loka ganse le gusni vau za'ure'u i ku'i le remei na pu djuno lo du'u xukau la'e de'e cu du lo sinxa poi le remei ze'u kanpe tu'a ke'a — But they didn't know whether that was the sign they had been expecting for so long.
decti — x1(entity) is a tenth of x2(same type as x1) in x3(property of x1)
- lo decti — 1/10'
- le bitmu cu decti be lo mitre lo ka rotsu — The fence is 10 centimeters thick.
- Related words: 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 — x1(entity) is a finger, toe, or digit on limb x2(entity)
- lo degji — finger, toe, digit (of body), lo se degji — limb with fingers or toes
- lo degji be lo be mi xance poi pritu cu cortu — The fingers of my right hand hurt.
- Related words: nazbi, tamji, tance, xance
dei [pronoun] — this utterance
- i lo se casnu pe dei ca zenba lo ka cinri — This discussion is getting more interesting.
dejni — x1(entity) owes debt x2(entity, property of x1) to creditor x3(entity) in return for service x4(entity, property of x1)
- lo dejni — debtor, lo se dejni — debt, lo te dejni — creditor of debt
- mi dejni lo ka sidju vau do lo ka se sidju do — I am obliged to help you in return for your help.
- mi dejni fi lo mi patfu fo lo ka snada — I owe my success to my father.
- Related words: jbera, janta, zivle
dekpu — x1(entity) is x2(number) volume units in standard x3(property of x1)FALSE
- lo vi botpi cu dekpu li pa lo ka litce — This bottle is one liter in volume.
- Related words: canlu, litce, rupnu, fepni, gutci, minli, merli, bunda, kramu
dekto — x1(entity) is ten of x2(same type as x1) in x3(property of x1)
- lo dekto — 10'
- le dinju cu dekto be lo mitre lo ka clani — The house is 10 meters high.
- Related words: 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 — x1(entity) is a dolphin of species/breed x2(species)
- Comment: See mabru, xamsi, flecu
- lo delfinu — dolphin
- lo'e delfinu cu stati — Dolphins are generally smart.
- Related words: mabru, xamsi, rirxe
delno — x1(entity) is x2(number) candela in luminosity , lo se delno — amount of candela
- lo vi bombila cu delno li ji'i pareno — This light bulb has a luminous intensity of around 120 candela.
- Related words: centi, decti, dekto, femti, gigdo, gocti, gotro, kilto, megdo, mikri, milti, nanvi, petso, picti, terto, xatsi, xecto, xexso, zepti, zetro
dembi — x1(entity) is a legume, bean, or pea from plant x2(entity)
- lo dembi — legume seed, lo se dembi — plant with legumes
- mi caca'o citka lo stasu belo dembi — I am eating a bean stew.
- Related words: grute, sobde, tsiju
denci — x1(entity) is a tooth of x2(entity)
- lo denci — tooth
- lo denci be mi cu cortu — I have a toothache.
- Related words: dakfu, pagre, jgalu, moklu, dakfu, pagre, jgalu, batci, bongu
denmi — x1(entity) is dense in x2(property of x1)
- lo denmi — dense
- lo karce fluso cu denmi lo ni karce bu'u lo klaji — The car traffic is intense in the streets.
- Related words: carmi, midju, viknu
denpa — x1(entity) waits or pauses for x2(event) at state x3(property of x1) before doing x4(property of x1)FALSE
- ko ze'i denpa — Wait a bit (=Just a moment).
- do pu denpa xu — You waited?
- ki'e sai — Thank you!
- mi denpa lo nu lo patfu cu volve vau lo ka kelci vau lo ka cliva — I am waiting for my father to arrive playing before leaving.
- Related words: dicra, fanmo, sisti, fliba, pandi
dertu — x1(entity) is some soil or dirt
- lo dertu — soil
- puze'a ku lo karce cu muvdu bu'u lo dertu — For a while the car moved on the soil.
- Related words: kliti, terdi, loldi
derxi — x1(entity) is a heap or stack of x2(entity)
- lo derxi — heap
- mi pu cupra lo derxi be lo mudri — I chopped a pile of wood.
- Related words: gunma, cmana
desku — x1(entity) is shakes or vibrates from force x2(event)
- lo desku — something vibrating
- ra pu desku lo ka terpa — She was shaking with fear.
- Related words: slilu, janbe
di:Comment: there exists something or someone.
- i ku'i la'anai su'o da cizra ro de ro di — But it is unlikely that something is strange to everyone in every way.
di'a [preposition] — resuming (resumptive aspect)
- mi na ba di'a zgipli fi lo pipno — I won't play the piano again.
di'ai [vocative] — expression of well-wish, di'ainai — expression of curse
- Comment: used to express well-wishes/curses.
- pluka nicte di'ai — Good night!
- di'ai do — Good luck to you.
- do i ko na raktu mi di'ainai do — Don't disturb me, damn you!
- Related words: dimna, dapma, ki'e, doi
di'e [pronoun] — the next utterance
- di'e na drani — The following sentence isn't correct.
- la djon cu cmene mi — Someone called John is my name.
- lu zo djon cmene mi li'u drani ku'i — John is my name is correct, though.
di'i [preposition] — regularly (iterative aspect), di'inai — irregularly
- mi di'i cadzu bu'u lo panka — I regularly walk in the park.
- pa cukta di'i se tcidu mi — I read the same book again and again.
- mi di'inai citka lo kokso — I eat coconuts here and there.
di'u [pronoun] — the last utterance
- ma xamgu traji tadji lo nu tadni la lojban — What is the best method of learning Lojban?
- di'u xamgu se retsku — That is a good question.
- la alis ze'a lo djedi be li za'u re na zvati — Alice isn't present for more than two days.
- la'e di'u cizra — That is strange.
dicra — x1(entity) interrupts or disrupts x2(entity) due to quality x3(property of x1)FALSE
- lo sance pu dicra lo nu mi sipna vau lo ka cladu — The sound woke me up since it was loud.
- Related words: zunti, fanza, raktu, denpa
diklo — x1(entity) is confined to location x2(entity) within range x3(entity)
- lo diklo — local
- lo ca carvi cu diklo lo stuna lo dei tcadu — Within the borders of this city the rain is in the south.
- Related words: di'o, jibni, zvati, cpana, nenri, lamji, stuzi, tcila
dikni — x1(entity) is regular or periodic in x2(property of x1) with interval x3(entity)
- lo dikni — regular
- mi dikni lo ka lumci lo mi kumfa vau lo jeftu — I am regular in cleaning my room every week.
- Related words: slilu, rilti, xutla, manfo, boxna
dilcu — x1(number) is a quotient of x2(number) divided by x3(number) , leaving remainder x4(number)
- lo dilcu — quotient, lo se dilcu — dividend of a quotient, lo te dilcu — divisor of a quotient, lo ve dilcu — remainder of a quotient
- li re dilcu li paci li mu li ci — 2 is the quotient of 13 divided by 5 with the remainder 3.
- Related words: frinu, fendi, katna, parbi, mekso
dilnu — x1(entity) is a cloud of material x2(entity)
- lo dilnu — cloud
- le cmana cu cupra lo dilnu be lo danmo — The mountain produces clouds of smoke.
- Related words: carvi, tcima
dimna — x1(property of x2) is a fate or destiny of x2(entity)
- lo dimna — destiny
- lo ka xabju ti cu dimna mi — To live here is my fate.
- Related words: dapma
dinju — x1(entity) is a building for purpose x2(property of x1)
- lo dinju — building
- ti dinju lo nu lumci — This is a bathhouse.
- Related words: ginka, zdani, zarci
dinko — x1(entity) is a nail or tack for purpose x2(entity)
- lo dinko — nail (tack)
- mi pu lasna lo pixra lo bitmu lo dinko sepi'o lo mruli — I nailed the picture to the wall using a hammer.
- ti dinko lo ka lasna lo cutci lo xirma ce'u — This is a nail for fastening horseshoes.
- Related words: pijne, lasna
dirba — x1(entity, property of x2) is dear or precious to x2(entity)
- lo dirba — precious
- do pu zvati ma doi dirba — Where have you been, dear?
- lo nu jmive cu dirba ro da — Life is dear to everybody.
- Related words: tcika, kargu, vamji, vajni, pleji, jadni, jemna
dirce — x1(entity) radiates or emits x2(property of x1)
- lo dirce — emitter, lo se dirce — radiation
- le jinto cu dirce lo djacu — The spring of fluid emits water.
- Related words: gusni
dirgo — x1(entity) is a drop of x2(entity)
- lo dirgo — drop
- sa'u ti dirgo lo djacu — It's just a drop of water.
- Related words: daplu, bidju
ditcu — x1(event) is the time-duration/period of x2(event)
- lo ditcu — period
- ma ditcu lo nu do limna lo rirxe — How long have you been swimming in the river?
- Related words: cedra, ranji, tcika, renvi, temci, canlu, kuspe, krafamtei
dizlo — x1(entity) is low compared to x2(entity)(entity)
- lo dizlo — low
- i lo gerku cu dizlo lo mlatu poi cpare lo tricu — The dog stands low compared to the cat climbing the tree.
- mi mo'u farlu lo dizlo be lo bitmu — I fell down to the foot of the fence.
- Related words: cnita, galtu, gapru, farna, loldi
djacu — x1(entity) is some water
- lo djacu — water
- le nakni pu pinxe lo djacu lo pa kabri — He drank some water from the cup.
- Related words: lalxu, rirxe, xamsi, limna, litki, lumci, bumru, jinto
djedi — x1(event) is x2(number) full days long
- lo djedi — full day, lo se djedi — number of full days
- mi volve bazi lo djedi be li pano — I will return in 10 days.
- Related words: donri, detri, jeftu, masti, nanca, nicte, tcika
djica — x1(entity) desires or wants x2(event, property of x1) for purpose x3(property of x1) , lo se djica — something desired
- mi djica lo nu cusku lo xajmi vau lo nu do cisma — I want tell something funny to make you smile.
- mi djica tu'a lo so'i cukta lo ka tcidu — I want many books to read.
- Related words: taske, xagji, mukti, nitcu, nelci, pacna, prami, rigni, trina, xebni, xlura
djuno — x1(entity) knows fact x2(proposition) about x3(entity) on grounds x4(proposition)
- Comment: For 'know/familiar with' use se slabu, na'e cnino, na'e fange
, lo se djuno — known fact, lo ve djuno — grounds of knowledge
- mi djuno lo du'u mi zasti vau fo lo du'u mi pensi — I know that I exist since I think.
- mi djuno so'i da la lojban — I know a lot about Lojban.
- Related words: se slabu, na'e cnino, na'e fange, du'o, krici, jinvi, cilre, certu, facki, jijnu, jimpe, senpi, smadi, kakne, birti, mipri, morji, saske, viska,
do [pronoun] — you (the listener)
- coi ro do — Hello, everyone!
- xu do djica lo nu mi sidju do — Do you want me to help you?
do'a [discursive] — generously, broadly construed, do'anai — at least (parsimoniously)
- Comment: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensu_stricto ?.
- do'a mi do ka'e ctuca lo se jmina — I could teach you some additional things.
- do'a nai do no da zekri lebna — At least you didn't stel anything.
- a'o mi te dunda lo kargu karce a do'a nai lo karce poi na spofu — Hopefully, I'll be given an expensive car or at least one that isn't broken.
- Related words: dunda
do'e [preposition from co'e] — preposition with the meaning unspecified or known from context
- Comment: also used in speech when it's hard to find an appropriate preposition on the fly.
- ti karda do'e lo valsi — It's a card with a word.
do'i [pronoun] — an utterance unspecified or known from context
- do'i cu me lo jufra pe lo se cukta poi mi pu tcidu — That sentence is from a book that I had read.
do'o [pronoun] — you (the listener, might include other persons not in the dialog)
- mi'a pu casnu lo nu litru - do'o pu cuxna ma — We discussed travelling. - What did you choose?
do'u [terminator]:starts with: COI, DOI doi [vocative] — general vocative, identifies intended listener.
- doi nobli do co'u morji fi lo do ckiku — Oh, sir! You forgot your keys.
donri — x1(entity) is daytime of day x2(entity)
- lo donri — daytime
- ca lo donri be lo prulamdei ra pu stali lo zdani — Yesterday in the daytime he stayed at home.
- Related words: nicte, djedi, tcika
draci — x1(entity) is a drama or play about x2(entity)
- lo draci — play (drama), lo se draci — plot of a drama
- lo pendo be mi cu finti lo draci be lo nabmi pe lo te seksi — My friend is the author of a drama about the problem of sexes.
- Related words: finti, cukta, lisri, cfika
drani — x1(entity) is correct in x2(property of x1)
- lo drani — correct
- do drani lo ka pilno makau poi valsi — You are correct in what words you use.
- Related words: srera, mapti
drata — x1(entity) is not the same as x2(entity)
- lo drata — different
- CC — .
- Related words: mintu, frica, dunli
drudi — x1(entity) is a roof or lid of structure x2(entity)
- Comment: lo drudi is (designed to be) over/above something and shelters it from other things above lo drudi, lo mapku
- lo drudi — lid, lo se drudi — something with a lid
- lo drudi be lo dinju cu ei se cikre — The roof of the building needs fixing.
- Related words: bitmu, stedu, galtu, gapru, loldi, marbi, gacri, mapku
du [verb] — x1, x2, x3 ... are the same thing. Corresponds to the operator '=' in math
- Comment: can have any number of places.
- li pa su'i pa du li re li pano fe'i mu — 1 + 1 = 2 = 10 / 5.
du'e [digit/number] — too many
- Comment: subjective estimate.
- le vacri ca du'eva'e glare — It's too hot.
- du'e prenu cu zvati le laji — There are too many people in the street.
du'i [preposition from dunli] — equally, as much as ...
- Comment: x1 of the clause corresponds to lo se dunli, preposition sumti corresponds to lo dunli — equal to, the clause itself corresponds to lo te zmadu — the comparison.
- mi'a du'i casnu lo mintu — We equally discussed the same.
- xu do cando du'i mi — Are you as busy as I am?
du'u [clause prefix] — clause > verb
- Comment: x1 is the clause (that follows) expressed in sentence x2 (text).
- mi djuno lo du'u do na fuzme — I know that you are not responsible.
dugri — x1(number) is the logarithm of x2(number) to base x3(number)
- lo dugri — logarithm, lo te dugri — base of a logarithm
- li 3 dugri li 1000 li 10 — 3 is the logarithm of 1000 to base 10.
- Related words: tenfa
dukti — x1(entity) is opposite or contrary to x2(entity) in x3(property of x1 and x2 with kau)
- lo dukti — opposite
- la alis la kevin pu dukti lo ka catlu makau — Alice and Kevin looked in the opposite directions.
- Related words: ranxi, ragve, fatne
dunda — x1(entity) gives or donates x2(entity, property of x1) to x3(entity)
- lo dunda — giver, lo se dunda — gift, lo te dunda — receiver of a gift
- mi pu dunda lo plise do — I gave you an apple.
- Related words: benji, muvdu, canja, pleji, vecnu, friti, sfasa, dapma, cnemu, prali
dunja — x1(entity) freezesFALSE
- ra na ru'e dunja — He almost froze.
- Related words: febvi, lunsa, runme, sligu
dunku — x1(entity) is distressed or anguished by x2(event)
- lo dunku — distressed, lo se dunku — distressing event
- mi pu dunku lo ka nonseka — I was distressed at beging alone.
- xu do dunku lo nu lo do mensi cu bilma — Are you distressed at your sister being ill?
- Related words: fengu, surla
dunli — x1(entity) is equal to x2(any type) in x3(property of x1 and x2 with kau)
- lo dunli — equal
- CC — .
- Related words: du'i, satci, frica, simsa, mintu
dunra — x1(entity) is winter of year x2(entity) at location x3(entity)
- lo dunra — winter
- ca lo dunra be lo renonomu moi bei la australias mi pu zvati ti — During Australian winter of year 2005 I was here.
- Related words: citsi, crisa, critu, vensa
dy [pronoun] — letter 'D' dzena — x1(entity) is an elder or ancestor of x2(entity) by bond x3(property of x1 + x2)
- lo dzena — ancestor, lo se dzena — descendant
- do dzena mi lo ka ce'u ce'u lidne lo ka jbena ca makau — You are my ancestor since you were born before me.
- Related words: patfu, rirni, tamne
dzipo — x1(entity) is Antarctican in x2(property of x1)FALSE
- au mi vitka lo dzipo tumla — I want to visit the Antarctica.
- Related words: ketco, friko, sralo, terdi
e [conjunction for nouns] — and
- mi e do pu casnu lo za'u bangu — I discussed languages, and you discussed languages (may be not with each other, may be in different discussions).
- Related words: ce, je, a, e, ji, o, u
e'a [interjection] — you may, I allow, e'anai — prohibiting
- e'a do klama lo nenri — You may come in.
- zu'e e'anai fagri — No fire allowed!
- e'anai crepu lo flora — You may not pick the flowers.
- Related words: permite
e'e [interjection] — instigation, provokation, e'enai — discouragement, demoralization
- e'e do jarco lo ka vlipa — Show your strength, go for it!
- e'e mi kuspe do — I'll reach you.
- e'enai mi claxu lo se ditcu — Sorry, I lack time.
- Related words: kakne, certu
e'i [interjection] — command, instruction, imposing obligation (imperative interjection)
- e'i mi cliva — I have to leave.
- do sanga e'i — Sing!
- Related words: selri'u, seljimte
e'o [interjection] — please (request), e'onai — offer, grant
- e'o mi zgana — Let me see.
- e'o do dunda le jisra mi — Will you pass the huice, please?
- e'onai ko lebna lo titla — Here, take some candies.
- Related words: cpedu, pikci
e'u [interjection] — Let's (suggestion), e'unai — warning, disadvise
- e'u mi'o troci — Let's try.
- e'u klama — Let's go.
- e'unai do stapa lo crepu — You'd better not step onto the bridge.
- Related words: stidi, kajde
ebu [pronoun] — letter 'E' ei [interjection] — I should ..., one should ... (obligation), einai — freedom, how things need not be
- ei do ca sipna — You should be sleeping now.
- ei do djuno — You ought to know.
- einai do mipri lo nei — You needn't hide yourself.
- Related words: bilga, zifre
enge — x1(entity) is an architect/designer/engineer of x2(entity)
- lo enge — designer
- lo mi patfu pu enge lo vi dinju — My father was an architect of this building.
- Related words: zbasu, platu
entuzi — x1(entity) is enthusiastic, excited about x2(event, property of x1)
- Comment: carmi akti is for the meaning 'excited (in high energy state)'
- lo entuzi — enthusiastic
- la kevin cu mutce lo ka entuzi lo ka co'a se jbiri lo cnino — Kevin is very enthusiastic about getting a new job.
- Related words: xanka, carmi, akti
esporte — x1(entity) is a type of sports practiced by x2(entity)
- lo esporte — sports, lo se esporte — sportsperson, sportsman, sportswoman
- mi se esporte la tenis — I practice tennis.
- Related words: zajba, sluji, dansu
fa [case tag] — prefix for the 1st noun of the current clause
- fe zo coi cusku fa mi — Hello, said I.
- fe ma fa mi zukte ei — What shoulg I do?
- sarcu fa lo nu do zvati — It's required that you are present.
fa'a [preposition] — directly towards ...
- ko catlu fa'a le canko — Look in the direction of the window.
- xu le cipni ca'o vofli fa'a lo solri — Is the bird flying towards the Sun?
fa'u [conjunction] — and respectively ... (forms unmixed set)
- zmadu fa'u mleca fi lo ka sampu fa'u lo ka drani
— It's more easy and less correct, respectively. facki — x1(entity) discovers fact x2(proposition) about x3(entity)
- Comment: For searching for objects and finding them use mitysisku and tolcri
- lo facki — discoverer, lo se facki — a discovery
- mi facki lo jitfa lo pu se cusku be la alis — I discovered that what Alice said is false.
- mi facki lo du'u le tcadu cu jibni — I found that the city is near.
- mi pu facki lo du'u lo lisri cu xajmi — I found the story funny.
- Related words: cirko, djuno, jijnu, smadi, sisku
fadni — x1(entity) is ordinary in x2(property of x1) among x3(entity)
- Comment: wrong usage
- lo fadni — typical, ordinary
- fi lo mi pendo cu fadni fa la kevin lo ka cusku lo simsa pe mi — Among my friends it's common for Kevin to say such things about me.
- Related words: cafne, rirci, kampu, lakne, tcaci, cnano
fagri — x1(entity) is a fire in fuel x2(entity) burning in x3(entity: 'oxygen' by default)
- lo fagri — fire, lo se fagri — fuel for fire, lo te fagri — oxidizer of fire
- lo fagri be lo boske bei lo brife co'a carmi — The fire in the forest burning in the wind becomes intense.
- le mudri cu se fagri — The wood is burrning.
- Related words: jelca, sacki
fai [case tag] — restores the part of an abstraction omitted by jai
- lo nu jimpe ti cu nandu — Understanding this is hard.
- ti jai nandu fai lo ka se jimpe — This is hard to understand.
falnu — x1(entity) is a sail for gathering wind x2(entity) on vehicle x3(entity)
- Comment: x2 can be wind, water or other forces enabling the sail to work.
- lo falnu — sail, lo se falnu — wind for a sail, lo te falnu — sailboat
- lo vi bloti cu te falnu — This is a sail boat.
- lo vi molki cu te falnu lo djacu lo xislu — This mill operates on a water wheel.
- Related words: bloti
famti — x1(entity) is an aunt or uncle of x2(entity) by bond x3(property of x1 + x2)
- lo famti — aunt, uncle, lo se famti — niece, nephew
- do famti mi lo ka ce'u mensi lo mamta be ce'u — You are my aunt since you are a sister of my mother.
- Related words: bruna, mamta, mensi, patfu, rirni, tamne
fancu — x1(entity) is a function mapping domainx2(entity) to rangex3(entity) defined by rulex4(proposition); ; x1 is a function of x2
- lo fancu — function, lo se fancu — function domain, lo te fancu — function range
- lo jdima be lo broda cu fancu lo ni by se sabji jo'u lo ni by se cpedu — The price of a good is a function of its supply and demand.
- lo ni mi'o snada cu fancu lo ni mi'o troci — Our success depends on how hard we try.
- lo ni mi jimpe ti na fancu tu'a do — I don't depend on you to understand this.
- fy fancu lo'i mrena'u poi zmadu li pa lo'i mrena'u poi zmadu li 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 is a real number and x>1.
- Related words: mekso, bridi
fange — x1(entity) is alien or unfamiliar to x2(entity) in x3(property of x1)
- lo fange — alien, unfamiliar
- ra fange mi lo ka zukte makau — He is alien to me in what he does.
- Related words: cizra, jbena, ckini
fanmo — x1(entity) is the end, finish of x2(entity)
- Comment: can refer to place
- lo fanmo — finish, lo se fanmo — process being finished
- do te mukti lo ka mo ca lo fanmo lo dei jeftu — What are you going to do on weekend?
- Related words: krasi, cfari, mulno, sisti, denpa, jipno, kojna, traji, krasi
fanri — x1(entity) is a factory or mill producing x2(entity) from x3(entity)
- lo fanri — factory, mill, lo se fanri — product of a factory, lo te fanri — raw material for a factory
- ti fanri lo nanba lo gurni — This is a mill producing bread from grain.
- Related words: molki, gundi
fanta — x1(entity) prevents x2(event) from occurring
- Comment: ???scope?
, lo se fanta — event being prevented
- lo bumru pu fanta lo nu mi'a viska da — The fog prevented us from seeing anything.
- Related words: pinfu, bandu, zunti, rinju, jimte, bapli, rivbi
fanva — x1(entity) translates x2(text) to language x3(entity) from language x4(entity) with result x5(text)
- Comment: traduki is a preferred alternative to fanva
- lo fanva — translator, lo se fanva — text to be translated, lo te fanva — target language for translation, lo ve fanva — source language for translation, lo xe fanva — translation (text)
- mi pu fanva lu coi ui li'u lo glico lo lojbo zoi gy. Yay, hello! .gy. — I translated coi ui to English form Lojban as "Yay, hello!"
- Related words: cusku, bangu, traduki
fanza — x1(event) annoys x2(entity)
- lo fanza — annoying event, lo se fanza — annoyed person
- lo nu lo verba cu klaku cu fanzu lo mamta be vy. — Baby crying annoys his mother.
- do fanza mi — You annoy me.
- Related words: fengu, raktu, dicra, tunta, zunti, jicla
fapro — x1(entity) opposes, doesn't surrender to x2(entity) about x3(entity, property of x1); ; x1 refuses to do x3FALSE
- mi pu na ka'e fapro lo nu do cisma — I couldn't resist your smile.
- xu do fapro fi lo ka sidju mi — Do you refuse to help me?
- Related words: bandu, bradi, darlu, damba, jivna, lanxe, rivbi, sarji, xarnu
farlu — x1(entity) falls to x2(entity) from x3(entity)FALSE
- mi pu farlu fi lo skalera fe lo dertu — I fell down from the stairs onto the ground.
- la alis pu jai gau farlu fai le dakli le jubme — Alice dropped the bag on the table.
- Related words: lafti, cpare, klama, sfubu
farna — x1(entity) is the direction of x2(entity) from origin x3(entity)
- lo farna — direction
- lo canko cu farna lo nu la alis pu catlu vau mi — From my viewpoint Alice was looking at the direction of the window.
- Related words: zunle, pritu, galtu, gapru, cnita, dizlo, berti, snanu, stuna, stici, purci, balvi, lidne
farvi — x1(entity) evolves or develops into x2(entity, property of x1) from x3(entity, property of x1) through stages x4(ordered plural of entity, property of x1) , lo ve farvi — stage of development, version in development
- lo'e nanba cu farvi lo bredi lo te zbasu lo nu co'a mixre lo purmo ce lo matne ce lo sovda ce lo sakta ce'o lo nu glare ce'o lo nu satre vo'a lo 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.
- Related words: pruce, banro, makcu, ciste, cupra, ferti
fasnu — x1(event) occurs or happens
- lo fasnu — occurrence
- lo cizra pu va fasnu — There were strange things happening there.
- lo ei ba fasnu ba fasnu — Whatever shall be will be.
- Related words: fau, krefu, lifri, fatci, rapli, gasnu, zukte, banli
fatci — x1(proposition) is a fact
- Comment: ???mucti are not real things
- lo fatci — fact
- i mi na rova'e birti lo du'u ro lo se djuno be mi bei lo munje cu fatci — I'm not completely sure that all that I know about the world are actual facts.
- Related words: datni, jitfa, sucta, xanri, jetnu, fasnu, zasti, cfika, saske
fatri — x1(entity) is distributed among x2(entity) with portions x3(entity)
- lo fatri — distributed, lo te fatri — portion of a distributed thing
- gau mi fatri fa lo titla lo verba lo pamei — I handed out candies to children one candie to each of them.
- Related words: fa'u, fendi, preja, katna, tcana
fau [preposition from fasnu] — with the event of ...
- fau lo nu do djica vau ko cpedu fi mi — If you want ask me.
- fau ro nu do nitcu da vau ko da lebna — Whenever you need something take it.
- fau da'i ro da mi snada — I would succeed anyway.
fe [case tag] — prefix for the 2nd noun of the current clause
- fe ma zvati fa la alis — Where is Alice?
fe'e [prefix for a preposition] — explicitly marks the following preposition as referring to space, not time
- ko vi'i fe'e di'i sombo le gurni — Sow the grain in a line and evenly!
fe'i — division operator (symbol / or : in math)
- mi pu te vecnu lo pare fe'i re sovda — I bought half a dozen eggs.
fe'o [vocative] — over and out (at the end of discussion)
- i nau ku mi cliva e'i fe'o — Now I have to leave, have a nice day!
fe'u [terminator]:starts with: FIhO febvi — x1(entity) boils
- lo febvi — something boiling
- lo djacu za'o febvi — The water is already boiling.
- Related words: dunja, lunsa, runme
fegli — x1(entity) is ugly to observer x2(entity) in aspect x3(property of x1)
- lo fegli — something ugly
- lo djacu cu fegli lo ka se panci makau — The water has an ugly smell.
- Related words: rigni, melbi, pluka
fei [digit/number] — hex digit B (decimal 11) [eleven]
- mi ba volve ti'u li fei — I will return at 11 o'clock.
femti — x1(entity) is 10 to the negative fifteenth of x2(same type as x1) in x3(property of x1)FALSE
- lo protoni cu femto lo mitre be li ji'i papixa boi lo ka cisni makau — A proton has a size of about 1.6 femtometres.
- Related words: 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 — x1(entity) divides x2(entity) into x3(entity)
- lo fendi — divider, lo se fendi — divided
- mi fendi lo najnimre ci spisa — I divide the orange into three pieces.
- Related words: sepli, bitmu, fatri, dilcu, katna, frinu
fengu — x1(entity) is angry at x2(entity) for x3(property of x2)
- lo fengu — angry
- ra pu fengu mi lo ka pu na klama — She was angry at me for not coming.
- Related words: fanza, dunku
fenki — x1(event) is crazy
- lo fenki — crazy action
- lo tcini cu fenki — The situation is crazy.
- lo ka fengu cu klesi lo ka jai fenki — Anger is a form of madness.
- Related words: bebna, racli, xajmi
fenra — x1(entity) is a crack in x2(entity)
- lo fenra — crack
- da fenra lo bitmu — There is a crack in the wall.
- Related words: kevna, cfila, jinto
fenso — x1(entity) sews or stitches x2(plural of entity) together with tool x3(entity) using filament x4(entity)
- Comment: ??? says fenso2 must be complete specificationFALSE
- le nixli pu fenso lo bukpu lo jesni lo cilta — The girl sewed pieces of cloth using a needle and a thread.
- Related words: cilta, jivbu, jorne, nivji, pijne, lasna
fepni — x1(entity) is x2(number) cents/copecks in value in monetary system x3(entity)
- Comment: Describes money subunits like cents, kopecks.FALSE
- le penbi cu fepni li muno lo ropno — The pen costs 50 eurocents.
- Related words: sicni, jdini, jdima, vecnu, rupnu, dekpu, gutci, minli, merli, bunda, kramu
fepri — x1(entity) is the lung of x2(entity)
- lo fepri — lung
- ro da pu sanga serai lo ka pilno lo fepri be vo'a — Everybody sang at the top of their lungs.
- Related words: pambe, vasxu
ferti — x1(entity) is fertile for growing x2(entity, property of x1)
- Comment: covers both potential and actual/realized fertility.
- lo ferti — fertile
- lo vi tumla cu ferti lo ka te crepu lo vanjba — This land is fertile for reaping grapes.
- lo vi fetsi cu ferti lo ka se tarbi — This female is fertile for conception.
- Related words: vanbi, sidju, rorci, farvi, banro, cange
festi — x1(entity) is waste from x2(entity)
- lo festi — waste
- ko bevri lo festi be lo grute lo klaji — Take the fruit scraps to the street.
- Related words: xaksu, kalci, pinca
fetsi — x1(entity) is a female of species x2(species) with feminine traits x3(property of x1)
- lo fetsi — female, lo te fetsi — feminine trait
- ti fetsi lo finpe lo ka se ganti makau — This fish is female in having a certain kind of gonads.
- Related words: nakni
fi [case tag] — prefix for the 3rd noun of the current clause
- mi dunda fe ti fi do — I give this to you.
- mi mo'u klama fi le tsani — I came from the sky.
fi'a [case tag] — asks for the case tag like fa, fe, fi, fo, fu (that should go into the place to which fi'a is put)
- - do klama fi'a le zdani - fi — - Are you going home, from home or? - From home.
fi'i [vocative] — you are welcome, make yourself at home (expression of hospitality), fi'nai — expression of inhospitality
- Comment: je'e is 'you are welcome' for replies to thanks.
- fi'i lo vitke be lo mi'a zdani — Welcome to our house.
- do le'o co'e vi lo mi zdani fi'inai — How dare you show up near my house, go away!
fi'o — from clause to preposition
- Comment: ??? explain creates adverb/preposition from bridi.
- le mlatu pu plipe fi'o suksa — The cat jumped quickly.
- le nabmi cu nandu fi'o jinvi so'i prenu — The problem is difficult according to many people.
fi'u [digit/number] — fraction slash; if no number to the left then '1' is assumed; when used alone equals to golden ratio (approximately '1.618')
- re fi'u ci lo prenu na kakne lo ka limna — Two thirds of people can't swim.
- fi'u re lo mlatu cu zabna — Half of the cats are nice.
- lo ni clani fe'i lo ni ganr cu du li fi'u — The length is in golden ratio to the length.
figre — x1(entity) is a fig of species x2(species)
- lo figre — fig
- mi nelci lo vi crino figre — I like these green figs.
- Related words: grute
filme — x1(entity) is a video, movie about x2(entity)
- Comment: Can be applied to streaming video
- lo filme — movie, film, lo se filme — plot of a movie
- mi pu zgana lo filme be lo crida — I watched a film about magical beings.
- Related words: tivni, vidni, pixra, finti
finpe — x1(entity) is a fish of species x2(species)
- lo finpe — fish
- mi nelci lo ka kalte lo finpe — I like fishing.
- Related words: danlu
finti — x1(entity) invents or creates x2(entity, property of x1) for purpose x3(entity) from existing elements or ideas x4(entity)
- lo finti — creator, lo se finti — creation (object created), creature, lo te finti — purpose of creation, lo ve finti — raw materials for creation
- mi pu finti lo lisri lo ka jai gau zdile le verba vau lo se vedli be mi — I created a story out of my real experience to amuse the child.
- Related words: fi'e, ciska, pemci, zbasu, larcu, prosa, filme
firca — x1(entity) flirts with x2(entity) by doing x3(property of x1)FALSE
- ko sisti lo ka firca lo mi mensi lo ka benji lo se dunda ri — Stop flirting with my sister by sending her gifts.
- Related words: cinse, pamta'a, cinjikca, mletritra, gletu
flalu — x1(entity) is a law specifying x2(property of x3) for community x3(entity)
- Comment: x1 is the name of the law
- lo flalu — law
- lo flalu be lo ka na ralte lo gerku bei ro se zdani cu cizra — The law specifying that no citizen should keep a dog is crazy.
- Related words: javni, ritli, zekri, pulji, tinbe
flani — x1(entity) is a flute, fife
- lo flani — flute
- lo sance be lo flani cu jai pluka — The flute has a pleasant sound.
- Related words: zgike
flecu — x1(entity) is a current in x2(entity) flowing towards x3(entity) from x4(entity)
- Comment: This word is dispreferred to fluso that has a place structure identical to muvdu.
- lo flecu — current (flow)
- ti flecu lo condi lo lalxu lo galtu krasi pe bu'u loi cmana — This is a current in a deep bed running towards a lake from high springheads in the mountains.
fliba — x1(entity) fails at doing x2(property of x1)FALSE
- mi za'ure'u fliba lo cipra — I failed the test again.
- lo se troci pu se fliba — The attempt failed.
- mi fliba lo ka tolcri lo penbi — I can't find the pen.
- Related words: cfila, snada, srera, troci, sisti, ranji, denpa, bebna, zunti
flira — x1(entity) is a face of body x2(entity)
- lo flira — face
- .u'e melbi flira ra — What a nice face she has!
- ra pu minde mi lo ka lumci lo flira be mi — He told me to wash my face.
- Related words: sefta, stedu, crane, mebri
flora — x1(entity) is a flower of plant or species x2(species); ; x2 is in the bloom
- lo flora — flower, lo se flora — blooming
- lo se flora poi do viska cu rozgu — This flower is a rose.
- Related words: spati, panci, sumne
fluso — x1 is a fluid flowing to x2 from x3 via the routex4
- Comment: muvdu is a more general term. senta is for where no directionality is implied.
- lo fluso — fluid
- ti fluso lo lalxu lo galtu krasi pe bu'u loi cmana lo condi — This is a current in a deep bed running towards a lake from high springheads in the mountains.
- lo fluso pe lo bu'u tcadu cu carmi lo mi nazbi cu ve fluso — The traffic in this city is intense.
- le cmana mo'u se fluso lo glare — I have a runny nose. The mountain erupted jetting hot matter.
- Related words: rirxe, senta, rinci, xampo, letri, sakci, gapci, litki, ciblu
fo [case tag] — prefix for the 4th noun of the current clause
- mi pu ciksi fe lo nu mi pu na zvati vau fo lo nu mi pu bilma — I explained that I was absent because I was ill.
foldi — x1(entity) is a field made of material x2(entity)
- lo foldi — field
- mi vreta bu'u lo foldi be lo flora — I'm lying on a flower field.
- Related words: purdi, cange
fonmo — x1(entity) is some foam or froth of material x2(entity) with bubbles of material x3(entity)
- lo fonmo — foam, lo te fonmo — bubble in foam
- lo glare pu ru'i cupra lo fonmo be lo djacu bei lo gapci — The heat was producing bubbles of gas in the water.
- Related words: zbabu
fonxa — x1(entity) is a phone or modem in network x2(entity)
- lo fonxa — telephone, phone, lo se fonxa — phone network
- ti fonxa lo skori enai lo te cradi — This is a landline phone, not a radio phone.
- Related words: tcana
forca — x1(entity) is a fork for x2(event) with tines x3(entity) on base x4(entity)
- lo forca — fork
- ti forca lo nu jukpa vau ci da lo mudri — This is a wooden fork for cooking with three tines.
- Related words: dakfu, smuci, komcu, tutci
fragari — x1(entity) is a strawberry of species/breed x2(species)
- Comment: See frambesi, grute, jbari, rozgu
- lo fragari — strawberry
- lo fragari cu je'a titla — Strawberries are relly sweet.
- Related words: jbari
fraso — x1(entity) is French in x2(property of x1)
- lo fraso — French
- xu do se bangu lo fraso — Do you speak French?
- Related words: ropno
fraxu — x1(entity) forgives x2(entity) for x3(property of x2) , lo te fraxu — action forgiven
- ko fraxu mi lo ka jai lerci — Forgive me for being late.
- Related words: dunda, permite, zungi
frica — x1(entity) differs from x2(entity) in x3(property of x1 and x2 with kau)
- lo frica — something different
- CC — .
- Related words: ranxi, drata, dunli, simsa, vrici
friko — x1(entity) is African in x2(property of x1)
- lo friko — African
- au mi viska lo friko xanto — I want to see African elephants.
- Related words: ropno, xazdo
frili — x1(property of x2) is easy for x2(entity)
- lo frili — easy
- lo vi karce cu jjai frili fai lo ka sazri — This car is easy to handle.
- na pu frili mi fa lo nu tolcri lo ckiku — It wasn't easy for me to find the keys.
- Related words: nandu, sampu, zifre
frinu — x1(entity) is a fraction of x2(entity) divided by x3(entity)
- lo frinu — fraction, lo se frinu — numerator of a fraction, lo te frinu — denominator of a fraction
- li re frinu li bi li vo — 2 = 8 / 2.
- Related words: parbi, dilcu, mekso, fendi
friti — x1(entity) offers x2(entity, property of x1) to x3(entity) , lo se friti — offering
- mi pu friti fi le mamta fe lo ka sidju lo verba lo ka klama lo cnita — I offered the mother to help the child to go down.
- Related words: canja, dunda, rinsa, vecnu, jdima, cnemu, pleji, vitke
frumu — x1(entity) frownsFALSE
- ra pu frumu ca lo ka catlu mi — He frowned looking at me.
- Related words: cmila, cisma
fu [case tag] — prefix for the 5th noun of the current clause
- mi ba benji lo xatra fu lo kibro — I will send the letter via the internet.
fu'au [discursive] — luckily, fu'aucu'i — not pertaining to luck, fu'aunai — unluckily
- fu'au mi se permite fi lo ka dasni lo tordu skaci — Luckily, I'm allowed to wear a short skirt.
- do ca zvati lo zdani fu'audai — You are now at home, lucky you.
- fu'aunai lo vi dacti na mutce da'i lo ka plixau — Unluckily, this thing wouldn't be of big help.
- fu'aunai no da pu ganse lo nu le ninmu ba'o kansa mi'a — Unlukily, no one noticed that she was no longer with us.
- Related words: funca
fu'e — creates a scope (brackets) of influence for an interjection
- ends with: fu'o
- mi viska lo fu'e ia cizra zdani fu'o ponse — I can see an owner of what I believe is a strange house.
- mi ca klama lo drata tcadu fu'e ta'o ca lo reldei tezu'e lo ka viska loi mi rirni fu'o — I am going to another city (on Tuesday, by the way, to visit my parents).
fu'i [interjection modifier] — the state has been achieved easily, fu'inai — state has been achieved hard
- e'efu'i mi cpare le cmana — I can easily climb the mountain, I can go for it!
- uifu'inai mi tsuku lo korbi be le tcadu — Yay, that was hard but now I'm at the edge of the city.
- Related words: frili
fu'o:starts with: FUhE fukpi — x1(entity) is a copy of x2(entity) in form x3(entity) made by method x4(event)
- lo fukpi — copy, replica
- mi ralte lo fukpi be lo vi pixra bei lo jubme bukpu bei lo nu prina — I have a printed copy of this picture made as a table cloth.
- Related words: krefu, rapli, gidva, zi'evla
fulta — x1(entity) floats in or on gas or fluid x2(entity)FALSE
- lo sefta be lo djacu cu se fulta lo morsi pezli — Dead leaves float on the surface of the water.
- Related words: limna, bloti, sakli
funca — x1(event) is determined by the good or bad luck of x2(entity)
- lo funca — luck (good or bad)
- mi se funca lo ka se jundi ro da — I'm lucky in that evebody listens to me.
- Related words: cunso, mabla, zabna
fusra — x1(entity) rots or decays
- lo fusra — rotting
- pa perli cu ba'o fusra — There is one pear and it is rotten.
- Related words: birje, vanju, vifne
fuzme — x1(entity) is responsible for x2(event) to authority x3(entity)
- lo fuzme — responsible
- la alis pu jai se facki fai lo ka na fuzme lo zekri le kamni — Alice was found by the committee not responsible for the crime.
- Related words: bilga
fy [pronoun] — letter 'F' ga [forethought conjunction (not for tanru)] — and/or
- Comment: shows that at least one of the constructs inside ga ... gi is true.
- ga mi citka gi mi kelci — I either eat or play, or do both.
ga'a [preposition from zgana] — to observer ..., observed by ...
- Comment: not limited to vision.
- ca cerni ga'a mi — I can see it's morning now.
ga'i [interjection modifier/honorific] — expressing hauteur, ga'icu'i — expressing equal rank, ga'inai — meekness (used with one of lower rank)
- do nitcu ma doi pikci ga'i — What do you need, you beggar?
- mi ro do ga'icu'i tavla — I'm talking to you, my peers.
- e'o doi turni ko sidju mi'a ga'inaisai — Please, governor, help us, worthless people.
- Related words: gapru, cnita
ga'u [preposition] — above, up from ...
- pu bumru ga'u lo lalxu — There was mist over the river.
gacri — x1(entity) is a lid for covering x2(entity)
- lo gacri — lid, lo se gacri — something with a lid
- lo snime cu gacri lo dertu — Snow covers the ground.
- Related words: pilka, gapru, marbi, drudi, botpi, bitmu, calku
gadri — x1(text) is a sumti generating particle of class LE or LA labelling x2(text)
- Comment: lo, le, la, loi, lei, lai are the most common gadri
- lo gadri — gadri (grammatical particle)
- zo le gadri lu nu dansu li'u — le is a gadri.
- Related words: valsi, cmavo
gai [digit/number] — hex digit C (decimal 12) [twelve]
- mi citka ti'u li fei — I eat at noon (12 o'clock).
galfi — x1(entity) modifies or changes x2(entity) into x3(entity)
- Comment: stika is for non-resultative change, binxo is for not-necessarily causal change, cenba is for non-resultative change
- lo galfi — modifier
- le mamta pu galfi lo rectu ce lo nanba lo pluka snuji — Mother turned the meat and the bread into lovely sandwiches.
- ju'o le ninmu ba galfi la kevin lo speni be vo'a — I'm ure she will make Kevin her spouse.
- lo lenku brife pu galfi lo pezli lo bunre — The cold wind turned the leaves brown.
- Related words: stika, binxo, cenba, zasni
galtu — x1(entity) is high in reference frame x2(entity)(entity)
- lo galtu — high
- lo cipni cu galtu mi — The bird is high compared to me.
- Related words: gapru, dizlo, cnita, drudi, farna
galxe — x1(entity) is a throat of x2(entity)
- lo galxe — throat
- da'i lo djacu cu xamgu lo galxe be do — Water would be fine for your throat.
- Related words: cnebo, kevna, tunlo
ganlo — portal x1(entity) is closed, preventing access to place x2(entity) for object x3(entity)
- lo ganlo — closed
- lo vorme cu ganlo lo nenri lo fange — The door is closed not letting the strangers in.
- Related words: kalri, pagre, canko, vorme, zunti
ganra — x1(entity) is broad or wide in length/width etc. x2(property of x1)
- Comment: The second largest dimension. ganra, rotsu and clani specify the three dimensions of objects
- lo ganra — broad
- le tricu cu rotsu lo ka se midju — The tree is thick in the middle.
- Related words: clani, jarki, rotsu, condi, barda, gutci, minli
ganse — x1(entity) detects or senses x2(entity) by means x3(property of x1)
- lo ganse — detector, lo se ganse — detected, lo te ganse — means of detection
- mi ganse lo nu ti cpina vau lo ka smaka ri — I sens it being irritating by tasting it.
- Related words: pencu, sanji, viska, sumne, tirna, zgana, canci, simlu
ganti — x1(entity) is a gonad/ovary of x2(entity) of sex x3(entity)
- lo ganti — gonad, lo te ganti — sex (biological)
- lo xanto cu se ganti lo barda lo nakni — Male elephants have large testicles.
- Related words: plibu, sovda, pinji, gutra, mabla
ganxo — x1(entity) is the anus of x2(entity)
- lo ganxo — anus
- le mikce pu kucli tu'a lo nabmi pe lo ganxo be le nanmu — The doctor was curious about the problem with the anus of the man.
- Related words: zargu, kalci, mabla, rinci
ganzu — x1(entity) organizes chaos x2(entity) into order x3(entity) by principle x4(proposition)
- lo ganzu — organizer, lo se ganzu — chaotic, not organized, lo te ganzu — organized
- le turni pu ganzu lo ruble prenu lo vlipa jenmi lo ka bapli lo nu vypy zukte lo te minde — He turned weak people into a powerful army by making them execute orders.
- Related words: ciste, morna, stura, bilni, cabra
gapci — x1(entity) is a gas
- lo gapci — gas
- lo vi karce cu se livla lo gapci — This car is powered by gas.
- Related words: pambe, vacri, litki, sligu, danmo, bumru, cidro, flecu
gapru — x1(entity) is directly above x2(entity)(entity)
- lo gapru — something above
- lo solri ca gapru mi — The Sun is now above me.
- Related words: tsani, galtu, cnita, drudi, gacri, dizlo, farna
garna — x1(entity) is a railing or bar supporting or restraining x2(entity)
- lo garna — rail
- ti garna lo xance — This is a handrail.
- Related words: kamju, grana, tutci
gasnu — x1(event) causes x2(event) to happen
- lo gasnu — agent
- do pu gasnu lo nu mi klaku — You made me cry.
- Related words: gau, gunka, zukte, rinka, fasnu, jibri, kakne, pilno
gasta — x1(entity) is some steel
- lo gasta — steel
- lo balre be lo vi dakfu cu gasta — The blade of this knife is made of steel.
- Related words: jinme, molki, tirse
gau [preposition from gasnu] — with active agent ...
- Comment: agent/ergative case tag.
- ba gau mi do cliva — I will make you leave.
- mi pu jai gau citka fai lo verba — I fed the child.
ge [forethought conjunction (not for tanru)] — and
- Comment: shows that both constructs inside ge ... gi are true.
- mi ge citka lo torta gi pinxe lo jisra — I both eat the cake and drink some juice.
ge'e [interjection] — unspecified attitude (or known from context)
- ge'e lo mi mlatu mo'u se jbena pa no da — Well, my cat has given birth to ten kittens.
ge'i [forethought conjunction (not for tanru)] — question
- Comment: rarely used.
- do ge'i citka lo torta gi pinxe lo jisra - ge — What connective of GA series matches your situation: you eat a cake, you drink some juice? - I do both.
ge'u [terminator]:starts with: GOI genja — x1(entity) is a root of x2(entity)
- lo genja — root
- lo vi spati cu se grnja lo clani — .
- Related words: jamfu, jicmu, patlu, samcu, spati, krasi
genxu — x1(entity) is a hook
- lo genxu — hook
- mi pu kavbu lo finpe lo genxu — I caught a fish with a hook.
- Related words: kruvi, korcu
gerku — x1(entity) is a dog of species x2(species)
- lo gerku — dog
- mi jai gau citka fa lo mi gerku reroi ro djedi — I feed my dog twice a day.
- Related words: lorxu, labno, mlatu
gerna — x1(proposition) is the grammar of language x2(entity) for structure x3(text)
- lo gerna — grammar, lo te gerna — text
- lo du'u lo gadri cu lidne lo selbri cu gerna la lojban lo selbri — That gadri precede selbri is the grammar of Lojban for sumti.
- Related words: bangu, stura, cmavo, jufra
gi — separator of the two parts in the forethought connection
- ge do gi mi nelci lo perli — Both you and I like pears.
gi'a [connective for clause tail] — and/or
- mi citka gi'a sanga — I do at least one of the following: I drink and I sing. I drink or I sing.
gi'e [connective for clause tail] — and
- I'm going to clean the room and cook a cake. — ai mi lumci lo kumfa gi'e jukpa lo torta.
gi'enai [connective for clause tail] — and not
- mi tavla bau la lojban gi'enai certu — I speak Lojban but I'm not an expert.
gi'i [connective for clause tail] — question
- do klama gi'i stali — Are you going or staying?
gi'o [connective for clause tail] — if and only if
- Comment: describes event requiring both connected main verbs to be true in respect to their shared nouns.
- i ro da ka'e prenu gi'o ka'e tavla — Everyone can be a person if and only if can talk.
gi'u [connective for clause tail] — whether or not
- mi citka gi'u sanga — I eat (whether or not I sing).
gidva — x1(entity) guides or leads x2(entity) in x3(property of x2)
- lo gidva — guide (conductor)
- ra gidva mi lo ka tadni la lojban — He guides me in studying Lojban.
- Related words: jitro, ralju, sazri, te bende, jatna, fukpi, morna
gigdo — x1(entity) is a billion or 10 to the ninth of x2(same type as x1) in x3(property of x1)FALSE
- lo vi tcana cu gigdo lo bitri lo ka benji ca ro snidu — This network station sends 1 gigabit of data per second.
- Related words: 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 — x1(entity) is a camp of inhabitants x2(entity)
- Comment: Temporary residence
- lo ginka — camp, lo se ginka — camper
- mi'ai pu zbasu lo ginka pe bu'u lo lalxe — We made camp near the lake.
