[lojban-beginners] Re: syntax questions

["Jorge Llambías" <jjllambias@gmail.com>]

On 11/23/06, Gene Mosley <lojban@mosleyfamily.org> wrote:
> From some reading I did I gather that:
>
> mi klama do = I come to you
>
> do klama mi = you come to me
>
> ko klama mi = you come to me!
>
> Is there an easier way to say something like "come
> here"/"come over here"/"come to me"?

Another way would be {ko klama ti}, "come to this one (i.e. to this place)",
but that's not really any simpler.

> Would "do klama" or "ko klama" be sufficient?

{do klama} is a statement, "you come" or "you go".
{ko klama} is a command, "Come!" or "Go!".

If context makes it clear which one you mean, it will be sufficient.
Otherwise you need to specify: "Come here!" or "Go there!"

You could also make a lujvo meaning strictly "come", for example
{tifkla}, then you could say {ko tifkla}. That would be shorter, but
not really easier.

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