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From: Pierre Abbat <phma@webjockey.net>
Subject: Re: [lojban] Re: word for "action"
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On Friday 14 May 2004 10:05, Jorge "Llamb=EDas" wrote:
> In any case, my impression was that Xah Lee was looking
> for a word that covers {citka}, {farlu} and {plipe}
> but does not include {blabi} or {prenu}. So more than
> se zukte but less than nunco'e. {nunco'e} does include
> {nu blabi} ("being white") and nu prenu ("being a person").

If he's looking for a word meaning "a Lojban word corresponding to an Engli=
sh=20
verb", I don't think he'll find one. If he wants a word meaning "a Lojban=20
verb", we have one: {brivla}. Since what concepts are expressed by which pa=
rt=20
of speech varies widely among languages (e.g. many English prepositions are=
=20
expressed in Hebrew by nouns in the construct state, as are the verb phrase=
s=20
"there is" and "there isn't"), I see nothing wrong with calling English ver=
bs=20
brivla or Lojban brivla verbs.

phma
--=20
li fi'u vu'u fi'u fi'u du li pa