- mi'ai pu se ginka ca lo jeftu — We camped there for a week.
- Related words: dinju, xabju, zdani
girzu — x1(entity) is a group with common feature x2(property of x1)
- lo girzu — group
- mi cmima lo girzu be lo ka tadni la lojban — I am a member of a group of those who learn Lojban.
- Related words: bende, ciste, cmima, gunma, panra, cabra, cecmu, kansa, klesi, lanzu, liste, vrici
gismu — x1(text) is a root verb
- lo gismu — gismu (root verb)
- zo zgana gismu — zgana is a gismu (root verb).
- Related words: selbrivla, lujvo, zi'evla, cmevla
glare — x1(entity) is hot
- lo glare — hot
- lo tcati cu glare — The tea is hot.
- Related words: lenku
gleki — x1(entity) is happy about x2(event, property of x1)
- lo gleki — happy
- mi gleki lo nu do jinga — I am happy that you won.
- Related words: badri, cinmo
gletu — x1(entity) copulates or mates with x2(entity)FALSE
- ko na gletu ra mu'i po'o lo nu do djica — Don't have sex with her just because you want to.
- Related words: cinse, pinji, plibu, vibna, vlagi, mabla, speni
glico — x1(entity) is English in x2(property of x1)
- Comment: brito which refers to the United Kingdom as a whole or to the British empire
- lo glico — English
- mi traduki lo vi uenzi lo glico — I'm translating this text to English.
- Related words: brito, merko, sralo, kadno, skoto
gluta — x1(entity) is a glove or mitten
- lo gluta — glove
- lo gluta pu jai gau stodi fai lo xance be ra lo ka mligla — The gloves kept her hands warm.
- Related words: taxfu
go [forethought conjunction (not for tanru)] — if and only if
- Comment: shows that the construct inside ga ... gi is true only if the cosntruct after gi is true.
- go la .alis. ba lumci lo kumfa gi la kevin cu sidju abu — Alice will clean a room if, and only if, Kevin helps her.
go'a [verb] — copies a recent completed main level clause
- au mi ne ka'ai do zgana lo cnino filme — I'd like to watch a new movie with you.
- ku'i za'a do ca mutce to'e cando — But as I can see you are very busy now.
- ca ma mi'o ka'e go'e — When can we do that?
go'i [verb] — copies the last completed main main level clause
- - au mi penmi do - i xu lo nu go'i cu cumki — - I'd like to meet you - Is this possible?
go'o [verb] — copies the next main main level clause
- sa'u mi pu jinvi lo nu go'o i do mutce lo ka tatpi — I simply thought this: you are very tired.
gocti — x1(entity) is 10 to the negative twenty-fourth of x2(same type as x1) in x3(property of x1)FALSE
- lo protoni cu gocti lo grake be li ji'i papize bei lo ka tilju — Proton is approximately 1.7 yctogram.
- Related words: 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 — that will from now on be called ... (a noun follows)
- Comment: da'o can annull assignments made by goi.
- i'a da goi ko'a dinju — Okay, so there is a house, let's call it ko'a from now on.
- ko'a simlu lo ka zarci ije lo so'i prenu ta'e klama lo nenri ce'o bartu — ko'a looks like a store, many people go in and out.
- ji'a cinri falo nu pa canko be ko'a cu spofu — In addition there is a window in ko'a that is broken.
gotro — x1(entity) is 10 to the twenty-fourth of x2(same type as x1) in x3(property of x1)FALSE
- lo terdi cu gotro lo grake be li ji'i paki'o boi lo ka tilju — The mass of the Earth is approximately 6000 Yottagram.
- Related words: 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 — x1(entity) is a unit on scale x2(property of x1 with kau) measuring x3(property of x1 with kau)
- lo gradu — unit, lo se gradu — scale with units
- lo centi be lo mitre cu gradu lo ka mitre vau lo ka te sepli — Centimeter is a unit on metric scale, which measures distance.
- Related words: ckilu, kantu, kelvo, merli, ranti, selci
grake — x1(entity) is x2(number) grams in weight , lo se grake — weight in grams
- lei plise cu grake li pa ki'o — The apples are 1 kilogram in weight.
- Related words: junta, kilto, bunda, centi, decti, dekto, femti, gigdo, gocti, gotro, litce, megdo, mikri, milti, nanvi, petso, picti, terto, xatsi, xecto, xexso, zepti, zetro
grana — x1(entity) is a rod or pole
- lo grana — rod
- ra pu jgari lo grana — He was holding a rod.
- Related words: garna
grasu — x1(entity) is some grease, oil
- lo grasu — grease
- ko punji lo so'o grasu lo xislu — Put some grease on the wheel.
- ri se savru — It squeaks.
- Related words: ctile, matne, plana
gredile — x1(entity) is a grill/grid/graticule consisting of lines x2(entity)
- Comment: See cartu, sraji, pinta, kamju
- lo gredile — grill, grid, lo se gredile — line of a grid
- ti gredile ci pinta ce re sraji — It's a grid with three horizontal and two vertical lines.
- Related words: greku, kamju, sraji, pinta
greku — x1(entity) is a frame or structure supporting x2(entity)
- lo greku — frame
- lo greku be lo bitmu cu mudri — The frame of the fence is wooden.
- Related words: korbi, stura, tsina, bongu
grusi — x1(entity) is gray
- lo grusi — gray
- ca lo nicte ro mlatu cu grusi — At night all cats are grey.
- Related words: skari, blabi, xekri, kandi, carmi
grute — x1(entity) is a fruit of species x2(species)
- lo grute — fruit (of a plant)
- lo pa vi grute be lo plise cu crino — This apple fruit is green.
- Related words: badna, dembi, figre, guzme, narge, perli, pilka, plise, spati, stagi, tamca, tsiju, tarbi, panzi, rorci, te pruce, jbari, nimre
gu [forethought conjunction (not for tanru)] — whether or not
- la alis cu gu stati gi melbi — Alice is smart whether or not she is beautiful.
gu'a [forethought conjunction for tanru] — and/or
- le nu litru ba gu'a clani gi ckape — The journey will be dangerous or long.
gu'e [forethought conjunction for tanru] — and
- 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.
gu'i [forethought conjunction for tanru] — question
- - do gu'i citka gi pinxe - ge — - Do you eat or drink? - Both.
gu'o [forethought conjunction for tanru] — if and only if
- ai mi te vecnu lo gu'o cnino gi kargu karce — I'm going to buy an expensive car if and only if it is new.
gu'u [forethought conjunction for tanru] — whether or not
- ai mi te vecnu lo gu'u kargu gi cnino karce — I'm going to buy a new car whether or not it is expensive.
gubni — x1(entity) is public to community x2(entity)
- lo gubni — public, lo se gubni — a community with something public
- lo panka cu gubni lo prenu — The park is public and open to people.
- Related words: sivni
gugde — x1(entity) is the country of inhabitants x2(entity) with territory x3(entity)
- lo gugde — country, lo se gugde — citizen of a country, lo te gugde — territory of a country
- ti gugde lo cilce prenu lo na'e barda — This is a country of wild people covering not a big territory.
- Related words: turni, natmi, jecta, tumla, tutra, lanci
gumri — x1(entity) is a mushroom of species x2(species)
- lo gumri — mushroom
- lo vi gumri cu vindu lo remna — This mushroom is poisonous to humans.
- Related words: mledi, ledgrute
gundi — x1(entity) is industry producing x2(entity) by process or means x3(event)
- lo gundi — industry, lo se gundi — product of an industry, lo te gundi — industrial process
- lo gundi be lo taxfu be lo ka macnu se cupra cu carmi lo ka farvi — The industry of producing handmade dresses is developing.
- mi se cuntu lo gundi be lo zgike — I am involved in music industry.
- Related words: cupra, fanri, rutni, zbasu
gunka — x1(entity) works on x2(property of x1) with goal x3(event, property of x1)
- Comment: zukte need not be labor, physics term 'work' = ni muvyselbai
- lo gunka — worker, lo se gunka — work activity, lo te gunka — work goal
- mi gunka lo ka tadni la lojban vau lo ka sutra tavla bau ly. — I'm working on learning Lojban in order to quickly talk in it.
- Related words: sazri, gasnu, se jibri, briju, jibri, lazni, tolylazni, selfu
gunma — x1(entity) is a joint mass, team of components that are x2(plural of entity)
- Comment: x2 describes the whole set. For a particular member of a set use cmima
- lo gunma — mass, aggregate, lo se gunma — component of a mass
- lo gunma be lo prenu ca'o sruri le dinju — The crowd of people is surrounding the building.
- Related words: bende, girzu, pagbu, loi, lei, lai, ciste, cmima, kansa, mulgunma
gunro — x1(entity) rolls on surface x2(entity) rotating on axis or axle x3(entity)FALSE
- ibabo le verba co'a gunro lo salpo mo'ini'a fi lo cutne — And then the child started rolling down the slope rotating around his chest.
- Related words: bolci, carna, jendu, slanu
gunse — x1(entity) is a goose of species x2(species)
- lo gunse — goose
- ju'i do lo ci gunse ca'o limna lo lalxu — Hey, look, three geese are swimming in the lake.
- Related words: cipni
gunta — x1(entity) attacks x2(entity) with goal x3(property of x1)
- lo gunta — attacker, lo se gunta — attacked
- loi ratcu ca'o gunta le dinju lo ka cpacu lo gurni — Rats are attacking the building to get the grain.
- Related words: bradi, damba, darxi, jamna, jenca, jursa
gurni — x1(entity) is grain from plant x2(entity)
- lo gurni — grain
- mi viku ralte lo gurni be lo zumri — I keep here maize grain.
- Related words: bavmi, cunmi, mavji, maxri, molki, mraji, rismi, sobde, spati, zumri, nanba, sorgu
guska — x1(entity) erodes x2(entity) from x3(entity)FALSE
- mi pu guska lo skapi lo mi cidni — I scraped the skin of my knees.
- Related words: balre, sraku, batci, canpa, mosra
gusni — x1(entity) is light falling down on x2(entity) from source x3(entity); ; x3 illuminates x2 with illumination x1
- lo gusni — light (illumination), lo se gusni — illuminated, lo te gusni — illuminator
- lo fagri pu te gusni le kevna lo xunre — The fire illuminated the cave with red light.
- Related words: dirce, manku, solri, carmi, ctino, kantu
gusta — x1(entity) is a restaurant serving food x2(entity) to x3(entity)
- lo gusta — restaurant
- banli gusta — Nice restaurant.
- bu'u lo xotli da gusta lo kukte lo vitke be xy. — In the hotel there is a restaurant serving tasty food to guests of the hotel.
- Related words: selfu, barja, citka, kukte, sanmi, xotli
gutra — x1(entity) is the womb of x2(entity)
- lo gutra — womb
- lo gutra be lo mi mamta pu se vimcu — My mother had uterus removed.
- Related words: jbena, rorci, sovda, tarbi, ganti, mabla
gy [pronoun] — letter 'G' i — separates sentences
- da vi fasnu i je lo nu da mo kau cu na klina — Something's happening here, and what it is isn't exactly clear.
i'a [interjection] — OK (acceptance), i'anai — blame
- i'a mi ba denpa — Okay, I will wait.
- lo danfu i'a nai cu ei drata — No, the solution doesn't satisfy me, it should be different.
- Related words: nalna'e, nalpro, no'epro, nalzugjdi
i'e [interjection] — Fine! (approval), i'ecu'i — non-approval, i'enai — Boo! (disapproval)
- i'e do pu gunka lo vajni — Very good!
- i'ecu'i do pu tsuku ca lo se tcika — You did an important work.
- i'enai do jai lerci — Well, okay, you arrived on time. Oy, you are late.
- Related words: zanru
i'i [interjection] — togetherness, comradeship, i'inai — antagonistically
- i'i do badri doi pendo — You are sad, I know that feeling, bro.
- i'inai mi zukte lo na me do moi — It's your problems, I'm not doing your work.
- Related words: kansa, gunma, sivni, sepli
i'o [interjection] — appreciation, i'onai — envy
- .i'o do je'a pendo — Ah, you're a true friend.
- .i'o nai do ro roi se funca lo zabna — Mmm, you are always lucky.
- Related words: ckire, jilra
i'u [interjection] — familiarity, i'unai — unfamiliarity, mystery
- coi .i'u — Greetings, old friend.
- i'u lo vi plise cu kukte — Yes, these apples are sweet.
- ti i'unai xotli — It's some hotel.
- Related words: slabu, nalni'o, kufra
ia [interjection] — belief, iacu'i — allegedly (skepticism), ianai — Pshaw! (disbelief)
- ia drani — I believe that's correct.
- mi viska lo ponse be ia lo blanu zdani — I see an owner of what I believe to be a blue house.
- iacu'i le prenu cu catra — Allegedly, he is the murderer.
- ianai le prenu cu stace mi — I don't believe, he is frank with me.
- Related words: krici, jinvi
ibu [pronoun] — letter 'I' ie [interjection] — Yeah! Aye! (agreement), ienai — disagreement
- ie la kevin ka'e pu zvati ti — Yes, Alice could be here.
- le danlu cu morsi ienai — No, I don't agree that the animal is dead.
- Related words: tugni
ii [interjection] — Eek! Yikes! (fear), iinai — safeness
- ii da klama — Eek, there is someone coming!
- ii nai le djacu na ba kuspe mi'o — The water won't reach us.
- Related words: terpa, snura
incipe — x1(event) is the beginning/the initial stage/starting/inchoate/coming into existence/first part of x2(event)
- lo incipe — beginning (first part) of an event
- lo nu zgipli cu incipe lo se tigni — Playing music is the initial part of the performance.
- Related words: ultime, cfari, sisti, krasi, fanmo, mulno
influ'enza — x1(entity) is an influenza, grippe, flu
- lo influ'enza — influenza, grippe, flu
- i mi bilma fi lo influ'enza — I 've got the flu.
- Related words: bilma
info — x1(proposition) is information about x2(proposition) gathered by method x3(event)
- lo info — information, lo te info — method of gathering information
- lo info be lo nu vofli cu vajni mi — The information about flights is important to me.
- lo ka gasnu lo zekri cu info le nanmu lo ka zgana lo se zukte be ce'u — That he is a criminal is the information about the man collected by monitoring his actions.
- Related words: datni, vreji, kucli, djuno
insekto — x1(entity) is an insect of species x2(species)
- lo insekto — insect
- mi se cinri lo ka tadni lo insekto — I am interested in studying insects.
- Related words: cinki, civla, danlu, blato, ankabuta, manti, sfani, toldi, bifce
intele — x1(event) is an intellect of bearer x2(entity)
- Comment: the realized capacity of thinking, judging, abstract reasoning, and conceptual understanding; the cognitive capacity
- lo intele — intellect
- lo ka facki lo du'u makau drani cu intele lo panzi be mi — The ability to determine who is right is the sign of high intellect of my child.
- Related words: menli, besna, morji, mucti, pensi, sanji, xanri, sevzi, xadni
io [interjection] — respect, ionai — disrespect
- ko io jersi mi — This way, Sir!
- ko ionai ti klama — Get your asses over here!
- Related words: sinma
irci — x1(entity) is an IRC user, chats in IRC on channel x2(entity) in network x3(entity)
- lo irci — IRC user
- la gleki cu irci la'o net #lojban net la'oi freenode — Gleki chats in IRC channel #lojban of freenode network.
- Related words: jikca, kibro
iu [interjection] — Aww! Mm! (love), iucu'i — no love lost, iunai — hatred
- da'i mi stali — I'd love to stay.
- do iunai na pu sidju mi — You didn't help me, hate you!
- cakla iunai — I ahte chocolate.
- Related words: prami
ja [conjunction] — and/or
- ba'a le tanxe cu barda ja tilju — I expect the box to be big or heavy (at least one of the two characteristics).
ja'a [preposition] — 1. It is true that ... 2. left affirmer in conjunctions
- mi ja'a jimpe — I do understand.
ja'ai [interjection] — 1. affirms attitude. Used as a modifier of interjection 2. affirms prepositions, pronouns, clauses, verb words 3. placed after a connective affirms the part after that connective
- Comment: affirmative/negation pairs are ja'ai/nai, ja'a/na, je'a/na'e, jo'a/na'i.
- ui ja'ai — Yay indeed!
- mi ne pu citka se pi'o ja'ai lo forca — I ate indeed using a fork.
- mi djica na gi'e ja'ai bredi — I don't want but I'm ready.
ja'e [preposition from jalge] — resulting in ...
- i ja'e bo mi pu bilga lo ka volve — Therefore, I had to return.
- mi pu tatpi i ja'e bo mi co'a sipna — I was so tired that I fell asleep.
ja'o [evidential] — I conclude
- ja'o do merko — Then, you must be an American.
- ja'o do na nelci lo birje — So, you don't like beer.
- Related words: selni'i, ni'ikri
jabre — x1(entity) brakes or slows activity x2(event) with mechanism or principle x3(property of x1)FALSE
- do jabre lo nu mi gunka vau lo ka ru'inai tavla — You slow my work down by your constant talk.
- Related words: mosra
jadni — x1(entity) is a decoration of x2(entity)
- lo jadni — ornament, decoration (ornament), lo se jadni — adorned
- lo tarci cu jadni lo tsani — Stars decorate the sky.
- Related words: jemna, dirba, batke
jai — 1. splits an abstraction into '[noun] cu jai' and the rest with 'fai lo ka'. 2. '[noun] jai [some preposition]' take the first place of the main verb. The old first place can be expressed with the case marker fai.
- lei ckiku cu jai nandu fai lo ka tolcri — The keys are hard to find.
- va'i lo nu tolcri lei ckiku cu nandu — In other words, to find the keys is difficult.
- mi jai gau farvi fai lo proga — I develop a program.
- va'i gau mi lo proga cu farvi — In other words, with me as the agent the program develops.
jakne — x1(entity) is a rocket
- lo jakne — rocket
- le jakne ba klama fi le terdi fe le lunra — The rocket will go from the Earth to the Moon.
- Related words: cecla, danti, spoja
jalge — x1(event) is the result or outcome of x2(event)
- lo jalge — outcome of an event, result of an event
- lo snuti pu se jalge lo nu le nakni pu na jundi — The accident happened because he hadn't been careful.
- lo cizra pu jalge — There ensued something strange.
- Related words: se mukti, te zukte, se rinka, se krinu, se nibli, mulno, sumji, pilji, mekso, ja'e, ciksi
jalna — x1(entity) is some starch
- lo jalna — starch
- ta'i ma jukpa lo rismi sepi'onai lo jalna — How to cook rice without starch?
- Related words: patlu, samcu
jamfu — x1(entity) is a foot of x2(entity)
- lo jamfu — foot
- lo jamfu be mi cu lenku — My feet are cold.
- Related words: jicmu, genja, zbepi, tuple, jubme, xance, tamji
jamna — x1(entity) wars against x2(entity) over territory or matter x3(proposition) , lo te jamna — reason for a war
- la alis pu jamna la meilis lo du'u makau traji lo ka melbi vau abu ce my — Alice and Mei Lee fought wuith each other over who was prettier among them.
- Related words: bradi, gunta, panpi, damba, darlu
janbe — x1(entity) is a bell or chime producing sound x2(entity)
- lo janbe — bell, lo se janbe — sound of a bell
- mi pu tirna lo janbe be lo cladu — I heard a loud bell ringing.
- Related words: zgike, tonga, desku, slilu
janco — x1(entity) is a joint attaching limbs x2(plural of entity)
- Comment: tornozelo is 'ankle', kuadrili is 'hip'
- lo janco — joint, lo se janco — limb with a joint
- lo kuadrili cu janco lo tuple ce lo cutne — Ankle is a joint between chest and leg.
- Related words: birka, tornozelo, kuadrili
janli — x1(entity) collides with or crashes into x2(entity)FALSE
- mi co'i janli lo pa pendo be mi bu'u lo klaji — I bumped into a friend of mine in the street.
- Related words: darxi
jansu — x1(entity) is a diplomat representing polity x2(entity) in negotiation/with function x3(property of x1)
- Comment: krati is a more broad term.
- lo jansu — diplomat, lo te jansu — diplomatic negotiation
- mi jansu lo mi gugde lo ka du lo prenu poi jdice vau fau lo nu casnu lo nu lebna lo ctile — I represented my country in discussions on getting oil as a person that takes decisions.
- Related words: jecta, krati
janta — x1(entity) is a bill, invoice for goods or service x2(property of x3) billed to x3(entity) by x4(entity)
- lo janta — bill, invoice
- ti jatna lo grute lo mi kagni lo te vecnu pe lo drata gugde — This is a bill for the fruits issued to my company by customers from another country.
- Related words: jdima, vamji, vecnu, canja, jerna, dejni, jbera
jarbu — x1(entity) is a suburban area of x2(entity)
- lo jarbu — suburban area
- mi se zdani lo jarbu be la london — I live in the suburbs of London.
- Related words: nurma, se tcadu
jarco — x1(entity) demonstrates or shows x2(entity, property of x1) to x3(entity) , lo se jarco — demonstrated, manifestated property
- fi mi'a fa la alis cu jarco la ka stati — To us Alice appeared to be smart.
- la kevin cu jarco lo ka gidva — Kevin acts as a guide.
- Related words: tigni, cipra, zgana, jvinu, lanli, mipri, simlu
jarki — x1(entity) is narrow in length/width etc. x2(property of x1)
- Comment: The second largest dimension. tordu, jarki and cinla specify the three dimensions of objects
- lo jarki — narrow
- le dargu cu jarki lo ka se pagbu ti — The road is narrow here.
- Related words: caxno, cinla, tordu, tagji, cmalu
jaspu — x1(entity) is a passport issued to x2(entity) by x3(entity) allowing x4(property of x2)
- lo jaspu — passport, lo se jaspu — something having a passport
- e'o lo jaspu be do — Your passport, please.
- ti jaspu mi lo jecta lo ka klama la nipon — This is my passport issued by the state allowing me to go to Japan.
- Related words: pikta, catni, permite
jatna — x1(entity) is a commander or leader of x2(entity)
- lo jatna — commander, leader, captain, boss
- fe ma jinvi fa lo jatna be lo mi'o kamni — What does the commander of our committee think?
- Related words: jitro, lidne, te bende, minde, ralju, gidva, bloti
jau [digit/number] — hex digit D (decimal 13) [thirteen]
- e'u mi'o su'ai penmi ti'u li jau — Let's meet at 1pm.
javni — x1(proposition, property of x3) is a rule mandating x2(property of x3) in x3(entity)
- lo javni — rule, lo se javni — prescribed by a rule, lo te javni — people to whom the rule is applied
- mi te javni lo ka co'u tavla gi'e co'a jundi — I should stop talking and start listening in order to learn.
- e'u zukte lo javni be lo ka di'i retsku — I suggest you follow the rule or regularly asking questions.
- Related words: flalu, ritli, ja'i, marde, tcaci, tinbe, zekri
jbama — x1(entity) is a bomb with explosive x2(entity)
- lo jbama — bomb, lo se jbama — explosive of a bomb
- lo jbama be lo djacu cu se pilno mi'a lo ka jai gau sisti lo nu fagri — Water bombs are used by us to stop fire.
- Related words: cecla, spoja
jbari — x1(entity) is a berry of plant x2(entity)
- lo jbari — berry
- mi pu citka so'o lo jbari be lo fragari — I ate several strawberries.
- Related words: grute, tsiju, narge
jbena — x1(entity) is born to x2(entity) , lo se jbena — birth giver
- lo speni be mi mo'u se jbena lo tixnu — My wife gave birth to a daughter.
- Related words: fange, gutra, rorci, mamta, salci, citsi
jbera — x1(entity) borrows x2(entity, property of x1) from x3(entity) for time x4(event) , lo se jbera — borrowed
- ti jbari lo fragari — This is a berry of strawberry plant.
- Related words: dejni, janta, zivle
jbini — x1(entity) is between x2(plural of same type as x1) in x3(property of x1 and x2)
- lo jbini — something between
- la alis cu jbini li reno ce li cino lo ka jai nanca ce'u — Alice is between 20 and 30 years old.
- Related words: se vasru, nenri, zvati, cpana, snuji, senta, bitmu, jimte, kuspe, jibni, lamji, sruri, vanbi, midju, cmima, setca
jbopre — x1(entity) is a Lojbanist
- lo jbopre — Lojbanist
- ju'i lo jbopre do se zdani ma — Hey, Lojbanist! Where do you live?
- Related words: lojbo, prenu
jdari — x1(entity) is firm or resistant to force x2(event)
- lo jdari — firm
- lo cilmo mudri cu jdari lo ka jecla — Wet wood is resistant to burning.
- Related words: nandu, ralci, randa, ranti, tinsa, toltinsa, sligu, stodi
jdice — x1(entity) makes a judgement, decides that x2(proposition) is true about x3(entity)
- Comment: pajni is for judging matters, jdice is for actual decisions, cuxna is for deciding (choosing) on something out of options.FALSE
- mi mo'u jdice lo du'u ei mi'a stali — I decided that we need to stay.
- xu do jdice lo ka jai se kufra vau lo do zdani — Have you decided that your home is comfortable?
- mi'a zanru lo se jdice be le kamni — We welcome the decision of the commmitee.
- Related words: pajni, cuxna, kanji, manri
jdika — x1(entity) decreases in x2(property of x1) by amount x3(entity)
- lo jdika — decreasing
- lo prenu pu jdika lo ka gunma vau ci da — People descreased in number by three persons.
- Related words: zenba, mleca, vimcu
jdima — x1(entity, property of x3) is the price of x2(entity, property of x3) to x3(entity) set by x4(entity)
- Comment: lo vamji is for 'value', lo ve vecnu is for 'cost'.
- lo jdima — price, lo se jdima — something having a price, lo ve jdima — price-maker
- ma jdima ti fo do — What is your price for this?
- lo rupnu be li ci cu jdima lo sazri lo se kelci karce lo verba lo ponse be lo karce — Three dollars is the price of riding a toy car for children set by the owner of the car.
- Related words: canja, friti, janta, jdini, kargu, pleji, dapma, vamji, ve vecnu, fepni, jerna, jinga, prali, rupnu, sfasa
jdini — x1(entity) is money issued by x2(entity)
- lo jdini — money
- xu ti du lo pe do jdini — Is this your money?
- lo jdini be loi merko turni ba se pilno fi lo nu sidju lo pindi — Money issued by the American government will be used to help the poor.
- Related words: fepni, jdima, rupnu, sicni, canja
jduli — x1(entity) is some jelly of material x2(entity)
- lo jduli — jelly, lo se jduli — contents of a jelly
- lo jduli be lo vanjba serai se nelci mi — I like grape jelly best.
- Related words: pesxu, litki, sligu
je [conjunction] — and
- do pu je ca je ba pendo mi — you were, are and will be my friend.
je'a — indeed ... (affirms the position on the scale)
- do je'a stati doi loi prenu — You are really smart, people.
- lei grute cu tasta je'a rigni — The fruits are indeed disgusting in taste.
je'ai — asks which particle fits the place where je'ai is put: je'a, na'e, no'e, to'e
- - do je'ai nelci lo gerku - to'e — - You like/dislike dogs? - I hate them.
je'e [vocative] — roger, I got your message, you are welcome (in reply to thanks), je'nai — I didn't get your message
- Comment: fi'i is 'you are welcome' for expressing hospitality.
- ki'e do — Thank you!
- je'e — - You are welcome!
je'i [conjunction] — question
- Comment: in modern Lojban ji is used instead of je'i.
- do ba'o je'i pu'o citka — Have you eaten yet or are you only about to eat?
je'u [discursive] — truly, yes, je'unai — no (false)
- je'u do stati prenu — Truly you are a smart person.
- lo je'unai purdi cu se ponse lo za'u cizra prenu "i xu do kansa mi'a - je'unai" — This "garden" (which is in fact not a garden) is owed by some weird people. "Are you with us? - No."
- Related words: jetnu
jecta — x1(entity) is a polity or state governing x2(entity)
- lo jecta — polity, state
- lo nu claxu loi pa turni cu jecta lo vi tutra — Not having a single government is the political system of this area.
- Related words: gugde, tutra, turni, natmi, jansu, lanci, cecmu
jeftu — x1(event) is x2(number) weeks longFALSE
- mi'o ba volve ti za lo jeftu be li re — We'll return here in two weeks.
- Related words: detri, djedi, masti, nanca
jegvo — x1(entity) is Judaic, Christian, or Moslem in x2(property of x1)
- lo jegvo — Judaic or Christian or Moslem
- xu do se lijda lo jegvo — Do you belong to an Abrahamic religion?
- Related words: lijda, muslo, dadjo, xriso
jelca — x1(entity) burns
- Comment: se fagri is preferable to jelcaFALSE
- le mudri cu jelca — The wood is burning.
- Related words: fagri, kijno, sigja, livla, sacki
jemna — x1(entity) is a gem
- lo jemna — gem
- lo nixli pu tolcri lo rokci noi baku jai se facki fai lo ka jemna — A girl found a stone that later was turned out to be a gem.
- Related words: kunra, rokci, jadni, dirba, kargu, krili, pulji
jenca — x1(event) shocks or stuns x2(entity)
- lo jenca — shocking event, lo se jenca — shocked
- lo ka ka'e tsuku lo drata gugde pu jenca le fetsi — It shocked her that she could get to another country.
- Related words: darxi, gunta, spaji
jendu — x1(entity) is an axle on which x2(entity) rotates
- lo jendu — axle
- lo jendu be lo re xislu cu mudri — The axle of the two wheels is wooden.
- Related words: se carna, gunro, tutci
jenmi — x1(entity) is an army serving x2(entity) in doing x3(property of x1)
- lo jenmi — army
- ti jenmi lo vi gugde lo ka jai gau co'u fagri — This a an army of firefighters of this country.
- Related words: bilni, sonci, xarci
jerna — x1(entity) deserves, earns salary or payment x2(entity, property of x1) for work x3(property of x1)
- Comment: jerna doesn't imply that one is actually paid for the work. pleji is for actual paying.
- lo jerna — deserving, lo se jerna — deserved, salary
- do jerna lo ka se sinma vau lo ka carmi gunka — You are worth being respected for your hard work.
- mi pu jerna lo rupunu be li panono lo ka sidju lo pendo — I earned 100 dollars for helping friends.
- Related words: jibri, pleji, vecnu, cnemu, canja, jdima, jinga, prali, sfasa, janta, kargu, vamji
jersi — x1(entity) chases x2(entity)
- lo jersi — chaser, lo se jersi — chased
- loi gerku cu jersi lo pa lorxu — Dogs are in pursuit of a fox.
- e'o do jersi mi — Please, follow me.
- Related words: kavbu, rivbi, kalte, lidne
jesni — x1(entity) is a needle
- lo jesni — needle
- gau mi tunta fa lo mi tamji lo jesni — I pricked my thumb with a needle.
- Related words: konju, pijne, jipno, kinli
jetnu — x1(proposition) is true by standard x2(proposition)
- lo jetnu — _true, lo se jetnu — standard for truth
- lo du'u lo remna cu xendo cu jetnu lo se jinvi lo prije — According to a wise person it's true that all humans are kind.
- Related words: stace, jitfa, fatci, birti, cfika
jgalu — x1(entity) is a claw of x2(entity)
- lo jgalu — claw
- le cipni cu se jgalu lo kinli — The bird has sharp claws.
- Related words: denci, jirna, batci
jganu — x1(entity) is an angle from vertex x2(entity) subtended by lateral x3(entity)
- lo jganu — angle, lo se jganu — vertex of an angle, lo te jganu — lateral of an angle
- ti jganu lo stero be li re lo mitre be li pimu — This angle subtends two steradians and has the lateral of 0.5 meters.
- Related words: kojna, linji, konju, mokca
jgari — x1(entity) holds, clutches x2(entity) using x3(entity)(entity)
- lo jgari — holder, lo se jgari — held
- le nakni mo'u jgari la stedu be la alis lo xance be ny — He grasped Alice's head with his hand.
- Related words: ralte, pencu, darxi, batke, rinju
jgena — x1(entity) is a knot in x2(entity)
- lo jgena — knot, lo se jgena — something with a knot
- ti jgena lo skori — This is a knot of ropes.
- Related words: pluja, julne, lasna, skori
jgina — x1(entity) is a gene of x2(entity) determining trait x3(property of x2)
- lo jgina — gene
- xo da jgina lo remna lo ka lo skapi be ce'u cu skari makau — How many genes in humans determine the color of skin?
- Related words: cerda
jgira — x1(entity) feels pride in x2(event, property of x1)
- lo jgira — proud
- mi jgira lo nu do co'a kakne lo ka zgipli fi lo pipno — I am proud that you are now able to play the piano.
- Related words: cinmo, cumla, sevzi, sinma, snada
jgita — x1(entity) is a guitar or stringed musical instrument with plectrum or bow x2(entity)
- lo jgita — guitar, stringed musical instrument, lo se jgita — bow of a guitar, bow of a stringed musical instrument
- xu do kakne lo ka zgipli fi lo jgita be loi zemei — Can you play a 7-stringed guitar?
- Related words: zgike
ji [conjunction for nouns] — asks for the connective (that should go into the place to which ji is put)
- do djica tu'a lo ckafi ji lo tcati — Do you want tea or coffee (make a choice)?
- Related words: a, e, ji, o, u
ji'a [discursive] — additionally, too@@
- Comment: ji'a means 'additionally', si'a means 'similarly' implying that there is another salient difference..
- mi ji'a je'a nelci — I like it too.
- lo xagji cribe cu citka fe ji'a sai lo insekto — A hungry bear will eat even insects.
- Related words: jmina
ji'e [preposition from jimte] — limitedly, up to limit ..., to the degree of ...
- mi tsali ji'e lo nu mi ka'e lafti lo pipno — I'm strong to the degree that I can lift the piano.
- la kevin cu ricfu ji'e lo nu ky ponse so'i dinju — Kevin is so rich that he owns several houses.
ji'i [digit/number] — approximately (default the typical value in this context) (number)
- ji'i pa no tadni cu zvati le kumfa — About 10 students are in the room.
ji'u [preposition from jicmu] — given that ...', 'based on ...
- ma pemci ji'u le se sanga — What is the lyrics of the song?
jibni — x1(entity) is near or close to x2(entity) in x3(property of x1)
- lo jibni — near
- zo xagri zo tabra cu jibni lo ka se smuni — The terms "pipe instrument" and "horn" are close in their meanings.
- Related words: darno, nenri, vanbi, jbini, lamji, zvati, cpana, bartu, diklo, stuzi
jibri — x1(property of x2) is a job of person x2(entity)
- Comment: te jerna is for work that is worth paying, ve pleji is the work actually paid.
- lo jibri — job, lo se jibri — having a job
- mi se jibri lo ka vecnu lo grute — I have a job as a fruit seller.
- xo do se jibri lo ka sampla — Do you have the job of a programmer?
- Related words: briju, gunka
jicla — x1(entity) stirs fluid x2(entity)FALSE
- ko jicla lo tcati — Stir the tea.
- ko jicla lo stasu co'u lo nu ri febvi — Stir the soup until it boils.
- Related words: fanza, tunta, mixre
jicmu — x1(proposition) is the fundamental principle, basis of x2(entity)
- lo jicmu — basis, fundamental principle
- lo logji cu jicmu la lojban — Logic is the foundation of Lojban.
- lo tcica cu jicmu ro lo nu jamna — Trickery is the basic of every war.
- lo nu zgana gi'e lanli cu jicmu ro lo saske — Monitoring and analysis is the foundation of every science.
- Related words: ji'u, jamfu, zbepi, genja, krasi
jijnu — x1(entity) intuitively knows x2(proposition) , lo se jijnu — intuitively known
- mi pu jijnu lo du'u ra cusku lo jitfa — I knew intuitively that she was lying.
- Related words: djuno, facki, jimpe, jinvi, nabmi, pensi, sidbo, smadi
jikca — x1(entity) socializes, interacts socially with x2(entity)FALSE
- ra jikca lo so'i prenu gi'e di'i gasnu lo te salci — He is a sociable person interacting with a lot of people and regularly organizing parties.
- Related words: tarti, penmi
jikni — x1(entity) is the economic market, system of political body or sector x2(entity)
- lo jikni — economic system
- lo nu frili vecnu cu jikni lo vi tutra — Free market is the economy of this region.
- Related words: venci'e, selpraci'e
jikru — x1(entity) is some strong alcoholic drink, liquor, spirits distilled from x2(entity)
- lo jikru — liquor
- mi pu pinxe lo jikru be lo mraji — I drank an alcoholic drink distilled from rye.
- Related words: barja, vanju, birje, xalka
jilka — x1(entity) is a quantity of alkali of metal x2
- lo jilka — alkali
- mi pu lumci lo palta sepi'o lo jilka be lo sodna — I washed dishes using soda.
- Related words: sodna, bakri, sodva
jilra — x1(entity) is envious or jealous of x2(entity) about x3(property of x2)
- Comment: ??? agree?
- lo jilra — envious, jealous
- mi pu jilra lo se frili poi tai ke'a lo mi bruna cu tavla fo la lojban — I envied the ease at which my brother talked in Lojban.
- Related words: cinmo
jimca — x1(entity) is a branch of x2(entity)
- lo jimca — branch
- lo jimca be lo za'u vi tricu cu snime blabi — Branches of these tress are snow white.
- Related words: birka, rebla, tuple
jimpe — x1(entity) understands x2(proposition) about x3(entity)FALSE
- mi na jimpe zo'ei do — I don't understand you.
- mi na jimpe lo smuni be lo se cusku be do — I don't understand the meaning of said by you.
- Related words: djuno, jijnu, morna, smuni, saske, viska
jimte — x1(entity) is a limit or border of x2(entity) in x3(property of x2)
- lo jimte — limit, lo se jimte — something with a limit
- lo vi mokca cu jimte mi lo ka tsuku makau — This point is the limit that I can reach.
- Related words: ji'e, traji, korbi, kuspe, rinju, bapli, permite, fanta, jbini
jinci — x1(entity) are shears or scissors for cutting x2(entity)
- lo jinci — scissors
- ti jinci lo pelji — These are scissor for cutting paper.
- Related words: katna
jinga — x1(entity) wins prize x2(entity, property of x1) from competitors x3(entity) in competition x4(event)
- lo jinga — winner, lo se jinga — a prize won
- la alis pu jinga lo ralju lo drata nixli lo nu vi'i ve'u bajra — Alice won the main prize gaining the victory over other girls in a long distant race.
- Related words: cirko, jivna, talsa, cnemu, prali, pleji, sfasa, jdima, jerna, bradi, kargu, kelci
jinku — x1(entity) is a vaccine protecting x2(entity) against x3(property of x2) introduced by method x4(property of x1)
- lo jinku — vaccine, lo se jinku — vaccinated, lo te jinku — disease prevented by vaccine, lo ve jinku — method of vaccination
- ti jiknu lo remna tu'a lo vidru lo ka se setca fi lo ciblu — This a vaccine for human use, it protects against viruses and is to be injected into the blood.
- Related words: jurme, mikce, jesni, bilma
jinme — x1(entity) is a quantity of metal
- Comment: ???daspo1
- lo jinme — metal
- lo vi grana cu jinme i lo slami cu daspo lo jinme — This rod is metallic.
- Related words: cnisa, gasta, lastu, margu, nikle, ransu, romge, sodna, tinci, tirse, tunka, zinki, kunra, sodva
jinru — x1(entity) is immersed or submerged in liquid x2(entity)
- lo jinru — immersed
- le ba'o tricu pu jinru lo djacu — The stump was immersed in the water.
- Related words: lumci, nenri, jinsa
jinsa — x1(entity) is clean of material x2(entity)
- lo jinsa — clean
- mi pu jai gau jinsa fai le jubme loi palta — I cleared the table of dishes.
- Related words: lumci, jinru, curve, sepli
jinto — x1(entity) is a well or spring of fluid x2(entity)
- lo jinto — well (of fluid), spring (of fluid), lo se jinto — fluid of a well, spring water
- ti jinto lo jinsa djacu — This is a spring of clean water.
- Related words: krasi, djacu, fenra
jinvi — x1(entity) opines or thinks that x2(proposition) is true about x3(entity) on grounds x4(proposition)
- lo jinvi — having an opinion, lo se jinvi — opinion
- mi pu darsi lo ka tugni ra lo se jinvi be ra — I dared to support his opinion.
- mi jinvi lo ka na jinga vau la alis lo du'u ri tatpi — I think Alice won't win since she is tired.
- Related words: pe'i, djuno, krici, ciksi, jijnu, nabmi, pensi, senpi, sidbo, birti, pinka
jinzi — x1(property of x2) is an innate or natural property of x2(entity)
- lo jinzi — innate
- le fetsi cu se jinzi lo ka certu lo ka zgipli — She has a natural talent for playing the music.
- do se jinzi lo ka badri — You are a boring person.
- Related words: lakne, rarna, stati, ka'e, tcaci
jipci — x1(entity) is a chicken of species x2(species)
- lo jipci — chicken
- lo jipci cu nelci lo tsiju — Chickens like seeds.
- Related words: cipni
jipno — x1(entity) is a tip or point on object x2(entity) at location x3(entity)
- lo jipno — tip
- mi pu pencu lo plise lo jipno be lo mi tance — I touched the apple with the tip of my tongue.
- lo jipno be lo mi nazbi mo'u dunja — The tip of my nose is frozen.
- Related words: mokca, jesni, fanmo, kojna, krasi
jirna — x1(entity) is a horn of body x2(entity)
- lo jirna — horn
- le mirli cu se jirna lo clani — The deer has long horns.
- Related words: jgalu, bongu
jisra — x1(entity) is some juice from x2(entity)
- lo jisra — juice
- bu'u ma te vecnu lo jisra be lo grute — Where can one buy fruit juice?
- Related words: pinxe, djacu, grute, stagi
jitfa — x1(proposition) is false by standard or epistemology x2(proposition)
- lo jitfa — _false, lo se jitfa — standard of truth/falsehood
- lo du'u le nanla cu se slabu la alis cu jitfa lo du'u ny kucli lo nu abu mokau — It's false that the boy is familiar with Alice since he is wondering who she is.
- Related words: fatci, stace, jetnu, cfika
jitro — x1(entity) has control over x2(entity) in activity x3(property of x2)
- Comment: gidva - does not necessarily control or command
- lo jitro — in control, lo se jitro — under control
- lo be mi jatna cu jitro mi lo ka gunka ti — My boss controls me in working on this.
- loi pulji cu jitro lo sruri — The polic cotnrols the surroundings.
- Related words: ji'o, bapli, te bende, gidva, jatna, macnu, minde, ponse, ralju, rinka, sazri, turni, vlipa, xance, xlura
jivbu — x1(entity) weaves x2(entity) from material x3(entity) , lo te jivbu — yarn for weaving
- lo ankabuta cu jivbu lo julne lo se cigla be fi vo'a — Spiders weave nets from secrets of their glands.
- Related words: fenso, nivji
jivna — x1(entity) competes with competitors x2(entity) in contest x3(event) for the reward x4(entity)
- lo jivna — competitor, lo se jivna — opponent in a competition, lo te jivna — competition, lo ve jivna — prize in a competition
- la alis pu jivna lo drata nixli lo nu vi'i ve'u bajra vau lo ka cpacu lo jdini — Alice competed with other girls in a long distance race with a monetary prize for the winner.
- Related words: cnemu, jinga, talsa, bradi, fapro, kelci
jmaji — x1(plural of entity) gather at location x2(entity) from locations x3(plural of entity)
- lo jmaji — gatherers, lo se jmaji — location of gathering
- lo jbopre pu jmaji lo dinju lo vrici gugde — Lojbanists gathered.
- Related words: crepu
jmifa — x1(entity) is a shoal or reef
- lo jmifa — shoal
- pu zdile fa lo ka limna ne'a loi jmifa — It was amusing to swim near the reefs.
- Related words: caxno
jmina — x1(entity) combines or adds x2(entity, property of x3) to x3(entity) with result x4(entity, property of x3)FALSE
- lo sfofa cu jmina lo ka se kufra kei lo kumfa — The sofa adds comfort to the room.
- Related words: zmadu, banro, sumji, zenba, setca
jmive — x1(entity) is alive in that it does x2(property of x1)
- lo jmive — alive
- le danlu cu jmive lo ka ruble muvdu — The animal is alive since it is weakly moving.
- Related words: lifri, morsi, stuzi, zvati, xabju
jo [conjunction] — if and only if
- ai mi te vecnu lo kargu jo cnino karce — I'm going to buy an expensive car if and only if it is new.
jo'a [discursive] — the clause can make sense in meaning (metalinguistic affirmer)
- Comment: na'i is metalinguistic negation.
- xu le prenu noi sanli vi lo va dinju cu ninmu - jo'a — Is the person standing near that building a woman? - The sentence is formed correctly (there is a person standing near the building, the question of whether it's a woman is applicable).
- Related words: drani
jo'e [conjunction] — forms union of sets
- e'o doi io lo ninmu jo'e lo ctuca ko cliva le kumfa — Respected women and teachers, please, leave the room.
jo'u [conjunction] — in common with..., along with..., and also ...' (forms unmixed set)
- Comment: ce is preferred to jo'u.
- You and I discussed languages together. — do jo'u mi casnu lo za'u bangu.
joi [conjunction] — mixed together with..., forming a mass... (forms mixed mass)
- ti du lo sovda joi lo purmo — This is a mass of eggs and flour.
jonai [conjunction] — either ... or ...
- mi tavla ijonai do tavla — Either I talk or you talk.
jorne — x1(entity) is joined to x2(entity) at location x3(entity)
- Comment: x1 and x2 are a unionFALSE
- la alis cu jorne lo stizu lo skori — Alice it tied to the chair with a rope.
- ko jorne la'e me'o sopapa — Call 911 !
- mi ba jorne do ba lo nu mi cliva lo ckule — I will .
- Related words: lasna, fenso, kansa, pencu, penmi
ju [conjunction] — whether or not
- ei zukte iju le nanmu cu klama — Let's do it whether or not he comes.
ju'a [evidential] — I state (non-specified source of information)
- ju'a ro da cu se senpi .ei — Everything should be doubted, I say.
- Related words: xusra
ju'e [conjunction] — forms two independent sentences
- Comment: mi ju'e do klama means the same as mi klama .i do klama.
- I discuss languages. You discuss languages. — mi ju'e do casnu lo za'u bangu.
ju'i [vocative] — Hey! Ahem! Attention!, ju'nai — At ease!, je'nai — Ignore me! Nevermind!
- ju'i lo nixli ma cmene do — Hey, girl, what is your name?
- ju'i cu'i sonci — At ease, soldiers.
- mi co'a si'unai jimpe ju'inai — I understood myself, nevermind.
ju'o [interjection modifier] — certainty, ju'ocu'i — uncertainty, ju'onai — impossibility
- ju'o do pu pensi da — You must have thought of something.
- banli ju'ocu'i — Maybe it's great, I'm not sure.
- ju'onai xu lo tai valsi cu se pilno — Are such words used, I'm sure they are not!
- Related words: birti, cumki
jubme — x1(entity) is a table
- lo jubme — table
- xu da kunti jubme — Is there a free table?
- Related words: ckana, jamfu, nilce, zbepi, tsina, stizu
judri — x1(entity) is an address of x2(entity) in system x3(entity)
- lo judri — address, lo te judri — address system
- ma judri do lo tcadu — What is your address?
- ma judri do lo kibro ve mrilu — What is your e-mail address?
- Related words: tcita, cmene, ciste, stuzi
jufra — x1(text) is a sentence or statement about x2(entity) in language x3(entity)
- lo jufra — sentence, lo se jufra — topic of a sentence, lo te jufra — language of a sentence
- lu i lo mlatu ci pinxe li'u jufra lo danlu la lojban — i lo mlatu cu pinxe is a sentence about animals in Lojban language.
- Related words: valsi, bangu, gerna, cusku, smuni
jukpa — x1(entity) cooks or prepares food x2(entity) by recipe x3(property of x1)
- lo jukpa — cook, lo se jukpa — cooked food, lo te jukpa — recipe for cooking
- le mamta pu jukpa le torta lo ka punji ri lo toknu — Mother cooked the cacke by putting it in the oven.
- Related words: cupra, bredi
julne — x1(entity) is a filter passing x2(entity) and prohibiting x3(entity)
- lo julne — filter
- ti julne fi lo finpe — This is a fishing net.
- tu julne lo djacu lo rismi — That is a colander that lets the water pass and retains rice.
- Related words: komcu, ciste, jgena
jundi — x1(entity) pays attention to x2(entity)
- lo jundi — attentive, lo se jundi — object of attention
- mi pu jindu lo nu ra pu cusku makau — I was attentive at was he was saying.
- Related words: kurji, zvati
jungo — x1(entity) is Chinese in x2(property of x1)
- lo jungo — Chinese
- le fetsi cu jungo lo ka tcila be lo flira be ce'u — The girl is Chinese in her face features.
- Related words: xazdo
junla — x1(entity) is a timer or clock measuring time units x2(entity)
- Comment: x2 can be show the precision to which time units are measured
- lo junla — timer, lo se junla — unit of time
- ti junla lo snidu be li pi mu — This clock measures seconds to the precision of 0.5 seconds.
- Related words: cacra, mentu, snidu, tcika, temci
junpero — x1(entity) is a juniper/cedar of species/variety x2(species)
- Comment: ???Some trees called cedar are actually juniper. See ricrcedro, ckunuFALSE
- mi pu jmina lo jimca be lo junpero lo fagri — I added juniper twigs to the fire.
- Related words: spati, tricu
junri — x1(entity) is earnest or serious about x2(property of x1)
- lo junri — someone serious
- xu do junri lo ka te mukti lo ka cliva lo bu'u gugde — Are you serious in your intent to leave this country.
- Related words: tilju, xalbo, badri, ritli
junta — x1(entity) is the weight of x2(plural of entity) in field x3
- lo junta — weight
- lo kensa gunka cu se junta lo ki'ogra be li panono lo terdi — The space worker weights 100 kilograms in the gravity of the Earth.
- Related words: grake, linto, tilju, bunda
jurme — x1(entity) is a bacteria or germ of species x2(species)
- lo jurme — bacteria
- le lanli pu pilno lo jurme lo cipra — The researcher used bacteria for tests.
- Related words: vidru
jursa — x1(property of x2) is harsh or severe to x2(entity)
- lo jursa — harsh event
- lo ka jivna pu jursa mi — Competition was fierce for me.
- Related words: gunta, vlile
jutsi — x1(entity) is a taxon of super-taxon x2; ; x1 is a species of genus x2 , family x3 , etc.
- Comment: This verb potentially has infinite number of places.
- lo jutsi — taxon, species
- mi zgana lo cinki poi jutsi ro da — I watch insects of all kinds.
- Related words: klesi, lanzu
juxre — x1(entity) is clumsy in doing x2(property of x2)
- lo juxre — clumsy
- mi pu ca'o juxre lo ka muvdu — I was getting clumsy in my movements.
