From jjllambias2000@yahoo.com.ar Thu May 13 15:07:01 2004 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Thu, 13 May 2004 15:07:01 -0700 (PDT) Received: from web41907.mail.yahoo.com ([66.218.93.158]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with smtp (Exim 4.32) id 1BOOLv-0002Pw-4G for lojban-list@lojban.org; Thu, 13 May 2004 15:06:55 -0700 Message-ID: <20040513214347.30093.qmail@web41907.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [200.49.74.2] by web41907.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Thu, 13 May 2004 14:43:47 PDT Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 14:43:47 -0700 (PDT) From: Jorge "Llambías" Subject: [lojban] Re: word for "action" To: lojban-list@lojban.org In-Reply-To: <200405132031.i4DKV7m22901@xahlee.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-archive-position: 7813 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: jjllambias2000@yahoo.com.ar Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org X-list: lojban-list --- "xahlee.org" wrote: > what's the lojban word for "action"? > > context: i'm trying to name a file wwhere in English i'd like to call > verbs.txt. In lojban, i'd like to say "action valsi". There isn't really a word that covers the same kind of things that are called "actions" in English. {zukte} only covers volitional actions, mostly things done by people, but not a rock falling for example. {gasnu} only agentive actions. There is no gasnu when x1 meets x2, for example. {fasnu} covers all actions, but it will probably also include things that are not actions in English, for example states. > btw, is speed "ni sultra" or "nilsutra"? nilsutra is a lujvo (compound word) formed from "ni sutra". nil- is a rafsi (combining form) of "ni". So both "ni sutra" and "nilsutra" are "amount of being fast". mu'o mi'e xorxes __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Movies - Buy advance tickets for 'Shrek 2' http://movies.yahoo.com/showtimes/movie?mid=1808405861