[lojban-beginners] Re: Yitzik asks his first questions

[Alex Martini <alexjm@umich.edu>]

On May 26, 2008, at 6:35 AM, Isaac Penzev wrote:
> > .e'a pei mi samkelci ti
> Is the emotional {pei} obligatory here?

ui coi .itsik.

Yes, the {pei} is needed to make it a question.  {e'a} is the  
additudinal for "approval".  And {pei} is a sort of "fill in the CAI"  
question.  CAI  is the selma'o for intensity markers, which lets the  
other person respond with things like {nai}, {ru'e}, and {sai}.

Without {pei}, it would be a statement meaning something like "(I  
approve of the fact that) I play the computer game."

mu'o mi'e .aleks.