- le fonxa pu juxre lo ka se pilno — The phone was clumsy to use.
- Related words: sluji, muvdu
jvinu — x1(entity) is a view of x2(entity) from viewpoint x3(entity)
- lo jvinu — view, lo te jvinu — viewpoint
- lo jvinu be lo xamsi bei lo mi kumfa cu banli — I have a great view of the sea from my room.
- Related words: catlu, kanla, viska, canko, jarco
jy [pronoun] — letter 'J' ka [clause prefix] — clause > infinitive
- Comment: x1 is the property of the clause that follows. Has at least one ce'u inside referring to a noun of the outer clause. ka without a ce'u inside is the same as ka ce'u. Used to express infinitives.
- mi djica lo ka sipna — I want to sleep.
- la alis cu nitcu lo ka te dunda lo birje — Alice needs to be given beer.
- ta'i ku do ba cirko lo ka sinma ce'u — This way you will lose the respect.
- lo pa tadji be lo ka se pendo cu ka pendo — The only way to have a friend is to be a friend.
ka'ai [preposition from kansa] — with ..., with a companion ...
- mi cadzu ka'ai lo gerku — I walk with a dog.
ka'e [preposition] — possibly can...
- Comment: not necessarily innately capable, might describe what can potentially happen to the thing described.
- mi na ka'e denpa — I can't wait.
ka'o [digit/number] — imaginary i; square root of -1
- li te'o te'a ka'o bi'e pi'i pai su'i pa du li no — e^(i * π) +1 = 0.
ka'u [evidential] — I know by cultural means (myth, custom)
- ka'u so'a prenu cu xebni da — We know, that most people hate soemthing.
- Related words: kluju'o
kabri — x1(entity) is a cup or mug containing x2(entity)
- Comment: A kabri is normally eaten from by lifting it, a palta is not.
- lo kabri — cup, lo se kabri — content of a cup
- .e'o do dunda lo kabri be lo ckafi mi — Please, give me a cup of coffee.
- Related words: palta, citka, blaci, tansi
kabu — refers to the last ka-clause used
- mi je'a djica lo ka tadni — I do want to study.
- ku'i kabu nandu mi — But it's hard for me.
kacma — x1(entity) is a camera recording images of illumination type x2(entity) to medium x3(entity)
- lo kacma — camera
- ti kacma lo tcadu lo datni centero — This is a camera recording images of the city to the data center.
- Related words: lenjo
kafke — x1(entity) coughs, farts, burps x2(entity) from orifice x3(entity)FALSE
- ra pu kafke lo barda lo ganxo — He made a big fart.
- Related words: bilma, senci, sputu, vamtu
kagni — x1(entity) is a company / corporation chartered by authority x2(entity) for purpose x3(property of x1)
- lo kagni — company, corporation
- lo kagni be lo jbopre bei lo nu kakpa lo ctile pu tolcri lo ctile lo loldi be lo xamsi — The Lojbanists' chartered oil drilling company discovered oil at the bed of the sea.
- Related words: kansa, kamni, banxa, bende
kai [preposition from ckaji] — characterizing ...
- Comment: subject case tag.
- kai je fa mi pu jitro — I was in control.
kajde — x1(entity) warns x2(entity) of danger x3(event)FALSE
- loi rirni pu kajde mi'a lo ba vlile tcima — Parents warned us about heavy weather.
- Related words: ckape, nupre, snura, tcica, xlura
kajna — x1(entity) is a shelf or counter on x2(entity)
- lo kajna — shelf
- mi pu punji le pelji lo kajna be lo fagri stuzi — I put the paper on the .
- Related words: balni
kakne — x1(entity) is capable of doing x2(property of x1)
- Comment: for e.g. "I can't wait" ka'e is more appropriate. kakne is about ability.
- lo kakne — capable
- mi na kakne lo ka sipna — I can't sleep.
- Related words: stati, certu, gasnu, ka'e, nu'o, pu'i, djuno, zifre
kakpa — x1(entity) digs x2(entity) out of x3(entity)
- lo kakpa — digger
- la tom pu jai se bapli fai lo ka kakpa lo karce lo snime — Tom had to dig his car out of the snow.
- Related words: katna, plixa, sraku, canpa, sraku
kalci — x1(entity) is excrement or feces of x2(entity)
- lo kalci — excrement
- lo kalci be lo bakni cu jai rinka lo nu lo dertu cu ferti — Cow dung makes soil fertile.
- Related words: ganxo, pinca, vikmi, mabla, festi
kalri — x1(entity) is open, giving access to place x2(entity) for object x3(entity)
- Comment: For 'oepn something' use jai gau kalri fai
- lo kalri — open
- lo canko cu kalri lo nenri lo vifne vacri — The window is open letting the fresh air in.
- gau ko kalri fa lo canko — Open the window. Open the window.
- Related words: ganlo, pagre, canko, vorme
kalsa — x1(entity) is a chaos, chaotic in x2(property of x1)
- lo kalsa — chaos, chaotic
- lo mi kumfa cu kalsa lo ka bu'u ce'u lo mi bukpu cu zvati makau — My room is a mess (in where are my clothes).
- Related words: cunso, cnici
kalte — x1(entity) hunts prey x2(entity) for purpose x3(property of x1)
- lo kalte — hunter, lo se kalte — prey
- lei certu pu kalte lo finpe lo ka lanli ri — The researches were hunting fihes to study them.
- Related words: jersi, kavbu, sisku, rivbi
kamju — x1(entity) is a column
- lo kamju — pillar
- le pa kamju cu sarji lo korbi be lo drudi — The column supports the edge of the roof.
- Related words: ckana, garna, sanli, slanu
kamni — x1(entity) is a committee with task x2(property of x1)
- lo kamni — committee, lo se kamni — purpose of a committee
- lo kamni be lo ka jai gau farvi le bangu cu gunma za'u pano prenu — There are more than 10 members in the committee for developing the language.
- Related words: bende, kagni
kampu — x1(property of x2) is universal among x2(entity)
- lo kampu — common, general, universal, lo se kampu — group with something in common
- da zo'u lo ka dasni da cu kampu ro lo tadni — Wearing the same uniform is common for every student.
- Related words: fadni, zilfadni, cafne, rirci, fadni, cnano, tcaci, lakne, cmima, simxu
kanba — x1(entity) is a goat of species x2(species)
- lo kanba — goat
- lo cirla cu se zbasu fi lo ladru be lo kanba — The cheese is made from goat's milk.
- Related words: lanme, sunla
kancu — x1(entity) counts the number in x2(entity) to be x3(number) by units x4(property of x2)FALSE
- mi kancu lo prenu li pa re lo ka re mei — I counted the people as 12 couples.
- Related words: kanji, satci, merli
kandi — x1(entity) is dim, non-intense in x2(property of x1) received by observer x3(entity)
- lo kandi — dim, non-intense
- fi mi fa le valsi cu kandi lo ka se smuni — To me the word is dim in meaning.
- Related words: blabi, carmi, klina, linto, manku, cermurse, vacmurse, ruble, skari, milxe, blanu, bunre, cicna, crino, grusi, narju, nukni, pelxu, xekri, xunre, zirpu
kanla — x1(entity) is an eye of x2(entity)
- lo kanla — eye
- la alis cu se kanla lo barda je melbi — Alice has big beautiful eyes.
- Related words: jvinu, kerlo, viska, kumte
kanpe — x1(entity) expects x2(event) with likelihood x3(number: from 0 to 1, by default li so'a, i.e. near 1)
- Comment: expecting' here may imply even undesriable events that are nevertheless expected to occur.FALSE
- fi li so'u fa mi pu kanpe lo nu do clira volve — I didn't expect you to return early.
- Related words: djica, pacna, lakne, cunso, fau, da'i
kanro — x1(entity) is healthy or well in x2(property of x1)
- lo kanro — healthy
- mi kanro lo ka cortu lo galxe — I'm healthy in that my throat doesn't ache.
- Related words: bilma, mikce
kansa — x1(entity) accompanies x2(entity) in state x3(event)FALSE
- le mi gerku fe'eroroi kansa mi — My dog is everywhere with me.
- ro roi pu pluka fa lo nu kansa do lo ka gunka — It was pleasant to work with you.
- Related words: kagni, jorne, gunma, girzu, lasna
kantu — x1(entity) is a quantum of x2(property of x1)
- Comment: selci is for masses and most objects
- lo kantu — quantum
- mi pu xaksu re kantu be lo cacra fau lo ka denpa tu'a do — I wasted two hours waiting for you.
- ti du re lo kantu be lo makfa — Here are two pieces of magic.
- Related words: selci, ratni, gradu, gusni, nejni, linji
karce — x1(entity) is a car, truck, van for carrying x2(entity)
- lo karce — car, truck, van, lo se karce — cargo of a car
- ti karce lo festi — It's a trash truck.
- do te mukti lo ka te vecnu lo karce pe ma poi kagni — A car of what company are you going to buy?
- Related words: carce, xislu, marce, sabnu
karda — x1(entity) is a card
- lo karda — card
- xu ka'e pleji sepi'o lo dejni karda — Can I pay with a credit card?
- Related words: matci, tapla, plita
kargu — x1(entity, property of x2) is expensive to x2(entity)
- lo kargu — expensive
- lo ka tai litru pu du'eva'e kargu mi — Such trip was too expensive to me.
- Related words: vamji, dirba, vajni, jdima, pleji, canja, jerna, jinga, jemna, sfasa, vecnu
karli — x1(entity) is a belt or collar surrounding x2(entity)
- lo karli — collar
- le fetsi pu punji lo karli lo sruri be lo cintura — She put a waist around her waist.
- Related words: sruri, djine
karni — x1(entity) is a newspaper, magazine with content x2(entity)
- lo karni — journal, newspaper, magazine, lo se karni — contents of a magazine
- mi tcidu lo karni be lo pu zi nuzba — I'm reading a magazine about recent news.
- Related words: papri, pelji, tcidu
katna — x1(entity) cuts x2(entity) into pieces x3(entity)
- Comment: sraku is for cutting into without divisionFALSE
- mi pu katna lo nanba pano da — I cur the bread into 10 pieces.
- Related words: kakpa, sraku, plixa, dakfu, jinci, porpi, spofu, tunta, xrani, fatri, fendi, balre, dilcu
kau [discursive] — marks word as an indirect question
- mi djuno lodu'u makau darxi ba'e la .alis. — I know who hit Alice (not someone else).
- mi pu na birti lo nu xokau prenu cu zvati — I wasn't sure how many people were present.
kavbu — x1(entity) captures x2(entity, property of x1) with trap x3(entity, property of x1)
- Comment: kalte is for 'hunting', jersi is for 'following or chasing'
, lo te kavbu — trap used for capture
- mi pu kavbu lo ka bilma fi la zukam vau lo ka cadzu bu'u lo bartu — I caught cold by walking outside.
- le nanla pu kavbu le bolci pa xance — The boy caught the ball with one hand.
- Related words: jersi, kalte, pinfu, sisku, se rinju
ke — ke ...ke'e — brackets for grouping constructs
- ends with: ke'e
- ti melbi cmalu ke ractu kevna — This is a prettily small hole for rabbits.
- ta melbi ke cmalu ractu kevna — That is a pretty hole for small rabbits.
- tu melbi cmalu ractu kevna — That over there is a hole for prettily small rabbits.
- la alis e ke la kevin a la eduard ba vitke lo nu penmi — Alice and either Kevin or Eduard will visit the meeting.
- la alis e la kevin a la eduard ba vitke lo nu penmi — Either Alice and Kevin or Eduard will visit the meeting.
- au do jukpa lo nanba gi'e ke lumci le kumfa gi'onai cadzu ka'ai le gerku — I wish you cooked the bread and either cleaned the room or walked with the dog.
- Related words: bo
ke'a [pronoun] — refers to the noun of the clause to which this clause is attached
- mi pu vitke lo dinju poi bu'u ke'a mi'a se zdani ze'a lo nanca be li so'o — I visited a house where we lived for several years.
ke'e [terminator]:starts with: KE ke'o [vocative] — Eh? Please repeat!, ke'onai — I heard you. No need to repeat
- ke'o do mi pu na tirna — Eh?
- ke'onai do mi pu te benji ro da — What did you say? I didn't hear. Alright, no need to repeat, I got everything.
ke'u [discursive] — I repeat, 'as I already said', ke'unai — furthermore, what is more (continuing)
- ke'u mi na tugni do — I repeat, I don't agree with you.
- ke'unai mi se zdani naku lo tcadu — Furthermore, I live not in a city.
- Related words: refbasna, krefu, rapli, velde'a
kecti — x1(entity) feels sorry for x2(entity) about x3(proposition)FALSE
- mi kecti do lo nu do fliba lo ka jinga — I feel sorry for you that you failed to win.
- Related words: cinmo, xendo
kei [terminator]:starts with: NU kelci — x1(entity) plays game x2(entity)
- lo kelci — player, lo se kelci — game (played)
- xu do kelci la fudbol — Do you play soccer?
- Related words: jivna, jinga, zdile
kelvo — x1(entity) is x2(number) degrees Kelvin
- Comment: Temperature in Kelvin is temperature in Celsius + 273 (approximately). Temperature in Celsius is temperature in Kelvin - 273 (approximately).FALSE
- lo vacri ca kelvo li ji'i 273 — It's around 273 degrees Kelvin (0 degrees Celsius).
- Related words: gradu, centi, decti, dekto, femti, gigdo, gocti, gotro, kilto, megdo, mikri, milti, nanvi, petso, picti, terto, xatsi, xecto, xexso, zepti, zetro
kenra — x1(entity) is a cancer disease in x2(entity)
- lo kenra — cancer
- lo kenra be lo tatru ka'e te mikce — Breast cancer can be cured.
- Related words: bilma, mikce, spita
kensa — x1(entity) is outer space near x2(entity)
- lo kensa — outer space
- so'i mluni cu vofli bu'u lo kensa be le terdi — There a lot of satellites flying in outer space near the Earth.
- Related words: canlu, munje, terdi, tsani
kerfa — x1(entity) is hair of x2(entity)
- lo kerfa — hair
- lo kerfa be mi cu clani — My hair is long.
- Related words: skapi, sunla, pimlu
kerlo — x1(entity) is an ear of x2(entity)
- lo kerlo — ear
- doi gerku ko na pencu lo kerlo be mi — Dog, don't touch my ears!
- Related words: kanla, savru, smaji, tirna, ractu
kernelo — x1 is a kernel, nucleus, 'nut' of x2; ; x1 is central
- Comment: midju is for 'center point', centero for 'central subset (of a set or territory)'
- lo kernelo — kernel, nucleus, 'nut'
- le kernelo be le terdi cu glare — The core of the Earth is hot.
- Related words: midju, centero
ketco — x1(entity) is South American in x2(property of x1)
- lo ketco — South American
- ti'e le fetsi cu se krasi fe i'ucu'i lo ketco gugde — They say she is from some South American country.
- Related words: merko, xispo, brazo, gento, spano
kevna — x1(entity) is a cavity or hole in x2(entity)
- lo kevna — cavity, hole
- da kevna lo drudi — There is a hole in the roof.
- Related words: fenra, kunti, canlu, canko, galxe, tubnu
ki [preposition] — sets the default tense. As a preposition sets the viewpoint in time-space
- le dinju cu darno ki mi — The house is far from me.
ki'a [interjection question] — Huh? (confusion about something said), ki'anai — I understand (understanding about something said)
- - mi pu te vecnu lo flokati - flokati ki'a "sa'u le verba cu mutce lo ka tatpi - ki'anai" — - I bought flokati - Huh, flokati? "The child is just very tired. - I understand."
- Related words: cfipu, kucli
ki'ai [vocative] — makes a nonce (for this case) interjection out of the following sumti or selbri
- ki'ai salam — Salam!
- Related words: sa'ei, ci'oi, tai'i
ki'e [vocative] — Thank you! Thanks!, ki'ecu'i — No thanks to you, ki'nai — resentment
- do pu mutce sidju mi ki'e sai do — You helped me a lot, thank you very much!
- mi si'unai mo'u tolcri ki'ecu'i la alis — I found myself, no thanks to you, Alice.
- mi pu tsuku ca le se tcika ki'ecu'i do — I arrived on time, no thanks to you.
- mi jai lerci ki'enai la kevin — I was late, and that's because of you, bastard Kevin.
ki'o [digit/number] — number comma; shows groups of 3 digits each in decimal number
- pa ki'o mu no no prenu cu tadni lo vi ckule — One thousand and five hundred (1,500) people study in this school.
ki'ogra — x1(entity) is x2(number) kilograms in weightFALSE
- lei plise cu ki'ogra li re — The apples are 2 kilograms in weight.
- Related words: kilto, grake
ki'otre — x1(entity) is x2(number) kilometers in x3(property of x1)FALSE
- lo vi dargu cu ki'otre li pa lo ka clani — This box is one kilometer in length.
- Related words: kilto, mitre
ki'u [preposition from krinu] — justifiably, because of reason ...
- mi na ka'e tavla do i ki'u bo mi zvati le briju — I can't talk to you since I'm in the office.
kibro — x1(entity) pertains to the internet in x2(property of x1)
- lo kibro — internet
- lo mi pendo cu finti lo karni poi kibro lo ka se benji fu makau — My friend is an author of a magazine that is delivered via the internet.
- Related words: skami, se tcana, jikca
kicne — x1(entity) is a cushion
- lo kicne — cushion
- ko jgari lo kicne gi'e sipna — Take a cushion and go to sleep.
- Related words: ckana, matci
kijno — x1(entity) is some oxygen
- lo kijno — oxygen
- lo kijno joi lo cidro cu se gunma lo djacu — Oxygen and hydrogen make water.
- Related words: jelca, vacri, vasxu
kilto — x1(entity) is a thousand of x2(same type as x1) in x3(property of x1)FALSE
- lo xamsi cu kilto be lo mitre lo ka condi — The sea is 1'000 meters deep.
- Related words: 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 — x1(entity) is sharp at location x2(entity)
- lo kinli — sharp
- lo balre cu kinli lo jipno — The tip of the blade is sharp.
- Related words: balre, dakfu, jesni
klaji — x1(entity) is a street or alley at x2(entity) allowing access to x3(entity)
- lo klaji — street, avenue, alley
- ti ralju klaji lo tcadu lo zarci poi vrici — This is the main street of the city giving access to various shops.
- Related words: naxle, panka, pluta, dargu
klaku — x1(entity) weeps or cries tears x2(entity) , lo se klaku — tear wept
- ra pu klaku lo barda — She cried large tears.
- Related words: badri, krixa
klama — x1(entity) goes to x2(entity) from x3(entity) via the route x4(entity) using means x5(entity)
- lo klama — passenger, goer, rider, lo se klama — destination of a ride, lo te klama — origin of a ride, lo ve klama — route, track, lo xe klama — vehicle
- xu do klama fi la nipon — Are you from Japan?
- lo dargu cu se kruca lo pu ve klama be lo ractu — The road crossed the rabbit's track.
- mi'a pu klama fu lo bloti fo lo lalxu fi le zdani fe lo daplu — We sailed on the boat along the lake from the home to an island.
- mi pu klama fi la nipon fu lo vinji — I flew from Japan.
- xu do pu klama fu lo aftobuso fe la paris — Did you ride the bus to Paris?
- Related words: cadzu, bajra, marce, vofli, litru, muvdu, cpare, ka'a, pluta, bevri, farlu, limna, vitke
klani — x1(entity) is measured by x2(number) on x3(property of x1 with kau)
- Comment: klani usually is used to specify the number of objects where x1 of klani is used with loi or lei. To specify size the x3 of klani is usually filled.FALSE
- lo pa mlatu cu klani li pimu lo ka mitre makau lo ka clani — A cat is measured 0.5 meters in length.
- lo mlatu cu klani li ci lo ka gunma makau ije va'i lo mlatu cu vomei — The mass of cats is measured as having 4 units, in other words, there are 4 cats.
- Related words: la'u, namcu
klesi — x1(entity) is a type, kind, class of x2(same type as x1) defined by x3(property of x1)
- lo klesi — subset, type, kind, class
- mi cmima lo klesi be lo se zdani bei lo ka vecnu — I belong to the merchant class of inhabitants.
- do na cmima lo mi klesi — You are not my type.
- ti cmima lo klesi be lo notci bei lo drata — This is another type of message.
- Related words: le'a, cmima, jutsi, ciste, girzu, lanzu, vrici
klina — the medium x1(entity) is transparent, clear, penetratable to signal x2(entity)
- Comment: na zunti is for 'unhindered'
- lo klina — transparent
- lo vacri pu klina lo darno voksa — Tha air was clean to pass a distant voice.
- le nanla pu klina lo ka te smuni makau — The boy was pretty clear in what he meant.
- Related words: kandi, zunti
kliru — x1(entity) is a quantity of halogen
- lo kliru — halogen
- la iodium cu kliru — Iodine is a halogen.
- Related words: xukmi
kliti — x1(entity) is some clay
- lo kliti — clay
- xu do mo'u zbasu lo karbi lo ranti kliti — Have you worked the cup out of soft clay?
- Related words: dertu, pesxu, staku
kluza — x1(entity) is loose, bloused on x2(entity) in x3(property of x1)
- lo kluza — loose
- le creka pu kluza mi lo ka se pagbu lo tubnu — The dhirt was loos on me in sleeves.
- Related words: tagji, trati, rinju
ko [pronoun] — you !, make it true so that you ... (imperative 'you')
- Comment: doesn't necessarily imply a command. Can be used for mild requests too.
- ko kurji ko — Take care of yourself.
- ko sisti — Stop it!
- kukte ko — Enjoy your meal.
- ko da dasni — Get dressed.
ko'a [pronoun] — 1st pronoun for assignments. Specified by adding goi
- i ko'a e ko'e e ko'i e ko'o e ko'u prenu ije ko'a fa'u ko'e nelci ko'e fa'u ko'i ije ko'o fa'u ko'u na nelci ko'a fa'u ko'e ije seni'ibo 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?
ko'e [pronoun] — 2nd pronoun for assignments. Specified by adding goi
- Related words: ko'a
ko'i [pronoun] — 3rd pronoun for assignments. Specified by adding goi
- Related words: ko'a
ko'o [pronoun] — 4th pronoun for assignments. Specified by adding goi
- Related words: ko'a
ko'oi [discursive] — imperative/hortative
- Comment: ??? what is hortative? ko is a short form of do ko'oi. ko'oi is a broader term than au, a'o, e'o, e'u, e'a, e'i, ei.
- do .onai ko'oi mi co'a morsi — Either you or I die!
- ko'oi mi'o klama — Let's go!
- le prenu ko'oi cu citka le grute — Let him eat the fruit!
- lo ko'oi se platu be do cu te snada — Let your plan be successful!
- Related words: minde, cpedu, permite, pacna, stidi, djica, bilga
ko'u [pronoun] — 5th pronoun for assignments. Specified by adding goi
- Related words: ko'a
kobli — x1(entity) is a cabbage or lettuce of species x2(species)
- lo kobli — cabbage
- mi pu citka lo kobli stasu — I ate a cabbage soup.
- Related words: stagi
kojna — x1(entity) is a corner in x2(entity)
- lo kojna — corner
- lo baktu cu jibni lo kojna be le kumfa — The bucket is in a corner of the room.
- Related words: jipno, konju, bliku, fanmo, jganu, krasi
kokso — x1(entity) is a coconut of variety/cultivar x2(species)
- lo kokso — coconut
- xu do kakne lo ka jai gau porpi fai lo kokso — Can you crack the coconut?
- Related words: cidja, rutrkoko
kolme — x1(entity) is a quantity of coal
- Comment: ???xaksu1
- lo kolme — coal
- lo kolme ca'o jelca — Coal is burning.
- mi mo'u xaksu lo kolme — I've used up the coal.
- Related words: tabno, tarla
kombitu — x1(entity) is a comb with teeth, needles x2(entity)
- lo kombitu — comb, lo te kombitu — tooth of a comb, needle of a comb
- mi pu pilno lo komcu be lo cinla lo ka jai gau cnici fai lo mi kerfa — I used a comb with thin teeth to pur my hair in order.
- Related words: kerfa, forca
konju — x1(entity) is a cone with base x2(entity) and vertex x3(entity)
- lo konju — cone, lo se konju — base of a cone, lo te konju — vertex of a cone
- lo tarci jadni cu te konju fi lo tricu — The star is the tip of a tree.
- Related words: jesni, djine, sovda, kojna, jganu
korbi — x1(entity) is an edge or border between x2(plural of entity)
- lo korbi — edge, lo se korbi — something with an edge
- ti korbi lo re rirxe — This is the border between the two rivers.
- Related words: koi, greku, mlana, jimte, ctebi, bartu
korcu — x1(entity) is bent or crooked
- lo korcu — bent
- loi cidni be la alis mo'u korcu — Alice's knees buckled.
- lo jukpa pu korcu ga'u lo fagri — The cook leaned over the fire.
- Related words: cinje, klupe, kruvi, polje, sarlu, sirji, bargu, genxu
korka — x1(entity) is some cork from tree x2(entity)
- lo korka — cork
- lo korka be lo cindu cu rotsu — The cork of oak trees is thick.
- Related words: tricu, calku, skapi, stagi
korvo — x1(entity) is a crow/raven of species x2(species)
- lo korvo — crow
- le korvo cu xekri du'i lo kolme — The raven is black as coal.
- Related words: cipni, xekri
kosta — x1(entity) is a jacket or sweater
- lo kosta — jacket
- ko co'a dasni lo kosta — Put the coat on.
- Related words: pastu, sunla, taxfu
krali — x1(property of x2) is a legal/moral right of x2(entity) in legal system x3(entity)
- lo krali — legal right, moral right
- lo prenu poi nanca li su'o po'o pabi cu se krali lo ka co'a speni vau lo jecta be lo vi gugde — People of not less than 18 years only have a right to marry under the polity of this country.
- Related words: selfla, selzi'e, terzi'e, selzau, selpikta
kramu — x1(entity) is x2(number) area units in standard x3(property of x1)FALSE
- lo vi foldi cu kramu li re ki'o lo ka mitre — This field is 2000 square meters.
- Related words: rupnu, fepni, dekpu, gutci, minli, merli, bunda
krasi — x1(entity) is an origin or source of x2(entity)
- lo krasi — origin, lo se krasi — something with an origin
- lo jinto cu krasi lo vi rirxe — A well is a source of this river.
- lo tricu cu se krasi lo grute — Trees come from fruits.
- ma krasi do — What is your origin?
- Related words: fanmo, ra'i, sabji, cfari, jipno, traji, kojna, genja, jicmu, sitna, jinto
krati — x1(entity) represents x2(entity) in function x3(property of x1)
- lo krati — representative
- lo krati be lo turni bei lo ka gubni te ckini co'a tavla loi se natmi — A representative of the governor in public relations started talking to the nation.
- Related words: ka'i, jansu, catni, vipsi, pulji
krefu — x1(event) is a recurrence of x2(event) happening for the x3(number) -th time
- Comment: x1 me'au x2
- lo krefu — recurrence, lo te krefu — number of recurrences
- lo te snada cu krefu lo nu troci vau li ci — The attempt ended in a failure for the third time.
- Related words: fukpi, rapli, cafne, fasnu, xruti
krici — x1(entity) believes x2(proposition) is true about x3(entity)
- Comment: For expressing opinions use jinvi
- lo krici — believer
- mi pu krici lo ka volve vau do — I believed that you would return.
- Related words: jinvi, djuno, censa, cevni, lijda, makfa, malsi, senpi, birti
krili — x1(entity) is quantity of crystal of material x2(entity)
- lo krili — crystal
- ti du lo za'u krili be lo silna — These are the crystals of salt.
- Related words: jemna, bisli
krinu — x1(event) is a justification or reason for x2(event)
- lo krinu — justification, lo se krinu — event justified
- ma krinu lo nu do jai lerci — What is the reason for your lateness?
- Related words: ciksi, rinka, nibli, mukti, se jalge, te zukte, ki'u, bapli
krixa — x1(entity) yells or cries out x2(sound, text)FALSE
- ra pu krixa zo sidju — He cried "Help!"
- Related words: klaku, bacru
krokodilo — x1(entity) is a crocodile, animal of family Crocodylidae of breed x2(species)
- lo krokodilo — crocodile
- lo krokodilo cu zvati ma — Where are the crocodiles?
- Related words: respa
kruca — x1(entity) intersects x2(entity) at location x3(entity) , lo te kruca — point of an intersection
- ko carna fi lo zunle bu'u lo te kruca — Turn left at the crossroad.
- mi pu denpa bu'u lo te kruca be lo ralju dargu bei lo dertu dargu — I was wating at the place where the main road is intersected by a dirt road.
- Related words: cripu, ragve
kruji — x1(entity) is some cream
- lo kruji — cream
- aupei bisli kruji — Would you like ice-cream?
- Related words: ladru, matne
ku [terminator]:starts with: LE, BAI, NA ku'a [conjunction] — forms intersection of sets
- e'o doi lo ninmu ku'a lo ctuca do klama lo nenri — Those who are women and teachers, please, enter.
ku'e [terminator]:starts with: PEhO ku'i [discursive] — however/but/in contrast, ku'inai — in line
- i ku'i mi na ralte lo jdini — However, I don't have money.
- Related words: karbi, dukti, nalpanra
ku'o [terminator]:starts with: NOI kuadrili — x1 is a thigh, hip of x2FALSE
- le verba pu jai gau spofu lo kuadrili be lo no'a — The child broke his thigh.
- Related words: tornozelo
kubli — x1(entity) is a cube
- lo kubli — cube
- mi pu punji lo bisli poi kubli lo te runta — I put ice cubes into the drink.
- Related words: kurfa, bliku, tanbo, tapla, tarmi
kucli — x1(entity) is curious about x2(event)
- lo kucli — curious, lo se kucli — subject of curiosity
- mi kucli lo nu lo va ninmu cu zukte ma — I'm curious what is the woman doing.
- Related words: manci, sisku, se cinri
kufra — x1(entity) is comfortable with x2(property of x1)
- lo kufra — comfortable
- mi kufra lo ka vreta fi'o se jbini lo re kicne — I feel comfrtable lying between the two pillows.
- Related words: cinmo
kukte — x1(entity) is tasty or delicious to x2(object)
- lo kukte — tasty
- lo vi badna cu kukte mi — For me this banana is sweet.
- ko se kukte — Bon appetite!
- Related words: gusta, ralci, vrusi, cpina
kulnu — x1(property of x2) is culture of x2(entity)
- Comment: x1 are customs, ideas, arts, skills
- lo kulnu — culture
- lo ka citka lo insekto cu kulnu so'e lo remna — Eating insects is the culture of most of humans.
- Related words: ka'u, ku'u, natmi, cecmu
kumfa — x1(entity) is a room in x2(entity)
- lo kumfa — room
- lo vi kumfa be lo xotli cu barda — This hotel room is large.
- Related words: bitmu, canlu, zdani
kumte — x1(entity) is a camel or llama of species x2(species)
- lo kumte — camel, llama
- lo gidva be mi'ai cu kakne lo ka sazri lo kumte — Our guide can ride a camel.
- Related words: sunla, kanla, xirma, xasli
kunra — x1(entity) is an ore containing material x2(entity) mined from x3(entity)
- lo kunra — mineral
- ti kunra lo tirse lo cmana — This is a iron containing ore mined from mountains.
- Related words: jinme, bisli, rokci, jemna
kunti — x1(entity) is empty of material x2(entity)
- lo kunti — empty
- lo kabri cu kunti — The glass is empty.
- Related words: culno, tisna, claxu, canlu, kevna, setca
kurfa — x1(entity) is a rectangle defined by vertices x2(plural of entity)
- lo kurfa — rectangle
- loi sonci pu kurfa vo mitre be li mu — Soldiers formed together a rectangle 5 meters in each side.
- Related words: bliku, kubli, tapla, salpo, tarmi
kurji — x1(entity) takes care of x2(entity)
- lo kurji — caretaker
- ei kurji lo bilma — We should take care of the patient.
- Related words: jundi, cinri, prami, raktu, zgana
kurki — x1(entity) is bitter or acrid to x2(entity)
- lo kurki — bitter, acrid
- lo birje cu kurki — The beer is bitter.
- Related words: titla, slari
kuspe — x1(entity) extends or reaches over range x2(entity); ; x1 has scope over x2
- lo kuspe — having scope, lo se kuspe — scope
- lu — As for i naku mi nelci the whole clause mi nelci is in the scope of naku.
- naku mi nelci li'u zo'u: lo ro bridi poi du lu mi nelci li'u cu se kuspe lu naku li'u i mi na kakne lo ka kuspe lo va forca — I can't get that fork.
- Related words: ranji, renvi, tcena, bancu, cripu, ragve, vorme, canko, bitmu, sirji, jbini, jimte, preja
kusru — x1(entity) is cruel to victim x2(entity) in actions x3(property of x1)
- lo kusru — cruel action, lo se kusru — victim of cruelty
- i ko na kusru mi — Don't be cruel to me.
- lei rirni pu kusru mi lo ka na permite mi lo ka kelci bu'u lo bartu — The parents were cruel to me in not allowing to play outside.
- Related words: xendo, jursa
ky [pronoun] — letter 'K' la — verb > name (sumti)
- Comment: the one that is called ... Creates personal name from verbs or cmevla.
- la alis ba vitke la paris — Alice will visit Paris.
- zo bruna cmene la kevin lo mi pendo — Brother is how friends call Kevin.
la'a [discursive] — probably, la'acu'i — possibly, may be, la'anai — improbably
- la'a ti traji lo ka misno — Probably, this is the most popular one.
- la'aru'e ve ciksi — Probably, it's an expanation.
- la'acu'i le nakni cu zukte seva'u le fetsi — May be, he is doing it for her.
- la'anai la kevin ka'e jai gau birti fai la alis — It's improbable that Kevin can convince Alice.
- Related words: lakne
la'e — what can be referred to by ... (noun follows)
- Comment: la'e [noun]' is the same as 'lo se sinxa be [noun]'.
- ends with: lu'u
- do ce mi casnu da — The was something you and I discussed.
- la'edi'u pu cacra li ji'i pa — And that lasted for approximately an hour.
- la'e zo alis cu cinri cukta — Alice is an interesting book.
la'o — foreign text > noun that is a name
- Comment: quotes a text that can be not Lojbanic. The quotation is to be wrapped with pauses from both sides and with an additional Lojbanic word around them from both sides. Usually the separating words is the name of the first letter of the language of the quotation.
- la'o gy. The wild bears gy. jai cinri filme — The wild bears is an interesting movie.
- Related words: zo'oi, zoi, la'o, la'oi, zo, lu ... li'u, lo'e, lo'u, me'oi
la'oi — foreign word > noun that is a name
- Comment: la'oi and one single word after it make a name. The word after la'oi: might be from any language and written in any script, it is delimited by pauses (in speech) or whitespaces (in writing) from both sides, it can't have pauses inside if pronounced, nor dots when written. For names with pauses inside use la'o.
- xu do se zdani la'oi Virginia — Do you live in Virginia?
- Related words: zo'oi, zoi, la'o, la'oi, zo, lu ... li'u, lo'e, lo'u, me'oi
labno — x1(entity) is a wolf of species x2(species)
- lo labno — wolf
- mi pu tirna lo nu lo labno cu cmoni — I heard a wolf howling.
- Related words: gerku
labyxu'e — x1(entity) is pink, of rose color
- lo labyxu'e — pink, rose (of color)
- lo va nixli pe lo labyxu'e cu mo — Who is that girl in pink?
- Related words: xunre, blabi
lacpu — x1(entity) pulls or drags x2(entity) by handle x3(entity) , lo se lacpu — something pulled, something dragged
- la alis pu lacpu la kevin lo kerfa — Alice dragged Kevin upstairs by the hair.
- Related words: catke, sakci, cokcu
lacri — x1(entity) relies, counts on, trusts x2(entity) to bring about, ensure, maintain state x3(property of x1 with kau)FALSE
- mi xebni lo ka lacri lo karce lo ka klama lo jai se djica be mi fu makau — I hate having to rely on my car to get where I want to.
- Related words: minde, nitcu, tinbe
ladru — x1(entity) is some milk from x2(entity)
- lo ladru — milk
- e'o do dunda lo kabri be lo ladru mi — Please give me a glass of milk.
- Related words: lanbi, mabru, tatru, cirla, kruji
lafti — x1(entity) lifts x2(entity)(entity)(entity) , lo se lafti — something lifted
- xu do kakne lo ka lafti le rokci — Can you lift the stone?
- Related words: farlu, plipe
lai — verb > name (sumti) denoting a mass
- Comment: the mass of those that are called ... Creates personal name that denote a mass.
- lai djonson pu se zdani ti — The Johnsons lived here.
lakne — x1(event) is probable, likely
- lo lakne — probable
- lakne fa lo nu ba carvi — I will probably rain.
- Related words: cumki, jinzi, kampu, tcaci, cunso, cafne, fadni, cnano
lakse — x1(entity) is some wax
- lo lakse — wax
- lo bifce cu cupra lo lakse — Bees produce wax.
- Related words: bifce, ranti, bidju
laldo — x1(entity) is old/aged in that it has x2(property of x1)
- lo laldo — old, aged
- lo vi kosta cu laldo lo ka ze'a makau se dasni — This jacket is old in how long it has been worn.
- Related words: citno, slabu
lalxu — x1(entity) is a lake or pool at site x2(entity)
- lo lalxu — lake, lo se lalxu — place with a lake
- ai mi vitke lo lalxu be le panku — I'm going to visit a lake in the park.
- Related words: daplu, djacu, rirxe, xamsi, zbani
lamji — x1(entity) is adjacent, next to x2(entity) in x3(property of x1 and x2) in direction x4(property of x1 and x2, has two places)
- lo lamji — adjacent
- lo zdani be la alis cu lamji lo ckule lo ka stuzi vau lo ka ce'u ce'u stici vo'a — Alice's home is adjacent to the school in where it is located and it is to the east of the school.
- Related words: zvati, cpana, jibni, diklo, stuzi, bartu, jbini
lanbi — x1(entity) is a quantity of protein
- lo lanbi — protein
- lo'e nanba cu vasru lo so'i lanbi — Bread contains a lot of protein.
- Related words: ladru, sovda
lanci — x1(entity) is a flag or banner symbolizing x2(entity)
- lo lanci — flag, banner
- ti lanci la lojban — This is the flag of Lojban.
- Related words: gugde, jecta
lanka — x1(entity) is a basket containing x2(entity)
- lo lanka — basket, lo se lanka — contents of a basket
- ko jgari lo lanka be lo fragari — Take a basket with strawberries.
- Related words: vasru, baktu
lanli — x1(entity) analyzes x2(entity) by method x3(property of x1)
- lo lanli — analyst, lo se lanli — something analysed, lo te lanli — method of analysis
- lo mikce cu lanli lo bilma lo ka tirna lo fepri — The doctor examines the patient by listening to the lungs.
- Related words: cipra, catlu, zgana, jarco, pensi, piksku
lanme — x1(entity) is a sheep of species x2(species)
- lo lanme — sheep
- lo vi cirla cu se zbasu fi lo ladru be lo lanme — This cheese is made from sheep's milk.
- Related words: kanba, sunla
lante — x1(entity) is a can for x2(entity)
- lo lante — can, pre-sealed container, lo se lante — something canned
- ti lante lo festi — It's a can for waste.
- Related words: botpi, baktu, tinci
lanxe — x1(plural of entity) is in balance under forces x2(entity)
- Comment: fapro for balancing/opposing forces
- lo lanxe — balanced
- lo ni mi gunka ce lo ni mi surla cu lanxe lo se zukte be mi — I keep my work and my leisure time in balance.
- Related words: midju, nutli, fapro, nutli
lanzu — x1(entity) is a family including x2(entity) by bond x3(relation between members of x2, contains two places for ce'u)
- lo lanzu — family, lo se lanzu — family member
- ti lanzu lo citno lo ka ce'u ce'u prami — This is a family of young people bound by a mutual love.
- Related words: natmi, cmima, girzu, jutsi, klesi
larcu — x1(property of nonce place) is an art, creative application of skill x2(proposition)
- lo larcu — art, lo se larcu — craft
- za'a do certu lo larcu be lo ka finti lo melbi se sanga — I can see, you are an expert in creating beautiful songs.
- lo ka prami cu larcu — Love is an art.
- Related words: finti, zbasu, stati
lasna — x1(entity) fastens or binds x2(entity) to x3(entity) with x4(entity)
- lo lasna — fastener, lo se lasna — fastened
- le prenu pu lasna la kevin lo kamju lo skori — The person tied Kevin to a pillar with a rope.
- Related words: jorne, fenso, jgena, batke, dinko, kansa
lastu — x1(entity) is a quantity of brass
- lo lastu — brass
- lo lastu cu mixre lo tunka joi lo zinki — Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc.
- Related words: jinme, ransu, tunka
latna — x1(entity) is a lotus of species x2(species)
- lo latna — lotus
- lo latna co'a me lo flora poi se panci lo pluka — The lotus turns into a flower with a pleasant scent.
- Related words: budjo, censa, lijda, spati
lazni — x1(entity) is lazy concerning action x2(property of x1)
- lo lazni — lazy, lo se lazni — action lazily avoided
- mi lazni lo ka catlu lo matra — I am lazy to look at the engine.
- Related words: nejni, vreta, gunka
le — verb > noun previously mentioned
- Comment: the, creates pronoun like she, he from noun. le fetsi is 'she', le nakni is 'he', le za'umei is 'they'.
- mi pu viska lo fetsi — I saw a female.
- le fetsi cu melbi — She is pretty.
le'ai [terminator]:starts with: lo'ai le'e — verb > noun denoting a typical thing previously mentioned
- Comment: the typical one that does or is ... (previously defined).
- lo'e cipni cu kakne lo ka vofli i mi tadni le'e cipni — Typical birds can fly. And I study such birds.
- Related words: le, lo, lo'e
le'o [interjection modifier] — Grr! (aggression), le'ocu'i — expressing passive (non-agressive) emotion, le'onai — expressing defensive emotion
- le'o ro ko tinbe fi mi — Everybody follow my orders!
- le'ocu'i sa'u mi pu retsku zo'ei lo ni do kanro — Hey, I just asked you about your health.
- le'onai mi jimpe lo du'u ei mi zutse ti — Okay, okay, I understand that I have to sit here.
- Related words: gunta, bandu
le'u [terminator]:starts with: LOhU lebna — x1(entity) takes or seizes x2(entity, property of x3) from x3(entity)
- Comment: in cpacu volition or previous possession is not necessarily implied, vimcu is for alienation where x1 need not gain possession
, lo se lebna — something taken
- le za'umei pu lebna fi mi fe lo ka se krali lo ka ponse le karce — They took my rights on owning the car.
- mi pu lebna lo titla le tanxe ca lo nu lo drata na jundi — I took a candie from the box when other weren't attentive.
- Related words: punji, cpacu, vimcu, canci, cliva
lei — verb > noun denoting a mass previously mentioned
- Comment: the ..., the mass of those that are ... (previously mentioned).
- mi pu zgana loi prenu je ba co'a sanli ibabo mi pu muvdu fa'a lei prenu — I noticed a crowd and stood up. After that I moved into the direction of the crowd.
lektoni — x1 is an electron
- Comment: ???remove?
- lo lektoni — electron
- lo lektoni cu kantu — Electron is an elementary particle.
- Related words: letri
lenjo — x1(entity) is a lens focusing rays x2(entity) to the focus x3(entity)
- Comment: lenjo2 is usually light. Light from the original object comes through x1 in the form of x2 onto x3
- lo lenjo — lens, lo se lenjo — rays focused by a lens, lo te lenjo — focus of a lens
- ti lenjo lo gusni lo darno — This lens focusing light has a long focal length.
- mi co'a dasni loi lenjo tezu'e lo ka sfubu — I put on goggles in order to dive.
- ko bevri fi mi fe loi mi lenjo — Bring me my glasses.
- Related words: kacma, minra
lenku — x1(entity) is cold
- lo lenku — cold
- lo vacri ca'o lenku — It's getting cold.
- Related words: glare, bisli
lerci — x1(entity) is late by standard x2(proposition)
- lo lerci — late event
- lo nu mi volve lo zdani cu lerci lo se jinvi be lo mamta be mi — According to my mother I returned home late.
- Related words: clira
lerfu — x1(entity) is a letter, symbol in word or alphabet x2(entity, text) representing x3(entity, sound)
- lo lerfu — letter, alphabetic symbol
- zoi ry.д.ry. lerfu lo rusko zo d — д is a letter of Russian alphabet representing sound d.
- Related words: mifra, namcu, sinxa, pandi
letri — x1(entity) is electric in x2(property of x1)
- lo letri — electric
- lo dilnu cu letri lo ka cupra lo lindi — The cloud are electric in that they produce lightnings.
- Related words: magneti, trina, xlura
li — number > value
- Comment: value of the following number or a math expression.
- li vo cu sumji li re li re — 4 is the sum of 2 and 2.
li'a [discursive] — clearly, of course, li'anai — obscurely
- li'a do xanka — You are clearly worried.
- li'a no da poi te ckini be la alis bei la kevin pu na drani — Clearly, nothing in their relations was amiss.
- li'a mi pu noroi vitke lo dzipo tumla — Of course, I have never been to Antarctica.
- li'anai lo tcima cu funca le solri — Weather depends on the sun, I see, but it's complicated.
- Related words: klina
li'i [clause prefix] — clause > verb
- Comment: x1 (property of x2) is x2's experience described in the clause that follows. The first omitted place of the clause is assumed to be the second place of the li'i clause..
- lo pluka ko li'i se senva — Have a pleasant dream (sweat dreams!) Bon appetite!
- lo pluka ko li'i se citka i ma do li'i salci — How did you like the party?
li'o [discursive] — and so on (omitted text)
- lo pavdei cu pa moi djedi i lo reldei cu re moi djedi i li'o — Monday is the first day, Tuesday is the second day, and so on.
li'u [terminator]:Comment: seldom elidable except at end of text.
- starts with: LU
lianpi — x1 is a cheek of x2
- lo lianpi — cheek
- ra pu se lianpi lo plana — She had chubby cheeks.
- Related words: flira, mlana
lianzi — x1(entity) is a length of chain with links or rings x2(entity)
- lo lianzi — chain, lo se lianzi — link of a chain, ring of a chain
- ti lianzi lo barda je rijno — This is a chain with big silver rings.
- Related words: cukla, gunma, lasna
lidne — x1(entity) precedes x2(same type as x1) in x3(property of x1 and x2)
- Comment: purci is for time sequenceFALSE
- lo mlatu ba lidne lo gerku lo ka se casnu ca makau — Cats will be discussed before dogs.
- Related words: li'e, balvi, ralju, rebla, purci, jersi, porsi, jatna, farna
lifri — x1(entity) experiences x2(event)
- lo lifri — experiencer, patient (experiencer), lo se lifri — experienced event
- mi lifri lo ka pu se nandu — I've had a hard life.
- do ba lifri lo nabmi — You'll get into trouble.
- mi pu lifri lo ka ganse lo cizra — I underwent strange sensation.
- Related words: ri'i, jmive, fasnu, renvi
lijda — x1(entity) is a religion of believers x2(entity) sharing beliefs x3(proposition)
- lo lijda — religion, lo se lijda — religious believer, lo te lijda — religious belief
- lo na krici tu'a pa cevni na te lijda — Not believing in God is not a religion.
- la animism cu lijda lo remna poi se zdani lo vi tumla lo du'u ro dacti cu vasru lo pruxi — Animism is a religion of people living on this land that asserts that every object contains a spirit.
- do se lijda ma — What is your religion?
- Related words: budjo, censa, cevni, crida, dadjo, jegvo, krici, latna, malsi, marde, muslo, pruxi, ranmi, ritli, xriso, zekri
limna — x1(entity) swims in x2(entity)
- lo limna — swimmer
- e'anai do limna lo xamsi — Don't swim in the sea!
- Related words: djacu, fulta, klama, litru
lindi — x1(entity) is a lightning striking at x2(entity) from x3(entity)
- lo lindi — lightning
- sa'u tu pe pu cu lindi lo darno lo dilnu — That was just a lightning that stroke far way from here from a cloud.
- Related words: letri
linji — x1(entity) is a line segment defined by points x2(plural of entity)
- lo linji — line, lo se linji — points defining a line
- loi pulji pu se linji lo clani tezu'e lo ka kurji lo prenu poi cadzu — The policemen formed long lines in order to protect walking people.
- Related words: kruvi, sirji, jganu, kantu, mokca
linto — x1(entity) is lightweight
- Comment: In metaphorical sense se xalbo is light (not serious)
- lo linto — lightweight
- le mlatu verba cu linto — The kitten is lightweight.
- Related words: junta, tilju
lisri — x1(text) is a story about x2(entity)
- lo lisri — story, tale, yarn, narrative, lo se lisri — plot of a story
- ko skicu lo lisri be lo crida mi — Tell me a story about fairies.
- Related words: ranmi, cfika, skicu, prosa, pemci
liste — x1(entity) is a list, log of x2(plural of entity)
- Comment: Unlike porsi the word liste describes an actual object with the sequence formed as is.
- lo liste — list, log, lo se liste — logged
- mi pu tcidu lo liste be lo notci noi te porsi lo ka se benji ca makau — I read a log of messages, which were sorted in the order of being sent.
- Related words: porsi, girzu, cmima
litce — x1(entity) is x2(number) litersFALSE
- lo vi djacu cu litce li re — It's two liters of water.
- Related words: 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 — x1(entity) is liquid
- lo litki — liquid
- ko satre lo litki lo panje — Wipe the liquid with a sponge.
- Related words: cilmo, djacu, lumci, runta, pambe, sudga, gapci, sligu, flecu, jduli
litru — x1(entity) travels via route x2(entity)
- lo litru — traveller, lo se litru — travelling route
- mi pu litru lo fange gugde — I travelled abroad.
- Related words: bajra, cadzu, cpare, tcana, klama, cliva, pluta, limna, muvdu
livga — x1(entity) is a liver of x2(entity)
- lo livga — liver
- xu lo ka citka lo livga be lo jipci cu xamgu do — Is eating chicken liver good for you?
- Related words: rango, betfu
livla — x1(entity) is a fuel for powering x2(entity)
- lo livla — fuel
- le toknu cu se livla lo mudri — The furnace is stoked up with wood.
- lo livla na banzu — There isn't enough fuel.
- Related words: nejni, xaksu, jelca
lo — verb > noun
- Comment: the one which does ..., the one which is ..., those which do ..., those which are .... Creates noun from verb. Often corresponds to English '-er' like in 'singer', 'player'. Without numbers specified can refer both to singular and plural nouns depending on context.
- lo mlatu cu danlu — Cat is an animal.
- lo pa sazri ca denpa — A driver waits.
- lo za'u sazri ca denpa — Drivers wait.
lo'ai — To correct yourself say lo'ai, then the incorrect construct, then sa'ai, then the same but corrected construct, then le'ai.
