[lojban-beginners] Re: syntax questions

[Gene Mosley <lojban@mosleyfamily.org>]

Let me make sure that I understand this.

{do klama mi} merely states "you come to me"

{ko klama mi} commands "you come to me"

{ma klama mi} = "who comes to me"????

{ko klama ti} commands "you come here"

By context - you mean that if I was pointing out an
open door looking at you and said {ko klama} then it
would mean "go!" and make sense - in that context.

Would {ko klama ma} have any meaning?  From my limited
point of view it would seem to mean "you go where!?" -
not really a command or a question.  

Is there a nice way to ask someone to "come to me" or
"come over here"?

I am in process of reading through LFB right now - and
I found parallel2.  Any other learning suggestions
would be appreciated.



--- Jorge Llambías <jjllambias@gmail.com> wrote:

> 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.
> 
> mu'o mi'e xorxes
> 
> 
> 
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