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2015-07-14 19:27 GMT+03:00 Mustafa =C4=B0pekbayrak <mustafaipekbayrak@gmail=
.com>:

> Hi friends. I am new in lojban.
> I wonder how to say "to make something better" in lojban.
>

If you need literally a verb then {jai gau zenba fai SOMETHING lo ni xamgu}

E.g.
mi jai gau zenba fai lo dinju lo ni xamgu
I make the house better.

Of course we can have other rephrasings not necessarily imitating English
word order:
gau mi lo dinju cu zenba lo ni xamgu
which would mean the same, although it sounds (although doesn't mean)
something like "due to me the house increases in being good"

There is also a verb
xagzengau =3D xa (agent) improves x2, makes x2 better ...

mi xagzengau lo dinju =3D I improve the house.

although it requires learning one more word where is in the previous
examples I used only core vocabulary.


Can anybody tell me?
> Thank you.
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quo=
te">2015-07-14 19:27 GMT+03:00 Mustafa =C4=B0pekbayrak <span dir=3D"ltr">&l=
t;<a href=3D"mailto:mustafaipekbayrak@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">mustafai=
pekbayrak@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span>:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" st=
yle=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb=
(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><d=
iv><div>Hi friends. I am new in lojban.<br></div>I wonder how to say &quot;=
to make something better&quot; in lojban.</div></div></blockquote><div><br>=
</div><div>If you need literally a verb then {jai gau zenba fai SOMETHING l=
o ni xamgu}</div><div><br></div><div>E.g.</div><div>mi jai gau zenba fai lo=
 dinju lo ni xamgu</div><div>I make the house better.</div><div><br></div><=
div>Of course we can have other rephrasings not necessarily imitating Engli=
sh word order:</div><div>gau mi lo dinju cu zenba lo ni xamgu</div><div>whi=
ch would mean the same, although it sounds (although doesn&#39;t mean) some=
thing like &quot;due to me the house increases in being good&quot;</div><di=
v><br></div><div>There is also a verb</div><div>xagzengau =3D xa (agent) im=
proves x2, makes x2 better ...<br></div><div><br></div><div>mi xagzengau lo=
 dinju =3D I improve the house.</div><div><br></div><div>although it requir=
es learning one more word where is in the previous examples I used only cor=
e vocabulary.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail=
_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left=
-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=
=3D"ltr"><div> Can anybody tell me?<br></div>Thank you.</div><span class=3D=
""><font color=3D"#888888">

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