- Comment: You may just start with sa'ai if it's obvious what is corrected. The word le'ai on its own indicates that an obvious mistake was made. le'ai dai indicates that the other partner made a mistake. le'ai pei asks whether the partner made a mistake. le'ai nai explicitly denies mistakes.
- ends with: sa'ai
- i mi pu vitke lo dzipo le'ainai i mi pu klama lo zarci y lo'ai pu sa'ai ba le'ai — I visited Antarctique (sic!) I went to the store, ehm, no, will go!
lo'e — verb > noun denoting a typical thing
- Comment: the typical one that does or is ....
- lo'e cipni cu kakne lo ka vofli — Typical birds can fly.
lo'o [terminator]:starts with: LI lo'u — main verb > noun that is a quote
- Comment: lo'u ... le'u is a noun quoting any number of Lojban words.
- ends with: le'u
- ma smuni lo'u vau ua le'u noi do cusku — What's the meaning of vau ua that you said?
logji — x1(proposition) is a logic for reasoning about x2(proposition)
- lo logji — logic
- lo du'u lo prina be fi lo nixli jamfu cu nenri lo dinju cu logji lo du'u la alis pu zvati ti — By the fact that there are footprints of a girl inside the house I conclude that Alice was here.
- Related words: nibli
loi — verb > noun denoting a mass
- Comment: the mass of those that are .... Creates noun that denotes a mass.
- loi tadni pu sruri le dinju — Students surrounded the building.
lojbo — x1(entity) is Lojbanic in x2(property of x1)
- lo lojbo — Lojbanic
- mi lojbo fe po'o lo ka se cinri la lojban ije mi na tavla bau la ly. — I'm a Lojbanic person only in that I'm interested inLojban; I don't speak it.
- Related words: bangu, logji
loldi — x1(entity) is a floor or ground of x2(entity)
- lo loldi — floor
- mi pu sipna bu'u lo loldi be lo mi kumfa — I slept on the floor of my room.
- Related words: bitmu, drudi, dertu, dizlo, cnita, zbepi, sarji, skalera
lorxu — x1(entity) is a fox of species x2(species)
- lo lorxu — fox
- lo lorxu cu citka lo jipci — Foxes eat hens.
- Related words: gerku
lu — main verb > noun that is a quote
- Comment: lu ... li'u is a noun quoting grammatically correct text in Lojban (can contain any number of words).
- ends with: li'u
- mi pu cusku lu coi lo pendo li'u — I said "Hello, friends!"
lu'e — what refers to (noun follows)
- Comment: lu'e [noun] is the same as lo sinxa be [noun].
- lo re cukla cu du lu'e lo logji — Two circles is a symbol of logic.
- lo vi vorme janbe cu lu'e mi — This door bell is to call me.
lu'u [terminator]:starts with: LAhE lujvo — x1(text) is a lujvo, verb made of affixes with meaning x2(entity) , arguments meaning x3(ordered plural of entity) , with affixes built from components x4(ordered plural of text)
- lo lujvo — lujvo (compound verb made of affixes)
- zo ki'ogra lujvo lo du'u kilto lo grake vau lo kilto ce'o lo se grake zo kilto ce'o zo grake — ki'ogra is a lujvo meaning "is a thousand of grams" with arguments meaning "what is measured in thousands", "the number of grams"; affixes of the lujvo are built from kilto and grake attached sequentially.
- Related words: stura, cmavo, gismu, rafsi, smuni
lumci — x1(entity) washes x2(entity) of contaminant x3(entity)
- lo lumci — washer
- mi pu lumci lo za'u palta lo stali — I washed the dishes of the remains.
- Related words: djacu, jinru, litki, zbabu, jinsa, curve
lunbe — x1(entity) is naked or bare
- lo lunbe — naked, bare
- lo cifnu ca lunbe — The baby is naked.
- Related words: taxfu, bandu
lunra — x1(entity) is a moon or major natural satellite of planet x2(entity)
- lo lunra — moon, lo se lunra — planet with a moon
- le terdi ce se lunra pa da — The Earth has one natural moon.
- Related words: planeta, solri, terdi, mluni
lunsa — x1(entity) condenses
- lo lunsa — condensing
- lo bisli lunsa pu gacri lo dertu — The frost covered the ground.
- Related words: cilmo, dunja, febvi, runme, bumru
luska — x1 is a mollusc of species x2
- lo luska — mollusc
- lo vi luska cu cpare co masno — This mollusc moves slowly.
- Related words: curmu, danlu, xamsi, rirxe
ly [pronoun] — letter 'L' ma [pronoun] — asks for the noun (that should go into the place to which ma is put)
- do djica ma — What do you want?
- ma poi prenu pu zvati ti — Who was here?
- ma poi dacti pu zvati ti — What object was here?
ma'a [pronoun] — we with you (might include other persons not in the dialog)
- Comment: mi'ai is a more vague pronoun.
- ma'a se zdani lo bu'u planeta — We inhabit this planet.
- lo rarna munje cu vajni ca lo nu ma'a se lifri — Nature plays an important role in our lives.
ma'i [preposition from manri] — in reference frame ...
- According to my friend the situation is deteriorating. — ma'i lo mi pendo lo tcini cu zenba lo ka xlali.
ma'oi — quotes one next word and treats it as the name of a selma'o (class of particles). The quoted word must be delimited by pauses (in speech) or whitespace (in writing)
- Comment: selma'o are often written in English text in capital letters e.g.: COI.
- zo di'ai cmavo ma'oi coi — di'ai ('Good luck!') is a grammatical particle of class coi.
- Related words: ra'oi, zo'oi
ma'u [digit/number] — plus sign; positive number; default any positive
- li ma'u re du li bi vu'u xa — +2 = 8 - 6'.
mabla — x1(entity) is shitty, awful in x2(property of x1) according to x3(entity); ; x1 stinks, sucks
- lo mabla — shitty, awful, execrable, deplorable, wretched, rotten, miserable, contemptible, crappy, inferior, of low-quality
- fi mi le cidja cu mabla lo ka se zalvi lo denci — For me the food is awful in chewing it.
- Related words: palci, dapma, xlali, zabna, funca, ganti, ganxo, gletu, gutra, kalci, pinca, pinji, plibu, vibna, vlagi, zargu
mabru — x1(entity) is mammal of species x2(species)
- lo mabru — mammal
- lo delfinu cu mabru — Dolphins are mammals.
- Related words: danlu, ladru, tatru, ractu, xanto, xarju
macnu — x1(entity) is manual in function x2(property of x1)
- Comment: ??? depends on nilsutra
- lo macnu — manual, lo se macnu — function done manually
- ```lo vi karce cu macnu lo ka cnegau lo ni ce'u sutra — The speed in this machine is switched manually.
- Related words: zmiku, jitro
magneti — x1(entity) is magnetic in x2(property of x1)
- lo magneti — magnet
- lo rokci cu magneti lo ka snipa lo jinme — The stone is magnetic in that it sticks to metal.
- lo rokci co'u magneti lo ka co'a glare — The stone becomes non-magnetic when being heat up.
- Related words: letri, trina, xlura
mai — number > numbered item or paragraph
- Comment: suffix of a number that marks a paragraph or item when they are ordered.
- pamai la meilis ze'i se zdani ti — First, Mei Li has been living here for a short time.
- remai my. ka'e sidju ma'a — Secondly, she can help us.
- romai my. stati nixli — Lastly, she is a smart girl.
makcu — x1(entity) is mature in x2(property of x1)
- lo makcu — mature
- le nanmu cu simlu lo ka makcu lo ka seksi — The man seems to be mature in his sexuality.
- Related words: cifnu, ninmu, verba, banro, farvi, nanmu
makfa — x1(event) is magic or supernatural to x2(entity) performed by x3(entity)
- lo makfa — magical event, lo te makfa — wizard, magician
- lo nu lo ractu cu canci cu makfa lo verba la djan — .
- Related words: krici, manci
malsi — x1(entity) is a church or temple of religion, culture x2(entity)
- lo malsi — church, temple
- ti malsi lo budjo — This is a Buddhist temple.
- Related words: cevni, krici, lijda, ritli
mamta — x1(entity) is a mother of x2(entity)
- lo mamta — mother, lo se mamta — child of a mother
- lo mamta be do pu zukte ma ca lo nu do mo'u klama lo zdani — What was your mother doing when you got home?
- Related words: patfu, sovda, rirni, rorci, tarbi, famti, bersa, jbena
manfo — x1(entity) is uniform, homogeneous in x2(property of x1)
- lo manfo — uniform, homogeneous
- le bukpu ca manfo lo ka se tengu — The cloth is uniform in texture.
- Related words: prane, curve, ranji, vitno, stodi, dikni, sampu, traji
mango — x1(entity) is a mango of variety x2(species)
- lo mango — mango
- mi punai citka lo mango — I have never eaten mangoes.
- Related words: grute
manku — x1(entity) is dark
- lo manku — dark
- lo kumfa cu manku — The room is dark.
- Related words: blabi, gusni, ctino, kandi, xekri, ctino
manri — x1(entity) is a standard for observing x2(entity) with rules x3(property of x1)
- lo manri — standard
- mi manri lo nu makau ba jinga vau lo ka jdice makau — I'm the standard of determining of who will win, however I decide that will be so.
- lo vu ve'i cmana ba manri lo nu zgana le tumla — That hill will be the reference frame for bserving the land.
- Related words: ma'i, ckilu, merli, pajni, cimde, jdice, marde
mansa — x1(entity) satisfies x2(entity) in x3(property of x1)
- lo mansa — satisfying, lo se mansa — satisfied
- lo zdani be mi cu mansa mi lo ka tcini bu'u ce'u — I'm satisfied with the conditions in my house.
- Related words: pajni
manti — x1(entity) is an ant of species x2(species)
- lo manti — ant
- lo sakta cu trina lo manti — Sugar attracts ants.
- Related words: cinki, blato
mapku — x1(entity) is a hat, helmet
- lo mapku — hat, helmet
- ai mi dasni lo mapku — I'm gonna put on a hat.
- Related words: taxfu, stedu, drudi
mapni — x1(entity) is some cotton
- lo mapni — cotton
- le mapni cu zabna — The cotton is of high quality.
- Related words: bukpu
mapti — x1(entity) is compatible with or matches x2(entity) in x3(property of x1)
- lo mapti — compatible
- lo se cusku be do na mapti lo se cusku be lo do jatna lo ka se smuni — Your words are inconsistent in meaning with what your boss said.
- ti ckiku lo na mapti be lo vi stela — The key is incompatible with this lock.
- Related words: satci, tugni, sarxe, drani, tarmi, ckini, mintu
marbi — x1(entity) is a shelter protecting x2(entity) against threat x3(property of x2)
- lo marbi — shelter, haven, refuge, retreat, harbor
- mi pu jai se bapli fai lo ka se marbi lo laldo dinju fi lo ka cilmo — I had to take shelter in an old building in order not to become wet.
- Related words: bandu, ckape, snura, drudi, sepli, bitmu, gacri
marce — x1(entity) is a vehicle for carrying x2(entity)
- lo marce — vehicle, lo se marce — passenger
- ti marce lo se vecnu — This is a vehicle for carrying goods.
- ti marce ge lo se vecnu na'o ku gi lo remna ca'aku — This is a vehicle intended to transport goods but actually used for transporting people.
- Related words: klama, matra, bevri, bloti, carce, karce, sabnu, skiji
marde — x1(property of x2) are the ethics of performer x2(entity)
- lo marde — ethics, morals, moral standards, ethical standards
- lo ka zukte lo se cpedu be lo bilma cu marde ei do — Doing what the ill person asks should be you ethics.
- Related words: palci, vrude, lijda, manri, javni, tarti, zekri
margu — x1(entity) is a quantity of mercury
- lo margu — mercury
- xu lo margu cu jinme — Is mercury a metal?
- Related words: jinme
marji — x1(entity) is material of composition x2(entity) in shape x3(entity)
- lo marji — material, stuff, matter, lo se marji — composition of matter, lo te marji — shape of matter
- lo vi nanba cu marji lo mraji lo bliku — This bread is made of rye and has the form of a block.
- Related words: morna, mucti, nejni, tarmi, dacti
marna — x1(entity) is a quantity of hemp of species x2(species)
- lo marna — hemp
- ti skori lo marna — This is a cable made of hemp.
- Related words: skori, tanko, sigja, xukmi
marvele — x1(entity) is marvellous, astonishing to x2(entity)
- lo marvele — marvellous
- lo vi stuzi cu marvele mi — This place is marveleus to me.
- Related words: melbi
marxa — x1(entity) crushes or smashes x2(entity) into x3(entity)FALSE
- mi pu marxa lo patlu lo pesxu — I made mashed potatoes.
- Related words: daspo, pesxu, zalvi, bapli
masno — x1(entity) is slow at doing x2(property of x1)
- lo masno — slow
- le verba cu simlu lo ka masno lo ka cadzu — The child seems to be slow at walking.
- Related words: sutra
masti — x1(event) is x2(number) months longFALSE
- lo pu dunra cu masti li ci — The past winter lasted for 3 months.
- Related words: detri, djedi, jeftu, nanca
matci — x1(entity) is a mat or pad
- lo matci — mat, pad
- ko jai mosra lo cutci lo matci — Wipe your shoes on the mat.
- Related words: kicne, tapla, karda, ckana
matli — x1(entity) is some flax, linen
- lo matli — linen
- lo vi creka cu matli — This shirt is linen.
- Related words: bukpu
matne — x1(entity) is some butter
- lo matne — butter
- mi pu citka lo snuji be lo matne bei lo nanba — I ate a sandwich with butter and bread.
- Related words: grasu, kruji
matra — x1(entity) is an engine driving x2(entity)
- lo matra — engine
- lo vi karce cu se matra lo vlipa — This car has a powerful engine.
- Related words: marce, minji, carce
mau [preposition from zmadu] — more ...
- Comment: x1 of the clause corresponds to lo se zmadu — than...', preposition sumti corresponds to lo zmadu — more ...', the clause itself corresponds to lo te zmadu — the comparison.
- mi nelci do mau la alis — I like you but Alice likes you more.
mau'i [interjection modifier] — stronger intensity interjection. Used as a modifier of interjections
- Comment: specifies an intensity of an interjection stronger than the intensity of the same interjection earlier used.
- ua do ti zvati — Wow, you are here.
- uamau'i ji'a la alis ti zvati — Wow, wow, Alice is here too!
- Related words: dau'i, mau'i, me'ai, cu'i, sai, ru'e
mavji — x1(entity) is some oats of species x2(species)
- lo mavji — oats
- ze'uku lo mavji gau ralju cidja lo xirma — Oats have long been the main food for horses.
- Related words: gurni
maxri — x1(entity) is some wheat of species x2(species)
- lo maxri — wheat
- lo nanba cu se zbasu fi lo maxri — Bread is made of wheat.
- Related words: gurni
me — x1 is among the referents of ... (a noun follows)
- ends with: me'u
- xu do me lo ctuca — Are you a teacher?
me'ai [interjection modifier] — weaker intensity interjection. Used as a modifier of interjections
- Comment: specifies an intensity of an interjection weaker than the intensity of the same interjection earlier used.
- ua do tsuku doi la alis — Wow, you arrived, Alice!
- uame'ai lo drata ti zvati ji'a — Oh well, the others are here too.
- Related words: dau'i, mau'i, me'ai, cu'i, sai, ru'e
me'i [digit/number] — less than
- me'i mu prenu ca zutse bu'u le kumfa — There are less than five people sitting in the room now.
me'o — number > text
- Comment: marks the following sequence of numbers as a text.
- me'o pa re ci — 123 (as a text).
me'oi — foreign word > verb
- Comment: me'oi and one single word after it make a verb. The word after me'oi: might be from any language and written in any script, it is delimited by pauses (in speech) or whitespaces (in writing) from both sides, it can't have pauses inside if pronounced, nor dots when written. A quick way to borrow foreign words into Lojban.
- la alis cu me'oi slob — Alice is a slob.
- Related words: zo'oi, zoi, la'o, la'oi, zo, lu ... li'u, lo'e, lo'u, me'oi
me'u [terminator]:starts with: ME mebri — x1(entity) is a brow or forehead of x2(entity)
- lo mebri — brow
- le fetsi pu se mebri lo kalri — She had a forehead open.
- Related words: stedu, flira
megdo — x1(entity) is a million of x2(same type as x1) in x3(property of x1)FALSE
- mi ponse lo megdo lo rupnu be li ci — I own three million dollars.
- e'o do cuxna fi lo pixra poi klani su'e lo megdo be li pa bei lo ka se bitri li bi — Please choose an image that does not exceed 1 Megabyte.
- Related words: 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 [verb] — number > verb denoting mass
- Comment: x1 (entity) is the mass formed from (n) members that are x2 (plural of entity). The number (n) is put in front of mei.
- mi ralte lo re mei be lo gluta — I have a pair of mittens.
- Related words: cmima, gunma, moi
mekso — x1(text) is a mathematical expression under rules x2(proposition)
- lo mekso — math expression
- 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.
- zoi cy.(x+15&~15).cy. mekso la .c. poi bangu — x+15&~15 is a mathematical expression in C language.
- Related words: cmaci, dilcu, fancu, frinu, jalge, namcu, parbi, pilji
melbi — x1(entity) is beautiful to observer x2(entity) in aspect x3(property of x1)
- lo melbi — beautiful
- le ninmu cu melbi mi lo ka se catlu — For me the woman is beautiful to look at.
- Related words: pluka, xamgu
menli — x1(event) is a mind of body x2(entity)
- Comment: Ability of being aware of things and of rational thought
- lo menli — mind
- lo menli be lo smani cu simsa lo menli be lo remna — The mind of monkeys is similar to the one of humans.
- Related words: intele, besna, morji, mucti, pensi, sanji, xanri, sevzi, xadni
mensi — x1(entity) is a sister of x2(entity) by bond x3(property of x1)
- lo mensi — sister, lo se mensi — sibling of a sister
- do mensi mi lo ka se patfu — You are my brother since we are born from the same father.
- Related words: bruna, tunba, tamne, famti
mentu — x1(event) is x2(number) minutes longFALSE
- lo nu penmi cu mentu be li ji'i xano — The meeting is approximately 60 minutes long.
- Related words: junla, cacra, snidu, tcika
merli — x1(entity) measures x2(entity) as x3(number) units on x4(property of x2 and x3) with accuracy x5(number)
- lo merli — measurer, lo se merli — measured
- mi merli le jubme li pa lo ka mitre vau li pipa — I measured the length of the table as 1 meter with accuracy 0.1 meters.
- Related words: 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 [pronoun] — I (the speaker or the speakers)
- mi gleki — I'm happy.
mi'a [pronoun] — we without you (might include other persons not in the dialog)
- Comment: mi'ai is a more vague pronoun.
- mi'a pu casnu do — We were discussing you.
mi'ai [pronoun] — we (at least two persons including at least one of the speakers)
- Comment: English 'we'. mi'a, mi'o and ma'a are more specific cases of mi'ai.
- mi'ai serai troci — We try our best.
- mi'ai djuno lo krinu — We know the reason.
- da mi'ai nabmi — We have a problem.
mi'e [vocative] — I am ... (self-identification of the speaker), mi'nai — I am not (denial of the speaker's identity)
- coi mi'e la gleki — Hello, I'm La Gleki.
- coi la kevin i mi'enai la kevin — Hello, Kevin - I'm not Kevin.
mi'i [conjunction] — from center of ... and of distance ... around
- lo za'u flora cu zvati lo cmana mi'i lo ki'otre be li ci — The flowers are present on the mountain and three kilometers around of it.
mi'o [pronoun] — you and I (the speaker and the listener)
- Comment: mi'ai is a more vague pronoun.
- mi'o ba renvi — You and I will survive.
mi'u [discursive] — ditto (the same thing) — another one
- Comment: ??? aNAPHORA.
- mi pu zukte ra mi'u
— I did the same thing.
- mi pu lebna lo cukta gi'e dunda lo cukta mi'u nai la .alis.
— I took a book and gave another one to Alice.
- Related words: mintu
midju — x1(entity) is in the middle of x2(entity)FALSE
- ra pu sanli bu'u lo midju be lo dargu — He was standing in the middle of the road.
- Related words: lanxe, jbini, nutli, snuji, milxe, denmi, ralju
mifra — x1(entity, text) is an encoded x2(entity, text) made using cipher x3(entity, property (contains two places for ce'u))
- lo mifra — encrypted text, lo se mifra — not encrypted text, lo te mifra — cipher for encryption
- zoi mifr cni rni dn mifr mifra lu coi ro do li'u lo ka zo o pe ce'u se basti zo n pe ce'u — cni rni dn is an encoded Lojban phrase coi ro do where n is a replacement for o.
- zo coi mifra lo nu rinsa vau lo bangu — coi is a greeting encoded in language.
- Related words: mipri, lerfu, sinxa
mikce — x1(entity) cures or treats x2(entity) for disease x3(event); ; x1 is a doctor
- lo mikce — doctor, lo se mikce — patient (being cured), lo te mikce — disease cured
- lo mikce pu minde mi lo ka sipna — The doctor ordered me to sleep.
- lo mi mamta pu mikce mi tu'a lo mi bekpi sepi'o lo ka punji lo jduli — My mother treated my ill back by applying an ointment.
- Related words: bilma, kanro, spita
mikri — x1(entity) is a millionth of x2(same type as x1) in x3(property of x1)FALSE
- lo jurme cu mikri lo mitre be li re boi lo ka ganra — The microbe table is 2 micrometers wide.
- Related words: 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 — x1(entity) is a thousandth of x2(same type as x1) in x3(property of x1)FALSE
- lo jubme cu milti lo mitre be li bi no
no boi lo ka ganra — The table is 800 millimeters wide.
- Related words: 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 — x1(entity) is mild in x2(property of x1)
- lo milxe — mild
- lo djacu cu milxe lo ka glare — The water is warm (not hot).
- mi milxe lo ka tatpi — I'm tired to a moderate degree.
- Related words: mutce, traji, kandi, ruble, midju, nutli, ralci
minde — x1(entity) commands or orders x2(entity) to do x3(property of x2)
- lo minde — commander
- le turni pu minde mi lo ka klama ca lo drani — The manager ordered me to come on time.
- Related words: lacri, te bende, jatna, ralju, jitro, turni, tinbe
minji — x1(entity) is a machine for function x2(event)
- Comment: cabra is for devices controlled by external force, minji is for machines working automatically, zmiku is for robots in general
- lo minji — machine, lo se minji — function of a machine
- ti minji lo nu cpacu lo djacu vau lo xance — This is a hand-controlled apparatus for getting water.
- Related words: cabra, matra, tutci, zukte, pilno, skami
minra — x1(entity) reflects or echoes x2(entity) to observer x3(entity) as x4(entity) , lo se minra — reflected, echoed
- lo djacu pu minra lo gusnu be fi la sol la alis lo marvele barna — Water reflected the sunlight that Alice could see as marvellous spots.
- le bitmu so'iroi minra lo sance — The wall echoes the sound several times.
- Related words: catlu, viska, lenjo, pensi
mintu — x1(entity) is identical to x2(entity)(property of x1 and x2 with kau); ; x1 is x2
- Comment: The same meaning as du but only has two places. For equality use dunli.
- lo mintu — identical
- lo va nanmu poi dasni lo pelxu cu mintu lo do patfu — That man wearing yellow is your father.
- Related words: panra, satci, mapti, simsa, drata, dunli, du, simxu
mipri — x1(entity) keeps x2(entity, property of x1) hidden from x3(entity) , lo se mipri — concealed, hidden
- mi pu mipri lo torta lo verba — I hid the pie from the child.
- Related words: stace, mifra, sivni, djuno, cirko, jarco
mirli — x1(entity) is a deer of species x2(species)
- lo mirli — deer
- co'a lo ka jbena vau lo mirli cu kakne lo ka sanli — A baby deer can stand as soon as it is born.
- Related words: mabru, danlu
misno — x1(entity) is famous among x2(entity)
- lo misno — famous
- la gleki cu misno lo se bangu be la lojban — Gleki is famous among Lojban speakers.
- Related words: se sinma, banli
mitre — x1(entity) is x2(number) meters in x3(property of x1)FALSE
- lo vi tanxe cu mitre li pa lo ka clani — This box is one meter in length.
- Related words: kilto, centi, decti, dekto, femti, gigdo, gocti, gotro, gutci, litce, megdo, mikri, milti, minli, nanvi, petso, picti, terto, xatsi, xecto, xexso, zepti, zetro
mitysisku — x1(entity) searches for x2(entity) among x3(entity)
- lo mitysisku — searcher
- mi mitysisku lo sunla skaci lo nenri be lo vi kumfa — I'm looking for a woolen skirt among things in this room.
- Related words: cirko, kalte, kavbu, kucli, rivbi, manci, facki
mixre — x1(entity) is a mixture including x2(plural of same type as x1)
- lo mixre — mixture, lo se mixre — ingredient of a mixture
- lo vacri cu mixre so'o gapci — Air is a mixture of several gases.
- Related words: salta, te runta, stasu, jicla, sanso
mlana — x1(entity) is to the side of x2(entity)
- lo mlana — lateral
- le tanxe cu mlana le bitmu — The box is to the side of the wall.
- Related words: lamji, cpana, galtu
mlatu — x1(entity) is a cat of species x2(species)
- Comment: ??? explain this lowering in CC!!!
- lo mlatu — cat
- lo ka kucli cu catra lo mlatu — Curiosity killed the cat.
- mi ralte lo mlatu e lo gerku — I keep a cat and a dog.
- Related words: cinfo, tigra, gerku
mleca — x1(entity) is less than x2(entity) in x3(property of x1 and x2 with kau) by amount x4(entity)
- lo mleca — less, lo se mleca — more
- ma'i mi lo tcati cu mleca lo ckafi lo ka kukte vau lo mutce — To me tea is much less tasty than coffee.
- Related words: me'a, su'o, jdika, zmadu, traji
mledi — x1(entity) is a mould or fungus of species x2(species)
- lo mledi — mould, fungus
- lo mledi pu sinxa lo nu le kumfa cu cilmo — Mould was a sign that the room was damp.
- Related words: clika
mligla — x1(entity) is warm
- lo mligla — warm
- lo vacri co'a mligla — The air became warm.
- Related words: glare, milxe, lenku
mluni — x1(entity) is a satellite orbiting x2(entity)
- lo mluni — satellite (in outer space), lo se mluni — celestial body with a satellite
- so'i da rutni mluni le terdi — There are many satellites orbiting the Earth.
- Related words: planeta, solri, lunra
mo [verb] — asks for the main verb (that should go into the place to which mo is put)
- do mo — How are you?
- la lojban cu mo — What is Lojban?
mo'a [digit/number] — too few
- Comment: subjective estimate.
- mo'a snuji cu cpana lo jubme — There are too few sandwiches on the table.
mo'e — noun > number
- Comment: turns the following noun into a number to be used in math operations.
- ends with: te'u
- li mo'e re gerku su'i mo'e ci mlatu du li mo'e mu danlu — Two dogs + three cats are five animals.
mo'i — marks event as reaching the state specified by the clause following mo'i
- i do mo'i ca'u cadzu — You walk towards my front.
- ko catke mo'izu'a — Push it to the left.
mo'o — number > numbered chapter
- Comment: suffix of a number that marks a chapter or section when they are ordered.
- pamo'o puzuku zasti falo nanmu e lo ninmu — Chapter. Long ago lived a man and a woman.
mo'u [preposition] — completing, being at the expected end (completive or telic aspect), mo'unai — not having an end (incompletive or atelic aspect)
- mi mo'u cirko — I've lost it.
- mi mo'u citka lo ro plise — I've eaten up all apples.
- mo'unaiku mi pu zbasu lo dinju ze'a lo masti — I built houses for a month.
moi [verb] — number > verb denoting ordinal position
- Comment: x1 (entity) is the n-th member of x2 (entity) ordered by rule x3 (relation between members of x2, contains two places for ce'u). The number (n) is put in front of moi. The two ce'u in the third place can specify the sequence in which members of the set are compared..
- lo vi cukta cu me mi moi — This book is mine.
- i mi ci moi lo pendo lo ka ce'u ce'u cinba — I kiss all but two of my friends.
- lo cmaci cu romoi lo saske lo ka ce'u ce'u zmadu fi lo ka mi djica lo ka tadni makau — Math is the last subject that I want to study.
mokca — x1(entity) is a point in time or at place x2(entity)
- lo mokca — instant
- le nu jamna cu mokca po'o lo remna citri — The war is just a point in human history.
- le terdi cu mokca po'o le munje — The Earth is just a point in the Universe.
- Related words: jipno, jganu, linji, stuzi, tcika
moklu — x1(entity) is a mouth of x2(entity)
- lo moklu — mouth
- gau ko kalri fa lo moklu be do — Open your mouth.
- Related words: ctebi, denci, tance
molki — x1(entity) is an industrial plant or mill performing x2(property of x1)
- lo molki — industrial plant, mill
- ti molki lo ka zalvi lo gurni — This is a mill grinding grain.
- Related words: gasta, gurni, tirse, fanri, zalvi
molro — x1(entity) is x2(number) molesFALSE
- lo tabno poi grake li pare cu molro li pa — 12 grams of carbon is one mole in amount.
- Related words: centi, decti, dekto, femti, gigdo, gocti, gotro, kilto, megdo, mikri, milti, nanvi, petso, picti, terto, xatsi, xecto, xexso, zepti, zetro
monsuta — x1(entity) is a monster
- lo monsuta — monster
- lo monsuta pu cisma tai lo ka kusru — The monster smiled in a cruel way (The monster's smile was cruel).
- Related words: cizra, danlu, terpa
morji — x1(entity) remembers x2(proposition) about subject x3(entity) , lo se morji — remembered
- mi morji fi lo bu'u tcadu fe lo du'u puza lo nanca be li panono cu ralju tcadu lo bu'u gugde — I remember that 100 years ago this city was the main city of this country.
- mi co'u morji lo du'u ei mi cusku makau — I forgot what to say.
- Related words: ba'anai, menli, pensi, sanji, djuno, notci
morna — x1(entity) is a pattern of forms x2(plural of entity) arranged according to rule x3(proposition)
- Comment: ???cukla problem
- lo morna — pattern
- mi nelci lo morna be lo pezli bei lo du'u lo gunma be ri cu cukla — I like patterns of pattles that form circles.
- Related words: ciste, ganzu, marji, slilu, stura, tarmi, boxna, cimde, gidva, jimpe, rilti
morsi — x1(entity) is dead
- lo morsi — dead
- xo da pu co'a morsi — How many di.
- Related words: jmive, catra, betri
mosra — x1(event) is friction due to rubbing of x2(entity) against x3(entity)
- lo mosra — friction
- le mlatu pu ru'inai se mosra lo mi kerfa lo milxe — The cat was mildly rubbing against my head.
- Related words: sakli, sraku, jabre, satre, guska, pencu, spali
mraji — x1(entity) is some rye of species x2(species)
- lo mraji — rye
- ra crepu lo mraji — He is harvesting rye.
- Related words: gurni
mrena'u — x1(number) is a real number
- lo mrena'u — real number
- li paze mrena'u — 17 is a real number.
- Related words: mekso, fancu
mrilu — x1(entity) mails or posts x2(entity) to x3(entity) from x4(entity) in mail system x5(entity)
- Comment: in benji the medium need not be a 3rd party service/system, and x2 need not consist of discrete units
- lo mrilu — mailer, lo se mrilu — mailed, lo xe mrilu — mail system
- mi pu mrilu lo se dunda lo pendo lo dizlo tcana lo sivni — I mailed a present to a friend from a local post office via a private mail system.
- mi pu mrilu lo notci fu lo kibro — I ent a message via the internet.
- Related words: benji, notci, xatra, tcana
mruli — x1(entity) is a hammer for x2(property of x1) with head x3(entity) propelled by x4(entity)
- lo mruli — hammer, lo te mruli — head of a hammer
- mi pu setca lo dinko le bitmu sepi'o lo mruli — I hammered a nail into the wall using a hammer.
- ti zmiku mruli lo ka setca lo dinko sepi'o ce'u vau lo barda lo matra — This is an automatic hammer for nailing with a large head propelled by a motor.
- Related words: tutci
mu [digit/number] — 5 (digit) [five]
- mu bakni pu zvati le purdi — There were 5 cows in the garden.
mu'a [discursive] — for example
- mi nelci lo danlu noi mu'a du lo gerku e lo mlatu — I like animals like, for example, dogs and cats.
- Related words: mupli
mu'i [preposition from mukti] — with the motive of ...
- mi pu penmi la alis mu'i lo ka ciksi ro da — I met Alice in order to explain everything.
mu'o [vocative] — I am done talking. Over (in radio communications), mu'nai — more to come ... I am not done talking
- i romai mi jinvi lo du'u za'u lo cukta cu jai sarcu mu'o — And finally, I think that more books are necessary, I'm done.
- ja'odai le za'u sonci pu cliva le tcadu mu'onai loi tadni — And, as you may conclude, the soldiers left the city ... no, that's not the end of the story, students.
mucti — x1(entity) is immaterial or not physical
- lo mucti — immaterial, not physical
- lo cmaci cu saske lo mucti — Mathematics studies immaterial things.
- Related words: marji, menli, pruxi, sidbo
mudri — x1(entity) is some wood from tree x2(entity)
- lo mudri — wood
- ti mudri lo laldo — This is wood from old trees.
- Related words: tricu, stani
mukti — x1(event) is a motive for x2(event) done by agent x3(entity)
- Comment: te zukte - generally better for 'goal'
- lo mukti — motive, lo te mukti — who is motivated
- lo ka vasxu lo vifne cu mukti lo ka klama seka'a lo purdi vau mi — To breathe fresh air is my motive to go to a garden.
- lo nu nitcu cu mukti ro lo nu finti imi te mukti lo ka vitke la paris — Necessity is the motive for every invention. I am going to visit Paris.
- Related words: mu'i, nibli, te zukte, se jalge, krinu, rinka, ciksi, djica, xlura
mulno — x1(entity) is complete, whole in property x2(property of x1)
- lo mulno — complete
- mi mulno lo ka na kakne lo ka tavla fo lo fraso — I can't speak French at all.
- do mulno lo ka jai fenki — You are completely crazy.
- xu do mulno lo ka jukpa — Are you done with cooking?
- Related words: fanmo, culno, pagbu, xadba, prane, jalge, sumji, munje, sisti, xadni
munje — x1(entity) is a universe of x2(entity)
- lo munje — universe, lo se munje — domain of a universe
- la alis cu se zdani lo munje be se xanri be vo'a — Alice lives in the world of her fantasies.
- Related words: ciste, planeta, kensa, mulno
mupli — x1(entity) is an example of x2(property of x1) among x3(entity)
- lo mupli — example
- ti mupli lo ka jai tasmi lo laldo nu enge vau lo dinju — This building is an example of old architecture.
- ti mupli lo ka titla vau lo vanju — This is an example of sweet wine.
- Related words: mu'u, pixra
murta — x1(entity) is a curtain for covering x2(entity)
- lo murta — curtain, lo se murta — covered by a curtain
- lo dilnu cu murta lo tsani — Clouds are curtains of the sky.
- Related words: canko, vorme
mutce — x1(entity) is extreme in x2(property of x1)
- lo mutce — extreme
- ti mutce lo ka kargu — This is very expensive.
- mi mutce lo ka senpi — I highly doubt that.
- Related words: milxe, traji, banli, carmi, nutli
muvdu — x1(entity) moves to x2(entity) from x3(entity) over route x4(entity)
- Comment: klama differs in that the means of motion is explicit, litru, cliva, fatri, dunda, benji is for agentive movement that does not necessarily imply alienation from origin, preja is for similar movement with no agent impliedFALSE
- le prenu cu muvdu lo bartu le dinju lo canko — The person is moving to the outside from the building via the window.
- Related words: rinci, klama, litru, cliva, fatri, dunda, benji, preja, bevri, vimcu
muvgau — x1(entity) moves x2(entity) to x3(entity)
- Comment: ???Use teka'a to specify the origin of the thing moved
, lo se muvgau — moved
- la alis ba jai gau mivdu fai lo tanxe lo drata kumfa — Alice will move the box to another room.
- Related words: muvdu, gasnu, bevri, marce, klama, benji
muzga — x1(entity) is a museum or zoo for preserving x2(entity)
- lo muzga — museum
- ai mi vitke lo muzga be lo danlu — I'm going to visit the Zoo.
- ma stuzi lo muzga be lo arte — Where is the museum of art?
- Related words: citri
my [pronoun] — letter 'M' na [preposition] — 1. It is not true that ... 2. left negator in conjunctions
- na ku lo mi speni cu citno — It's not true that my wife is young.
- la kevin puku prami na je cinba mi — Kevin didn't love but kissed me.
na'e — not..., other than ... (on the scale). Modifies the construct to the right
- na'e vajni mi — It's not important to me.
- do ba na'e snada — You won't make it (won't suceed).
- na'e bo mi pu zukte — Not I did it.
na'i [discursive] — the clause doesn't make sense (metalinguistic negator)
- ca ma do pu te vecnu lo ractu - le ractu na'i "i do jinvi ma lo pelmeni - na'i — When did you buy a rabbit?
na'i mi na se slabu zo pelmeni
- Related words: naldra, nalmapti
na'o [preposition] — by default
- do na'o to'e se zdile — You are a boring person.
nabmi — x1(event) is a problem to x2(entity)
- lo nabmi — problem
- lo ka ze'a denpa na nabmi mi — To wait for a while is not a problem for me.
- Related words: preti, danfu, ciksi, jijnu, jinvi, nandu, pensi, sidbo, spuda, raktu
nai [interjection] — 1. opposite attitude. Used as a modifier of interjection 2. 'not', negates prepositions, pronouns, clauses, verb words 3. placed after a connective negates the part after that connective
- ui - uinai "si'u - si'unai" "i mi zgipli fi lo pipno gi'e nai certu" — Yay! - Alas! "With help - without help" "I play the piano but I'm not an expert."
najnimre — x1 is an orange of species x2FALSE
- jisra lo najnimre vau e'o — Orange juice, please!
- Related words: narju, nimre
nakni — x1(entity) is a male of species x2(species) with masculine traits x3(property of x1)
- lo nakni — male
- ti nakni lo mlatu lo ka se nakpinji — This is a male cat since it has a penis.
- Related words: fetsi, bersa
nakpinji — x1(entity) is a penis of x2(entity)
- lo nakpinji — penis
- lo nakpinji be lo bakni pu klama lo nenri be lo vibna — The bull's penis entered the vagina.
- Related words: cinse, gletu, vibna, plibu, vlagi, mabla, ganti
nalci — x1(entity) is a wing of x2(entity)
- lo nalci — wing, lo se nalci — winged
- lo nalci be lo cipni cu spofu — The bird has its wing broken.
- Related words: cipni, pimlu, rebla
namcu — x1(number) is a number or value
- lo namcu — number
- li bi namcu — 8 is a number.
- Related words: lerfu, mekso, klani
nanba — x1(entity) is some bread
- lo nanba — bread
- e'o lo blabi nanba e lo matne — White bread and butter, please!
- mi pu smaka lo nanba — I tasted the bread.
- Related words: gurni, panlo, toknu
nanca — x1(event) is x2(number) years longFALSE
- mi nanca li remu — I am 25 years old.
- mi se zdani ti ze'a lo nanca be li vo — I have been living here for 4 years.
- Related words: detri, djedi, jeftu, masti
nandu — x1(event, property of x2) is difficult or challenging for x2(entity)
- lo nandu — difficult, challenging
- nandu mi fa lo ka cadzu lo vi boske — It's hard for me to wade through this forest.
- Related words: frili, nabmi, jdari, talsa, tinsa
nangua — x1(entity) is a pumpkin of species x2(species)
- lo nangua — melon
- xu do pu'i smaka lo sanso be lo nangua — Have you ever tasted pumpkin sauce?
- Related words: grute
nanla — x1(entity) is a boy
- lo nanla — boy
- lo va nanla cu mo — Who is that boy?
- Related words: nixli, verba, nanmu, bersa
nanmu — x1(entity) is a man
- lo nanmu — man
- o'i le nanmu cu jgari lo xarci — Careful, the man is holding a gun!
- Related words: ninmu, remna, prenu, makcu, nanla, bersa
nanvi — x1(entity) is a billionth or 10 to the negative ninth of x2(same type as x1) in x3(property of x1)FALSE
- lo jgalu cu nanvi lo mitre lo ka zenba lo ka clani vau ca ro snidu — One nanometer is the length that a fingernail grows in one second.
- Related words: 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 — x1(entity) is a nut from plant x2(entity) with shell x3(entity) and kernel x4(entity)
- lo narge — nut, lo te narge — nut shell, lo ve narge — nut kernel
- ti narge lo kokso lo rotsu lo kukte — This is a coconut with a thick shell and a tasty kernel.
- Related words: grute, stagi, jbari, midju
narju — x1(entity) is orange
- lo narju — orange
- le solri cu narju — The sun is orange.
- Related words: skari, blabi, xekri, kandi, carmi, xunre, pelxu, solji
natfe — x1(proposition) contradicts or denies x2(proposition)
- lo natfe — contradiction
- lo du'u la eduard pu zvati la nipon cu natfe lo se sruma be mi — The fact that Eduard was in Japan contradicts my assumption.
- Related words: tolna'e, nibli, tugni, zanru, xusra
natmi — x1(entity) is nation or ethnic group of people x2(entity)
- lo natmi — nation
- lo se natmi be ma cu se zdani lo vi se kuspe — People of what nationality live in this area?
- do se natmi ma — What is your nationality?
- Related words: jecta, kulnu, lanzu, gugde, bangu, cecmu
nau [preposition] — here and now. Refers to current space and time absolutely.
- Comment: used only as an adverb, not as a preposition. Creates tense descriptions viewed from the time of describing.
- mi pu djuno lo du'u la alis nau pu pu tsuku — I knew that Alice had arrived (before I knew).
- mi pu djuno lo du'u la alis pu tsuku — I knew that Alice had arrived (before I knew).
navni — x1(entity) is a quantity of inert gas
- lo navni — inert gas
- la argon cu navni — Argon is an inert gas.
- Related words: xukmi, gapci
nazbi — x1(entity) is a nose of x2(entity)
- lo nazbi — nose
- lo nazbi be do cu lenku — Your have a cold nose.
- Related words: degji, panci, sumne, tance
ne — which is about ... (a noun follows)
- mi pu cusku no da ne le nabmi — I said nothing about the problem.
- mi ne semau do cu clani — I'm taller than you.
ne'a [preposition] — next to ...
- mi ca zvati ne'a le tcana — I'm near the station.
ne'i [preposition] — within, inside of ...
- lo vacri ca lenku ne'i lo zdani be mi — The air is cold inside my house.
- xu do kakne lo ka viska ne'i lo manku — Can you see in the dark?
nei [verb] — copies the current clause
- Comment: lo nei refers to the first place of the current clause, lo se nei to the second etc.
- mi lumci lo nei — I'm washing myself.
- do zbasu no da lo se nei — You are making nothing out of nothing.
nejni — x1(entity) is energy of x2(property of x2) of object x3(entity)
- lo nejni — energy, lo se nejni — type of energy, lo te nejni — form of energy
- ba barda fa lo nejni be lo ka muvdu bei lo rokci — It will consume a lot of energy to move this rock.
- Related words: marji, tarmi, kantu, lazni, livla
nelci — x1(entity) likes x2(event)
- lo nelci — fancier, lo se nelci — liked
- mi nelci lo ka kelci la tenis — I like playing tennis.
- mi nelci ro nu do cusku lo simsa — I like whenever you say such things.
- mi nelci lo ckafi ne semau — I prefer coffee.
- Related words: cinmo, djica, pluka, prami, rigni, sinma, trina, xebni, cuxna, pendo
nenri — x1(entity) is inside x2(entity)
- Comment: se vasru is for containment that need not be total
- lo nenri — inner, lo se nenri — outer
- rau finpe cu nenri lo vi rirxe — There are plenty of fish in this river.
- le ctuca pu klama lo nenri — The teacher came in.
- Related words: se vasru, jbini, zvati, cpana, sruri, senta, snuji, bartu, diklo, jibni, jinru, setca
ni [clause prefix] — clause > verb
- Comment: x1 is the amount described in the clause that follows.
- lo ni clani cu mitre li re — The length is two meters.
ni'a [preposition] — under, down from ...
- gau ko stodi ni'a loi papri — Keep it under papers.
ni'i [preposition from nibli] — logically, logically because ...
- do srera fau lo ka pilno lo mi datni i ni'i bo u'u mi pu temu'inai cusku lo jitfa — You are wrong when using my data just because (sorry!) I unintentionally said a false thing.
ni'o [paragraph break] — starts a new topic
- Comment: used to start paragraphs in written text..
- 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.
ni'u [digit/number] — minus sign; negative number); default any negative
- li ni'u ci du li re vu'u mu — -3 = 2 - 5'.
nibli — x1(proposition) implies x2(proposition)FALSE
- lo ka djica da cu nibli lo ka claxu da — Wanting something implies lacking it.
- lo ka frili na nabli lo ka xamgu — Being easy doesn't imply that it is good.
- Related words: natfe, rinka, mukti, krinu, ni'i, jalge, logji
nicte — x1(entity) is a nighttime of day x2(entity)
- lo nicte — night-time
- nicte di'ai — Good night (a well-wish to spend a good night)!
- ca lo nicte be lo cabdei mi ba zvati lo boske — Tonight I will be in a forest.
- Related words: donri, djedi, tcika
nikle — x1(entity) is a quantity of nickel
- lo nikle — nickel
- lo nikle cu me lo jinme poi jdari je se romge — Nickel is a hard metal with reflective surface.
- Related words: jinme
nilce — furniture x1(entity) furnishes x2(entity) serving the function x3(proposition)
- lo nilce — furniture
- lo za'u vi te gusni cu nilce le kumfa lo du'u ri jai zdile — These light sources furnishes the room making it amusing.
- Related words: ckana, jubme, sfofa, stizu, dacru
nimre — x1(entity) is a piece of citrus fruit of species x2(species)
- lo nimre — citrus
- lo vi nimre cu kukte gi'i kurki — Is this citrus sweet or bitter?
- Related words: grute, slari, slami, xukmi
ninmu — x1(entity) is a woman
- lo ninmu — woman
- lo melbi ninmu poi se kerfa lo pelxu pu cadzu bu'u le panka — A pretty woman with yellow hair was walking in the park.
- Related words: nanmu, remna, prenu, makcu, nixli
nirna — x1(entity) is a nerve or neuron of x2(entity)
- lo nirna — nerve
- lo nirna be lo mi pa degji cu spofu — Nerves in my finger don't work.
- Related words: ve benji
nitcu — x1(entity) needs x2(event, property of x1) for purpose x3(property of x1)FALSE
- mi nitcu lo ka volve lo zdani vau lo ka cpacu lo ckiku — I need to return home to get the keys.
- Related words: banzu, cidja, claxu, pindi, xebni, sarcu, lacri, djica, taske, xagji
nivji — x1(entity) knits x2(entity) from yarn x3(entity) , lo te nivji — yarn for knitting
- le nixli cu nivji lo creka lo lanme sunla — The girl is knitting a sweater from fleece.
- Related words: cilta, fenso, jivbu, pijne
nixli — x1(entity) is a girl
- lo nixli — girl
- lo nixli cu cisma fa'a mi — The girl smiled at me.
- Related words: nanla, verba, ninmu
no [digit/number] — 0 (digit) [zero]
- no tigre le boske — There are no tigers in the forest.
no'a [verb] — copies the outer clause in which the current one is embedded excluding sei-clauses
- xu la alis cu zukte lo se nupre be lo no'a im — Does Alice keep her words?
- gleki lo nu no'a — I'm happy because I'm happy.
no'e — middle on the scale. Modifies the construct to the right
- le creka cu no'e cmalu — The shirt is medium in size.
- mi no'e certu la lojban — I'm fine in Lojban, neither a newbie, nor an expert.
- lo vacri ca no'e glare — It's neither cold, nor hot now, it's in between.
no'i [paragraph break] — resumes the previous topic
- do zenba lo ka certu tu'a la lojban no'i mi jinvi lo du'u lo do jufra 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.
no'o [digit/number] — typical/average value
- mi se degji no'o da — I have a usual number of fingers.
nobli — x1(entity) is noble in x2(property of x1)
- lo nobli — noble
- le nixli cu nobli lo ka tarti — The girl in aristocratic in her behaviour.
- mi nobli lo ka jbena makau — I am noble by birth.
- Related words: banli
noi — clause > incidental relative clause
- Comment: who, which. Starts incidental relative clause.
- mi nelci la .jasmin. noi mi ta'e zgana bu'u lo panka — I like Jasmine, whom I habitually see in the park.
notci — x1(entity, text) is a notice about x2(entity)
- Comment: skicu is 'to tell', cusku is 'to say', tavla is 'to talk', cusku lo notci is 'to notify'
- lo notci — message, lo se notci — subject of a message
- mi pu cusku fi lo jatna fe lu mi'a pu'o djuno li'u noi notci lo cipra i le turni ba cusku lo notci be lo cnino jikni — I made a statement to the boss about the experiment: "We dont know yet." The governor will announce a new economic system.
- Related words: xatra, nuzba, mrilu, morji
nu [clause prefix] — clause > verb
- Comment: x1 is the state, process described in the clause that follows.
- ends with: kei
- mi gleki lo nu do klama — I am happy that you came.
- lo nu prami cu nu gunka — Loving is working.
nu'a — math expression > main verb
- Comment: ??? x1 is the result of applying x2 (numeral).
- li ni'u ci cu nu'a va'a li ma'u ci — -3 is the result of applying the expression -(+3).
nu'e [vocative] — I promise, nu'ecu'i — No promises, nu'enai — I take my promise back
- mi ba noroi zukte lo simsa za'ure'u vau nu'e do — I will never do that again, I promise you.
- nu'ecu'i do mi ba troci — I'll try, but I don't promise anything.
- nu'enai do dukse tilju — I take my promise back, it's too heavy.
nu'o [preposition] — possibly can but actually not...
- Comment: not necessarily innately capable, might describe what can potentially happen to the thing described but actually is not happening (happened zero times).
- mi nu'o snada — I could succeed but never managed to do that.
nu'u:starts with: NUhI nubu — refers to the last nu-clause used
- mi djica lo nu do kansa mi — I want you to accompany me.
- xu nubu cumki — Is this possible?
nudle — x1(entity) is a noodle
- lo nudle — noodles
- mi pu citka lo stasu poi vasru lo nudle — I ate a soup with noodles.
- mi pu citka lo nudle pare'u ca lo cabdei — I ate noodles for the first time today.
- Related words: nanba, skori, gurni, panlo, toknu
nukni — x1(entity) has magenta colot
- lo nukni — magenta (color)
- le flora cu nukni — The flower has a magenta color.
- Related words: skari, blabi, xekri, kandi, carmi, xunre, zirpu
nupre — x1(entity) promises or threatens of x2(property of x1) to x3(entity) , lo se nupre — promised
- mi pu nupre fi la alis lo ka sidju ri va'o lo nu ri smaji — I made Alice a promise to help her on condition that she keeps silence.
- Related words: kajde, xusra
nurma — x1(entity) is a countryside, rural area of x2(entity)
- lo nurma — countryside
- lo nurma cu jai pluka — The countryside is pleasant.
- Related words: jarbu, rarna, tcadu, cange
nutli — x1(entity) is neutral in x2(property of x1)
- lo nutli — neutral
- la lojban cu nutli lo ka makau mapti ce'u lo ka traji fi ro kulnu — Lojban is neutral in what culture out of all matches it best.
- Related words: midju, lanxe, milxe, mutce, no'e
nuzba — x1(proposition) is news about x2(entity) from x3(entity) to observer x4(entity)
- lo nuzba — news
- ma nuzba — What's up?
- no da nuzba fi mi fo do — No news from me for you.
- lo nuzba be le tcini pu se terpa — News about the situation were frightening.
- nuzba fa lo nu mi pu te vecnu lo fonxa — The news are that I bought a phone.
- lo du'u no da nuzba cu xamgu nuzba — No news are good news.
- Related words: cnino, notci
ny [pronoun] — letter 'N' o [conjunction for nouns] — if and only if
- Comment: describes event requiring both connected nouns to be true in respect to the clause.
- la .alis. .o la .kevin. cu lumci lo kumfa — Alice cleans a room if, and only if, Kevin does (either both of them clean a room or none).
- Related words: jo, a, e, ji, o, u
o'a [interjection] — pride, o'acu'i — modesty/humility, o'anai — shame on me, what a shame!
- o'a nau ku mi kakne lo ka limna — Now I can swim.
- mi pu bilga o'acu'i — It was just my duty, so I helped.
- febo mi sidju i o'anai mi pu mrilu fi lo na drani — Oops, I mailed to a wrong address.
- Related words: jgira, cumla, ckeji
o'ai [vocative] — Oh, hi! (slightly surprised greetings)
- o'ai la kevin ma nuzba — Oh, hi, Kevin! What's up?
- Related words: coi, co'oi
o'e [interjection] — intimacy, closeness, rapport, o'enai — distance
- o'e mi do ba kansa lo ka vitke lo mikce — I'll go with you to see the doctor.
- .o'e nai doi dirba mi na djuno — Dear, I don't know.
- o'enai mi pensi — Leave me alone, I'm thinking.
- Related words: cnijbi, cnikansa
o'i [interjection] — Whoa! (caution), o'inai — rashness, recklessness
- o'i lo karce ca crane — Be careful, a car ahead!
- o'inai gunta — Go, ahead, attack!
- Related words: capyrivbi, capfanta, srerivbi, srefanta, naldarsi, seljde
o'o [interjection] — Patience!, o'ocu'i — mere tolerance, o'onai — impatience, intolerance
- o'o ko za'ure'u troci — Patience, try again!
- o'ocu'i ma pu mukti fi do — Ok, what was your motive to do it?
- o'onai lo mamta ca zvati ma — Where is the mother after all?
- Related words: fengu, to'ersteba, de'acni
o'u [interjection] — Phew! (relaxation), o'ucu'i — composure, balance, sobriety, phlegm, o'unai — stress, anxiety
- o'u ba'o vlile tcima — Phew, the storm is over.
- o'ucu'i mi pu tinbe lo se flalu — I followed the law.
- o'unai lo mi bersa za'o na volve — My son is still not back.
- Related words: surla, cnilanxe, dunku
obu [pronoun] — letter 'O' oi [interjection] — Darn! Ouch! Hmph (complaint), oinai — pleasure
- mi tuple oi — Ouch, my leg!
- oinai vifne djacu — Fresh water, how nice .
- Related words: pante, pluka, kufra
omle — x1(entity) is an omelette containing x2(entity)
- Comment: Use jo'u to specify components of the omelette in x2
- lo omle — omelette
- mi ba citka lo omle be lo sovda jo'u lo tamca — I will eat an omelette made with eggs and tomatoes.
- Related words: tortija, titnanba, pitnanba, salta, nanba, sovda, ladru
onai [conjunction for nouns] — either ... or ...
- do onai mi lumci le kumfa — Either you clean the room or I do.
- Related words: jo, a, e, ji, o, u
pa [digit/number] — 1 (digit) [one]
- pa planeta cu xamgu loi remna — There is one planet for humans.
pa'a [preposition from panra] — similarly
- Comment: ???the main clause expresses the only difference.
- le ninmu ne pa'a la alis cu se kanla lo crino — The woman is like Alice except that the woman has green eyes.
pa'e [discursive] — Speaking impartially, pa'enai — prejudice
- pa'e le stasu cu xlali — In my unbiased opinion, the soup is terrible.
- pa'enai lo za'u vi pixra poi mi finti cu terai xamgu — Of course I'm biased, but my paintings are the best.
- Related words: tcinydracu'a, tcinydrapai, vudypai
pa'o [preposition] — passing through ...
- ta'i da do pu pu'i limna pa'o le rirxe — Somehow you were able to swim across the river.
pacna — x1(entity) hopes for x2(event) with likelihood x3(number: from 0 to 1)FALSE
- mi pacna fi li so'a fe lo nu solri ba zi — I hope it will be sunny soon.
- Related words: djica
pagbu — x1(entity) is a part or piece of x2(entity)
- lo pagbu — part
- lo risna cu pagbu lo xadni — Heart is a part of body.
- Related words: pa'u, mulno, xadba, spisa, gunma, rafsi
pagre — x1(entity) penetrates barrier x2(entity) to destination x3(entity) from origin x4(entity)FALSE
- le trene mo'u pagre lo manku kevna lo nurma lo jarba — The train passed the dark hole to reach a rural area from the suburbs of the city.
- Related words: bitmu, denci, ganlo, kalri, vorme, pluta, canko, ragve
pai [digit/number] — number pi (approximately '3.14159')
- `i li pai du li ji'i ci pi pa vo pa mu so — Number π (pi) is approximately 3.14159.
- lo ni nenri be lo cirkulo be re pi'i ry cu du li pai pi'i ry te'o re — The area of a circle of diameter "2 * r" is equal to π * r^2.
pajni — x1(entity) judges matter x2(proposition)
- Comment: pajni is for judging matters, jdice is for actual decisions, cuxna is for deciding (choosing) on something out of options.
- lo pajni — judge, lo se pajni — matter judged
- le te cange pu pajni lo du'u xukau lo grute cu makcu — The farmer was deciding whether fruits were ripe.
- Related words: cuxna, jdice, vajni, cipra, zekri, manri, mansa
palci — x1(entity) is immoral, evil by standard x2(proposition)
- lo palci — wicked, evil, immoral
- pu se palci do fa lo ka lebna lo jdini — It was wicked of you to take money.
- Related words: zekri, vrude, xlali, marde, mabla
palku — x1(entity) are pants or trousers
- lo palku — trousers, pants
- xu do ca dasni lo palku — Are you wearing trousers?
- Related words: taxfu, pastu, skaci
palma — x1(entity) is a palm tree of species x2(species)
- lo palma — palm tree
- mi pu cpare lo palma tricu — I climbed a palm tree.
- Related words: tricu, kokso, grasu, narge
palne — x1(entity) is a tray or platter with contents x2(entity)
- lo palne — tray, platter
- ti palne lo palta ce lo kabri — This is a tray with plates and cups on it.
- Related words: tansi, patxu, palta, ckana
palpi — x1(entity) touch-feels/palpates surface x2(entity)FALSE
- mi palpi lo sefta be lo najnimre — I can touch-feel the surface of an orange.
- ri se sefta lo xutla — It is soft.
- Related words: pencu, sefta, ganse
palta — x1(entity) is a plate or saucer
- Comment: A kabri is normally eaten from by lifting it; a palta is not
- lo palta — plate, saucer
- mi pu jai gau porpi fai lo palta — I broke a plate.
- le palta co'a porpi — The plate got broken.
- Related words: ckana, palne, kabri, tansi, ckana
pambe — x1(entity) is a pump inserting fluid x2(entity) to x3(entity) from x4(entity)
- lo pambe — pump
- ti pambe lo vacri lo xislu lo bartu — This is a pump for filling up the air into the wheels from the outside.
- Related words: gapci, litki, rinci, fepri, risna, rinci, tutci
panci — x1(entity) is a smell or fragrance emitted by x2(entity) detected by observer x3(entity)
- lo panci — smell, fragrance
- mi sumne lo panci be lo najnimre — I can smell a secnt of an orange.
- ri se panci lo flora — It has a scent of flowers.
- mi te panci lo najnimre lo flora — I can smell an orange smelling of flowers.
- lo kumfa cu je'a se panci lo mabla — The room really stinks.
- a'unai panci fa lo kalci — Yuck, it smells like shit.
- Related words: nazbi, sumne, cpina, vrusi
panje — x1(entity) is some sponge
- Comment: cokcu is for a generalized absorbant
- lo panje — sponge
- le panje cu cokcu lo so'i djacu — The sponge absorbs a lot of water.
- Related words: cokcu
panka — x1(entity) is a park
- lo panka — park
- mi poi kansa loi pendo be mi cu nelci lo ka cadzu bu'u lo panka — I like to walk in the parks with my friends.
- Related words: sorcu, zdile, klaji, purdi
panlo — x1(entity) is a slice of x2(entity)
- lo panlo — slice, lo se panlo — sliced
- ti panlo lo nanba — This is a slice of bread.
- Related words: spisa, pagbu, nanba
panpi — x1(entity) is at peace with x2(entity)FALSE
- le mensi ca panpi lo bruna be vo'a — The sister is now at piece with her brother.
- Related words: jamna, sarxe, smaji, tugni, cilce, jamna
panra — x1(entity) is parallel, congruent, similar to x2(entity) differing only in x3(property of x1)
- Comment: To describe the difference feature of x2 use se panra to make it x1.
- lo panra — congruent, lo te panra — the only difference
- zo pacna zo kanpe cu panra lo ka valsi lo nu djica — The word pacna is parallel to kanpe differing in that pacna describes desire and kanpe doesn't.
- Related words: pa'a, mintu, simsa, girzu, vrici
pante — x1(entity) protests or complains about x2(event) to x3(entity)
- lo pante — protester
- lo za'u gunka pu pante lo ka te pleji makau vau loi turni ta'i lo ka de'a gunka — Workers complained about their salary to the management by halting their work.
- Related words: xarnu
panzi — x1(entity) is a child of x2(entity)
- lo panzi — offspring, lo se panzi — biological parent
- le nixli cu panzi mi — The girl is my child.
- Related words: grute, verba, bersa, tixnu, se rorci, patfu
papri — x1(entity) is a page of book or document x2(entity)
- lo papri — page, lo se papri — paged document, paged book
- ko catlu lo vi papri be le cukta — Look at this page of the book.
- Related words: karni, pelji, prina, xatra, vreji, pezli, cukta, ciska
parbi — fraction x1(number) is a ratio of x2(entity) with respect to x3(same type as x2)
- lo parbi — fraction, lo se parbi — numerator, lo te parbi — denominator
- li re parbi li vo li re — 2 is the ratio of 4 weioth respect to 2.
- lo cmalu cu parbi lo temci be lo cabna bei lo nu cliva vau lo temci be lo nu cliva bei lo nu volve — It's a small fraction of the time from now until leaving with respect to the time from leaving until returning.
- Related words: frinu, dilcu, mekso
parji — x1(entity) is a parasite of x2(entity)
- lo parji — parasite
- lo vi curnu cu parji lo xarju — This worm is a parasite in pigs.
- Related words: civla, cipnrkuku, xidnora
for importing into LMW (delete all " during import)pastu — x1(entity) is a robe, gown
- lo pastu — robe, gown
- do poi dasni lo vi pastu cu simlu lo ka citno nixli — In this dress you look like a young girl.
- Related words: kosta, taxfu, palku
patfu — x1(entity) is a father of x2(entity)
- lo patfu — father, lo se patfu — child of a father
- lo patfu be mi cu gunka bu'u la tokios — My father works in Tokio.
- Related words: mamta, rirni, rorci, tarbi, dzena, famti, panzi, bersa, sovda
patlu — x1(entity) is a potato of species x2(species)
- lo patlu — potato
- aupei stasu lo patlu — Would you like potato soup?
- Related words: genja, jalna, samcu
patxu — x1(entity) is a pot or sink with contents x2(entity)
- lo patxu — pot, lo se patxu — contents of a pot
- mi pu bevri lo patxu be lo djacu — I brought a pot of water.
- Related words: tansi, palne, baktu, botpi
pau [discursive] — optional question premarker, paunai — marks the question as a rhetorical one
- Comment: pau marks the question as non-rhetorical, in other words, the one that is expected to be answered. pau may be used for expressing symbol "¿" in Spanish..
- pau do retsku lo sedu'u ma krinu lo nu balvi vau ji lo nu pilno — You are asking of what is the reason for something happening in the future, and/or in usage.
- lo prenu cu bebna ki'u ma paunai — What is that reason, and is it for something happening in the future, a usage, or both? Why people are so stupid?
- Related words: preti
pe — that is about ... (a noun follows)
- Comment: lo mi pendo is the same as lo pendo pe mi.
- ti du lo karce pe la alis — This is a car of my friend.
- lo mi pendo cu fenki i lo pendo pe mi cu fenki — My friend is crazy.
pe'a — marks a construct as figurative, non-literal, metaphorical, pe'nai — marks a construct as having literal meaning
- lo ditcu cu jdini pe'a — Time is money.
- le nanmu cu lanbi pe'a — He is a "sheep" (figuratively).
- mi tavla xagji pe'a — I'm hungry for talking.
- mi xagji pe'anai — I'm literally hungry.
pe'i [evidential] — In my opinion, I think
- Comment: for thinking (musing upon something) use pensi.
- pe'i do drani — I think you are right.
- pe'i vamji fa lonu retsku — I think it's worth asking.
- Related words: jinvi
pe'u [vocative] — Please
- Comment: the same meaning as of e'o but a vocative, thus implies a noun after it.
- ko zgana ti pe'u la alis — Look at this, please, Alice!
pei [interjection modifier] — what is your attitude to it?, how do you feel about it? (asks for the attitude). Can be used either on its own or as a modifier of interjection
- .aupei mi kansa do — Do you want me to accompany you?
- pei mi'o zvati lo te salci — What about going to the party?
pelji — x1(entity) is paper
- lo pelji — paper
- mi pu ciska lo xatra lo blabi pelji — I wrote a letter on a white paper.
- Related words: karni, papri, prina
pelmeni — x1(entity) is a piece/pieces of dumplings/ravioli/pelmeni/dim sum of Hongkong/Xianggang cuisine containing x2(entity)
- Comment: See nanba, rectu, sanmi
- lo pelmeni — dumplings, ravioli, pelmeni, dim sum
- xu do su'oroi smaka lo rusko pelmeni — Have you at least once tasted Russian pelmeni?
- Related words: rectu, nanba, cilmo
pelxu — x1(entity) is yellow
- lo pelxu — yellow
- lo'e badna cu pelxu — a typical banana is yellow.
- Related words: skari, blabi, xekri, kandi, carmi, narju, solji
pemci — x1(text) is a poem about x2(entity)(entity)(entity)
- lo pemci — poem, lo se pemci — subject of a poem
- mi finti lo pemci be lo vrici prenu — I create poems about different people.
- Related words: prosa, rimni, rilti, finti, lisri, sanga
penbi — x1(entity) is a pen using ink x2(entity)
- lo penbi — pen, lo se penbi — ink of a pen
- tu penbi lo blanu enai lo xekri — That is a blue, not black pen.
- Related words: ciska, pinsi, xinmo, pimlu
pencu — x1(entity) touches x2(entity) with x3(entity)
- Comment: For the touch feeling use palpi
, lo se pencu — touched
- mi pu pencu lo vorme lo canpa — I touched a worm with a spade.
- Related words: ganse, darxi, jgari, penmi, jorne, satre, mosra, zgana
pendo — x1(entity) is a friend to x2(entity)
- lo pendo — friend
- xu la alis cu pendo do — Is Alice your friend?
- Related words: bradi, xendo, nelci, prami, bradi
penmi — x1(entity) encounters or meets x2(entity) , lo se penmi — encountered
- mi mutce se pluka lo ka penmi do — I am pleased to meet you.
- Related words: jorne, jikca, pencu
pensi — x1(entity) ponders, is pensive about x2(event, property of nonce place (not property of x1))
- Comment: in x2 ka is usually not used. You may consider repeating a pronoun from x1 like mi or use ri. For expressing opinions use jinvi, for decisions use jdice
- lo pensi — thinker
- mi pensi lo nu mi pu zvati makau — I'm thinking of where I was.
- Related words: pe'i, jijnu, menli, morji, sidbo, jinvi, se nabmi, minra, lanli, besna, saske, skami
perli — x1(entity) is a pear of species x2(species)
- lo perli — pear
- mi binxo lo perli se ja'e lo nu mi citka lo perli — I become a pear because I eat pears.
- Related words: grute
permite — x1(entity) allows, permits x2(entity) to do x3(property of x2)
- lo permite — who allows, lo se permite — what is allowed
- .e'o do permite mi lo ka tcidu lo cukta ba lo nu do mo'u tcidu ri — Please, allow me to read the book after you finish reading it.
- le rirni pu permite le verba lo ka kelci bu'u le panka — The parent let the child play in the park.
- Related words: rinju, banzu, ralte, jimte, jaspu, zifre
pesxu — x1(entity) is jam, paste, dough
- lo pesxu — paste
- .au flaume pesxu — I'd like some plum jam.
- Related words: marxa, kliti, tarla
petso — x1(entity) is 10 to the fifteenth of x2(same type as x1) in x3(property of x1)FALSE
- lo gusni cu petso pa mitre be li ji'i sopimu lo ka muvdu ca ro nanca — 1 light-year is approximately 9.5 Petameters (Pm).
- Related words: grake, mitre, snidu, stero, delno, molro, kelvo, xampo, gradu, litce, merli, centi, decti, dekto, femti, gigdo, gocti, gotro, kilto, megdo, mikri, milti, nanvi, picti, terto, xatsi, xecto, xexso, zepti, zetro
pezli — x1(entity) is a leaf of plant x2(entity)
- lo pezli — leaf, lo se pezli — plant with leaves
- lo pezli be lo tricu co'a pelxu ca lo critu — Leaves of tress become yellow in the autumn.
- Related words: tricu, papri, spati
pi [digit/number] — radix (number base) point; default decimal
- lo vacri ca kelvo li ji'i re so ci pi mu 293.5 — It's around 293.5 degrees Kelvin (20.5 degrees Celsius).
pi'e [digit/number] — separates number into parts of different bases
- ko tcidu lo te fendi poi pa pi'e cimu moi
— Read the section 1.35. pi'i — multiplication operator (symbol × or ⋅ in math)
- li re pi'i mu du li pano — 2 × 5 = 10.
pi'u [conjunction] — forms Cartesian cross product of sets
- lo plise onai bo lo perli pi'u lo xunre a lo pelxu cu vomei — The cross-product of apples and pears that are either red or yellos has 4 members.
picti — x1(entity) is 10 to the negative twelfth of x2(same type as x1) in x3(property of x1)FALSE
- lo ratni be lo cidro cu picti lo mitre be li remu lo ka cisni — The atom of hydrogen is 25 picometers in size.
- Related words: grake, mitre, snidu, stero, delno, molro, kelvo, xampo, gradu, litce, merli, centi, decti, dekto, femti, gigdo, gocti, gotro, kilto, megdo, mikri, milti, nanvi, petso, terto, xatsi, xecto, xexso, zepti, zetro
pijne — x1(entity) is a pin for piercing x2(entity)
- lo pijne — pin, lo se pijne — pierced by a pin
- ko dunda fi mi fe lo pijne be lo pelji — Give me a pin for fastening paper.
- Related words: jesni, nivji, fenso, dinko, tutci
pikci — x1(entity) pleads or begs x2(entity) for x3(property of x2)FALSE
- la kevin pu pikci la alis lo ka stali — Kevin begged Alice to stay.
- Related words: cpedu, pindi
piksku — x1(entity) makes comment x2(text) to x3(entity)
- lo piksku — commentator, lo se piksku — comment
- mi pu piksku fi loi rirni fe lo se du'u lo nu klama lo bartu ca lo nu carvi pu se srera — I commented to the parents that going outside while it had been raining had been a mistake.
- Related words: jinvi, cusku, zgana, lanli, bacru, ciska
pikta — x1(entity) is a ticket entitling x2(entity) to x3(property of x2)
- lo pikta — ticket, lo se pikta — ticket holder
- mi pu te vecnu re pikta be lo verba bei lo ka klama la boston — I bought two child tickets to Boston.
- Related words: jaspu
pilda — x1(entity) is pale
- lo pilda — pale
- lo flira be do cu pilda — Your face is pale.
- ma krinu — What happened?
- Related words: kandi, blabi, grusi
pilji — x1(number) is the product of x2(number) multiplied by x3(number)
- lo pilji — product of multiplication
- li bi pilki li re li vo — 8 = 4 x 2.
- Related words: mekso, sumji, rapli, jalge
pilka — x1(entity) is a crust, peel of x2(entity)
- lo pilka — crust, peel
- lo najnimre co'u se skapi — The orange has been peeled off.
- mi pu vimcu lo skapi be le plise — I peeled the apple off.
- lo skapi be lo plise cu cinla — The peel of the apple is thin.
- Related words: grute, calku, skapi, gacri
pilno — x1(entity) uses x2(entity) for purpose x3(property of x1)
- Comment: zukte is for lo se pilno
- lo pilno — user, lo se pilno — used
- le nixli pu pilno lo skami lo ka facki lo se nitcu — The girl used a computer to get the necessary information.
- Related words: tutci', cabra, minji, gasnu, zukte, se'pi'o, sazri, jibri
pimlu — x1(entity) is a feather of x2(entity)
- lo pimlu — feather, lo se pimlu — feathered
- ti pimlu lo cipni pe mi — This is a feather of my bird.
- Related words: cipni, nalci, rebla, kerfa, penbi
pinca — x1(entity) is urine of x2(entity)
- lo pinca — urine
- lo pinca be ko cu zvati lo patxu — Pee to the pot.
- Related words: vikmi, xasne, kalci, mabla, festi
pincivi — x1(entity) excretes urine/urinates/pees/pisses x2(entity)FALSE
- lo se pincivi be ko cu zvati lo patxu — Pee to the pot.
- gau lo betka ra pincivi lo xunre — Due to beetroots he pissed red.
- Related words: pinca, vikmi
pindi — x1(entity) is poor in x2(property of x1)
- Comment: x2 specifies the actual state of affairs that describes why x1 is considered poor.
- lo pindi — poor
- ra pindi lo ka ponse no xirma — He is poor in not owning a horse.
- Related words: ricfu, claxu, nitcu, pikci
pinfu — x1(entity) is a prisoner of x2(entity) restrained by action x3(property of x2)
- lo pinfu — prisoner, lo te pinfu — means of imprisonment
- mi'a pu pinfu lo mi'a zdani lo nu snime carvi — We became prisoners of our home due to the snowfall.
- Related words: zifre, kavbu, rinju, ralte, fanta, cilce
pinsi — x1(entity) is a pencil or crayon with marking material x2(entity)
- lo pinsi — pencil, crayon
- ti pinsi lo xunre — This is a red pencil.
- Related words: ciska, penbi, burcu, bakri
pinta — x1(entity) is level, horizontal in frame of reference x2(entity)
- lo pinta — horizontal
- lo nanmu puku pinta gi'e la'a sipna — The man was in horizontal position and was probably sleeping.
- Related words: sraji, plita, xutla
pinxe — x1(entity) drinks x2(entity) out of x3(entity)
- lo pinxe — drinker, lo se pinxe — something drunk
- mi pinxe lo tcti lo kabri — I drink tea from the cup.
- Related words: cidja, citka, taske, tunlo, xaksu, barja, birje
pipno — x1(entity) is a piano or other keyboard musical instrument
- lo pipno — piano
- xu do zgipli fi lo pipno — Do you play the piano?
- Related words: zgike
pixra — x1(entity) is a picture of x2(entity) made by x3(entity)
- lo pixra — picture, lo se pixra — pictured
- ti pixra lo zbani mi poi pu zvati la nipon — This is a picture of the coast that I made when I was in Japan.
- Related words: ciska, cinta, prina, mupli, barna, filme
plana — x1(entity) is fat or obese in x2(property of x1)
- lo plana — fat, obese
- le nanla cu plana lo ka se betfu — The boy is fat with his belly.
- Related words: cinla, rotsu, barda, punli, grasu
planeta — x1(entity) is a planet
- lo planeta — planet
- le terdi cu melbi planeta — The Earth is a beautiful planet.
- Related words: lunra, mluni, terdi, solri, munje
platu — x1(entity) plans, designs plot x2(event, property of x1) for purpose x3(event)
- lo platu — planner, lo se platu — plan, planned, lo te platu — purpose of a plan
- mi platu lo ka klama la nipon vau lo ka surla — I'm planning to go to Japan to take rest.
- Related words: cartu
pleji — x1(entity) pays x2(entity, property of x1) to x3(entity) for x4(entity, property of x1)
- lo pleji — payer, lo se pleji — payment, lo te pleji — payee, lo ve pleji — something paid for
- mi pu pleji lo se jerna lo bersa be mi lo ka sidju mi — I paid my son for what he earned for helping me.
- Related words: canja, cnemu, friti, kargu, vecnu, jdima, prali, jerna, sfasa, dunda, jinga, dapma, cirko, dirba
plibu — x1(entity) is a pubic area of x2(entity)
- lo plibu — pubic area, external genitalia
- la eduard pu darxi lo plibu be mi lo jamfu — Eduard hit my pubis with a foot.
- Related words: cinse, gletu, pinji, vibna, vlagi, ganti, mabla
plipe — x1(entity) jumps to x2(entity) from x3(entity) through route x4(entity)FALSE
- lo mlatu pu plipe lo bartu lo dertu lo galtu be le bitmu — The cat jumped to the outside from the ground over the fence.
- Related words: bajra, stapa, cpare, lafti
plise — x1(entity) is an apple of species x2(species)
- lo plise — apple
- le za'u plise cu makcu — The apples are ripe.
- Related words: grute
plita — x1(entity) is a geometrical plane defined by points x2(plural of entity)
- lo plita — plane (shape)
- lo toldi poi cpare lo flora pe lo loldi co'a se plita lo melbi — Butterflies creeping along the flowers formed a beautiful plane.
- Related words: xutla, sefta, tapla, karda, boxfo, pinta
plixa — x1(entity) ploughs x2(entity) using x3(entity)
- lo plixa — plowman, ploughman, lo se plixa — ploughed, plow, lo te plixa — plough, plow
- le te cange pu plixa lo dertu lo barda — The framer ploughed the ground using a large plow.
- Related words: kakpa, sraku, katna, skuro
plixau — x1(entity) is useful for user x2(entity) in x3(property of x1)
- Comment: ??? just xamgu?
- lo plixau — useful
- lo ka tavla cu plixau do lo ka jai ri'a certu la lojban fai do — Talking would be useful for you in becoming an expert in Lojban.
- Related words: pilno, xamgu, melbi, xlali, vrude, zabna
pluja — x1(entity) is complex in x2(property of x1)
- lo pluja — complex
- le tcini cu pluja lo ka se ciksi — The situation is hard to explain.
- Related words: cfipu, banli, sampu, jgena
pluka — x1(property of x2) pleases x2(entity); ; x2 enjoys x1
- lo pluka — pleasant event, lo se pluka — pleased
- mi se pluka lo ka limna lo xamsi — I enjoy swimming in the sea.
- Related words: rigni, pu'a, melbi, nelci, prami
pluta — x1(entity) is a route to x2(entity) from x3(entity)
- Comment: zukte is for means to a goal
- lo pluta — route
- lo nu klama lo zunle gi'ebabo ze'a klama lo crane gi'ebabo klama lo pritu cu pluta lo aftobuso tcana ti — The route to the bus station is the following: you turn left, the go straight for a while, then turn right.
- Related words: litru, naxle, tcana, dargu, klaji, ve klama, tadji, zukte, klama, pagre
po — that is specific to ... (a noun follows)
- Comment: pe is a more generic particle.
- mi pu cirko lo ckiku po mo — I lost my keys.
- ku'i mi ca'o ralte lo ckiku po do — But I'm keeping your keys.
po'e — that inalienably belongs to... (a noun follows)
- Comment: po'e is used organs, limbs of body, for parental relationships. pe is a more generic particle.
- lo cidni po'e mi cu cortu — My knee aches.
po'o [discursive] — uniquely, only, solely (the only relevant case), po'ocu'i — for one (not excluding other), po'onai — among others
- i fa po'o lo troci cu snada ije ku'i lo troci po'o cu fliba po'o mi na kansa le fetsi — Only the one who tries, succeeds, and the one who only tries, fails.
- mi pu te vecnu fe po'o lo jisra — The only thing is, I'm not with her.
- mi na zanru lo ve sfasa noi po'ocu'i zekri — I bought only some juice.
- mi pu te vecnu fe po'onai lo titla — I don't approve of punishments which, for one, are a crime. I bought candies among other things.
- Related words: pamei, mulno, frica
poi — clause > relative clause
- Comment: ???restrictive that. Starts restrictive relative clause.
- le nakni pu co'a speni lo ninmu poi pu se penmi bu'u lo zarci — He married a girl met in the store.
polje — x1(entity) folds x2(entity) at location x3(entity) , lo se polje — folded, lo te polje — fold, wrinkle, creae
- mi pu polje lo boxfo so'i da — I wrinkled the sheet of paper in several places.
- Related words: korcu, cinje, boxfo, boxna
ponse — x1(entity) owns x2(entity) under law x3(proposition)
- lo ponse — owner, proprietor, lo se ponse — possessed, property (possessed)
- le prenu cu ponse lo karce lo zekri — The person owns the car illegally (not under official law).
- Related words: ckini, ralte, jitro, steci, srana, tutra, turni, zivle
porpi — x1(entity) breaks or shatters into pieces x2(entity) , lo se porpi — piece of something broken
- le palta mo'u porpri so'i cmalu — The plate broke into many small pieces.
- Related words: xrani, spofu, se katna
porsi — x1(entity) is a sequence(relation between members of x1, contains two places for ce'u)(plural of same type as x1); ; x1 is ordered by rules x2 on unordered x3
- lo porsi — sequence
- li pa ce'o li re ce'o li ci cu porsi lo ka ce'u mleca ce'u vau lo namcu — 1, 2, 3 is a sequence of numbers where a number to the left is less than the number to the right.
- mi pu zgana fe po'o lo porsi be fi lo valsi ije mi na pu jimpe lo smuni be py — I could only see a sequence of words, the sequence the meaning of which I couldn't understand.
- Related words: po'i, lidne, liste, cmima
prali — x1(entity, property of x2) is a profit or benefit to x2(entity) resulting from x3(property of x2)
- lo prali — profit, benefit
- ma prali do lo ka tcidu lo se cukta poi vasru no pixra — What the use to you of reading a book that has no pictures?
- Related words: vecnu, cnemu, pleji, jinga, canja, sfasa, jerna, jdima, dunda, zivle
prami — x1(entity) loves x2(entity)
- Comment: Describes 'love'. For 'like' usually nelci is used
- lo prami — lover, lo se prami — loved
- mi prami do — I love you.
- Related words: cinmo, xebni, nelci, djica, sinma, pluka, kurji, pendo, speni
prane — x1(entity) is perfect or ideal in x2(property of x1)
- lo prane — perfect
- xi mi na prane lo ka melbi — Am I not perfect in my beauty?
- mi prane lo ka vitke lo rirni ca ro lo zeldei — I visit my parents every Sunday without fail.
- Related words: manfo, curve, traji, cfila, mulno
preja — x1(entity) spreads over x2(property of x1) from initial state x3(property of x1) , lo se preja — area of expansion
- lo carvi pu fanta lo nu lo fagri cu preja lo boske lo foldi — The rain kept the fire from spreading to the forest from the field.
- Related words: tcena, kuspe, ranji, fatri, muvdu, benji
prenu — x1(entity) is a person
- lo prenu — person
- xo prenu ca zvati lo bu'u kumfa — How many people are in this room now?
- Related words: nanmu, ninmu, remna, zukte, sevzi
prije — x1(entity) is wise about matter x2(entity)
- lo prije — wise
- do pu ja'asai prije lo ka skicu la'edi'u mi — It was really wise of you to tell me about it.
- Related words: bebna
prina — x1(entity) is a print on x2(entity) made by x3(entity)
- lo prina — print, lo se prina — surface printed on, lo te prina — printer
- le minji na te prina lo pelji lo papri — The machine isn't printing the document on the paper.
- Related words: cukta, papri, pelji, pixra, ciska, danre, barna
pritu — x1(entity) is to the right of x2(entity) in frame of reference x3(entity)
- lo pritu — right (direction)
- lo nanmu cu pritu lo dinju mi — The man is to the right of the house from my position.
- Related words: ri'u, mlana, crane, trixe, farna, zunle
prosa — x1(text) is prose about x2(entity)(entity)(entity)
- lo prosa — prose, prosaic text
- ti cukta lo prosa be lo za'u kulnu — This book contains prose about cultures.
- Related words: cfika, lisri, cukta, pemci, finti
protoni — x1 is a proton
- lo protoni — proton
- lo protoni cu kantu — Proton is an elementary particle.
- Related words: kantu
pruce — x1(event) is a process with input x2(entity) and output x3(entity) via stages x4(ordered plural of entity)
- lo pruce — process, lo se pruce — process input, lo te pruce — process output, lo ve pruce — stage of a process
- lo nu zbasu lo nanba cu pruce lo purmo ce lo djacu ce lo sovda lo nanba lo nu mixre vo'e vau ce'o lo nu jukpa — Making bread is a process with ingredients flour, water and eggs where one mixes them and then cooks.
- Related words: pu'e, farvi, tadji, grute, tcini
pruni — x1(entity) is elastic
- lo pruni — elastic, spring (elastic)
- lo bolci cu plipe ki'u lo ka pruni — The ball bounces because it is elastic.
- Related words: ckabu, tcena
pruxi — x1(entity) is ghostly or spiritual
- lo pruxi — ghostly, spiritual
- xu do terpa tu'a lo pruxi — Are you afraid of ghosts?
- Related words: censa, lijda, mucti, xadni
pu [preposition] — before ... (in time). Adverb: in past, expresses past tense
- mi pu na viska le mlatu — I didn't see the cat.
pu'i [preposition] — possibly can and at least once actually is or does...
- Comment: describes what can potentially happen to the thing described that happened at least once.
- mi djuno i ku'ibo mi pu'i tavla la alis — I know, since I've talked to Alice in my life.
pu'o [preposition] — to be about to do or be ... (prospective aspect)
- mi pu'o citka lo rectu — I'm about to eat meat.
pulce — x1(entity) is dust
- Comment: ???how to say dusty?
- lo pulce — dust
- lo pulce pu gacri le loldi — Dust covered the floor.
- lo pulce brife cu muvdu — A dust storm is coming.
- Related words: te zalvi, danmo, purmo, sligu
pulji — x1(entity) is a police officer enforcing x2(property of x1)
- lo pulji — police officer
- le prenu cu pulji lo nu lo klaji cu smaji — The person is a police officer enforcing silence in the street.
- Related words: catni, sonci, bilni, flalu, bandu, jemna, zekri, krati
pulni — x1(entity) is a pulley used for x2(property of x1) rotating on x3(entity)
- lo pulni — pulley, lo te pulni — axle of a pulley
- ti pulni lo nu cpacu lo djacu lo jinto vau lo mudri — This is a wooden pulley to lift water from the well.
- Related words: tutci, xislu, vraga
punji — x1(entity) places or puts x2(entity, property of x3) at x3(entity, property of x2) , lo se punji — placed
- doi nobli .e'o ko punji lo ka virnu kei lo mi risna — Lord, put courage into my heart!
- lo skina pu punji mi lo ka gleki cinmo — The movie put me in a happy mood.
- Related words: cpacu, lebna, cpana, batke, setca
punli — x1(entity) is a swelling, clump on x2(entity)
- lo punli — swelling, clump
- pu snime punli lo dargu — It was a clump of snow on the road.
- da punli lo stedu be mi — I have a swelling on my head.
- Related words: balji, cmana, plana
purci — x1(event) is earlier than or in the past of x2(event)
- lo purci — earlier event, past event, lo se purci — later event, future event
- lo nu la kevin cu cliva pu purci lo nu mi tsuku lo xotli — Kevin left earlier than I arrived at the hotel.
- Related words: lidne, balvi, cabna, farna
purdi — x1(entity) is a garden or field of family or gardener x2(entity) growing crops x3(entity)
- lo purdi — garden, lo se purdi — gardener, lo te purdi — crops of a garden
- ti purdi loi mi rirni lo vrici — This ia my parents' garden growing different crops.
- Related words: foldi, cange, panka
purmo — x1(entity) is some powder of x2(entity)
- lo purmo — powder
- ti purmo lo gurni — This is a flour.
- Related words: pulce, zalvi
py [pronoun] — letter 'P' ra [pronoun] — a recent completed noun
- la alis pu tsuku lo zarci gi'e te vecnu lo plise — Alice entered a store and bought apples.
- babo ra klama lo zdani — Then she went home.
ra'e [digit/number] — infinite number of the same digit follows
- li pa fi'u ci du li pi ra'e ci — 1/3 equals 0.(3)'.
ra'i [preposition from krasi] — from source, origin, starting point ...
- mi pu ganse lo pluka panci pe ra'i le purdi — I felt a pleasant smell from the garden.
ra'o — put after particles of group GOhA and updates its meaning from the viewpoint of the current speaker
- - mi se pluka lo ka penmi do - go'i ra'o — - I am pleased to meet you. - Me too.
ra'oi — quotes one next word and treats it as a rafsi. The quoted word must be delimited by pauses (in speech) or whitespace (in writing)
- Comment: rafsi sometimes can be not legal words on their own so to quote them ra'oi is useful.
- ra'oi kla rafsi zo klama — kla is an affix from the full verb klama.
- Related words: ma'oi, zo'oi
ra'u [discursive] — primarily, mainly (in importance), ra'ucu'i — equally (in importance), ra'unai — incidentally (low in importance)
- ra'u ko tolxanka denpa — Above all, be patient.
- ei mi gunka ije ra'ucu'i ei mi surla — I need to work.
- ra'unai mi na se spaji — But with equal importance I need to relax. Incidentally, I'm not surprised.
- Related words: ralju, vajni
racli — x1(entity) is rational or sane
- lo racli — rational event, sane event
- racli fau da'i — That would make sense.
- facli fa lonu do pu cuxna lo ka tavla bau la .lojban. — It's rational that you chose to talk in Lojban.
- Related words: fenki
ractu — x1(entity) is a rabbit of species x2(species)
- lo ractu — rabbit
- lo ractu fi'o sutra co'a se panzi — Rabbits breed quickly.
- Related words: mabru, kerlo
radno — x1(entity) is x2(number: by default 1) radiansFALSE
- ti jganu lo radno be li pa lo mitre be li pimu — This angle subtends one radian and has the lateral of 0.5 meters.
- Related words: jganu, kilto, centi, decti, dekto, femti, gigdo, gocti, gotro, gutci, litce, megdo, mikri, milti, minli, nanvi, petso, picti, terto, xatsi, xecto, xexso, zepti, zetro
rafsi — x1(text) is an affix for word x2(text)
- lo rafsi — affix, lo se rafsi — word with affixes
- ra'oi gau rafsi zo gasnu — .
- Related words: valsi, lujvo, pagbu
ragve — x1(entity) is across boundary x2(entity) from x3(entity)FALSE
- lo cribe cu ragve lo rirxe mi — The bear is across the river from me.
- Related words: dukti, kuspe, bancu, kruca, cripu, pagre
rai [preposition from traji] — with superlative ...
- Comment: the clause corresponds to lo se traji — comparison, x1 of the clause corresponds to the most one in this comparison, preposition sumti corresponds to lo te traji — among what objects the selection is done.
- lo jbari cu se nelci mi rai lo fragari — I like berries with strawberries being my favorite ones.
raktu — x1(entity) disturbs person x2(entity) causing problems x3(property of x2) , lo se raktu — disturbed
- ko ko na raktu lo ka cusku lo simsa — Don't trouble yourself saying such things.
- do raktu mi lo ka de'a tadni la lojban — You disturb me making me not learning Lojban.
- Related words: dicra, fanza, zunti, kurji, xanka, nabmi
ralci — x1(entity) is delicate, fragile in x2(property of x1)
- lo ralci — fragile
- lo vi flora cu ralci lo ka se tarmi — This flower has a delicate form.
- Related words: jdari, ranti, tsali, milxe, kukte
ralju — x1(entity) is principal or chief among x2(entity) in x3(property of x1)
- lo ralju — principal, chief
- la alis cu ralju lo nixli lo ka cuxna — Alice is the main decision maker among the girls.
- Related words: vajni, te bende, minde, lidne, jatna, jitro, gidva, midju
ralte — x1(entity) keeps or retains x2(entity, property of x1)
- lo ralte — keeper, lo se ralte — kept
- ralte lo ka catke lo karce — .
- Related words: cirko, rinju, ponse, jgari, pinfu, stali, permite
rango — x1(entity) is a bodily organ of x2(entity) performing function x3(property of x1)
- lo rango — bodily organ, lo te rango — function of a bodily organ
- lo risna cu sluji rango fi lo ka pambe lo ciblu vi'u lo xadni — The heart is the muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body.
- ti rango lo insekto lo ka tirna — This is an organ of insects performing the function of listening.
- Related words: besna, livga
ranji — x1(entity) persists or continues over place or time interval x2(entity)
- lo ranji — persistant
- lo gusni be fi bombila cu ranji lo nicte — The light bulb continued burning through the night.
- lo djacu pu ranji lo barda canlu — The water continuously covered a large space.
- Related words: temci, kuspe, renvi, cedra, citsi, manfo, vitci, cukla, fliba, preja, tcena
ranmi — x1(entity) is a myth about x2(entity)
- lo ranmi — myth
- mi pu tirna lo simsa ranmi be lo cevni — I heard a similar myth about a god.
- Related words: lijda, lisri, crida
ransu — x1(entity) is a quantity of bronze
- lo ransu — bronze
- lo ransu cu gunma lo tunka joi tinci — Bronze is composed of copper and tin.
- lo vi vi'u pixra cu ransu — The statue is made of bronze.
- Related words: jinme, tunka, lastu
ranti — x1(entity) is soft to force x2(event)
- lo ranti — soft
- le pesxu cu ranti lo danre — The dough is soft when being pressurized.
- Related words: ralci, jdari, lakse, randa, gradu
ranxi — x1(entity) is ironic, contrary to expectation x2(property of x1) in aspect x3(property of x1)
- lo ranxi — ironic, contrary to expectation
- zo co'oi poi do pu cusku cu ranxi lo ka se smuni zo coi vau lo ka se smuni zo co'o i le te ranxi cu du lo nu mi na merko — Chao that you said was ironic in that instead of meaning "Hi!" it actually meant "Bye!" The irony is that I'm not an American.
- Related words: dukti, frica, cizra
rapli — x1(entity) occurs, repeats x2(number) times
- lo rapli — repeating event
- mi pu cusku zo coi le fetsi fi'o se rapli li ci — I said "Hello!" top her three times.
- lo pruce cu rapli li mu — The process occurs for the fifth time.
- Related words: roi, cafne, krefu, fukpi, pilji, xruti
rarna — x1(entity) is spontaneous or natural
- lo rarna — spontaneous
- lo vi cripu cu rarna — This bridge is a natural formation.
- Related words: rutni, jinzi, nurma, stati
ratcu — x1(entity) is a rat of species x2(species)
- lo ratcu — rat
- lo ratcu pu canci — The rat disappeared.
- Related words: smacu
ratni — x1(entity) is an atom of element x2(number) of isotope number or weight x3(entity, number)
- Comment: kantu is for a basic unit of a property or activity, selci is for a basic physical subunit, generally of a mass.
- lo ratni — atom, lo se ratni — atomic number, lo te ratni — isotope number
- lo'e tabno cu ratni li xa li pare — Carbon is a chemical element number 6 and usually has the isotope number 12.
- Related words: kantu, selci
rau [digit/number] — enough
- Comment: subjective estimate.
- rau stizu cu zvati — There are enough chairs.
re [digit/number] — 2 (digit) [two]
- re cribe ca cpana lo bisli — There are two bears on the ice.
re'e [emotion category/modifier] — religious/worship/supernatural attribute, re'ecu'i — secular attribute, re'enai — sacrilegious attribute
- ko na cliva mi doi crida iure'e — Don't leave me, oh my beloved fairy!
- do ionaire'enai se lijda lo mabla — Yay, you built a temple (well, no religious feelings here)!
- uire'ecu'i do'o pu zbasu lo malsi — You belong to a shitty religion, no respect to you in this!
- Related words: lijda
re'i [vocative] — ready to receive. Listening! (in radio communications), re'nai — not ready to receive
- ju'i - re'i do "ju'i - re'inai" — Hey! - Yes? "Hey! - Wait a bit..."
re'o [preposition] — adjacent to ..., touching ..., contacting ...
- Comment: ???splicing.
- lo nobli pu zutse re'o lo jubme — The sir was sitting touching the wall.
re'u [preposition] — number > preposition for which time it happens
- Comment: event happens for the (n) time. The number (n) is put in front of re'u.
- mi pu cire'u penmi la alis — I met Alice for the third time.
- mi zvati ti za'ure'u — I'm here again.
rebla — x1(entity) is a tail of x2(entity)
- lo rebla — tail, lo se rebla — tailed
- lo va gerku cu se rebla lo tordu — That dog has a short tail.
- Related words: nalci, pimlu, se lidne, trixe, birka, jimca
rectu — x1(entity) is some meat from x2(entity)
- Comment: ???Anatomy add sem. class
- lo rectu — meat
- ti rectu lo bakni — This is beef.
- Related words: sluji
remna — x1(entity) is a human
- lo remna — human
- xu fa po'o lo remna ka'e cmila — Can only humans laugh?
- Related words: nanmu, ninmu, prenu
renro — x1(entity) throws or launches x2(entity) to or at x3(entity)
- Comment: cecla is a more general term
, lo se renro — thrown
- lo nanla pu renro lo rokci le canko — A boy threw a stone at the window.
- Related words: cecla, danti
renvi — x1(entity) survives or endures x2(event)
- lo renvi — survivor
- mi mo'u renvi lo xlali tcini — I survived that terrible situation.
- Related words: ranji, kuspe, randa, lifri, stali, temci
respa — x1(entity) is a reptile of species x2(species)
- lo respa — reptile
- lo respa cu xabju le korbi be le rirxe — Reptiles inhabit the coast of the river.
- Related words: danlu, banfi, since
ri [pronoun] — the last completed noun
- Comment: the last noun can contain other nouns inside but they are copied by ri only as a part of the wrapping noun.
- ta me lo cinri cukta — That is an interesting book.
- au mi te vecnu ri — I'd like to buy it.
ri'a [preposition from rinka] — because of the cause ...
- ri'a lo ka kucli vau lo mlatu co'a morsi — Cat died because of being curious (curiosity killed the cat).
ri'e [interjection modifier] — expressing release of attitude, ri'enai — expressing restraint of attitude
- oi ri'e mi cirko lo mi ckiku — Ah, I lost my keys.
- oi ri'e nai cortu — Mmm, it hurts.
- Related words: cniri'u, cnicru
ri'i [preposition from lifri] — experienced by..., happening to...
- Comment: COMM patient case tag.
- ri'i mi pu farlu — I experienced falling down.
ri'u [preposition] — rightwards, to the right of ...
- pa nanmu cu sanli ri'u do — There is a man standing to the right of you.
ricfu — x1(entity) is rich in x2(property of x1)
- Comment: x2 specifies the actual state of affairs that describes why x1 is considered rich.
- lo ricfu — rich
- xu do ricfu lo ka ponse lo tumla — Are you rich in how much land you own?
- Related words: solji, banzu, dukse, pindi
rigni — x1(entity) is disgusting to x2(entity)
- lo rigni — disgusting
- le cidja cu rigni mi — The food is disgusting to me.
- Related words: djica, nelci, trina, vamtu, xebni, pluka
rijno — x1(entity) is a quantity of silver
- lo rijno — silver
- le sicni cu rijno — The coin is silver.
- Related words: solji
rilti — x1(entity) is a rhythm, rhythmical pattern of x2(entity)
- lo rilti — rhythm, lo se rilti — having a rhythm
- lo rilti be lo pu se sanga be le nakni cu simsa lo'u la la tcu tcu la la le'u — The rhythm of the phrase said by him was similar to la la tcu tcu la la.
- Related words: damri, pemci, tonga, zgike, slilu, dikni, sanga, morna
rimni — x1(text) rhymes with x2(text) in language x3(entity) with correspondence x4(property of x1 and x2)
- lo rimni — having a rhyme, lo se rimni — rhyming with something
- zo kansa rimni zo dansu la lojban lo ka ci lamji lerfu be ce'u cu mintu simxu — kansa rhymes with dansu in Lojban in that three adjacent letters in each of those words are the same.
- Related words: pemci, sanga
rinci — liquid x1(entity) drains or flushes from x2(entity) through drain x3(entity) by force x4(entity)
- Comment: ?? colander?
- lo rinci — draining liquid, lo te rinci — drain, strainer
- lo djacu cu rinci lo tubnu lo za'u kevna lo danre — Water drains from a tube through holes being under pressure.
- Related words: pambe, tisna, setca, flecu, muvdu, ganxo, rirxe
rinju — x1(entity) is restrained by x2(entity) against x3(entity)
- lo rinju — restrained, lo se rinju — restraining
- lo carmi ke tcadu fluso pu se rinju mi lo ka tsuku le briju — Intense traffic prevented me from getting to the office.
- Related words: zifre, ralte, pinfu, kavbu, fanta, jgari, jimte, bapli, permite, kluza, tagji
rinka — x1(event) causes effect x2(event)
- lo rinka — cause, lo se rinka — effect
- lo nu ctuca cu rinka lo nu farvi — Education is the agent of progress.
- Related words: gasnu, krinu, nibli, te zukte, se jalge, bapli, jitro, ri'a, mukti, ciksi, xruti
rinsa — x1(entity) welcomes or greets x2(entity)FALSE
- mi pu rinsa la alis ta'i lo ka jai gau slilu fai lo mi xance — I greeted Alice by waving my hand.
- Related words: friti, a'oi, coi, co'o
rirci — x1(entity) is rare, not usual in x2(property of x1) among x3(entity)
- lo rirci — rare
- le fetsi cu rirci lo ka carmi gunka vau lo tadni poi nanca lo mintu — She works hard which is unusual among students of her age.
- mi pu rirci fi lo mi pendo fe loka se cinri lo fasnu enai lo se tende — I was rare among my friends in being interested in events and not trends.
- Related words: cizra, fadni, cafne, kampu, cnano
rirni — x1(entity) rears x2(entity); ; x1 is a parent of x2
- lo rirni — parent (rearer)
- la eduard cu rirni la alis — Edward is an parent of Alice.
- Related words: rorci, mamta, patfu, sidju, dzena, famti, verba, bersa
rirxe — x1(entity) is a river of land mass x2(entity) draining watershed x3(entity)
- lo rirxe — river, lo te rirxe — watershed of a river
- ti rirxe lo sudga tumla lo vifne poi fluso lo xamsi lo cmana krasi lo condi — This is a river in a dry land runnings it fresh waters in a deep river bed towards the sea from springheads in the mountains.
- Related words: flecu, senta, daplu, djacu, lalxu, xamsi, rinci, naxle
rismi — x1(entity) is some rice of species x2(species)
- lo rismi — rice
- mi citka lo rismi ca ro djedi — I eat rice every day.
- Related words: gurni
risna — x1(entity) is a heart of x2(entity)
- lo risna — heart
- mi pu ganse lo nu lo rinsa be mi cu sutra slilu — I felt my heart beating fast.
- Related words: pambe, ciblu
ritli — x1(property of x3) is a ceremony, rite for purpose x2(property of x3) in community x3(entity)
- lo ritli — ceremony, rite
- lo ka pinxe lo tcati ca ro djedi vau fi mi'a ritli lo ka simxu lo ka tavla — To drink tea is our ritual that we perform every day in order to talk to each other.
- Related words: lijda, malsi, flalu, javni, tcaci, clite, junri
rivbi — x1(entity) avoids or escapes fate x2(entity, property of x1) through action x3(property of x1)
- Comment: bandu which is not necessarily successful, fanta, which is agentive, se jersi which implies an opposing agent
, lo se rivbi — avoided event
- mi pu rivbi lo ka bilma vau lo ka zenba lo ka citka vau gi'e jinru lo glare djacu — I avoided becoming ill by eating more and plunging into hot water.
- le prenu pu rivbi loi pulji — The person evaded the police.
- Related words: bandu, fanta, se jersi, sisku, kalte, fapro
ro [digit/number] — each, all
- ro lo mi pendo cu cusku lo se du'u mi simlu lo ka tatpi — All of my friends say that I look tired.
ro'a [emotion category/modifier] — interacting socially (communication, customs), ro'acu'i — not focused towards interacting socially, ro'anai — focused away from interacting socially
- Comment: used without an attitudinal to indicate focus of the speaker..
- oi ro'a caku mi se cfipu — Awkward .
- ui ro'a cu'i mi cikre lo mi skami — I'm confused.
- uinairo'a no da zvati ti — I'm just puttering here by myself, fixing my computer. I feel so lonely, nobody is here.
- Related words: jikca
ro'e [emotion category/modifier] — mental/intellectual/thought aspect, ro'ecu'i — not focused towards contemplating, ro'enai — mindless action
- Comment: used without an interjection to indicate focus of the speaker..
- uiro'e mi morji — Yay, I remember!
- .a'i ro'e cu'i mi ba zukte — I will do it not putting much intellectual effort.
- do marveli iuro'enai — There is no logic in it, you are just wonderful.
- Related words: menli
ro'i [emotion category/modifier] — emotionally, ro'icu'i — non-emotionally, ro'inai — denying emotions
- uiro'isai mi'a jinga — I'm just overwhelmed with emotions, we won!!
- do mo ro'i — How do you feel?
- uiro'icu'i mi kanro — Feelings apart, I'm healthy.
- uiro'inaido snada — No rejoicing from me, you won.
- Related words: cinmo
ro'o [emotion category/modifier] — restricted physical body, ro'ocu'i — not oriented towards physical experience, ro'onai — denying physical experience
- oinairo'o kukte — Yum, yum, it's tasty.
- ii ro'o cu'i ka'e kargu — I'm afraid it can be expensive.
- ii ro'o nai mi na drani punji le tanxe — No, not that it requires physical work, but I'm afraid I might not put the box correctly.
- Related words: xadni
ro'u [emotion category/modifier] — sexually, ro'unai — sexual abstinence
- iuro'u doi nanla — Boy, you are hot, I love you.
- do melbi iu ro'o cu'i — You are pretty, not that I love you in sexual sense.
- do mi kansa ui ro'u nai doi pendo — Yay, you are with me, my buddy.
- Related words: cinse
roi [preposition] — number > preposition for how many times it happens
- Comment: event happens (n) times. The number (n) is put in front of roi.
- mi pu reroi penmi la alis — I met Alice twice, two times.
rokci — x1(entity) is a rock
- lo rokci — rock
- le nanla ca'o renro lo za'u rokci — The boy is throwing stones.
- Related words: kunra, jemna, canre
romge — x1(entity) is a highly reflective surface of metal x2(entity)FALSE
- lo verba pu pencu lo romge be le karce lo degji — A child touched the reflecting surface of the car with his finger.
- Related words: jinme
ronde — x1(entity) is a ring with inside diameter x2(entity) , outside diameter x3(entity)
- Comment: ??? ring? circle? round?
- lo ronde — ring, lo se ronde — inner diameter of a ring, lo te ronde — outer diameter of a ring
- ti anli lo mitre be li 2 lo mitre be li 2.2 — This is a ring with the inside diameter of 2 meters and the outside dianeter of 2.2 meters.
- Related words: cukla
ropno — x1(entity) is European in x2(property of x1)
- lo ropno — European
- lo vi nanla cu ropno lo ka tavla tai makau — This boy is European in how he speaks.
- Related words: brito
rorci — x1(entity) procreates x2(entity) with coparent x3(entity)
- lo rorci — parent (procreator), procreator
- le ranmi danlu cu se rorci lo remna lo bakni — The mythical animal was procreated by a human and a bull.
- Related words: grute, gutra, rirni, se panzi, mamta, patfu, tarbi, bersa, ferti, jbena, sovda
rotsu — x1(entity) is thick in length/width etc. x2(property of x1)
- Comment: The third largest dimension. ganra, rotsu and clani specify the three dimensions of objects
- lo rotsu — thick
- le dargu cu rotsu lo ka se pagbu ti — The road is thick here.
- Related words: barda, cinla, ganra, clani, condi, plana, gutci, minli
rozgu — x1(entity) a rose of species x2(species)
- lo rozgu — rose (plant)
- pluka panci lo rozgu pe lo purdi — Roses in the garden have a pleasant scent.
- Related words: spati, xunre
ru'a [evidential] — I postulate, I presume
- ru'a mi milxe lo ka bilma — I presume, I am a bit ill.
- Related words: sruma
ru'e [interjection modifier] — week intensity interjection. Can be used either on its own or as a modifier of interjection
- mi na ru'e se slabu do — I hardly know you.
- uiru'e do snada — Yay, you won.
ru'i [preposition] — continously (protractive aspect), ru'inai — intermittently
- mi pu ru'i citka lo mango — I ate apples on and on.
- pu ru'i gusni — The light was glowing.
- pu ru'inai gusni — The light was flashing.
ru'u [preposition] — around, surrounding ...
- lo megdo be lo toldi ca'o dansu ru'u mi — A million of butterflies are dancing around me.
ruble — x1(entity) is weak, frail in x2(property of x1)
- lo ruble — weak, frail
- le laldo prenu cu ruble lo ka pinxe si'unai — The old man is weak in being able to drink himself.
- Related words: carmi, vlipa, tsali, kandi, kandi, milxe
rufsu — x1(entity) is rough in texture
- lo rufsu — rough (in texture)
- lo skapi cu rufsu — The skin is rough.
- Related words: xutla, tengu, vitci
runme — x1(entity) melts
- lo runme — melting
- lo bisli ca'o runme — The ice is melting.
- Related words: dunja, febvi, lunsa, bisli
runta — x1(entity) dissolves in x2(entity) making solution x3(entity)
- lo runta — dissolving, lo te runta — solution (mixture)
- kunra te runta e'o — Mineral water, please.
- le jisra cu te runta lo sakta ce lo jbari lo djacu — The juice is made of sugar and berries dissolved in water.
- Related words: litki, mixre, sligu, sudga
rupnu — x1(entity) costs x2(number) major money units in monetary system x3(entity)
- lo rupnu — measured in dollars, measured in roubles, measured in euro, measured in yuan, lo se rupnu — amount of dollars, amount of roubles, amount of euro, amount of yuan
- lo vi jisra cu rupnu li ci lo e'uropas — This juice costs three euros (European major money units).
- Related words: jdini, sicni, jdima, vecnu, fepni, dekpu, gutci, minli, merli, bunda, kramu
rusko — x1(entity) is Russian in x2(property of x1)
- lo rusko — Russian
- xu do se bangu lo rusko — Do you speak Russian?
- Related words: softo, slovo
rutni — x1(entity) is artificially made by people x2(entity)
- lo rutni — artificial
- lo vi jemna cu rutni lo mi patfu — This gem is artificial and made by my father.
- Related words: rarna, se zbasu, gundi, slasi
rutpapaia — x1(entity) is a papaya fruit of variety x2(species)
- lo rutpapaia — papaya
- mo makcu rutpapaia cu se panci lo rigni — Ripe papaya smells disgusting.
- Related words: grute
ry [pronoun] — letter 'R' sa — sa [word] erases text to the left until [word] is found.
- doi la alis ko klama ti sa — Alice, come here!
- doi la kevin ko klama ti — No, ... Kevin, come here!
sa'ai [nolfamyma'o] — See le'ai
- Comment: See le'ai.
- starts with: lo'ai
- ends with: le'ai
sa'e [discursive] — precisely speaking, sa'enai — loosely speaking
- mi ca zvati lo centero be le tcadu — To be precise, I'm in the centre of the city.
- lo arxokuna cu mabru sa'enai — Raccoons are mammals, roughly speaking.
- Related words: satci, jibni
sa'u [discursive] — simply, sa'unai — elaborating
- mi lo zabna pu se funca sa'u — I was just lucky.
- do zukte ma — What are you doing?
- mi ca tcidu sa'u — I'm just reading.
- do tcidu ma sa'u nai dai — What are you reading, please, elaborate.
- sa'unai mi pu penmi lo ninmu noi mi pu tadni ka'ai ke'a — To add details, I met a woman whom I had studied with.
- Related words: sampu, pluja
sabji — x1(entity) provides x2(entity, property of x3) to x3(entity)
- lo sabji — provider, lo se sabji — provided
- lo bakni cu sabji fi mi'a fe lo ladru — Cows provide us with milk.
- mi ba sabji fi do fe ro lo se nitcu be do — I will provide you with everything you need.
- ko sabji lo ciblu mi — Be my blood donor!
- Related words: krasi, sorcu
sabnu — x1(entity) is a cabin of vehicle x2(entity)
- lo sabnu — cabin of a vehicle, lo se sabnu — vehicle with a cabin
- ra pu zutse lo sabnu be lo blanu karce — He was sitting in the cabin of the blue car.
- Related words: bloti, marce, vinji, karce
sacki — x1(entity) is a match, device to make fire
- lo sacki — match (lighter)
- ko jai gau jelca fai lo sacki — Light up a match.
- Related words: fagri, jelca
saclu — x1(text) is the decimal equivalent of fraction x2(number) in base x3(number)FALSE
- li re pimu saclu li mu fe'i re li pano — 2.5 is the decimal equivalent of the fraction 5/2 in base 10.
- Related words: namcu, frinu
sai [interjection modifier] — strong intensity interjection. Can be used either on its own or as a modifier of interjection
- uisai do snada — Yay, you won!
sakci — x1(entity) sucks, inhales x2(entity) into x3(entity) , lo se sakci — sucked, inhaled
- le prenu pu sakci lo danmo pe ra'i lo fagri lo fepni — He inhaled some smoke from the fire into his lungs.
- Related words: cokcu, lacpu, flecu
sakli — x1(entity) slides or glides on x2(entity)FALSE
- lo se esporte pu sakli lo bisli — A sportsperson was gliding on the ice.
- o'i lo loldi cu se sakli — Warning! The floor is slippery.
- Related words: mosra, fulta, skiji, xutla
sakta — x1(entity) is sugar
- lo sakta — sugar
- mi djica tu'a lo tcati be secau lo sakta — I want some tea without sugar.
- Related words: silna, titla
salci — x1(entity) celebrates x2(event) by doing x3(property of x1) , lo se salci — event celebrated
- mi pu salci lo nu mi nanca be li pano vau lo ka litru la nipon — I celebrated my 10th birthday by travelling to Japan.
- Related words: sinma, jbena
salpo — x1(entity) is sloped with angle x2(entity) to horizon x3(entity)
- lo salpo — sloped
- ti salpo lo jganu be li pa lo pinta — This slope is one radian in angle towards the horizontal surface.
- Related words: kurfa, tutci
salta — x1(entity) is a salad with ingredients x2(entity)
- lo salta — salad, lo se salta — ingredient of a salad
- mi nelci lo salta be lo grute — I like fruit salads.
- Related words: mixre, stasu
samcu — x1(entity) is a cassava or yam of species x2(species)
- lo samcu — cassava, yam
- xu do pu'i citka lo torta be lo samcu — Have you ever eaten a cassava cake?
- Related words: patlu, genja, jalna
sampu — x1(entity) is simple in x2(property of x1)
- lo sampu — simple
- lo vi skami cu sampu lo ka se pilno — This computer is easy to use.
- la alis na sampu lo ka te jimpe — Alice is not easy to understand.
- Related words: pluja, curve, frili, manfo
sance — x1(sound) is sound produced by x2(entity)
- lo sance — sound, lo se sance — producer of a sound
- lo janbe pu se sance lo cladu — The bell had a loud sound.
- zo oi pu sance lo bruna — oi was the sound the brother emitted.
- Related words: savru, tirna, voksa, siclu, slaka
sanga — x1(entity) sings x2(sound, text) to x3(entity)
- Comment: Songs can consist of lyrics and melody. sanga2 describes either a part of it or the whole song.
- lo sanga — singer, lo se sanga — song, sung
- mi pu ciska lo valsi e lo zgike vu'o pe lo se sanga — I wrote down words and melody of a song.
- le nixli cu sanga la'e lu mi prami do li'u — The girl is singing the song "I love you"
- mi pu troci lo ka sanga zo ui — I tried to sing ui.
- Related words: pemci, rimni, rilti, siclu
sanji — x1(entity) is aware or conscious of x2(entity)
- lo sanji — aware, conscious
- mi sanji lo ka pu srera — I am aware that I made a mistake.
- a'o ra sanji lo se cinmo be mi — I hope he is aware of my feelings.
- Related words: menli, morji, ganse, sipna, cikna
sanli — x1(entity) stands on x2(entity) using x3(entity)FALSE
- ra pu sanli lo canre lo jamfu — He was standing on the sand on his feet.
- Related words: kamju, sraji, tuple, zbepi, sarji
sanmi — x1(entity) is a meal including x2(entity)
- Comment: The place structure is like of gunma
- lo sanmi — meal, lo se sanmi — dish of a meal
- mi pu citka lo sutra sanmi be lo sovda e lo ckafi — I had a quick meal of eggs and coffee.
- Related words: barja, stasu, gusta, sanso
sanso — x1(entity) is a sauce or gravy for use with x2(entity) containing x3(entity)
- lo sanso — sauce, gravy
- mi nelci lo sanso be lo nudle bei lo tamca — I like tomato sauce in noodles.
- Related words: sanmi, mixre, stasu
santa — x1(entity) is an umbrella
- lo santa — umbrella
- mi pu kanpe tu'a lo carvi gi'e jgari lo santa — I was expecting rain and took an umbrella.
- Related words: carvi, solri
sarcu — x1(event) is necessary for x2(event) to take place
- lo sarcu — necessary condition
- lo ka sipna cu sarcu lo ka kanro — .
- Related words: sau, nitcu
sarji — x1(entity) supports or holds up x2(entity) against x3(entity)
- lo sarji — supporter, lo se sarji — supported
- ko sarji mi lo nu mi badri — Support me against my boredom.
- Related words: bradi, darlu, fapro, sidju, tugni, bongu, ckana, cpana, loldi, sanli, selfu
sarlu — x1(entity) is a spiral or helix
- lo sarlu — helix, spiral
- le calku be lo vi luska cu sarlu — The shell of this mollusc is spiral in form.
- Related words: klupe, korcu, tarmi
sarni — x1(entity) is a triangle/tetrahedron defined by corners/vertices x2(plural of entity) , sides/dimensions x3(entity)
- lo sarni — triangle, tetrahedron
- ti sarni lo stero be li pai fe'i re lo mitre — This triangle has an angle of π/2 radians facing the side of one meter in length.
- Related words: cibjgatai
sarxe — x1(entity) is harmonious or in agreement with x2(entity) in x3(property of x1)
- Comment: ??live in harmony with nature? no. i lo za'u vi prenu cu sarxe lo rarna lo ka jikca This people are in harmony with nature in interacting with each other.
- lo sarxe — harmonious
- mi sarxe do lo ka jinvi makau lo se zukte be le prenu — I am in concord with you in what we think about his actions.
- Related words: satci, panpi, mapti, tugni, ckini
saske — x1(entity) is a lore, mass of facts about x2(proposition) based on methodology x3(event)
- lo saske — science, lore, lo se saske — subject of a science, lo te saske — methodology of a science
- mi tadni lo saske be lo du'u mikce — I study the medical science.
- lo cmaci cu saske lo du'u lo namcu cu simxu lo ka ckini vau lo nu lanli ny. — Mathematic is a science of how numbers are related to each other based on their analysis.
- Related words: datni, fatci, djuno, cipra, pensi, jimpe
satci — x1(entity) is exact in x2(property of x1)
- lo satci — exact
- ta satci lo ka se djica mi — That is exactly what I want.
- lo jubme cu satci lo ka mitre li re lo ka clani — The table is exactly two meters long.
- Related words: sarxe, dunli, merli, mapti, kancu, mintu
satre — x1(entity) strokes x2(entity) with x3(entity) , lo se satre — stroked
- la kevin pu satre lo mlatu lo xance — TKevin stroke a cat with a hand.
- Related words: mosra, pencu
sau [preposition from sarcu] — requiring ...
- do ba nenri sau lo nu do te notci lo ckiku valsi — You enter with the requirement of saying a password.
savru — x1(entity) is a noise to x2(entity) perceived via x3(property of x2)
- Comment: Noise can refer not only to sound but to any "noisy", i.e. irritating or chaotic objects
- lo savru — noise
- da savru bu'u lo kumfa — The room is noisy.
- lo vi ru'inai gusni cu du'eva'e savru mi lo ka se viska — These flashes are too noisy.
- Related words: sance, cladu, kerlo, smaji, tirna, siclu
sazri — x1(entity) operates machine x2(entity) with goal x3(property of x1)
- lo sazri — driver, operator, lo se sazri — driven, operated
- lo mi pendo pu sazri lo minji lo ka kakpa lo dertu — My friend operated the machine to dig ground.
- Related words: gidva, xlura, pilno, tutci, jitro, gunka
se [place converter] — switches 1st and 2nd places
- mi se slabu le nanmu — I am familiar with the man.
- va'i le nanmu cu slabu mi — In other words, the man is familiar to me.
se du'u [clause prefix] — clause > quote
- Comment: x1 (text) is the sentence expressing the clause x2. Used for reported speech.
- mi pu cusku fi la eduard fe lo se du'u lo mi karce cu spofu — I told Eduard that my car is broken.
se ja'e [preposition from se jalge] — resulting from ...
- seja'e lo nu mi pu cinmo lo mabla vau mi pu gunka no da — Because of my bad mood I didn't work.
se'a [interjection modifier] — self-sufficiency, se'anai — dependency
- fa se'a le verba pu kelci — The child played by himself.
- fa se'anai le cifnu cu cadzu — The infant walks but not by himself.
- Related words: sezysei, kantcu
se'i [interjection modifier] — interjection is self-oriented, se'inai — interjection is oriented towards others.
- oi se'i mi pu srera — Oh, I made a mistake.
- oi se'i nai da spofu botpi bu'u lo loldi — Someone would be discontented, there is a broken bottle on the floor.
- Related words: sevzi, drata
se'o [evidential] — I know from a dream, vision, or personal revelation
- Comment: za'a is for expressing external experience, se'o is for expressing internal experience..
- se'o do ba snada — I have a feeling you will succeed.
- Related words: senva
se'u [terminator]:starts with: SEI seba'i [preposition from se basti] — instead, being a replacement of ...
- seba'iku mi pu citka lo torta — Instead, I ate a cake.
- mi ne seba'i do pu zukte — I did it instead of you.
secau [preposition from se claxu] — lacking ...
- lo mi pendo ce mi pu tsuku lo cizra stuzi secau lo ka sanji lo du'u ka'e ckape — My friend and I arrived at a strange place lacking the awareness that it can be dangerous.
sefta — x1(entity) is a surface of object x2(entity)
- lo sefta — surface
- lo sefta be lo najnimre cu xutla — The orange has a soft surface.
- Related words: crane, flira, plita, bliku
sei — verb > interjection
- sei mi morji do sampla — As I remember, you are a programmer.
- sei mi bebna le zarci cu se stuzi lo drata — Silly me, the store is in another place.
seka'a [preposition from se klama] — going to ...
- mi pu cadzu seka'a le rirxe — I walked to the river.
seksi — x1(entity) in activity or state x2(property of x1) exhibits biological or social sexuality x3(property of x1)
- Comment: ???see erotic
- lo seksi — sexy, lo se seksi — sexual activity, lo te seksi — social gender, biological gender
- lo vi finpe ca seksi lo ka punji lo sovda vau lo ka fetsi — This fish demonstrates its female sexuality by laying eggs.
- do seksi lo ka se asna vau lo ka ninmu le tigni cu seksi lo ka dasni lo tordu skaci vau lo ka ninmu — You took a sexy feminine pose. The actor shows her female sexuality by wearing a short skirt.
- Related words: gletu, pinji, plibu, vibna, vlagi
selbrivla — x1(text) is a morphologically defined predicate word, verb word
- lo selbrivla — verb word
- zo mlatu selbrivla — mlatu is a selbrivla.
- Related words: lujvo, gismu, zi'evla, cmavo
selci — x1(entity) is a cell, atom, basic subunit of body x2(entity)
- Comment: kantu allows to express properties of particles
- lo selci — indivisible, cell, atom, basic subunit
- mu'onai ro selci be lo xadni cu cmima pa lo so'i klesi — Furthermore, each cell in the body belongs to one out of many classes.
- Related words: kantu, ratni, gradu
selfu — x1(entity) serves x2(entity) with service x3(property of x1)
- lo selfu — servant, lo te selfu — a service
- le gerku cu selfu mi lo ka bevri lo cutci — The dog serves me by bringing shoes.
- Related words: sidju, sarji, gunka
semau [preposition from se zmadu] — more than ...
- Comment: x1 of the clause corresponds to lo zmadu — more', preposition sumti corresponds to lo se zmadu — than ...', the clause itself corresponds to lo te zmadu — the comparison.
- mi cu nelci do semau la alis — I like you more than Alice likes you.
- mi nelci do pe semau la alis — I like you more than Alice.
seme'a [preposition from se mleca] — less than ...
- Comment: x1 of the clause corresponds to lo mleca — less', preposition sumti corresponds to lo se mleca — less than ...', the clause itself corresponds to lo te mleca — the comparison.
- mi nelci do seme'a la alis — I like you less than Alice likes you.
senci — x1(entity) sneezesFALSE
- gau ko ganlo fa lo moklu be do ca lo nu do senci ja kafke — Cover your mouth when you sneeze or cough.
- Related words: bilma, kafke
seni'i [preposition from nibli] — logically, logically because ...
- ro gerku cu danlu .iseni'inai bo ro danlu cu gerku — All dogs are animals.
- mi pu na zvati le tcadu — However, it doesn't follow from that that all animals are dogs.
- seni'i bo ka'enai ku mi penmi la kevin — I wasn't in the city so I couldn't meet Alice.
- ro gerku cu danlu .iseni'inai bo ro danlu cu gerku — All dogs are animals. However, that doesn't mean that all animals are dogs.
seni'i [preposition from nibli] — logically, logically because ...
- ro gerku cu danlu .iseni'inai bo ro danlu cu gerku — All dogs are animals.
- mi pu na zvati le tcadu — However, it doesn't follow from that that all animals are dogs.
- seni'i bo ka'enai ku mi penmi la kevin — I wasn't in the city so I couldn't meet Alice.
- ro gerku cu danlu .iseni'inai bo ro danlu cu gerku — All dogs are animals. However, that doesn't mean that all animals are dogs.
senpi — x1(entity) doubts that x2(proposition) is true
- lo senpi — irresolute
- mi senpi lo du'u ba carvi — I doubt if it will rain.
- lo jalge ca'o se senpi — The result is still in doubt.
- Related words: jinvi, krici, djuno, birti
senta — x1(entity) is a layer of material x2(entity) within structure x3(entity)
- lo senta — layer
- ti senta lo spati lo cmana ce lo vacri — This is a layer of plants between the mountain and the air.
- Related words: flecu, nenri, rirxe, sepli, snuji, jbini, bitmu, sruri, skalera
senva — x1(entity) dreams about x2(event)
- lo senva — dreamer, lo se senva — dream
- mi senva lo nu mi vofli ne'i lo dilnu — I dream about flying in the clouds.
- mi senva tu'a lo sance be lo carvi — I dream the sound of rain.
- Related words: sipna, xanri
sepi'o [preposition from se pilno] — with ..., using ...
- Comment: x1 of the clause corresponds to lo pilno — user', preposition sumti corresponds to lo se pilno — used thing', the clause itself corresponds to lo te pilno — the goal of using it. "with" for "accompanying" is ka'ai.
- mi citka sepi'o lo forca i mi pe sepi'o lo forca cu citka — I eat with a fork.
sepli — x1(entity) is separate from x2(entity) , separated by x3(entity)
- lo sepli — separate
- zo — i separates sentence from sentence.
- te sepli lo jufra lo jufra — My office is one hour away from my home.
- lo mi briju cu sepli lo zdani zo'ei ze'a lo cacra i lo xamsi ti ma sepli — What is the distance to the sea?
- Related words: bitmu, snuji, senta, fendi, curve, jinsa, bitmu, marbi
serai [preposition from se traji]:Comment: the preposition sumti corresponds to lo se traji — comparison, x1 of the clause corresponds to the most one in this comparison.
- mi roroi jinga serai lo ka clani — I always win being the tallest one.
setca — x1(entity) inserts or puts x2(entity) into x3(entity) , lo se setca — inserted
- lo mikce cu setca lo jesni lo birka be la alis segau lo nu lo xukmi cu muvdu lo ciblu — The doctor inserted the needle into Alice's arm so that the chemical got into the blood.
- Related words: rinci, tisna, punji, jbini, nenri, jmina, culno, kunti, catlu
seva'u [preposition from xamgu] — for ..., for the benefit of ...
- Comment: beneficiary case tag.
- mi mo'u tsuku seva'u do — I arrived for you.
sevzi — x1(entity) is a self of x2(entity: by default x1)
- Comment: sevzi is usually used in lujvo. Outside lujvo lo nei is usually used insteadFALSE
- mi lumci lo sevzi — I wash myself.
- Related words: mi, prenu, menli, jgira
sfani — x1(entity) is a fly of species x2(species)
- lo sfani — fly (insect)
- xu lo vi sfani cu ckape — Are these flies dangerous?
- Related words: cinki, bifce
sfasa — x1(entity) punishes x2(entity) for x3(property of x2) with punishment x4(property of x1) , lo se sfasa — punished, lo te sfasa — reason for punishment, lo ve sfasa — punishment
- le rirni pu sfasa le verba lo ka jai gau spofu fai lo palta vau lo ka na permite vo'e lo ka kelci bu'u lo zdani — The parent punished the child for breaking the plate by not allowing to play at home.
- Related words: cnemu, pleji, venfu, zekri, canja, dunda, jdima, jerna, kargu, prali, dapma, cirko, jinga
sfofa — x1(entity) is a sofa
- lo sfofa — sofa
- au mi te vecnu lo sfofa — I would like to buy a sofa.
- Related words: nilce
sfubu — x1(entity) dives or swoops to x2(entity) from x3(entity)
- lo sfubu — diver
- mi pu sfubu lo lenku djacu lo lelxu korbi — .
- Related words: farlu
si — erases one last Lojban word. non-Lojban text is treated as one word
- au mi citka lo kokso si perli — I'd like to eat a coconut, no, pear!
si'a [discursive] — similarly, si'nai — not similarly
- Comment: ji'a means 'additionally', si'a means 'similarly' implying that there is another salient difference..
- mi si'a pu vitke le tcadu — I also visited the city (just in another year).
- sa'u go'i ca lo drata nanca i mi nelci lo finpe si'anai — But i like fish.
- Related words: simsa, panra
si'au [evidential] — It seems
- si'au le fetsi cu xebni do — It seems, she hates you.
- si'au le ctuca pu co'u pacna — It seems, the teacher was disappointed.
si'e [verb] — number > verb denoting portion
- Comment: x1 (entity) is the n-th portion of mass x2 (entity). The number (n) is put in front of si'e.
- lo stati cu kakne lo ka zukte lo zabna — Smart people can do nice things.
- ku'i sy mo'asi'e lo se gugde — But they represent a too small fraction of citizens.
si'o [clause prefix] — clause > verb
- Comment: x1 is x2's concept described in the clause that follows.
- mi nelci lo si'o xunre — I like the color red.
si'u [preposition from sidju] — with the help of ...
- Comment: x1 of the clause corresponds to lo sidju — who helps', preposition sumti corresponds to lo se sidju — the one being helped', the clause itself corresponds to lo te sidju — the situation in which one helps.
- le verba ca kakne lo ka cadzu vau si'u lo rirni — The child is able to walk now with the help of parents.
si'unai [preposition from sidju] — oneself, without help
- mi kakne lo ka punji si'unai — I can put it myself.
siclu — x1(entity) whistles sound x2(sound, text) , lo se siclu — whistled
- le nakni pu ca'o siclu lo cladu — He was whistling something loud.
- Related words: sance, tonga, sanga, zgike, savru
sicni — x1(entity) is a coin(entity)(entity)
- lo sicni — coin
- ti me lo sicni poi jdini loi turni — This is a coin issued by French government.
- mi pu cpacu lo ci sicni poi rupnu li pa — I got threee coins one dollar each in value.
- Related words: fepni, jdini, rupnu
sidbo — x1(proposition) is an idea about x2(entity) by thinker x3(entity)
- lo sidbo — idea
- mi pu na te sidbo do lo ka ka'e xendo mi — I had no idea of how kind to me you can be.
- Related words: ciksi, jijnu, mucti, jinvi, nabmi, pensi, xanri, si'o
sidju — x1(entity) helps x2(entity) do x3(property of x2)
- lo sidju — helper
- do kakne xu lo ka sidju mi lo ka tadni lo cmaci — Could you help me in studying math?
- Related words: si'u, rirni, sarji, vipsi, ferti, selfu
sigja — x1(entity) is a cigar or cigarette
- lo sigja — cigar, cigarette
- xu le smani ca'o damva'u lo sigja — Is the monkey smoking a cigarette?
- Related words: danmo, jelca, tanko, marna
silka — x1(entity) is a silk produced by x2(entity)
- lo silka — silk
- i la alis pu dasni lo silka pastu — Alice was wearing a silk dress.
- lo silka be lo ankabuta ka'e tsali — Spider's silk can be durable.
- Related words: curnu, bukpu, cilta
silna — x1(entity) is some salt, NaCl
- lo silna — salt
- .e'o ko te cpacu lo silna mi i lo silna be lo sodna cu cidja — Please, pass me the salt.
- Related words: sakta
simlu — x1(entity) seems to have x2(property of x1) to observer x3(entity)FALSE
- mi te simlu fi do fe lo ka du'eva'e tadni — It seems to me that you are studying too hard.
- lo nu troci pu simlu lo ka na sarcu — The attempt seemed to be unnecesary.
- Related words: catlu, viska, simsa, zgana, ganse, jarco
simsa — x1(entity) is similar to x2(entity) in x3(property of x1 and x2 with kau)
- lo simsa — similar
- lo skapi be le ninmu pu simsa lo snime lo ka blabi — Her skins was white as snow.
- mi simsa lo'e cipni lo ka zifre — I am free as a bird.
- do simsa lo do patfu so'i da — I am a lot like your father.
- Related words: dunli, frica, mintu, panra, simlu, vrici
simxu — x1(entity) mutually do x2(relation between members of x1, contains two places for ce'u) , lo se simxu — done mutually
- do ce mi simxu lo ka prami — You and I love each other.
- Related words: kampu, mintu
since — x1(entity) is a snake of species x2(species)
- lo since — snake
- ko na terpa lo since — Don't be afraid of snakes.
- Related words: curnu, danlu, respa, vindu
sinma — x1(entity) respects or venerates x2(entity) , lo se sinma — respected, venerated
- no prenu cu se sinma lo se gugde be lo me vo'a moi — No man is respected by inhabitants of his own country.
- Related words: banli, censa, misno, nelci, prami, salci, jgira
sinso — x1(number) is the trigonometric sine of angle x2(number)
- lo sinso — sine
- li no sinso li pai — 0 is the sine of "pi" radians.
- Related words: tanjo
sinxa — x1(entity, text) is a sign meaning x2(entity, text) to observer x3(entity)
- lo sinxa — sign, lo se sinxa — meaning of a sign
- fi lo karce e lo cadzu fa lo xunre gusni cu sinxa lo nu ei co'u muvdu — For cars and pedestrians red light is a sign that they should stop.
- Related words: lerfu, tcita, barna, mifra, smuni
sipna — x1(entity) is asleep
- lo sipna — asleep
- lo verba ca'o sipna — The child is sleeping.
- Related words: senva, tatpi, cikna, sanji
sirji — x1(entity) is straight or direct between x2(entity)
- lo sirji — straight
- lo dargu cu sirji lo snanu ce lo berti — The road goes straight from the south to the north.
- Related words: korcu, linji, kruvi, kuspe
sisku — x1(entity) searches for x2(property of x2) among x3(entity)FALSE
- mi sisku lo ka te ciska vau lo nenri be lo nilce — I'm searching in the furniture for something that one can write on.
- Related words: mitysisku, tolcri, facki, snada, fliba
sisti — x1(entity) ceases or stops x2(property of x1) , lo se sisti — ceased, stopped
- ko sisti lo ka bebna tavla — Stop babbling!
- Related words: fanmo, mulno, cfari, denpa, fliba
sitna — x1(entity) quotes or cites source x2(entity) for statement x3(proposition) , lo se sitna — quoted source
- lu le mamta pu'o tsuku le zdani li'u fi mi te sitna la alis — Mother is not yet at home, I quoted Alice.
- Related words: krasi
sivni — x1(entity) is private or personal to x2(entity)
- lo sivni — private
- lo tadji be lo nu zbasu lo poi tai kukte vau stasu cu sivni mi — How to make such a tasty soup is a secret to me.
- Related words: gubni, mipri
skaci — x1(entity) is a skirt
- lo skaci — skirt
- mi pu te vecnu lo tordu skaci — I bought a short skirt.
- Related words: taxfu, palku
skalera — x1(entity) are stairs with steps x2(entity)
- lo skalera — stairway, stairs, lo se skalera — step of stairs
- ti skalera ci jarki — Thease are stairs wth three narrow steps.
- Related words: stapa, loldi, senta
skami — x1(entity) is a computer
- lo skami — computer
- lo skami pe mi cu spofu — My computer is broken.
- Related words: kanji, minji, pensi
skapi — x1(entity) is a skin, leather from x2(entity)
- Comment: pilka is a more general term
- lo skapi — skin, leather
- lo skapi be lo cnebo be mi cu xunre — The skin on my neck is red.
- Related words: pilka, calku, kerfa
skari — x1(entity) is of colour x2(entity) as perceived by observer x3(entity)
- lo skari — coloured, colored, lo se skari — colour, color
- le flora cu skari lo tsani mi — To me the flower has the color of the sky.
- Related words: blanu, bunre, cicna, cinta, crino, grusi, narju, nukni, pelxu, xunre, zirpu, carmi, kandi, xekri, blabi
skicu — x1(entity) tells about, describes x2(entity) to x3(entity) with description x4(proposition)
- Comment: skicu is 'to tell', cusku is 'to say', tavla is 'to talk', cusku lo notci is 'to notify'
- lo skicu — describer, lo se skicu — described, told about, lo ve skicu — description
- le gidva pu skicu fi mi'a fe lo nu mi'a cliva ca lo lerci vau lo nu lo aftobuso pu'o tsuku — The guide explained to us that we would leave later in that the bus hadn't yet arrived.
- mi pu skicu lo cinri lisri lo mi panzi — I told an interesting story to my child.
- Related words: lisri, tavla
skiji — x1(entity) is a skate or ski for surface x2(entity)
- Comment: ???wrong usage. restore x3
- lo skiji — skate, ski, lo te skiji — sled
- ai mi se marce lo skiji be lo djacu — I am going to water ski.
- Related words: sakli, marce, cutci
skori — x1(entity) is rope or cable of filaments or material x2(entity)
- Comment: Unlike cilta describes the object as consisting of more than one filament
- lo skori — rope, cable, lo se skori — filament of a rope, filament of a cable
- ti skori bi da — This cable consists of 8 filaments.
- ta skori lo jinme — That is a metal cable.
- Related words: cilta, jgena, marna, bikla, linsi
skuro — x1(entity) is a groove or trench in x2(entity)
- lo skuro — groove, trench, lo se skuro — grooved surface
- lo skuro be lo dertu cu ganra — The trench in the ground is wide.
- Related words: plixa
slabu — x1(entity) is familiar to observer x2(entity) in x3(property of x1)FALSE
- mi na se slabu la kevin — I'm not familiar with Kevin.
- la alis cu slabu mi lo ka jukpa lo kukte torta — Alice is familiar to me in cooking tasty cakes.
- Related words: fange, clani, citno, cnino, se djuno
slaka — x1(text) is a syllable in language x2(entity)
- lo slaka — syllable
- zo'oi sla slaka la lojban — sla is a syllable in Lojban.
- Related words: sance, valsi, bangu
slami — x1(entity) is a quantity of acid
- lo slami — acid
- lo slami pu jai rinka lo nu lo mi xance cu cortu — The acid made my hand hurt.
- Related words: slari, nimre
slanu — x1(entity) is a cylinder
- lo slanu — cylinder
- mi zgana lo nu lo mi xamei slanu karce cu mutce vlipa zmadu lo mi laldo karce — I notice that my 6-cylinder car is much more powerful than my old car.
- Related words: kamju, gunro
slari — x1(entity) is sour to x2(entity)
- lo slari — sour
- i lo pelnimre cu slari so'e remna — Lemon is sour to most people.
- lo ladru cu sutra lo ka slari — Milk turns sour fast.
- Related words: slami, titla, kurki, nimre
slasi — x1(entity) is some plastic(entity)
- lo slasi — plastic
- lo vi dakli cu slasi — This bag is plastic.
- Related words: rutni, boxfo, bukpu
sligu — x1(entity) is solid
- lo sligu — solid
- lo ladru mo'u dunje gi'e ca sligu — The milk froze and is now solid.
- Related words: runta, litki, gapci, jdari, dunja, pulce, jduli
slilu — x1(entity) oscillates with period x2(entity) through states x3(event)
- lo slilu — oscillating, lo se slilu — period of oscillation
- lo gerku pu jersi lo jatna fau lo ka jai gau slilu lo rebla be vo'a — The dog followed its master, wagging its tail.
- lo bombila pu slilu lo snidu lo ka te gusni lo xunre ce'o lo blanu — A lught bulb was flickering every second changing from red to blue light.
- lo re nanla pu slilu fi lo ka bajra seka'a ce'o teka'a — The two boys were running to and fro.
- Related words: dikni, rilti, morna, desku, janbe, boxna
sliri — x1(entity) is a quantity of sulfur
- lo sliri — sulphur
- lo sliri cu se pilno fi lo ka zbasu lo sacki — .
- Related words: xukmi, panci, pelxu
sluji — x1(entity) is a muscle controlling body part x2(entity)
- lo sluji — muscle
- ko palpi lo sluji be lo birka be mi — Touch and feel the muscle of my arm.
- Related words: rectu, xadni, zajba
sluni — x1(entity) is an onion of species x2(species)
- lo sluni — onion
- mi ba co'e lo tamca jo'u lo sluni — I'll have tomato and onion.
- lo vi stasu cu se vrusi lo sluni — This soup tastes of onions.
- Related words: stagi
smacu — x1(entity) is a mouse of species x2(species)
- lo smacu — mouse
- lo mlatu mo'u kavbu lo smacu — A cat has caught a mouse.
- Related words: ratcu
smadi — x1(entity) guesses, conjectures x2(proposition) is true about x3(entity) , lo se smadi — guess (hypothesis)
- mi na birti lo se smadi be mi bei lo tcima — I'm not sure in my guess about the weather.
- mi smadi lo nu mi'o ba ze'u ei cadzu — I guess you and I will have to walk for long time.
- Related words: djuno, facki, jijnu, sruma
smaji — x1(entity) is quiet at observation point x2(entity)
- lo smaji — silent
- lo xamsi cu simlu lo ka smaji ti — The sea looks quiet in sound from here.
- Related words: kerlo, panpi, savru, tirna
smaka — x1(entity) feels the taste x2(entity)FALSE
- mi smaka lo tasta be lo najnimre — I taste the taste of the orange.
- mi smaka lo najnimre — I taste an orange.
- mi smaka lo titla — I feel something sweet.
- Related words: tasta, vrusi, ganse, palpi, viska
smani — x1(entity) is a monkey or ape of species x2(species)
- lo smani — monkey
- lo boske cu culno lo smani — The forest is full of monkeys.
- Related words: mabru, danlu
smoka — x1(entity) is a sock
- lo smoka — sock
- mi na ka'e tolcri lo smoka pe mi — I can't find my socks.
- Related words: cutci, taxfu
smuci — x1(entity) is a spoon or scoop
- lo smuci — spoon, scoop
- ko citka sepi'o lo smuci — Eat with a spoon.
- Related words: dakfu, forca, tutci
smuni — x1(entity, text) is a meaning of x2(entity, text) accepted by observer x3(entity)
- lo smuni — meaning, lo se smuni — meaningful
- ma poi lojbo smuni zoi sy. hola .sy. poi spano — What is the Lojban for Spanish "hola"?
- mi pu te smuni zo y lo nu mi na birti — By saying y I meant that I wasn't sure.
- Related words: jimpe, sinxa, valsi, tanru, gismu, lujvo, cmavo, jufra
snada — x1(entity) succeeds at x2(property of x1) because of effort x3(property of x1) , lo te snada — successful effort
- mi pu snada lo ka gasnu tu'a lo fagri vau lo ka jai gasu mosra lo grana lo grana — I succeeded in producing fire by rubbing one stick against another.
- Related words: fliba, troci, jgira
snanu — x1(entity) is to the south of x2(entity)(entity)
- lo snanu — southern
- lo mi pendo cu xabju fi'o se snanu ti — My friend live to the south of this place.
- Related words: berti, stuna, stici, farna
snidu — x1(event) is x2(number) seconds longFALSE
- lo nu mi pu bajra cu snidu li pamu — I ran in 15 seconds.
- Related words: cacra, junla, mentu, tcika, centi, decti, dekto, femti, gigdo, gocti, gotro, kilto, megdo, mikri, milti, nanvi, petso, picti, terto, xatsi, xecto, xexso, zepti, zetro
snime — x1(entity) is some snow
- lo snime — snow
- lo snime cu lenku — The snow is cold.
- Related words: bratu, carvi, bisli
snipa — x1(entity) sticks or adheres to x2(entity)
- lo snipa — sticky
- lo cirla cu sinpla lo moklu be mi — The cheese sticked to my mouth.
- Related words: tarla, viknu
snuji — x1(entity) is a sandwich of x2(entity) sandwiched between x3(plural of entity)
- lo snuji — sandwich
- mi pu citka lo snuji be lo rectu bei lo nanba — I ate a bread sandwhich with meat inside.
- Related words: midju, nenri, sepli, senta, jbini, bitmu, sruri
snura — x1(entity) is safe from threat x2(entity)
- lo snura — safe from a threat
- mi'o snura lo ka se gunta lo tigra — We are safe from a possible attack of tigers. .
- Related words: ckape, kajde, marbi, terpa, xalni, bandu
snuti — x1(property of x2) is an accident on the part of x2(entity)
- lo snuti — accident
- lo ka darxi la alsi pu to'e snuti la kevin — It was deliberate on the part of Kevin to hit Alice.
- lo ka srera pu snuti lo lanli — The error happened accidentally on the part of the researcher.
- Related words: zukte, cunso
so [digit/number] — 9 (digit) [nine]
- bi flora ca zvati le purdi — There are 9 pencils that I use.
so'a [digit/number] — almost all (digit/number)
- so'a lo prenu ca cando — Almost all people are idle now.
so'e [digit/number] — most
- so'e lo prenu cu nelci lo plise — Most people like apples.
so'i [digit/number] — many
- so'i lo prenu cu pindi — Many people are poor.
so'o [digit/number] — several
- mi pu tavla so'o lo prenu — I talked to several people.
so'u [digit/number] — few
- so'u prenu ca zvati le zarci — There are a few people now in the store.
sobde — x1(entity) is some soya of species x2(species)
- lo sobde — soya
- ti stasu lo sobde — This is a soya soup.
- Related words: dembi, gurni
sodna — x1(entity) is a quantity of alkali metal
- lo sodna — alkali metal
- la natrium cu sodna — Sodium (Na) is an alkali metal.
- Related words: jilka, jinme
sodva — x1(entity) is a quantity of soda, carbonated beverage of brand x2(species)
- lo sodva — soda
- mi pu pinxe lo sodva be lo bisli kruji — I was drinking an ice cream soda.
- Related words: jilka, jinme
solji — x1(entity) is a quantity of gold
- lo solji — gold
- lo solji cu kargu — Gold is expensive.
- lo dikca te jorne poi lo solji cu sefta cu plixau fi lo ka xe benji — Electrical junctions with gold surfaces are good for transmissions.
- Related words: ricfu, rijno, narju, pelxu
solri — x1(entity) is the sun of home planet x2(entity)
- lo solri — sun
- ti solri lo so'o barda planeta — This is a home star of several big planets.
- Related words: gusni, lunra, mluni, planeta, santa, terdi, tarci
sombo — x1(entity) sows x2(entity) in x3(entity) , lo se sombo — sown
- xu do mo'u sombo lo tsiju lo dertu — Hve you sowen the seeds in the ground?
- Related words: crepu, tsiju
sonci — x1(entity) is a soldier of army x2(entity)
- lo sonci — soldier, lo se sonci — army of soldiers
- ti se sonci pa ki'o ji'i da — This is an army of approximately 1000 soldiers.
- Related words: bilni, damba, jenmi, xarci, pulji
sorcu — x1(entity) is a store or deposit of x2(entity)
- Comment: vreji is for 'information storage', x2 of sabji is for 'store, reserve' that is not necessarily tied to a site.
- lo sorcu — store, deposit, stockpile
- ei mi klama lo sorcu be lo cidja — I should go to a food store.
- xu lo sorcu be lo datni cu akti — Is the data store active?
- Related words: banxa, panka
sorgu — x1(entity) is sorghum of species x2(species)
- lo sorgu — sorghum
- ra pu jai gau farvi fai lo sorgo tezu'e lo ka jai gau citka lo jipci — He was growing sorghum to feed chickens.
- Related words: gurni
sorta — x1(entity) sorta is/does x2(property of x1)
- lo sorta — sorta, sort of
- mi sorta lo ka gleki — I'm sort of happy.
- Related words: simsa, klesi
sovda — x1(entity) is an egg from organism x2(entity)
- Comment: spore' is tsiju, 'pollen' is sovda. Embryo-containing eggs are tsiju. Hen eggs used as food are usually unfertilized and thus are sovda.
- lo sovda — egg
- mi pu lebna so'o lo sovda be lo jipci — I took several hen eggs.
- Related words: ganti, gutra, mamta, patfu, rorci, tsiju, lanbi, tarbi, tarbi
spaji — x1(event) surprises x2(entity)
- lo spaji — surprising event, lo se spaji — surprised
- mi se spaji lo nu do kakne lo ka zgipli fi lo tabra — I am surprised that you can play the horn.
- Related words: manci, jenca, bredi, suksa
spali — x1(entity) polishes x2(entity) with polish x3(entity) , lo te spali — polish
- le ninmu cu spali lo xadni lo cakla — The woman polished her body with a chocolate.
- Related words: mosra, sraku, xutla
spano — x1(entity) is Spanish in x2(property of x1)
- lo spano — Spanish
- xu le ninmu cu spano — Is she Spanish?
- Related words: xispo, ketco, mexno, gento
spati — x1(entity) is a plant of species x2(species)
- lo spati — plant (organism)
- le spati cu banro — The plant is growing.
- Related words: genja, grute, gurni, latna, rozgu, stagi, tricu, tsiju, tujli, xruba, xrula, pezli, srasu
speni — x1(entity) is married to x2(entity) under custom x3(proposition); ; x1 is a spouse of x2
- lo speni — spouse, wife, husband
- lo speni be mi cu se jibri lo ka mikce — My spouse works as a doctor.
- Related words: prami, gletu
spisa — x1(entity) is a portion or piece of x2(entity)
- lo spisa — portion, piece, lo se spisa — portioned
- ko dunda fi mi fe lo spisa be lo plise — give me a piece of an apple.
- Related words: pagbu
spita — x1(entity) is a hospital treating patient x2(entity) for condition x3(property of x2)
- lo spita — hospital, lo se spita — patient of a hospital
- tu spita lo verba lo vidru te bilma — That is a hospital treating children for viral diseases.
- Related words: bilma, mikce
spofu — x1(entity) is broken in function x2(property of x1)
- lo spofu — broken, lo se spofu — broken function
- lo molka cu spofu lo ka cupra lo purmo — Themill is broken and is not producing the flour.
- Related words: daspo, katna, porpi, se xrani, cikre
spoja — x1(entity) explodes or bursts into pieces x2(entity)
- lo spoja — exploding
- le jbama pu spoja lo pagbu — The bomb exploded into pieces.
- Related words: cecla, jakne, jbama
spuda — x1(entity) responds or answers to stimulus x2(entity) with response x3(property of x1)
- lo spuda — responder, lo se spuda — stimulus for a response, lo te spuda — response
- mi pu spuda lo se retsku lo ka spusku zo je'u — I responded to the question by replying "Yes." The person responded to her offer with laughter.
- le prenu pu spuda lo se friti be le fetsi vau lo ka cmila i le skami na spuda — The computer is not responding.
- Related words: cusku, preti, nabmi, danfu, frati, cpedu
sputu — x1(entity) spits liquid x2(entity) from x3(entity) onto x4(entity) , lo se sputu — liquid spit
- mi pu sputu lo tcati lo kabri lo jbume — I spit some tea from the cup onto the table.
- Related words: jetce, kafke, vamtu
sraji — x1(entity) is vertical in reference frame x2(entity)
- lo sraji — vertical
- lo grana cu simlu lo ka sraji mi — The rod seems tio be standaing vertically fromy my position.
- Related words: sanli, pinta
sraku — x1(entity) scratches x2(entity)
- Comment: unlike kakpa, sraku does not imply material is removed
, lo se sraku — scratched
- mi pu sraku lo mi stedu — I scratched my head.
- Related words: guska, katna, mosra, plixa, kakpa, spali
sralo — x1(entity) is Australian in x2(property of x1)
- lo sralo — Australian
- xu lo va nixli cu sralo — Is that girl Australian?
- Related words: glico
srana — x1(entity) is relevant to x2(entity)
- lo srana — relevant
- .e'o do ciska lo srana be lo fatci se lifri be do — Please write about related to your real experience.
- xu lo nu do litru cu srana lo jibri be do — Is your journey a business trip?
- Related words: ra'a, ckini, ponse, steci
srasu — x1(entity) is grass of species x2(species)
- lo srasu — grass
- lo bakni cu nitcu lo srasu — Cows nead grass.
- Related words: spati
srera — x1(entity) errs in doing x2(property of x1) , lo se srera — error, mistake
- mi pu srera lo ka cuxna lo speni be mi — I made a mistake in choosing my spouse.
- Related words: drani, cfila, fliba
sruma — x1(entity) assumes that x2(property of x2) is true about x3(entity) , lo se sruma — assumed
- mi sruma lo ka racli vau lo nu ca'o smaji — I think it'd be rational to continue keeping silence.
- Related words: smadi, birti
sruri — x1(entity) encloses or surrounds x2(entity) in direction x3(entity)
- lo sruri — enclosing, lo se sruri — eclosed
- lo ckule cu se sruri lo cmana joi lo lalxu ro korbi — The school is surrounded by mountains and lakes from all sides.
- Related words: karli, senta, snuji, vanbi, se nenri, se jbini, bartu, djine
stace — x1(entity) is honest with x2(entity) about x3(property of x1)
- lo stace — honest
- ko stace mi lo ka pu cusku lo se du'u do pu zukte makau — Be honest with me in saying what you did.
- sei mi stace mi na djuno — Frankly, I don't know.
- Related words: tcica, jetnu, jitfa, mipri
stagi — x1(entity) is the vegetable, edible portion of plant x2(entity)
- lo stagi — vegetable
- au lo stagi stasu — I want a vegetable soup.
- lo vi genja cu stagi lo patlu — This root is a vegetable of potato plant.
- Related words: grute, kobli, narge, sluni, spati, sunga, tamca
staku — x1(entity) is a ceramics
- lo staku — ceramic
- mi se cinri tu'a lo jungo staku — I have an interest in Chinese ceramics.
- Related words: kliti
stali — x1(entity) stays or remains at x2(entity)
- lo stali — staying, remaining
- mi te mukti lo ka stali vi ze'a lo djedi be li ci — I am going to stay here for three days.
- Related words: vitno, zasni, ralte, stodi, xabju, stuzi, renvi
stani — x1(entity) is a stem or trunk of plant x2(entity)
- lo stani — stem, trunk, lo se stani — plant with a stem (organism)
- lo cribe cu cpare lo stani be lo clani tricu — The bear climbs up a trunk of a high tree.
- Related words: tuple, mudri
stapa — x1(entity) steps on surface x2(entity) using limbs x3(entity)FALSE
- le xirma pu jundi stapa lo bisli lo sufti — The horse carefully stepped on the ice with her hoofs.
- mi pu stapa seka'a le cripu — I stepped to the bridge.
- Related words: bajra, plipe, cadzu, skalera
stasu — x1(entity) is some soup with ingredients x2(entity)
- lo stasu — soup, lo se stasu — ingredient of a soup
- i mi pu citka lo stasu be lo dembi ce lo silna — I ate a bean soup with salt.
- Related words: sanmi, mixre, salta, sanso
stati — x1(entity) has talent for doing x2(property of x1)
- lo stati — smart, talented, lo se stati — talent
- ra stati lo ka zbasu lo bambola — She has talent for making dolls.
- Related words: jinzi, certu, rarna, larcu, kakne
steba — x1(entity) feels frustration about x2(event)
- lo steba — frustrated, lo se steba — frustrating situation
- ra pu steba lo nu la alis di'i pante — He was frustrated of Alice's regular complaints.
- Related words: cinmo
steci — x1(property of x2 and x3) is specific only to x2(entity) among x3(entity); ; x2 is the only one, are the only ones with x2 among x3
- lo steci — specific feature, lo se steci — having a specific feature
- fi lo jmive fa lo remna cu se steci lo ka pilno lo xislu — Among living beings only humans use wheel.
- Related words: po'e, srana, se ponse, ckini, tcila, tutra
stedu — x1(entity) is a head of x2(entity)
- lo stedu — head
- lo stedu be lo verba cu glare — The child's head is hot.
- Related words: drudi, mebri, xedja, besna, flira, mapku
stela — x1(entity) is a lock for sealing x2(entity) , with mechanism x3(property of x1)
- Comment: x3 describes how this mechanism works to open/close x1
- lo stela — lock, lo se stela — sealed with a lock, lo te stela — locking mechanism
- ti stela lo vi tanxe lo ka te setca lo mapti ckiku — This is a lock for sealing this box; a suitable key is to be inserted into it.
- Related words: ckiku
stero — x1(entity) is x2(number) steradiansFALSE
- lo te kojna be fi ti cu stero li pa — The vertex of this cone subtends 1 steradian.
- Related words: centi, decti, dekto, femti, gigdo, gocti, gotro, kilto, megdo, mikri, milti, nanvi, petso, picti, terto, xatsi, xecto, xexso, zepti, zetro
stici — x1(entity) is to the west of x2(entity) in frame of reference x3(entity)
- lo stici — western
- la amerik cu stici la afrik ti — America is to the west of Africa when viewed from here.
- Related words: stuna, berti, snanu, farna
stidi — x1(entity) suggests x2(property of x3) to x3(entity)
- lo stidi — advisor, lo se stidi — piece of advice, suggestion, proposal
- do ka'e stidi tu'a ma poi gusta — What restaurant would you recommend?
- lo se stidi be le prenu pu du lo nu daspo lo dinju — Her proposal was to destroy the building.
- Related words: ti'i, tcica, xlura
stika — x1(entity) changes x2(property of x1) in degree x3(entity)
- Comment: cenba needs not be causal, galfi is causal and resultative, binxo needs not be causal but is resultative
, lo se stika — adjusted
- i ro lo linji ka'e stika lo ni clani vau ro lo klani — Any line segment can be changed in its length to any degree.
- Related words: cenba, galfi, binxo, zasni, stodi
stizu — x1(entity) is a bench or chair
- lo stizu — chair
- e'a do jai gau muvdu fai lo stizu ti gi'e zutse — Feel free to move the chair here and get seated.
- Related words: nilce, zutse, jubme, ckana
stodi — x1(entity) is static, constant, unchanging in x2(property of x1)
- lo stodi — constant
- ra stodi lo ka jinvi makau — He is stable in is views.
- Related words: cenba, stika, stali, vitno, manfo, zasni, tinsa, jdari
stomaxu — x1(entity) is a/the stomach/digestive organ of x2(entity)
- Comment: See betfu, moklu, risna, livga
- lo stomaxu — stomach
- lo stomaxu be mi cu culno — I am full.
- Related words: betfu, rango
stuna — x1(entity) is to the east of x2(entity) in frame of reference x3(entity)
- lo stuna — eastern
- lo nurmi zdani pe mi cu stuna lo tcadu zdani ti — My rural house is to the west of the city apartment when viewed from here.
- Related words: stici, berti, snanu, farna
stura — x1(entity) is a structure or arrangement of x2(plural of entity)
- lo stura — structure, lo se stura — structured
- lo stura be lo dinju cu pluja — The building has a complex structure.
- Related words: ganzu, morna, ciste, lujvo, greku, gerna
stuzi — x1(entity) is an inherent site of x2(entity)
- Comment: Unlike zvati the verb stuzi describes inherent places
- lo stuzi — site
- ma stuzi lo spita — Where is a hospital?
- Related words: tu'i, jmive, diklo, zvati, tcini, xabju, jibni, judri, lamji, mokca, stali
su'a [evidential] — I generalize, su'anai — in particular
- la alis noi speni mi cu xebni lo birje ije su'a ro ninmu cu xebni by. — Alice, which is my wife, hates beer.
- mi nelci lo ninmu y ju'e su'anai la alis — And that shows that all women hate it. I like women ... Alice in particular.
- Related words: sucta, sucni'i
su'ai — joins first two places of a verb into one showing their reciprocal relation
- do ce la alis ce mi su'ai tavla — You, Alice and I talk to each other.
su'e [digit/number] — at most (all); no more than
- su'e re prenu ca zvati le dinju — There are at most two people in the building.
su'i — plus, addition operator (symbol + in math)
- li pa ci su'i mu du li pa bi — 13 + 5 = 18.
su'o [digit/number] — at least (some); no less than
- su'o ci prenu pu cliva le zdani — At least three people left the building.
- su'o prenu ca jundi — At least one person is attentive now.
su'u [clause prefix] — clause > verb
- Comment: x1 is the clause (that follows) that has the type x2. Allows to specify the type of the clause..
- lo su'u mi tadni vau be lo pruce cu nandu — My learning is hard process.
- lo nu catlu lo pindi vau be lo se lifri pu cizra — It was a strange experience to look at the poor man.
sudga — x1(entity) is dry of liquid x2(entity)
- lo sudga — dry
- le grute cu sidga lo jisra — The fruit is dry of juice.
- Related words: cilmo, litki, runta
sufti — x1(entity) is a hoof of x2(entity)
- lo sufti — hoof
- ei do lasna lo cutci lo sufti be lo xirma lo dinko — You should fit the shoe to the horse's hoof with nails.
- Related words: xirma
suksa — x1(entity) is sudden at x2(property of x1)
- lo suksa — sudden
- mi pu suksa lo ka co'a cikna — I suddenly waked up.
- Related words: spaji, vitci, vlile
sumji — x1(entity) is the sum of x2(same type as x1) plus x3(same type as x1) plus x4 ...
- Comment: Can have any number of places. Starting from x2 they represent summands.
- lo sumji — sum, total (sum), lo se sumji — summand
- li bi sumji li mu li ci — 8 = 5 + 3.
- Related words: jmina, jalge, mulno, pilji
sumne — x1(entity) smells the scent x2(entity) , lo se sumne — scent
- mi sumne lo panci be lo flora — I smell the scent of flowers.
- mi sumne lo flora — I feel a flower scent.
- Related words: nazbi, panci, cpina, ganse, zgana
sumti — x1(text) is an argument, noun / name / pronoun of predicate x2(text) filling place x3(text)
- Comment: x3 quotes a preposition (like fa or to'o) that puts the argument into its position
- lo sumti — noun, name, pronoun, verb argument, lo se sumti — main verb, predicate, lo te sumti — place of a verb argument
- zo mi sumti lu do pu dunda lo banli mi li'u zo fi — mi is the third argument of the predicate do pu dunda lo banli mi.
- Related words: bridi, darlu, gismu
sunga — x1(entity) is some garlic of species x2(species)
- lo sunga — garlic
- lo sunga cu se panci lo carmi — Garlic gives off a strong odor.
- Related words: stagi
sunla — x1(entity) is some wool from x2(entity)
- lo sunla — wool
- lo sunla be lo lanme cu xutla — Lamb's wool is soft.
- Related words: kosta, kumte, lanme, kanba, bukpu, kerfa
surla — x1(entity) relaxes by doing x2(property of x1)FALSE
- mi surla lo ka vreta lo sfofa — I relax myself by lying on a sofa.
- Related words: dunku, tatpi, cando, vreta
sutra — x1(entity) is fast or quick at doing x2(property of x1)
- lo sutra — fast, quick, lo se sutra — done fast
- la alis pu sutra lo ka punji lo botpi lo tanxe — Alice was fast enough in putting the bottle into the box.
- Related words: masno
sy [pronoun] — letter 'S' ta [pronoun] — that' (there)
- ta du lo mi'ai aftobuso vau xu — Is that our bus?
ta'a [vocative] — Shows that the speaker interrupts the dialog
- ta'a lo nobli ma se zvati lo sivni kumfa — Pardon for interrupting, but where is the toilet?
ta'e [preposition] — habitually (habitual aspect)
- mi ta'e citka lo plise — I used to eat apples.
- ta'e cando — He tends to be idle.
- lo verba ta'e ze'i co'a tatpi — Children tend to quickly get tired.
ta'i [preposition from tadji] — methodically, by method ...
- Comment: the clause corresponds to lo tadji — method', preposition sumti corresponds to lo se tadji — event happening via this method.
- ta'i ma do pu tsuku ti — How did you get here?
ta'o [discursive] — by the way, ta'onai — returning to main point
- ta'o do nanca ma — By the way, how old are you?
- ta'onai mi platu lo ka vitke la moskov ca lo reldei — Back to the point, I'm planning to visit Moscow on Tuesday.
- Related words: denpa, cneterta'a
tabno — x1(entity) is a quantity of carbon
- lo tabno — carbon
- lo kolme cu marji lo tabno — Coal consists of carbon.
- Related words: kolme
tabra — x1(entity) is a musical horn, trumpet
- lo tabra — trumpet, horn (musical instrument)
- lo xanto cu bacru lo simsa be lo sance be lo tabra — Elephants produce sounds similar to trumpet.
- Related words: zgike
tadji — x1(event) is a method for doing x2(event)
- lo tadji — method, lo se tadji — done methodically
- lo nu jai gau glare cu tadji lo nu jukpa lo sovda — Heating is how you cook an egg.
- Related words: ciste, pruce, zukte, pluta, ta'i
tadni — x1(entity) is a student of x2(entity)
- lo tadni — student, lo se tadni — studied
- mi tadni lo cmaci — I study math.
- Related words: ckule, cilre, ctuca
tagji — x1(entity) is tight, snug on x2(entity) in x3(property of x1)
- lo tagji — tight, snug
- le kosta cu tagji le verba lo ka bekpi se pagbu — The coat is tight on the child in its back part.
- Related words: trati, jarki, kluza, rinju
tai [preposition from tasmi] — like ..., in manner ..., resembling ...
- Comment: the clause corresponds to lo tasmi — manner', preposition sumti corresponds to lo se tasmi — event happening in this manner.
- la kevin cu zukte ro da tai — Kevin does everything in such a way I can't understand anything.
- ja'e bo mi jimpe no de i ba zi lo nu lo vorme co'a kalri vau le nakni pu klama lo nenri tai lo nu mi'a ca'o denpa tu'a ny. — As soon as the door opened, he got in as if we were waiting for him.
taksi — x1(entity) is a taxi
- lo taksi — taxi
- ai mi klama fu lo taksi — I'm going to take a taxi.
- Related words: aftobuso, tcadu, karce
talsa — x1(entity) challenges x2(entity) at x3(property of x2)FALSE
- mi pu talsa ra lo ka facki lo danfu — I challenged him in finding the answer.
- Related words: jinga, damba, darlu, jivna, nandu
tamca — x1(entity) is a tomato of species x2(species)
- lo tamca — tomato
- mi na nelci lo tasta be lo tamca — I don't like the taste of tomatoes.
- Related words: grute, stagi
tamji — x1(entity) is a thumb or big toe on limb x2(entity)
- lo tamji — thumb
- mi pu darxi lo tamji be mi lo mruli — I hit my thumb with a hammer.
- Related words: degji, tance, xance, jamfu
tamne — x1(entity) is a cousin to x2(entity) by bond x3(proposition)
- lo tamne — cousin
- do tunba mi lo ka patfu be lo patfu — You are my cousin since we have the same paternal grandfather.
- Related words: dzena, famti, mensi, bruna, tunba
tanbo — x1(entity) is a board or plank
- lo tanbo — board, plank
- vi lo tanbo pu sanli fa lo nixli noi lo flira zo'u darsi cisma — A girl with a cheeky smile on her face was standing at the blackboard.
- Related words: bliku, kubli
tance — x1(entity) is a tongue of x2(entity)
- lo tance — tongue
- gau ko punli fa lo tance — Put the tongue out.
- Related words: moklu, bangu, nazbi, tamji, degji
tanjo — x1(number) it a tangent of angle x2(number)
- lo tanjo — tangent
- li pa tanji li pai fe'i vo — 1 is the tangent of "pi/4" radians.
- Related words: sinso
tanko — x1(entity) is a quantity of tobacco of species x2(species)
- lo tanko — tobacco
- ra vasxu lo tanko — He smokes tobacco.
- Related words: sigja, marna
tanru — x1(text) is a compound verb formed with component x2(text) that modifies x3(text)(entity, text)
- lo tanru — compound verb
- lu sutra bajra li'u cu tanru zo sutra zo bajra — melbi ractu is a tanru (compound verb) with seltau sutra and tertau bajra.
- zoi gy. drip fry .gy. tanru — drip fry is a tanru.
- Related words: gismu, smuni
tansi — x1(entity) is a pan, shallow basin, sink for contents x2(entity)
- lo tansi — shallow basin, pan, sink, lo se tansi — contents of a pan
- ti tansi lo salta — This is a bowl for salad.
- Related words: baktu, palne, palta, patxu, kabri, botpi
tanxe — x1(entity) is a box or crate for contents x2(entity)
- lo tanxe — box, lo se tanxe — contents of a box
- ra pu bevri lo tanxe be lo penbi — He brought a box of pens.
- Related words: bakfu, botpi, cutne, dacru
tapla — x1(entity) is a tile
- Comment: for tapla the third dimension is uniform and relatively thin, for karda the third dimension is insignificant.
- lo tapla — tile
- lo dargu sefta cu vasru lo tapla — The road pavement contains tiles.
- Related words: bliku, kubli, matci, karda, bliku, kurfa, matci, plita, tarmi
tarbi — x1(entity) is an embryo with mother x2(entity) and father x3(entity)
- lo tarbi — embryo, lo se tarbi — a mother of an embryo, lo te tarbi — a father of an embryo
- le ninmu pu cusku fi le nanmu fe lu ti tarbi mi naku fi do li'u — She said to him "It's not your baby." (about her the not yet born child).
- Related words: gutra, mamta, patfu, sovda, rorci, tsiju, grute
tarci — x1(entity) is a star
- lo tarci — star
- xunai pluk fa lonu catlu lo tarci ca lo nicte — Isn't it pleasant to look at stars at night?
- Related words: solri, tsani
tarla — x1(entity) is a quantity of tar
- lo tarla — tar
- mi na kakne lo ka lumci lo creka lo tarla — I can't clean my shirt of the tar.
- Related words: kolme, pesxu, snipa
tarmi — x1(entity) is the shape of x2(entity)
- Comment: te marji is for physical shape
- lo tarmi — shape, lo se tarmi — having a shape
- lo balnema cu se tarmi lo finpe — Whales have the form of fishes.
- Related words: nejni, te marji, tapla, bliku, kubli, kurfa, cukla, mapti, morna, sarlu
tarti — x1(entity) behaves oneself in manner x2(property of x1) , lo se tarti — behaviour, behavior
- xamgu se tarti do faloka da'i smaji — The best behaviour for you would be keeping silence.
- Related words: cnano, frati, tcaci, cilce, jikca, marde
taske — x1(entity) thirsts for x2(entity)
- lo taske — thirsty
- i mi taske — I'm thirsty.
- mi mutce taske lo jisra — I'm dying for a juice!
- Related words: nitcu, djica, xagji, pinxe
tasmi — x1(event) is the way or manner in which x2(event) happens
- lo tasmi — manner
- lo ka plipe ga'u lo bitmu pu tasmi lo nu mi pu tsuku lo purdi — Jumping over the fence, this is how l got into the garden.
- Related words: tai, ta'i, tadji
tasta — x1(entity) is a taste of x2(entity)
- lo tasta — taste
- lo tasta be lo nanba cu titla — The bread has a sweet taste.
- Related words: smaka, vrusi, kukte, krumami, silna
tatpi — x1(entity) is tired of x2(event, property of x1)
- lo tatpi — tired, lo se tatpi — tiring
- mi tatpi lo nu do so'iroi pante —
. I'm tired of your numerous complaints
- Related words: cikna, sipna, surla
tatru — x1(entity) is a breast of x2(entity)
- lo tatru — breast
- ra se tatru lo barda — She has big boobs.
- Related words: ladru, mabru
tavla — x1(entity) talks to x2(entity) about x3(entity, text) in language x4(entity)
- Comment: skicu is 'to tell', cusku is 'to say', tavla is 'to talk', cusku lo notci is 'to notify'
, lo te tavla — subject of a talk
- ko smaji calonu mi tavla la alis fo la lojban fi lo nu prami — Keep silence when I'm talking to Alice in Lojban about love.
- Related words: bacru, cusku, casnu, darlu, skicu, ciksi, bangu
taxfu — x1(entity) is a garment worn by x2(entity) serving purpose x3
- Comment: bandu =event?
- lo taxfu — garment
- lo vi sunla kosta cu taxfu lo zvati be lo cmana gi'e bandu fi lo lenku — This fur coat is used by those who are in mountains to protect them from cold.
- Related words: creka, cutci, daski, dasni, gluta, kosta, mapku, palku, pastu, skaci, smoka, lunbe
tcaci — x1(property of x2) is a custom or habit of x2(entity)
- lo tcaci — custom, habit, lo se tcaci — having a habit
- ra se ke xlali tcaci lo ka batci lo jgalu — He has a bad habit of biting his fingernails.
- Related words: fadni, kampu, lakne, jinzi, ckaji, cnano, tarti, ritli, javni, zekri
tcadu — x1(entity) is a city or town of area x2(entity)
- lo tcadu — city, town
- lo ralju tcadu be lo bu'u gugde cu darno ti — The main city of this country is far away from here.
- Related words: jarbu, nurma, cecmu
tcana — x1(entity) is a station, node for component x2(entity) of a network
- lo tcana — network station, network node, lo se tcana — network with a station
- ti tcana lo trene — This is a train station.
- Related words: dargu, litru, pluta, trene, ciste, ve mrilu, tivni, cradi, ve benji, fonxa, letri, fatri
tcati — x1(entity) is some tea brewed from x2(entity)
- lo tcati — tea, lo se tcati — leaf of tea
- mi pinxe lo tcati be lo crino — I'm drinking tea brewed from green leaves.
- Related words: ckafi
tcemi — x1(entity) is compared with x2(entity)FALSE
- mi poi tcemi do barda — I am big compared to you.
- Related words: karbi, zmadu
tcena — x1(entity) extends to range x2(entity) in x3(property of x1) from range x4(entity)
- lo tcena — stretchy
- lo bratu carvi cu tcena fo ti fe lo drata gugde lo vlile — The violent hail spreads from here to another country.
- Related words: kuspe, pruni, preja, ranji, trati
tcica — x1(event) tricks or misleads x2(entity) into x3(property of x2)
- Comment: ??? tcica1 is topic?
- lo tcica — misleading event, lo se tcica — tricked, misled
- lo nu lo jbari cu xunre cu tcica mi lo ka pensi lo nu to'e se ckape lo ka citka jy — The red color of the berry misled me into thinking that it's safe to eat it.
- Related words: stace, xlura, stidi, kajde
tcidu — x1(entity) reads x2(text) from medium x3(entity)
- lo tcidu — reader, lo se tcidu — text being read, lo te tcidu — document being read
- mi mo'u tcidu lo se ciska le bitmu — I have read what is written on the wall.
- Related words: ciska, cukta, karni
tcika — x1(number: hours, minutes, seconds separated by pi'e) is the time of x2(event) happening on day x3(entity) at place or timezone x4(entity)
- lo tcika — time of day, lo ve tcika — time zone
- `le fetsi pu tsuku mo'u le se tcika — She arrived on time.
- mi pu tsuku ca le se tcika — I arrived in time.
- Related words: ti'u, cacra, cerni, detri, donri, djedi, junla, nicte, mentu, snidu, temci, vanci, dirba, mokca
tcila — x1(entity) is a detail or feature of x2(entity)
- lo tcila — detail, feature, lo se tcila — detailed, having features
- lo bangu be lo cecmu cu roroi vajni tcila cy — The language in a society is always its important detail.
- Related words: diklo, steci
tcima — x1(entity) is a detail of weather at place x2(entity)
- Comment: ???to be fixed including glosses
- lo tcima — weather
- - ma tcima la moskov ca lo cabdei - — - What is the weather today in Moscow?
- solri — - It's sunny.
- Related words: brife, bumru, carvi, dilnu, bratu
tcini — x1(event) are the circumstances of x2(event)
- lo tcini — situation, circumstances
- ma tcini lo nu do pu farlu — How did you fell down (what were the circumstances of your falling)?
- ma tcini lonu pilno — What are the terms of usage?
- Related words: stuzi, zvati, vanbi, ve pruce, ckaji, zasni
tcita — x1(entity) is a label or tag of x2(entity) showing information x3(property of x2)
- lo tcita — tag, label, lo se tcita — tagged, labelled, lo te tcita — information on a tag
- lo vi sinxa cu tcita lo valsi lo ka cnino — This symbol labels words as being new.
- Related words: sinxa, cmene, judri
te [place converter] — switches 1st and 3rd places
- mi pu te vecnu lo karce lo mi pendo — I bought a car from my friend.
- va'i lo mi pendo pu vecnu lo karce mi — In other words, my friend sold a car to me.
te'o [digit/number] — exponential e (approximately '2.71828')
- li te'o te'a vei ka'o pi'i pai ve'o du li ni'u pa — e^(i * π) = -1.
tebe'i [preposition from te benji] — sent to ...
- Comment: x1 of the clause corresponds to lo benji — who sends', preposition sumti corresponds to lo te benji — who receives the message'.
- le prenu pu cusku da tebe'i mi — He said something to me.
teka'a [preposition from te klama] — going from ...
- mi pu bajra teka'a le za'umei — I ran away from them.
temci — x1(event) is the elapsed time from x2(event) to x3(event)FALSE
- lo cacra be li ci cu temci lo nu mi mo'u cliva lo dinju vau lo nu lo mamta mo'u tsuku dy — Three hours passed from the time I left the building till the time the mother arrived at it.
- Related words: cacra, cedra, citsi, ranji, tcika, junla, renvi
tenfa — x1(entity, number) is the exponential result of x2(same type as x1) to the power of x3(number)
- lo tenfa — exponential result, lo se tenfa — exponential base, lo te tenfa — exponent
- li so tenfa li ci li re — 9 is the exponential result of 3 to the power 2.
- Related words: dugri
tengu — x1(property of x2) is a texture of x2(entity)
- lo tengu — texture, lo se tengu — having a texture
- lo pilka be lo tricu cu se tengu lo ka rufsu — The rind of the tree has a rough texture.
- Related words: rufsu, xutla
terai [preposition from te traji]:Comment: the clause corresponds to lo se traji — comparison, x1 of the clause corresponds to the most one in this comparison, preposition sumti corresponds to lo te traji — among what objects the selection is done.
- lo fragari cu se nelci mi terai lo jbari — Out of berries I like strawberries most.
terdi — x1(entity) is the home planet of inhabitants x2(entity)
- Comment: ???move to mupli dertu for ground, dirt, except when used to express physical relative frame of reference, e.g. 'on the ground', 'the ground beneath us'
- lo terdi — home planet
- ti terdi lo remna — This is the planet of humans.
- Related words: lunra, planeta, solri, kensa, tsani
terpa — x1(entity) fears x2(event)
- lo terpa — fearful, lo se terpa — causing fear
- mi terpa lo nu lo mamta cu viska ti — I'm afraid that my mom will see this.
- Related words: snura, xalni, xanka, virnu
terto — x1(entity) is a trillion, 10^12 of x2(same type as x1) in x3(property of x1)FALSE
- lo vi tcana cu terto lo bitri be li bi lo ka vasru — This network station stores 1 Terabyte of data.
- Related words: grake, mitre, snidu, stero, delno, molro, kelvo, xampo, gradu, litce, merli, centi, decti, dekto, femti, gigdo, gocti, gotro, kilto, megdo, mikri, milti, nanvi, petso, picti, xatsi, xecto, xexso, zepti, zetro
tezu'e [preposition from te zukte] — for a purpose, with a goal of ...
- le prenu cu gunka tezu'e lo ka co'u morji — He works in order to forget.
ti [pronoun] — this (here)
- ma jdima ti — What is the price of this?
- ko stali ti — Stay here.
ti'a [preposition] — behind, to the rear of ...
- ti'a do karce — There is a car behind you.
ti'e [evidential] — I hear (hearsay)
- ti'e ba carvi — They say it wil rain.
- ti'e le prenu cu zabna mikce — She is said to be a good doctor.
- Related words: tirna, sitna, tcidu
ti'u [preposition from tcika] — associated with time ... (time stamp follows)
- Comment: ???.
- ti'u li paci mi'a cliva — We leave at 1 pm.
tigni — x1(entity) performs x2(property of x1) for audience x3(entity)
- lo tigni — performer, lo se tigni — performance, lo te tigni — audience of a performance
- le za'umei cu tigni lo ka sutra dansu vau lo tadni — They are performing a fast dance before students.
- Related words: jarco
tigra — x1(entity) is a tiger of species x2(species)
- lo tigra — tiger
- le mlatu cu simlu lo ka cmalu tigra — The cat looks like a small tiger.
- Related words: cinfo, mlatu
tikpa — x1(entity) kicks x2(entity) at location x3(entity) using foot x4(entity)FALSE
- mi pu tikpa la alis lo betfu lo znule jamfu be mi — I kicked Alice in the belly with my left foot.
- Related words: tunta, darxi
tilju — x1(entity) is heavy or massive in x2(property of x1)
- lo tilju — heavy
- lo vi tanxe cu je'a tilju lo ka gau muvdu re'o lo loldi — This box is really heavy in dragging it on the floor.
- Related words: linto, carmi, bunda, junta
tinbe — x1(entity) obeys rule x2(property of x1) made by x3(entity) , lo se tinbe — rule obeyed
- mi tinbe lo te minde do — I obey your command.
- Related words: minde, lacri, javni, flalu, zekri
tinci — x1(entity) is some tin
- lo tinci — tin
- lo tanxe cu marji lo tinci — The box is made of tin.
- Related words: lante, boxfo, cnisa, jinme
tinsa — x1(entity) is rigid, stiff in direction x2(entity) against force x3(event)
- lo tinsa — rigid, stiff
- le falnu cu tinsa lo pinta lo bride — The sail is rigid in horizonal direction against the wind.
- Related words: toltinsa, bapli, jdari, nandu, torni, trati, xarnu, danre, stodi
tirna — x1(entity) hears x2(entity) , lo se tirna — heard
- mi pu tirna lo sance be lo palta poi ca'o porpi — I heard the sound of a plate breaking.
- Related words: kerlo, sance, smaji, savru, voksa, ganse, zgana
tirse — x1(entity) is a quantity of iron
- lo tirse — iron
- lo solji cu tilju semau lo tirse — Gold is heavier than iron.
- Related words: jinme, gasta, molki
tisna — x1(entity) fills with material x2(entity, property of x1); ; x2 pours into x1 FALSE
- tisna lo ka jgira — .
- Related words: culno, kunti, rinci, setca
titla — x1(entity) is sweet or sugary to x2(entity)
- lo titla — sweet, sugary
- lo badna cu titla mi — Tha banan tastes sweet to me.
- Related words: sakta, slari, kurki
tivni — x1(entity) is a video camera or TV center streaming x2(entity) via medium x3(entity) to TV receiver x4(entity)
- lo tivni — streaming video camera, streaming TV center, lo se tivni — streamed video
- ti ca'o tivni lo filme la internet lo mi zdani skami — This camera is streaming video via the internet to my home computer.
- Related words: cradi, filme, vidni, benji, tcana
tixnu — x1(entity) is a daughter of x2(entity)
- lo tixnu — daughter, lo se tixnu — parent of a daughter
- ma nuzba lo tixnu be do — How is your daughter?
- Related words: bersa, panzi
to — to ... toi are parentheses, add parenthetical comments
- ends with: toi
- lei verba (to lei rirni pu zvati lo zarce toi) pu klama lo bartu — The children (the parents were at the store) went outside.
to'e — anti- (opposite on the scale). Modifies the construct to the right
- mi to'e ri'a nai snada — Despite that I succeeded.
- to'e cafne fa lo nu carvi bu'u ti — It rains here seldom.
- mi to'e nelci lo perli — I hate pears.
to'o [preposition] — directly away from ...
- da pu renro lo rokci to'o le bitmu — Someone threw a stone from the direction of the fence.
to'u [discursive] — in short, to'unai — in detail
- to'u mi na djuno lo danfu — In short, I don't know the answer.
- to'unai mi cliva ca lo lamji vanci — In detail, I leave this evening.
- Related words: tordu, clani, tcidu
toi [terminator] — seldom elidable except at end of text
- starts with: to
toknu — x1(entity) is an oven for heating x2(entity)
- lo toknu — oven, lo se toknu — baked in an oven
- ti toknu lo cidja — This is an oven for cooking food.
- tu tokun lo mudri — And that is a wood burning stove.
- Related words: nanba
tolckire — x1(entity) feels resentment, bitterness towards x2(entity) for action x3(property of x2)
- lo tolckire — resentful
- mi pu tolckire le ninmu lo ka tarti lo xlali — I felt resentful of this lady's bad behavior.
- Related words: to'e, ckire
tolcri — x1(entity) finds x2(property of x1) at x3 , lo se tolcri — found (in possesion)
- mi pu tolcri lo penbi lo va kumfa — I found the pen in that room.
- Related words: facki, ralte, sisku, claxu, jinga, pleji, canja, sfasa, dapma, binra, mipri
toldi — x1(entity) is a butterfly or moth of species x2(species)
- lo toldi — butterfly, moth
- mi zgana lo tadji be lo nu lo toldi cu vofli — I observe how butterflies fly.
- Related words: cinki
tolna'e — x1(proposition) confirms, is an evidence for x2(proposition)
- lo tolna'e — evidence
- lo du'u la kevin na xagji cu tolna'e lo du'u ky pu citka lo torta — The fact that Kevin is not hungry is the evidence that he ate the cake.
- tolna'e lo du'u mi na ba jinga — It's clear that I won't win.
- Related words: natfe, nibli, tugni, zanru, xusra
tolpo'u — x1(entity) is functional, usable(property of x1); ; x1 is capable of performing functions x2
- lo tolpo'u — functional, usable
- lo minji cu tolpo'u — The machine is functional.
- Related words: to'e, spofu, akti, kakne
toltinsa — x1(entity) is flexible in direction x2(entity) under force x3(event)
- lo toltinsa — flexible
- do simlu lo ka toltinsa lo ka tarti makau vau lo se cpedu be lo se prami be do — You seem to be flexible in your behavior under requests of your loved one.
- Related words: tinsa, bapli, jdari, nandu, torni, trati, xarnu, danre, stodi
tonga — x1(sound) is a tone of pitch x2(entity)
- lo tonga — tone, lo se tonga — tone pitch
- lo cipni ta'e bacru lo tonga be lo barda — The bird produces a high pitch.
- lo bakni cu bacru lo tonga be lo cmalu — Cows produces low pitch.
- Related words: rilti, zgike, janbe, siclu
tordu — x1(entity) is short in length/width etc. x2(property of x1)
- Comment: The first largest dimension. tordu, jarki and cinla specify the three dimensions of objects
- lo tordu — short
- lo vi uenzi cu tordu lo ni valsi — This text is short in the number of words.
- Related words: cmalu, jarki, caxno, cinla, clani
torni — x1(entity) twists under force x2(event)
- lo torni — twisting
- mi mo'u jai se torni lo tornozelo — I twisted my ankle.
- Related words: tinsa, trati
tornozelo — x1(entity) is an ankle of x2(entity)
- lo tornozelo — ankle
- lo djacu pu lamji lo tornozelo be ra — The water reached her ankles.
- Related words: cidni, jamfu, tuple, jorne
torta — x1(entity) is some cake, torte, tart, pie, flan made of/containing ingredients x2(entity)
- lo torta — cake, torte, tart, pie, flan
- ti pu torta lo grute e lo kruji e lo nanba — This was a cake made of fruits, cream and bread.
- Related words: nanba, panlo, toknu
traduki — x1(entity) translates x2(text) to x3(text)
- Comment: x2 and x3 can be filled with names denoting languages e.g. glico.
- lo traduki — translator, interpreter, lo se traduki — text translated
- do traduki zoi gy.Yay, hello!.gy. ma poi lojbo — How would you translate "Yay, hello!" to Lojban?
- mi traduki lo glico lo lojbo — I translate from English to Lojban.
- Related words: uenzi, cusku
traji — x1(entity) is utmost in x2(property of x1 and x3) among x3(entity)
- Comment: milxe and mutce don't have similar x3
- lo traji — utmost, most
- la alis cu traji lo ka clani vau lo nixli pe lo vi ckule — Alice is the tallest among girls of this school.
- Related words: rai, jimte, milxe, mutce, banli, curve, fanmo, krasi, manfo, prane, zmadu, mleca
trano — x1(entity) is a quantity of nitrogen
- lo trano — nitrogen
- lo vacri cu vasru lo kijno e lo trano — The air consists of oxygen and nitrogen.
- Related words: vacri
trati — x1(entity) is taut, strained in direction x2(property of x1)
- lo trati — taut, strained
- le taxfu cu tarti lo ka pinta — The dress is strained in horizontal direction.
- Related words: tinsa, torni, tagji, tcena, kluza
trene — x1(entity) is a train of cars x2(plural of entity)
- lo trene — train (of cars), lo se trene — car of a train, carriage (of a train)
- ti trene mu da — This train consists of 5 cars.
- Related words: tcana
tricu — x1(entity) is a tree of species x2(species)
- lo tricu — tree
- lo cribe cu kakne lo ka cpare lo tricu — A bear can climb a tree.
- Related words: cindu, ckunu, pezli, mudri, spati
trina — x1(entity) attracts x2(entity) with x3(property of x1)
- lo trina — attractive, lo se trina — attracted
- lo jibri cu trina mi lo ka mi zifre lo ka cliva lo briju ca lo nu mi djica — The job attracts me in that I may leave the office when I want.
- Related words: djica, nelci, rigni, xlura, magneti
trixe — x1(entity) is behind x2(entity) in frame of reference x3(entity)FALSE
- lo karce cu trixe lo tricu lo canko — The car is behind the tree when viewed from the window.
- Related words: crane, rebla, mlana, pritu, zunle
troci — x1(entity) tries to do x2(property of x1) , lo se troci — something tried
- mi ba troci lo ka cpare lo tricu — I will try to climb the tree.
- fa po'o lo troci cu snada — Only the one who tries succeeds.
- ku'i lo troci po'o cu fliba — But the one who only tries fails.
- Related words: fliba, snada, cipra
tsali — x1(entity) is strong in property x2(property of x1)
- lo tsali — strong
- do tsali lo ka lafti lo tilju — You are strong in lifting heavy objects.
- Related words: ralci, ruble, carmi, vlipa
tsani — x1(entity) is the sky at place x2(entity)
- lo tsani — sky
- lo tsani be lo xamsi cu klina gi'e banli — The sky in the sea is clean and magnificent.
- Related words: gapru, kensa, tarci, terdi
tsapi — x1(entity) is a spice or seasoning causing flavor x2(entity)
- lo tsapi — spice, seasoning, lo se tsapi — flavour of a seasoning, flavor of a seasoning
- lo vi cidja cu culno lo tsapi be lo cpina — This food is rich in hot spices.
- Related words: vrusi
tsiju — x1(entity) is a seed, fertilized cell of organism x2(entity) for producing offspring x3(entity)
- lo tsiju — seed, fertilized cell
- ti tsiju lo manti lo mamta — This is a fertilized cell producing ant queen.
- Related words: tarbi, dembi, grute, jbari, sombo, spati, sovda
tsina — x1(entity) is a platform or stage at x2(entity) supporting x3(entity)
- lo tsina — platform, stage
- lo tsani cu tsina pe'a lo galtu lo tarci — The sky is a high "pedestral" for stars.
- Related words: greku, jubme
tsuku — x1(entity) arrives at x2(entity, property of x1) via x3(entity); ; x1 reaches x2 , lo se tsuku — place of arrival
- mi tsuku lo xotli lo ralju klaji — I arrived at the hotel via the main street.
- mi kakne lo ka tsuku lo cmana — I can reach the mountain.
- lo nu mi tsuku pu spaji le za'umei — My arrival surprised them.
tu [pronoun] — that over there
- u'ecai tu mo — Oh my, what is that over there?
tu'a — refers to a noun inside an abstraction noun. "tu'a [noun]" is equivalent to "lo nu co'e [noun]"
- mi djica tu'a lo plise — I want an apple. I want to do something with an apple (probably, to eat it).
tu'e — tu'e ... tu'u — brackets for grouping sentences
- ends with: tu'u
- mi cadzu ka'ai le gerku — I will walk with the dog.
- je ba tu'e mi ba jukpa lo nanba i ja ca bo mi lumci le kumfa tu'u — And then I will either cook the bread or clean the room or doth both at the same time.
tu'o [digit/number] — null operand (used in unary mekso operations)
- Comment: outside math formulae used to indicate that number can't be applied to the noun.
- tu'o sluni cu zvati le patxu — There is a mash of oinons in the pot.
- Related words: zi'o
tu'u — seldom elidable
- starts with: tu'e
tubnu — x1(entity) is a tube made of x2(entity) with the hole made of x3(entity)
- Comment: Also sleeves, hoses. For hollow pipes, x3 can be air, water, etc.
- lo tubnu — tube, lo se tubnu — material of a tube, lo te tubnu — content of a tube
- lo vi ponjo se sanmi cu tubnu lo rismi lo finpe sovda — This Japanese meal is a tube of rice with caviar as its filling.
- Related words: kevna, canlu, slanu, kamju
tugni — x1(entity) agrees with x2(entity) that x3(proposition) is trueFALSE
- mi tugni do lo nu lo vi purdi cu melbi — I agree with you that this is a beautiful garden.
- Related words: sarxe, mapti, darlu, natfe, panpi, sarji
tujli — x1(entity) is a tulip of species x2(species)
- lo tujli — tulip
- lo tujli bazi se flora — The tulips will bloom soon.
- Related words: spati
tumla — x1(entity) is a parcel of land at x2(entity)
- lo tumla — terrain, parcel of land
- ti tumla lo drata gugde — This is a land of another country.
- Related words: vacri, xamsi, tutra, gugde, xamsi
tunba — x1(entity) is a sibling of x2(entity) by bond x3(property of x1)
- Comment: x3 defines parent of x1 and x2
- lo tunba — sibling
- do tunba mi lo ka se mamta gi'e se patfu — You are my sibling since we are born from the same mother and father.
- Related words: bruna, mensi, tamne
tunka — x1(entity) is a quantity of copper
- lo tunka — copper
- xu lo tunka cu narju — Is copper orange?
- Related words: jinme, lastu, ransu
tunlo — x1(entity) swallowsFALSE
- ra pu tunlo — He made a swallowing movement.
- Related words: citka, pinxe, galxe
tunta — x1(entity) pokes, stabs, pricks x2(entity)FALSE
- lo dakfu cu tunta lo tuple be mi — The knife is poking my leg.
- Related words: balre, dakfu, darxi, fanza, jicla, katna, tikpa
tuple — x1(entity) is a leg of x2(entity)
- lo tuple — leg
- je'u ma'a se tuple vo da — We actually have four legs.
- Related words: stani, zbepi, jamfu, jimca, sanli
turni — x1(entity) governs people or domain x2(entity)
- lo turni — governor
- ra turni lo bu'u gugde — He governs this country.
- Related words: catni, minde, tutra, jecta, gugde, ponse, jitro
tutci — x1(entity) is a tool used for x2(property of x1)
- Comment: basic tool types: salpo, pulni, cfine, klupe, jendu, xislu, vraga, balre, mruli, cinza, garna, pijne, pambe, canpa, utensils: forca, smuci, dakfu
- lo tutci — tool, lo se tutci — purpose of a tool
- lo vlaste cu plixau tutci lo nu tadni lo bangu — Dictionary is a useful tool for studying languages.
- Related words: cabra, minji, se pilno, zukte, sazri, salpo, pulni, cfine, klupe, jendu, xislu, vraga, balre, mruli, cinza, garna, pijne, pambe, canpa, forca, smuci, dakfu
tutra — x1(entity) is territory controlled by x2(entity)
- Comment: Needs not be land.
- lo tutra — territory
- lo tutra be lo manti cu zenba — The territory controlled by ants is extending.
- Related words: catni, turni, jecta, gugde, ponse, steci, tumla
ty [pronoun] — letter 'T' u [conjunction for nouns] — whether or not
- coi lo jbopre u lo certu — Hello, Lojbanists (whether or not you are experts).
- Related words: ju, a, e, ji, o, u
u'a [interjection] — gain, u'anai — loss
- u'a sinxa lo nu mi pu drani — Aha, that's a sign that I was right.
- u'anai lo rob pu zabna gerku — Snif, Rob was a good dog.
- Related words: jinga, selne'u, prali, cirko
u'e [interjection] — Ooh! (wonder), u'enai — Pff! (commonplace)
- u'e le lalxu cu je'a melbi — Wow, the lake is really beautiful.
- .u'e nai lalxu — So what? It's just a lake.
- Related words: manci, fadni
u'i [interjection] — Ha-ha! (amusement), u'inai — Blah (weariness)
- u'i lo mlatu cu troci lo ka kavbu lo rebla be vo'a — Ha-ha, a cat is trying to capture its tail.
- u'inai mi pu tirna loc do xajmi lisri — Boring, I heard your funny story.
- Related words: selzdi, selxajmi, xalbo
u'o [interjection] — courage, boldness, u'ocu'i — timidity, shyness, u'onai — cowardice
- .u'o mi do ba jai gau snura — I'm coming to your rescue!
- .u'o cu'i xu mi zifre lo ka stali — Erm, may I stay here?
- .u'o nai mi na klama lo nenri — Oh no, I'm not going to enter.
- Related words: virnu
u'u [interjection] — Sorry! (repentance)
- u'u mi pu srera — Sorry, I made a mistake.
- Related words: xenru, zugycni
ua [interjection] — Aha! (discovery), uanai — confusion/searching
- ua lo za'u vi jbari cu je'a kukte — Wow, these berries are indeed tasty.
- uanai ma smuni lo se cusku be do — Huh, what's the meaning of your words?
- Related words: facki, cfipu, sisku
ubu [pronoun] — letter 'U' ue [interjection] — Dear me! Yow! Hey?! Wow! (surprise), uecu'i — not really surprised, uenai — expectation
- ue do xa'o zvati ti — Hey, you are already here!
- uecu'i do ca'o sipna — Well, no surprises, you are still sleeping.
- ue nai ro da cu prane — Everything is perfect, just as I expected.
- Related words: spaji
uenzi — x1(text) is a text in language x2(entity)
- lo uenzi — text, lo se uenzi — language of a text
- zoi ry.привет.ry. uenzi lo rusko — привет is a Russian text.
- Related words: cusku, traduki
ui [interjection] — Wee! Yay! Hooray! Yippie! Yahoo! (happiness), uinai — Alas! (unhappiness)
- ui mi pu penmi le fetsi zu'e mi — Yay, I had a meeting with her.
- uinai mi fliba — Alas, I failed.
- Related words: gleki
ultime — x1(event) is the finale/final/last part leading up to completion of x2(event)
- lo ultime — finale, final part
- lo ultime be lo te jivna ba cinri ba'a — I expect the final part of the competition interesting.
- Related words: incipe, cfari, sisti, krasi, fanmo, mulno
uo [interjection] — Voila! (completion), uonai — incompleteness
- uo mi facki lo danfu — Voila, I found a solution!
- uo nai do tu na ru'e darxi — Oh, you almost hit it.
- Related words: mulno, mansa, fanmo, snada
uu [interjection] — Oh dear! Poor thing! (pity, compassion), uunai — Mwa ha ha! (cruelty)
- uu a'o do ba jinga ca lo drata — Oh you poor thing, I hope you will win another time.
- uunai do ba me lo selfu be mi — Mwa ha ha, you will be my slave!
- Related words: kecti
va [preposition] — ... space units apart
- Comment: specifies the distance, e.g. in meters .
- le prenu cu sanli va lo mitre be li re ki mi — The man is standing two meters away from me.
va'e [verb] — number > verb denoting position on scale
- Comment: x1 (property of nonce place with kau) is at n-th position on scale x2 (property of nonce place with kau). The number (n) is put in front of va'e.
- ro prenu cu su'ova'e bebna — Every person is stupid to some degree.
- du'eva'e fa lo nu cuxna — It's to hard to choose something.
- ti so'ova'e boske — This is jungle. not a real forest.
va'i [discursive] — in other words
- mi ponse so'u jdini — I have little money.
- va'i mi pindi — In other words, I'm poor.
- Related words: cneselsku
va'o [preposition from vanbi] — provided that ..., on condition that ..., under conditions ..., in environment ...
- mi ba zukte i va'o bo do stali — I will do it provided that you stay.
va'u [preposition from xamgu] — thanks to ..., due to ..., benefiting from ...
- mi co'a ricfu va'u lo ka carmi gunka — I became rich thanks to my hard work.
vacmurse — x1(entity) is the twilight of day x2(entity)
- lo vacmurse — twilight
- ca lo vacmurse be lo prulamdei le festi pu tsuku lo mi dinju — Yesterday at twilight she arrived at my house.
- Related words: cerni, kandi, vanci
vacri — x1(entity) is some air from place x2(entity) composed of x3(entity)
- Comment: ??? remove places
- lo vacri — air
- mi vasxu lo vacri be lo purdi bei lo kijno jo'u lo pluka panci — I breath the air of the garden full of oxygen and pleasant scents.
- Related words: gapci, kijno, trano, tumla, vasxu, xamsi
vai [digit/number] — hex digit F (decimal 15) [fifteen]
- mi ba penmi do ti'u li vai — I will meet you at 3pm.
vajni — x1(entity, property of x1) is important to x2(entity) in x3(property of x1)
- lo vajni — important
- na vajni mi — I don't care.
- lo ka di'i tavla fo la lojban cu vajni do lo ka se jalge lo nu do certu tu'a la lojban — Regularly talking in Lojban is important to you in becoming an expert in Lojban.
- Related words: banli, ralju, vamji, dirba, kargu, pajni
valsi — x1(text) is a word meaning x2(entity) in language x3(entity)
- lo valsi — word, lo se valsi — meaning of a word
- zo'oi parte valsi lu lo pagbu li'u lo spano — parte means "part" in spanish language.
- Related words: slaka, bangu, cmavo, cmene, gismu, jufra, rafsi, smuni
vamji — x1(entity, property of x2) is what x2(entity) is worth of to x3(entity) for use x4(property of x2)
- lo vamji — value, lo se vamji — having value
- lo vi cukta cu se vamji lo barda mi lo nu mi lanli ce'u — This book is worth a lot to me for studying.
- lo vi cukta cu se vamji lo ka so'iva'e zanru ce'u — This book is worth high praising.
- Related words: jdima, jerna, vecnu, dirba, janta, kargu, pleji, vajni)
vamtu — x1(entity) vomits x2(entity)FALSE
- lo verba cu vamtu lo pu se citka vo'a — The child vomited what he had eaten.
- Related words: rigni, jetce, kafke, sputu
vanbi — x1(entity) is part of environment x2(entity)
- lo vanbi — part of an environment, lo se vanbi — environment
- lo vanbi cu so'imei — There are many factors.
- lo vanbi be lo vi jufra cu sinxa lo nu lo cusku pu na junri — The context of this sentence is a sign that the author wasn't serious.
- Related words: va'o, sruri, jibni, jbini, ferti, tcini
vanci — x1(entity) is an evening of day x2(entity)
- lo vanci — evening
- vanci coi — Good evening!
- vanci — It's evening.
- ai ca lo vanci be lo bavlamdei mi vitke lo mamta be mi — I'm going to visit my mother tomorrow evening.
- Related words: cerni, cermurse, vacmurse, tcika
vanjba — x1(entity) is a grape of plant x2(species)
- lo vanjba — grape
- ta vasru lo plise e lo vanjba e lo guzme e lo drata grute — It contains apples, grapes, melon and other fruits.
- Related words: vanju, jbari, grute, tsiju, narge
vanju — x1(entity) is some wine from grapes x2(entity)
- lo vanju — wine, lo se vanju — wine grape
- ti vanju lo xunre vanjba — Th is wine from red grapes.
- Related words: barja, birje, xalka, jikru, fusra
vasru — x1(entity) is a container or vessel containing x2(entity)
- lo vasru — container, vessel, lo se vasru — contents of a vessel, contained
- lo tanxe pu vasru so'i cukta — The box was full of books.
- Related words: bartu, jbini, nenri, zvati, cpana, botpi, lanka
vasxu — x1(entity) breathes x2(entity) , lo se vasxu — breathed
- e'u mi'o vasxu su'o lo vifne vacri — Let's breath some fresh air.
- Related words: fepri, kijno, vacri
vau — 1. In a clause with one main verb shows the end of that clause. 2. In a clause with several main verbs all the sumti after vau are applied to every main verb.
- mi jinga vau ui — I won, yay!
- mi so'o roi masno cadzu gi'e so'oroi bajra vau to'o lo ckule — Sometimes I walk slowly from the school, sometimes I run away from it.
ve [place converter] — switches 1st and 4th places
- le ve pluta cu tordu — The route is short.
ve'a [preposition] — covering some space ...
- da lalxu ve'a lo krami be li reki'o lo ka mitre — There is a lake covering 2,000 square meters.
ve'e — covering the whole space
- bu'u lo kumfa ve'e dertu — It's dirty all over the room.
ve'i — covering a small space ...
- lo tapla poi farlu fi le drudi cu porpi lo ve'i spisa — The tiles that fell from the roof broke into small pieces.
- lo va ve'i cmana cu se gacri lo srasu — That hill is covered with grass.
- da lalxu ve'i lo kramu be li re bei lo ka mitre — There is a puddle covering two square meters.
ve'o:starts with: VEI ve'u — covering a large space ...
- lei verba pu zbasu lo ve'u snime — Children made a snowball.
- xu do jibni lo ve'u xamsi — Have you ever been near the ocean?
vecnu — x1(entity) sells goods or service x2(entity, property of x3) to x3(entity) for goods or service x4(entity, property of x1)
- lo vecnu — seller, vendor, lo se vecnu — sold, lo ve vecnu — price of something sold
- mi pu te vecnu lo plise lo rupnu be li re — I bought apples for 2 dollars.
- mi pu te vecnu lo ka se ctuca fi la lojban ze'a lo cacra be li ci — I bought three hours of Lojban lessons.
- mi pu te vecnu lo ka jorne lo kibro — I bought an internet connection.
- Related words: canja, dunda, janta, pleji, jerna, kargu, prali, zarci, vamji, jdima, fepni, friti, jerna, rupnu
vedli — x1(entity) remembers experience x2(event)
- Comment: Unlike morji the verb vedli describes personal exprience.
- lo vedli — witness
- mi vedli lo ka kansa la alis bu'u ti — I remember being with Alice at this place.
- Related words: morji, lifri
vei — vei ... ve'o — brackets for math expressions
- ends with: ve'o
- li vei ci su'i pa ve'o pi'i re du li bi — (3 + 1) x 2 = 8.
- li ci su'i pa pi'i re du li mu — 3 + 1 x 2 = 5.
venfu — x1(entity) takes revenge against x2(entity) for wrong x3(property of x2) by doing x4(property of x1) , lo te venfu — reason for revenge, lo ve venfu — act of vengeance
- la kevin pu venfu la alis lo ka kusru ky vau lo ka cinba abu lo lianpi — He took a revenge on Alice being rude to him by kissing her on the cheek.
- Related words: sfasa, cnemu
vensa — x1(event) is spring of year x2(entity) at location x3(entity)
- lo vensa — springtime
- ca lo vensa be lo renonomu moi bei la australias mi pu na zvati lo mi zdani gugde — During Australian winter of year 2005 I wasn't in my home country.
- Related words: citsi, crisa, critu, dunra
for importing into LMW (delete all " during import)verba — x1(entity) is a child aged x2(event) immature in x3(property of x1)
- lo verba — child
- lo vi mlatu cu verba lo masti be li ci lo ka ca'o pinxe lo mamta ladru — This cat of three months old is still a kitten since he still drinks mother's milk.
- Related words: cifnu, makcu, citno, panzi, nanla, nixli, se rirni, bersa
vi — near, ... space units apart
- Comment: ne'a mi means 'near me'. vi specifies the distance, e.g. in meters .
- le prenu cu sanli vi lo mitre be li re ki mi — The man is standing near, only two meters away from me.
vi'a [preposition] — throught an area (in 2-dimensional space)
- mi pu litru vi'a le gugde — I travelled across the country.
- mi pu klama vi'a le tcadu — I moved around the city.
vi'e [preposition] — throught a space-time (in 4-dimensional interval)
- xu do pensi lo vi'e pixra — Are you thinking of the whole picture?
- lo prenu vi'e cenba — People change in time and space.
vi'i [preposition] — along a line (in 1-dimensional space)
- ai mi cadzu vi'i le klaji — I'm going to walk along the street.
vi'o [vocative] — will do that, wilco (expresses compliance)
- ko lumci le kumfa i vi'o do — Clean the room - Will do.
vi'u [preposition] — throught an space (in 3-dimensional space)
- le fagri pu preja vi'u lo zdani — The fire spread across the building in all directions.
vibna — x1(entity) is a vagina of x2(entity)
- lo vibna — vagina
- xu ti pixra lo vibna be lo bakni — Is this a picture of a cow's vagina?
- Related words: cinse, gletu, pinji, plibu, vlagi, mabla
vidni — x1(entity) is a screen, video monitor for function x2(property of x1)
- lo vidni — screen, video monitor, lo se vidni — function of a screen
- ti vidni lo ka jarco lo ni livla — This is the screen for showing the amount of fuel.
- Related words: filme, ve tivni
vidru — x1(entity) as a virus of species x2(species) capable of infecting x3(entity)
- lo vidru — virus
- ti vidru la rotavirus lo remna — This is a Rotavirus that infects humans.
- Related words: jurme
vifne — x1(entity) is fresh or unspoiled
- lo vifne — fresh, unspoiled
- xu lo finpe cu vifne — Is the fish fresh?
- Related words: fusra
vikmi — x1(entity) excretes waste x2(entity) from x3(entity) via x4(entity) , lo se vikmi — excreted waste, excrement
- lo verba cu vikmi lo pinca lo xadni lo nakpinji — The child excretes the urine from the body via the penis.
- Related words: cigla, kalci, pinca, xasne
viknu — x1(entity) is viscous, of thick consistency
- lo viknu — viscous, thick (viscous)
- lo jisra cu viknu — The juice is thick.
- Related words: denmi, snipa
vimcu — x1(entity) removes or subtracts x2(property of x3) from x3(entity) leaving x4(entity) , lo se vimcu — removed, lo ve vimcu — remainder after removal
- no lo ladru cu ve vimcu — No milk left.
- mi pu vimcu lo jbari lo torta lo matne — I removed berries from the cake leaving the butter.
- Related words: lebna, muvdu, cpacu, canci, cliva, jdika
vindu — x1(entity) is poisonous or toxic to x2(entity)
- lo vindu — toxic, poisonous
- lo cakla cu vindu lo gerku — Chocolate is a poison to dogs.
- Related words: since
vinji — x1(entity) is an aircraft for carrying x2(entity)
- lo vinji — airplane, aircraft, lo se vinji — cargo of an aircraft
- mi pu ca'o vofli bu'u lo vinji be lo prenu — I was flying in a passenger's airplane.
- Related words: vofli, sabnu
vipsi — x1(entity) is a vice in x2(property of x1) to principal x3(entity)
- lo vipsi — subordinate, vice-president
- la kevin cu vipsi fi mi fe lo ka platu — Kevi nis my vice in planning.
- Related words: krati, sidju
virnu — x1(entity) is brave in x2(property of x1)
- lo virnu — brave, lo se virnu — done bravely
- do pu virnu lo ka nerkla lo jelca dinju — It was brave of you to enter the burning house.
- Related words: terpa, darsi
viska — x1(entity) sees x2(entity) , lo se viska — seen
- mi viska lo se skari be lo plise — I see the color of an apple.
- ri skari lo pelxu — The apple is colored red.
- mi viska lo tarmi be lo najnimre — I see the form of an orange.
- ri se tarmi lo cukla — It is round.
- mi pu viska lo nu ra limna — I saw her swim.
- mi viska ko — Show yourself.
- Related words: catlu, jvinu, kanla, minra, simlu, djuno, jimpe, zgana, ganse
vitci — x1(entity) is intermittent in x2(property of x1)
- lo vitci — irregular, intermittent
- lo bombila cu vitci lo ka te gusni vau gi'e ja'o spofu — The light bulb gives an intermittent light and must be broken.
- Related words: ranji, rufsu, suksa
vitke — x1(entity) is a guest of x2(entity)
- lo vitke — guest
- mi vitke lo mensi be mi bu'u la moskov — I visited my sister in Moscow.
- Related words: friti, klama, zasni, xabju, zvati
vitno — x1(entity) is permanent in property x2(property of x1)
- lo vitno — permanent
- lo vi senta be lo dertu cu vitno lo ka bisli — This layer of soil is permanently frozen.
- Related words: stodi, cimni, zasni, manfo, stali
vlagi — x1(entity) is a vulva of x2(entity)
- lo vlagi — vulva
- lo vulva be lo vi bakni cu jai se bilma — The vulva of this cow has symptoms of a disease.
- Related words: cinse, gletu, pinji, plibu, vibna, mabla
vlaste — x1(text) is a dictionary with words x2(entity)
- lo vlaste — dictionary
- lo se cukta be ti cu vlaste lo lojbo — This book is a Lojban dictionary.
- Related words: valsi, liste, slaka, bangu, cmavo, cmene, gismu, jufra, rafsi, smuni
vlile — x1(entity) is violent; ; x1 is an act of violence
- lo vlile — violence
- lo bifre pu vlile — It was a storm.
- Related words: suksa, jursa
vlipa — x1(entity) has the power to bring about x2(property of x1)
- lo vlipa — powerful
- fa po'o lo mamta be mi cu vlipa lo ka bapli lo nu mi cliva — Only my mother has power to make me leave.
- Related words: tsali, jitro, ruble
vo [digit/number] — 4 (digit) [four]
- vo manti ca plipe lo tricu — There are 4 ants climbing the tree.
vo'a [pronoun] — refers to the 1st noun of the main clause of the current sentence
- la kevin cu zvati lo zdani be vo'a — Kevin is at home.
- la alis cu nelci lo ka tavla vo'a — Alice likes to talk about herself.
vo'e [pronoun] — refers to the 2nd noun of the main clause of the current sentence
- mi tavla do ba'e vo'e — I'm talking to you about YOU!
vo'i [pronoun] — refers to the 3rd noun of the main clause of the current sentence
- xu do pu cusku fi mi fe zo'e pe vo'i — Did you say to me something about me?
vo'o [pronoun] — refers to the 4th noun of the main clause of the current sentence
- mi tavla fi la lojban vo'o — I'm talking about Lojban in Lojban.
vo'u [pronoun] — refers to the 5th noun of the main clause of the current sentence
- mi pu klama fu lo karce fe lo mi patfu noi ta'o pu dunda vo'u mi — I went by car to my father who, by the way, had granted me it.
vofli — x1(entity) flies using means x2(entity)FALSE
- lo toldi cu vofli lo nalci — Butterflies fly using wings.
- Related words: cipni, klama, vinji
voksa — x1(sound) is the voice of x2(entity)
- lo voksa — voice
- lo voksa be lo ninmu cu to'e cladu — The woman's vocie is quiet.
- Related words: sance, tirna, bacru
volve — x1(entity) returns to x2(entity, property of x1) from x3(entity, property of x1)
- Comment: For 'return something to something' use jai gau volve faiFALSE
- mi volve lo ka finti lo pemci vau lo ka finti lo prosa — I return to writing poems after writing prose.
- mi volve la kalifornias la nipon — I returned to California from Japan.
- Related words: benji, krefu, rapli, rinka
vorme — x1(entity) is a doorway between x2(plural of entity)
- lo vorme — doorway
- ti du lo vorme poi ve klama lo zarci — This is the doorway to the store.
- lo va kevna cu vorme lo re kumfa — That hole is a dorrway between the two rooms.
- Related words: canko, ganlo, kalri, murta, pagre, bitmu, kuspe
vraga — x1(entity) is a lever for doing x2(property of x1) with fulcrum x3(entity) and arm x4(entity)
- lo vraga — lever, lo se vraga — purpose of a lever, lo te vraga — fulcrum of a lever, lo ve vraga — arm of a lever
- lo vi jinci cu vraga lo ka sepi'o ce'u katna lo pelji vau lo midju re da — These scissors is a lever for cutting paper with the fulcrum in the middle and two arms.
- Related words: tutci, pulni
vreji — x1(entity) is a record of x2(entity) about x3(entity) in medium x4(entity)
- lo vreji — record (file), file (record), lo se vreji — recorded information, lo te vreji — information storage medium, data carrier
- ti vreji lo pu se cusku be mi lo vrici bangu lo pelji — This is a paper record of what I said in past about computers.
- Related words: sorcu, datni, papri
vreta — x1(entity) rests or reclines on x2(entity)FALSE
- do pu vreta lo ckana ji lo sfofa — Were you lying on the bed or on the sofa?
- Related words: cpana, surla, zutse, ckana, lazni
vrici — x1(entity) is miscellaneous or assorted in x2(property of x1)
- lo vrici — miscellaneous
- i lo vi mlatu cu vrici lo ka skari makau — These cats vary in color.
- Related words: klesi, girzu, frica, simsa, panra
vrude — x1(entity) is virtuous in x2(property of x1)
- lo vrude — virtuous
- ra vrude lo ka sidju lo prenu — He is virtuous in helping people.
- la kevin na ji'e vrude — Kevin isn't moral to such a a degree.
- Related words: palci, xamgu, marde, zabna
vrusi — x1(entity) is a taste or flavor of x2(entity)
- Comment: vrusi can describe a combination of taste and smell
- lo vrusi — taste, flavor, lo se vrusi — having a taste
- lo vrusi be lo finpe cu carmi — The fish has a strong flavour.
- Related words: kukte, tsapi, cpina, panci
vu — far away, ... space units apart
- Comment: specifies the distance, e.g. in meters .
- le prenu ca zvati vu ci trene tcana ki mi — The man is now far away, three train stations from me.
vu'e [interjection modifier] — expressing virtue, vu'enai — expressing sin
- ievu'e sarcu fa lo nu le tcadu cu se daspo — It's my virtue, I agree that the city should be destroyed.
- mi djica vu'enai lo nu do na cliva — My sin, I don't want you to leave.
- uivu'enai mi pu citka lo titla poi mi pu zekri lebna — Yay, I ate a candie that I had stolen.
- Related words: vrude, zungi
vu'o [terminator] — ends place consisting of several nouns so that a relative clause or an interjection can be put after it making it apply to the whole place
- zo oi e zo ua vu'o poi do pu cusku cu srana xu lo jibri be do — Are "Ouch" and "Eureka" that you said related to your job?
vu'u — minus, subtraction operator (symbol — in math)
- li pa pa vu'u bu li du li ci — 11 - 8 = 3.
vy [pronoun] — letter 'V' vy bu [pronoun] — letter 'W' xa [digit/number] — 6 (digit) [six]
- xa cipni ca vofli — There are 6 birds flying.
xa'o [preposition] — already, starting before the expected beginning (infraperfective aspect)
- mi pu xa'o citka lo torta — I ate a cake too early.
- ue do ti xa'o zvati — Wow, you are already here.
xabju — x1(entity) dwells or lives in x2(entity)
- Comment: A synonym to se zdani
- lo xabju — inhabitant, lo se xabju — home
- do xabju ma poi gugde — What country do you live in?
- do xabju ma poi tcadu — What city do you live in?
- Related words: ginka, zdani, zvati, stuzi, jmive, stali, vitke
xadba — x1(entity) is half of x2(same type as x1)
- lo xadba — half
- mi pu katna lo plise lo xadba — I cut the apple in half.
- Related words: mulno, pagbu
xadni — x1(entity) is a body or corpse of x2(entity)
- lo xadni — body (corpse)
- lo xadni be lo ninmu cu clani — The woman's body is long.
- Related words: menli, pruxi, sluji, mulno, cutne
xagji — x1(entity) is hungry for x2(entity)
- lo xagji — hungry
- mi xagji lo rectu — I am hungry for meat.
- Related words: cidja, citka, djica, nitcu, taske
xagri — x1(entity) is a pipe, oboe, saxophone, clarinet, reed musical instrument
- lo xagri — reed instrument, pipe, oboe, saxophone, clarinet, lo se xagri — reed (of a musical instrument)
- le nixli pu zgipli fi lo xagri — The girl was playing the pipe.
- Related words: zgike
xajmi — x1(entity, text) is funny to x2(entity) in x3(property of x1)
- lo xajmi — funny
- lo verba gerku cu xajmi mi lo ka plipe tai makau — The puppet seems funny to me in how it jumps.
- Related words: bebna, cisma, cmila, fenki, zdile
xaksu — x1(entity) consumes or uses up x2(property of x1)
- lo xaksu — consumer, lo se xaksu — consumed
- lo karce cu xaksu lo so'i livla — The car consumes a lot of fuel.
- Related words: citka, festi, daspo, livla, pinxe
xalbo — x1(entity) is flippant or non-serious about x2(property of x1)
- lo xalbo — flippant, non-serious
- mi pu xalbo lo ka stidi lo nu ra gidva mi'o — I wasn't serious in suggesting that he guides us.
- Related words: junri, linto
xalka — x1(entity) is a quantity of alcohol of components x2(entity)
- lo xalka — alcohol
- ti xalka lo se zbasu be fi lo vanjba — This is alcohol made of grapes.
- Related words: birje, jikru, vanju
xalni — x1(entity) panics about x2(event)
- lo xalni — alarmist, panic-monger
, lo se xalni — panic situation
- ra pu xalni lo ka da'inai pu se cinba lo fange nanmu — She panicked when he was kissed by an unfamiliar man.
- Related words: ckape, snura, terpa, xanka
xamgu — x1(entity) is good for x2(entity)
- lo xamgu — good
- ba zi ku mi se xamgu — Soon I'll be okay.
- lo plise cu xamgu lo nu kanro i ji'a py. kukte — Apples are good for your health, and, in addition, they taste great.
- Related words: melbi, xlali, vrude, zabna
xampo — x1(entity) is x2(number) amperesFALSE
- lo vi lekmi'i cu xampo li re — This fridge has a current of 2 amperes.
- Related words: letri, flecu, centi, decti, dekto, femti, gigdo, gocti, gotro, kilto, megdo, mikri, milti, nanvi, petso, picti, terto, xatsi, xecto, xexso, zepti, zetro
xamsi — x1(entity) is a sea or ocean at place x2(entity)
- lo xamsi — sea
- ti xamsi lo berti — This is a northern sea.
- Related words: daplu, djacu, lalxu, rirxe, tumla, vacri, zbani, ctaru
xance — x1(entity) is a hand of x2(entity)
- lo xance — hand
- lo xance be do cu jai pulka fai loka palpi — Your hand is pleasant to the touch.
- Related words: birka, degji, jitro, xlura, jamfu, tamji
xanka — x1(entity) is anxious, worries about x2(event)
- lo xanka — nervous, lo se xanka — nervous situation
- mi xanka lo ni do kanro — I am concerned for your health.
- Related words: xalni, terpa, raktu
xanri — x1(event) is imaginary to x2(entity)
- lo xanri — imaginary event
- mi na kakne lo ka se xanri lo nu mi sazri lo trene — I can't imagine myself driving a train.
- Related words: fatci, senva, sucta, zasti, cfika, dacti, menli, sidbo
xanto — x1(entity) is an elephant of species x2(species)
- lo xanto — elephant
- lo xanto cu se ke clani nazbi — Elephants have long noses.
- Related words: mabru, barda
xarci — x1(entity, property of x3) is a weapon for use against x2(entity) used by x3(entity)
- lo xarci — weapon
- lo ka dunda lo titla cu xarci lo verba lo makcu — Giving sugarweets is a weapon against children used by grown-ups.
- Related words: jenmi, sonci, catra
xarju — x1(entity) is a pig of species x2(species)
- lo xarju — pig
- xu lo xarju cu simsa lo remna — Are pigs similar to humans?
- Related words: mabru, cange
xarnu — x1(entity) stubbornly opposes x2(entity) about x3(event); ; x1 is obstinate
- lo xarnu — obstinate
- ra xarnu lo mamta lo ka na volve lo zdani — He was obstinate in front of his mother in not returning home.
- ra xarnu fi loka jinvi makau — She is obstinate in her opinion.
- Related words: tinsa, pante, bapli, fapro
xasli — x1(entity) is a donkey of species x2(species)
- lo xasli — donkey
- lo xasli cu tsali semau lo xirma — Donkeys are stronger than horses.
- Related words: xirma, kumte
xasne — x1(entity) is sweat from x2(entity)(entity)
- lo xasne — sweat, lo te xasne — sweat gland
- lo xasne be ra cu se cigla ti — His sweat is secreted by these glands.
- Related words: pinca, vikmi, cigla
xatra — x1(entity) is a letter to x2(entity) from x3(entity) with content x4(text)
- Comment: Unlike notci xatra emphasizes the communication between author and recipient, the content of the letter may not easily be categorized to a 'subject'
- lo xatra — letter (message), lo se xatra — recipient of letter, lo te xatra — sender of a letter, lo ve xatra — contents of a letter
- ti xatra la alis mi lo se du'u mi prami abu — This is a letter to Alice from me where I as saying I loved her.
- Related words: notci, ciska, mrilu, papri
xatsi — x1(entity) is 10 to the negative eighteenth of x2(same type as x1) in x3(property of x1)FALSE
- lo vi vidru cu xatsi lo grake lo ka tilju — Weight of the virus is 1 attogram.
- Related words: grake, mitre, snidu, stero, delno, molro, kelvo, xampo, gradu, litce, merli, centi, decti, dekto, femti, gigdo, gocti, gotro, kilto, megdo, mikri, milti, nanvi, petso, picti, terto, xecto, xexso, zepti, zetro
xazdo — x1(entity) is Asian in x2(property of x1)
- lo xazdo — Asiatic
- le tcaci cu steci lo gugde poi xazdo — The custom is specific to Asian countries.
- Related words: polno, friko, jungo, rusko, ropno
xe [place converter] — switches 1st and 5th places
- mi xebni lo kibro xe mrilu — I hate internet mail system.
xebni — x1(entity) hates or despises x2(event)FALSE
- mi xebni lo ka zgana ro nu do se tasmi lo simsa — I hate seeing you like this.
- Related words: djica, nitcu, rigni, prami, nelci
xecto — x1(entity) is a hundred of x2(same type as x1) in x3(property of x1)FALSE
- lo rirxe cu xecto lo mitre lo ka condi — The river is 100 meters deep.
- Related words: grake, mitre, snidu, stero, delno, molro, kelvo, xampo, gradu, litce, merli, centi, decti, dekto, femti, gigdo, gocti, gotro, kilto, megdo, mikri, milti, nanvi, petso, picti, terto, xatsi, xexso, zepti, zetro
xedja — x1(entity) is a jaw of x2(entity)
- lo xedja — jaw
- mi pu carmi cmila i ja'e bo mi naru'e jai se torni lo xedja — I was laughing so hard that I nearly dislocated my jaw.
- Related words: stedu
xei [digit/number] — hex digit E (decimal 14) [fourteen]
- mi ba cliva ti'u li xei — I will leave at 2pm.
xekri — x1(entity) is black
- lo xekri — black
- nandu falonu tolcri lo xekri mlatu bu'u lo manku kumfa — It's hard to find a black cat in a dark room.
- Related words: blabi, grusi, manku, skari, xekri, kandi, carmi, blanu, bunre, cicna, crino, narju, nukni, pelxu, xunre, zirpu
xendo — x1(entity) is kind to x2(entity) in doing x3(property of x1)
- lo xendo — kind (generous, warm-hearted), lo te xendo — act of kindness
- ra pu xendo mi lo ka dunda lo sanmi mi — He was kind to me in providing me with the meal.
- Related words: cinmo, kecti, pendo, kusru
xenru — x1(entity) regrets x2(event, property of x1) , lo se xenru — regretted
- do ba xenru lo ka lazni — You will regret your laziness.
- Related words: .u'u, zungi
xexso — x1(entity) is 10 to the eighteenth of x2(same type as x1) in x3(property of x1)FALSE
- lo xexso be li snidu bei lo ka ditcu cu gigdo lo nanca be li ji'i cire bei lo ka ditcu — 1 exasecond is approximately 32 billion years.
- Related words: grake, mitre, snidu, stero, delno, molro, kelvo, xampo, gradu, litce, merli, centi, decti, dekto, femti, gigdo, gocti, gotro, kilto, megdo, mikri, milti, nanvi, petso, picti, terto, xatsi, xecto, zepti, zetro
xi [subscript] — subscript prefix, attaches a numeral to a pronoun, preposition, place converter or a verb word giving new meanings
- Comment: se xi re is the same as se, se xi ci is the same as te. se xi pa just emphasizes the normal order of places as if there wasn't se xi pa put here..
- i la alis e la an pu zvati lo nu penmi — Alice and Ann were at a meeting.
- ku'i abu xi re pu ze'i cliva — But Ann left soon.
- mi se xi ba'e pa prami la kevin — I love (love!) Kevin (not that he loves me).
- mi ce do se xi pa e re prami — I love you, and you love me.
- fa xi xo'e mi fa xi xo'e do viska. — You, I see (may be you see me, may be I see you, context will tell).
xindo — x1(entity) is Hindi in x2(property of x1)
- lo xindo — belonging to Hindi
- le uenzi cu xindo — The text is in Hindi.
- Related words: srito, xurdo, bengo
xinmo — x1(entity) is some ink of color x2(entity) used by writing device x3(entity)
- lo xinmo — ink, lo se xinmo — color of ink, lo te xinmo — ink pen
- lo mi penbi co'a te xinmo fi no da — My pen has run out of ink.
- ti xinmo lo blanu — This is blue ink.
- Related words: penbi
xirma — x1(entity) is a horse of species x2(species)
- lo xirma — horse
- le grusi xirma pu'i sutra — The gray horse is fast.
- Related words: sufti, xasli, kumte
xislu — x1(entity) is a wheel of vehicle x2(entity)
- lo xislu — wheel, lo se xislu — wheeled
- i xu do mo'u cikre lo xislu — Have you fixed the wheel?
- Related words: carce, karce, pulni, tutci
xlali — x1(event) is bad for x2(event)
- lo xlali — bad
- lonu lo speni be mi cu bilma cu xlali da'i mi — An illness of my spouse would be bad for me.
- Related words: palci, mabla, xamgu, betri
xlura — x1(entity) lures or influences x2(entity) into x3(property of x2)FALSE
- do pu xlura sa'u mi lo ka te vecnu lo vi dinju vau ta'i lo ka jai gau cenba fai lo jdima — You just lured me into buying this house by changing the price.
- Related words: djica, mukti, trina, jitro, sazri, tcica, xance, stidi, kajde, magneti
xo [digit/number] — asks for the digit or number (that should go into the place to which xo is put)
- xo prenu ba zvati le nu penmi "i do nanca li xo - — How many people will be present at the meeting?
- paci" — - How old are you? - Thirteen.
xo'e [digit/number] — a number unspecified or known from context
- mi pu xagji xo'eva'e — I was hungry to some degree.
- Related words: tu'o, xo, zo'e, co'e, do'e
xo'i — preposition > verb
- Comment: creates verb from a preposition. xo'i pi'o is the same as pilno, xo'i bau is the same as bangu..
- mi xo'i pi'o lo froca — I use the fork.
xo'o [interjection modifier] — sarcastically, xo'onai — sincerely
- je'u xo'o do ne semau djuno — Yes, of course, you know better (sarcastically)!
- xo'o nai sai do pu rauva'e gunka — With full sincerity I can tell you that you worked enough.
xotli — x1(entity) is a hotel or inn
- lo xotli — hotel
- la uestern poi xotli cu zvati ma — Where is "Western" hotel?
- Related words: barja, gusta
xrabo — x1(entity) is Arabic in x2(property of x1)
- lo xrabo — Arabic
- lo mi pendo cu xrabo — My friend is Arabic.
- Related words: sadjo, semto, lubno, rakso, sirxo
xrani — x1(entity) injures x2(entity)
- Comment: ???restore x4FALSE
- lo nanla pu xrani lo cidni be lo nei ja'e lo nu ri cortu — The boy injured his knee so that it hurt.
- lo jalge be lo nu xrani cu ckape — The injury is dangerous.
- Related words: cortu, daspo, spofu, katna, porpi
xruba — x1(entity) is some buckwheat of species x2(species)
- lo xruba — buckwheat
- bu'u la nipon lo prenu cu citka lo xruba nudle — In Japan people like eating buckwheat noodles.
- Related words: spati
xruki — x1(entity) is a turkey of species x2(species)
- lo xruki — turkey
- xu do pu su'oroi citka lo xruki — Have you ever eaten turkey?
- Related words: cipni
xrula — x1(entity) is a flower of plant or species x2(species)
- Comment: Synonym to xrula
- lo xrula — flower
- lo vi xrula cu rozgu — This flower is a rose.
- Related words: spati
xu [discursive] — true-false question, xunai — false-true question
- xu do pu djuno — Did you know?
- xunai do pu djuno — Didn't you know?
xukmi — x1(entity) is the chemical x2(entity) with purity x3(property of x1)
- lo xukmi — chemical
- lo vi anli cu xukmi lo solji li pi 585 — This ring is 58.5% pure gold (58.5 out of 100 parts is pure gold).
- Related words: curve, cidro, marna, nimre
xunre — x1(entity) is red
- lo xunre — red
- ko dunda lo xunre cukta mi — Give me the red book.
- Related words: skari, blabi, xekri, kandi, carmi, nukni, narju, rozgu, zirpu
xusra — x1(entity) claims, asserts that x2(proposition) is true
- lo xusra — claimant, lo se xusra — claim
- lo semau djuno cu mau xusra — Who knows more claims less.
- xu do xusra lo du'u lo terdi cu carna lo solri — Are you asserting that the Earth goes round the Sun?
- Related words: natfe, nupre
xutla — x1(entity) is smooth
- lo xutla — smooth
- lo djacu cu simlu lo ka xutla tai lo blaci — The water looks smooth as glass.
- Related words: plita, rufsu, tengu, dikni, pinta, sakli, spali
xy [pronoun] — letter 'X' y — Err, hesitation noise
- Comment: maintains the floor while speaker decides what to say next.
- mi te vecnu lo vi plise e y lo vu perli — I'm buying these apples and, umm, the pears over there.
y'y [pronoun] — letter ' (apostrophe) ybu [pronoun] — letter 'Y' za [preposition] — some time ago (unspecified or known from context)
- mi ba volve za lo djedi be li ci — I will return in three days.
- Related words: zi, za, zu
za'a [evidential] — I observe
- Comment: za'a is for expressing external experience, se'o is for expressing internal experience..
- oinai za'a melbi tcima — Oh, what a nice weather.
- za'a lo aftobuso cu jai lerci — Apparently, the bus is late.
- za'a cladu bu'u lo bartu — I can hear the loud sound outside.
- ja'o carmi carvi — So it must be raining heavily.
- Related words: zgana, lanli
za'e [left interjection] — marks the following construct as a nonce one
- Comment: can be used to show a non-standard use of the construct. Used for words made up for this specific context.
- mi pu za'e derpi — I "derped"
- va'i mi pu cusku lo se bebna — In other words I said something stupid.
- Related words: ba'e, za'e
za'o [preposition] — lasting after the expected end (superfective aspect)
- mi pu za'o citka lo titla ba lo nu mi mo'u citka lo mi sanmi — I kept eating candies after my meal was over.
za'u [digit/number] — greater than
- le za'u verba ca'o citka le kumfa — The children are eating in the room.
- za'u lo prenu pu'o klama — More people are about to come.
za'ure'u [preposition] — again
- e'o do za'ure'u cusku — Could you repeat that?
zabna — x1(entity) is superb/admirable in x2(property of x1)
- lo zabna — superb, admirable
- i lo jisra cu zabna lo ka se tasta — The juice is superb in taste.
- ra zabna lo ka se sance — Her voice is cool.
- Related words: mabla, xamgu, funca, vrude, banli
zajba — x1(entity) is a gymnast performing x2(property of x1)
- lo zajba — gymnast, lo se zajba — gymnastic feat
- ra zajba lo ka rilti muvdu — He is a rhythmic gymnast.
- Related words: sluji, dansu
zalvi — x1(entity) grinds x2(entity) into powder x3(entity) , lo te zalvi — powder produced by grinding
- mi'a zalvi lo maxri lo purmo — We grind wheat into flour.
- Related words: daspo, purmo, marxa, pulce, canre, molki
zanru — x1(entity) approves of x2(event)FALSE
- mi zanru lo se platu be do — I approve of your plan.
- Related words: zau, natfe
zarci — x1(entity) is a market selling x2(entity)
- lo zarci — market (trading site)
- lo zarci be lo rectu co'u akti de'i li vo — The butchery closes at 4 o'clock.
- Related words: vecnu, canja, dinju, banxa
zargu — x1(entity) is a buttock of x2(entity)
- lo zargu — buttocks
- le ninmu mo'u batci lo zargu be le nanmu sepi'o lo xance — She pinched his buttocks with a hand.
- Related words: ganxo, mabla
zasni — x1(entity) is temporary in property x2(property of x1)
- lo zasni — temporary
- lo vi dinju ba zasni lo ka mi xabju — I will temporarily live in this building.
- Related words: vitno, stodi, cenba, galfi, binxo, stika, stali, tcini, vitke
zasti — x1(entity) exists or is real to x2(entity) under metaphysics x3(proposition)
- lo zasti — existing
- do zasti mi lo se senva be mi — You are real for me in my dreams.
- Related words: fatci, xanri
zbabu — x1(entity) is some soap(entity)
- lo zbabu — soap
- lo vi zbabu cu se zbasu fi lo jilka joi lo grasu joi lo djacu — This soap is made of alkali, fat and water.
- Related words: lumci, fonmo
zbani — x1(entity) is a bay of coast x2(entity)
- lo zbani — bay, lo se zbani — coast, shore
- ti zbani lo tumla pe la nipon — This is a coast of the Japanese land.
- Related words: lalxu, xamsi
zbasu — x1(entity) makes or assembles x2(entity) from parts x3(entity)
- lo zbasu — assembler
- zbasu lo cirla lo ladru — Cheese is made from milk.
- Related words: cupra, larcu, rutni, finti, gundi
zbepi — x1(entity) is a pedestal, stand supporting x2(entity)
- lo zbepi — pedestal, stand
- ti zbepi lo tansi — This is a stand for the pan.
- Related words: jamfu, jicmu, jubme, tuple, ckana, cpana, loldi, sanli
zdani — x1(entity) is a home of x2(entity); ; x2 inhabits x1
- lo zdani — home, lo se zdani — inhabitant
- lo zdani be mi cu zdani be do — My home is your home.
- Related words: dinju, ginka, kumfa, se xabju
zdile — x1(event) is amusing to x2(entity) in x3(property of x1)
- Comment: xajmi is for 'funny'
- lo zdile — amusing, lo se zdile — amused
- lo verba mlatu cu zdile mi lo ka tasmi be lo ka plipe — The kitten is amusing in how it jumps.
- Related words: cinri, panka, xajmi, kelci
ze [digit/number] — 7 (digit) [seven]
- li ze tcika ti — It's 7 o'clock.
ze'a [preposition] — during some time unspecified or known from context. Adverb: for some time
- mi pu ze'a sipna — I slept for a while.
- Related words: ze'i, ze'a, ze'u, ze'e
ze'e [preposition] — eternally
- mi ba ze'e prami do — I will always love you.
- mi ze'e prami do — I loved, love and will love you.
- Related words: ze'i, ze'a, ze'u, ze'e
ze'ei — being put before two words creates a word with the meaning of the word to the left and the grammar of the word to the right
- Comment: binds two arbitrary words together to form a nonce word whose semantics are indicated by the left word and whose grammar is the same as that of the right word. Useful for creating function words without having to allocate experimental cmavo forms.
- panpi ze'ei coi — Peace to you! (as a greeting).
- Related words: zei
ze'i [preposition] — during ... (a short time). Adverb: for a short time
- ai mi ze'i sipna — I'm going to take a nap (to sleep for a short time).
- Related words: ze'i, ze'a, ze'u, ze'e
ze'o [preposition] — outwards, beyond ...
- da tricu ze'o le rirxe — There is a tree across the river.
ze'u [preposition] — during a long time. Adverb: for a long time
- mi pu ze'u sipna ba lo ka citka — I took a long nap after eating.
- Related words: ze'i, ze'a, ze'u, ze'e
zei — makes one single word out of two
- loi certu pu pilno lo xy zei kantu — Experts used X-rays.
- Related words: ze'ei
zekri — x1(event) is a crime to x2(entity)
- lo zekri — crime
- xu lo nu catra lo mabru cu zekri do — Is killing mammals a crime to you?
- Related words: flalu, sfasa, zungi, palci, lijda, pajni, javni, tcaci, marde, pulji, tinbe
zenba — x1(entity) increases in x2(property of x1) by amount x3(entity)
- lo zenba — increasing
- mi zenba lo ka se cfipu vau lo mutce — My confusion increased a lot.
- e'o do zenba lo ka masno lo ka tavla i e'o do tavla masno zenba — Would you please speak more slowly?
- Related words: jdika, zmadu, banro, jmina
zepti — x1(entity) is 10 to the negative twenty-first of x2(same type as x1) in x3(property of x1)FALSE
- xanore selci be lo marji cu zepti lo molro lo ka se canlu — One zeptomole (zmol) of substance contains 602 particles.
- Related words: grake, mitre, snidu, stero, delno, molro, kelvo, xampo, gradu, litce, merli, centi, decti, dekto, femti, gigdo, gocti, gotro, kilto, megdo, mikri, milti, nanvi, petso, picti, terto, xatsi, xecto, xexso, zetro
zetro — x1(entity) is 10 to the twenty-first of x2(same type as x1) in x3(property of x1)FALSE
- lo djacu po lo braxamsi be lo terdi cu zetro lo litce be li ji'i papivo lo ka se canlu — The volume of seawater in the Earth's oceans is approximately 1.4 zettalitres (ZL).
- Related words: grake, mitre, snidu, stero, delno, molro, kelvo, xampo, gradu, litce, merli, centi, decti, dekto, femti, gigdo, gocti, gotro, kilto, megdo, mikri, milti, nanvi, petso, picti, terto, xatsi, xecto, xexso, zepti
zgana — x1(entity) observes x2(entity) using sense x3(property of x1)
- lo zgana — observer, spectator
- mi zgana lo zgike gi'e lo filme — I'm listening to the music and watching a film.
- mi zgana lo tcini lo ka tirna — I'm monitoring the situation by listening.
- le ctuca pu jai se zgana fai lo ka bu'u lo barja — The teacher was spotted in a bar.
- Related words: ga'a, ganse, viska, catlu, tirna, pencu, sumne, kurji, canci, catlu, jarco, lanli, pinka, simlu
zgike — x1(sound) is music performed by x2(entity)
- lo zgike — music
- lo zgike be lo za'u na cladu — The music of birds isn't loud.
- Related words: damri, dansu, flani, janbe, jgita, pipno, rilti, tabra, tonga, xagri, siclu
zgipli — x1(entity) plays musicx2(entity) on a musical instrument x3(entity)
- lo zgipli — musician, lo te zgipli — musical instrument
- do certu lo ka zgipli lo melbi lo flani — You are a pro in playing beautiful melodies on the flute.
- Related words: zgike, pilno
zi [preposition] — a short time ago
- mi ba volve bazi lo cacra be li pa — I will return soon, in an hour.
- Related words: zi, za, zu
zi'e [connective for relative clauses] — and
- Comment: in Modern Lojban dialects a simple je is used instead of this word.
- le prenu poi pu tavla do zi'e noi blondino cu bruna mi vau uepei — The man that talked to you and who is blond is my brother, surprised?
- Related words: je, e, gi'e
zi'evla — x1(text) is a free-form word
- Comment: zi'evla is a type of Lojban verb defined by the form of the word
- lo zi'evla — zi'evla
- zo zigzagi zi'evla — zigzagi is a zi'evla word.
- Related words: selbrivla, gismu, lujvo, cmavo
zi'o [pronoun] — marks the place as deleted from the place structure thus forming a new verb
- zi'o traduki zo coi zoi gy. Hello! .gy. — Hello! is a translation of coi.
- loi jmive cu se zbasu zi'o lo selci — Living beings are made from cells.
zifre — x1(entity) is at liberty or free to do or be x2(property of x1)FALSE
- mi zifre lo ka zukte lo se nelci be mi — I am free to do what I like.
- Related words: pinfu, rinju, bilga, permite, kakne, frili
zigzagi — x1(entity) is a line with the shape of a zigzag
- lo zigzagi — zigzag
- lo pluta be lo cmana pu zigzagi — The route to the mountain zigzagged.
- Related words: boxna, linji
zildukse — x1(entity) is in excess, is too much for x2(property of x1) to take place(event)
- lo zildukse — excess
- lo nu mi tatpi cu zildukse lo nu mi sidju do — I'm too tired to help you.
- Related words: bancu, banzu, ricfu, zmadu
zinki — x1(entity) is a quantity of zinc
- lo zinki — zinc
- lo cidja cu vasru lo zinki — The food contains zinc.
- Related words: jinme
zirpu — x1(entity) is purple
- lo zirpu — purple
- lo taxfu cu zirpu — The dress is purple.
- Related words: skari, blabi, xekri, kandi, carmi, nukni, blanu, xunre
zivle — x1(entity) invests resources x2(entity) into x3(entity, property of x1) expecting profit x4(entity)
- lo zivle — investor, lo se zivle — invested, lo ve zivle — expected profit of an investment
- ra pu zivle lo jdini lo ka sidju lo cnino sanga — He invested money in a new singer.
- ai mi zivle lo nejni lo ka prami do vau lo nu do prami mi — I take a chance on loving you so that you will love me.
- Related words: prali, canja, jbera, dejni, ponse
zmadu — x1(entity) exceeds or is more than x2(entity) in x3(property of x1 and x2 with kau) by amount x4(entity)
- lo zmadu — more, lo se zmadu — less
- ra zmadu mi lo ka tilju vau lo ki'ogra be li pano — He weighs ten more kilograms than me.
- Related words: mau, mleca, zenba, jmina, bancu, dukse, traji
zmiku — x1(entity) is automatic in function x2(property of x1)
- lo zmiku — robot, automatic, lo se zmiku — function of a robot
- lo vorme ci zmiku lo ka co'a kalri — The door opens automatically.
- Related words: macnu
zo — verb > noun that is a quote
- Comment: zo and one single Lojban word after it make a quotation, it works as a noun. To quote compound particles, compound verbs and phrases use lu ...li'u. To quote arbitrary sequences of words use lo'u ... le'u..
- zo gleki cmene mi — Gleki is my name.
- Related words: zo'oi, zoi, la'o, la'oi, zo, lu ... li'u, lo'e, lo'u, me'oi
zo'e [pronoun] — noun unspecified or known from context
- zo'e carvi — It's raining.
- la eduard pu cusku zo'e ne le pa gerku — Eduard said something about the dog.
zo'ei — something about ..., something associated with ...
- Comment: equivalent to zo'e pe.
- ends with: lu'u
- mi pu na djuno zo'ei le nabmi — I didn't know of the problem.
- Related words: tu'a
zo'i [preposition] — on the same side as ...
- mi sanli bu'u lo klaji zo'i le muzga — I'm standing on the street on the same side as the museum.
- mi zutse lo lalxu korbi zo'i le laldo cindu — I'm sitting by the river on the same side as the old oak.
zo'o [interjection modifier] — Kidding... (humorously), zo'ocu'i — without paying attention to seriousness or humor, zo'onai — seriously
- zo'opei — Are you kidding?
- e'u zo'o renro la kevin lo vi kevna — Let's throw Kevin into this hole (kidding ...) I might be able to jump from the hill.
- mi kakne lo ka plipe fi lo ve'i cmana vau zo'ocu'i i zo'onai do fanza — Seriously, you are annoying.
- Related words: xajmi, junri
zo'oi — foreign word > noun that is a quote
- Comment: zo'oi and one single word after it make a quotation, it works as a noun. The word after zo'oi: might be from any language and written in any script, it is delimited by pauses (in speech) or whitespaces (in writing) from both sides, it can't have pauses inside if pronounced, nor dots when written. To quote several words or one word with pauses inside use zoi.
- zo'oi again se traduki fi lu za'ure'u li'u — "Again" is translated as za'u re'u.
- Related words: zo'oi, zoi, la'o, la'oi, zo, lu ... li'u, lo'e, lo'u, me'oi
zo'u — separates topic and comment
- lo danlu zo'u mi nelci lo mlatu — As for animals, I like cats.
- vo da poi gerku vau re de poi prenu zo'u da batci de — There are four da (that are dogs) and there are two de (that are men) such that each dog (da) bites the two men (de).
- Related words: zo'oi, zoi, la'o, la'oi, zo, lu ... li'u, lo'e, lo'u, me'oi
zoi — foreign text > noun that is a quote
- Comment: quotes a text that can be not Lojbanic. The quotation is to be wrapped with pauses from both sides and with an additional Lojbanic word around them from both sides. Usually the separating Lojbanic word is the first letter of the language in the quotation..
- lu coi ro do li'u se traduki fi zoi gy. Hello, everyone! .gy. noi glico — coi ro do is translated to English as "Hello, everyone!"
- Related words: zo'oi, zoi, la'o, la'oi, zo, lu ... li'u, lo'e, lo'u, me'oi
zu [preposition] — a long time ago
- la alis pu cliva zu lo nanca be li pano — Alice left ten years ago (a long time).
- Related words: zi, za, zu
zu'a [preposition] — leftwards, to the left of ...
- ko catlu lo pa karce pe zu'a do — Look at a car to the left of you.
zu'e [preposition from zukte] — via a free will, with an actor ...
- Comment: actor case tag. x1 of the clause corresponds to lo zukte, the clause itself corresponds to lo se zukte.
- zu'enai je fa mi viska lo dinju — A building caught my eye.
- zu'e je fa mi tirna lo zgike — I listened to the music.
zu'i [pronoun] — noun typical for this place
- mi pu penmi zu'i bu'u zu'i — I met the usual people at the usual place.
zu'u [discursive] — on the one hand, zu'unai — on the other hand
- zu'u le jufra cu satci lo ka se smuni — On the one hand, the sentence is exact in meaning.
- zu'unai du'eva'e clani — On the other hand it is too long.
- Related words: karbi, frica, dukti
zukte — x1(entity) takes action x2(property of x1) for purpose x3(property of x1)
- lo zukte — actor, lo se zukte — taken action, lo te zukte — purpose of action
- i mi zukte lo me mi moi tu'a lo me mi moi — I'm doing my own work for myself.
- xu do ca'o zukte lo cipra — Are you performing a test?
- mi zukte lo ka darxi le nakni — I intentionally hit him.
- mi ba zukte roda lonu do nelci mi — I would do everything so that you like me.
- Related words: zu'e, bapli, gunka, jalge, krinu, mukti, rinka, snuti, gasnu, fasnu, minji, prenu, ciksi, jibri, pilno, pluta, tadji, tutci
zumri — x1(entity) is some corn or maize of species x2(species)
- lo zumri — maize
- mi sombo lo samcu je lo zumri — I plant yams and maize.
- Related words: gurni
zungi — x1(entity) feels guilty about x2(event, property of x1)FALSE
- mi zungi lo ka pu cusku lo jitfa — I feel guilty about having told a lie.
- Related words: u'u, cinmo, xenru, zekri
zunle — x1(entity) is to the left of x2(entity) in frame of reference x3(entity)
- lo zunle — left (in direction)
- lo dinju cu zunle lo rokci ti — The house is to the left of the rock if viewed from here.
- Related words: zu'a, pritu, mlana, crane, trixe, farna
zunti — x1(entity) interferes with or disrupts x2(entity) due to x3(property of x1) , lo se zunti — hindered, disrupted
- lo gerku cu zunti lo nu mi lumci lo kumfa vau lo ka plipe — The dog leaping hinders me from cleaning the room.
- Related words: fanta, dicra, fliba, fanza, raktu, klina, bandu, cfipu, ganlo
zutse — x1(entity) sits on x2(entity)FALSE
- e'a do zutse lo stizu — You may sit down on the chair.
- Related words: stizu, cpana, vreta
zvati — x1(entity) is present at x2(entity)
- Comment: stuzi is for a stable/inherent locationFALSE
- lo sivni kumfa cu zvati ma — Where is the toilet?
- mi pu zvati lo nu penmi — I was at the meeting.
- Related words: stuzi, jbini, nenri, se vasru, cpana, diklo, jibni, cabna, lamji, tcini, xabju, jmive, jundi, vitke
zy [pronoun] — letter 'Z'