[lojban-beginners] Re: UI & gismu

[Jorge Llambías <jjllambias@gmail.com>]

On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 2:36 PM, paskal.kos <pascal.akihiko@gmail.com> wrote:
> 2009/2/11 Jorge Llambías <jjllambias@gmail.com>:
>>> ai    jdice
>>
>> Not quite right, but there is no gismu that means "x1 intends to do x2".
>
> How about "zukte"? Isn't a "volitional entity" with "purpose/goal"
> something that intends?

Perhaps "zukte be zi'o", since "ai" is concerned with the speaker's
intentions, not really with their actions.

>>> ei    bilga
>>
>> "bilga" only works when the speaker is also the agent. But "ei" is
>> more general, "x1 feels that x2 ought to be the case", where x2 is not
>> necesarily something that the speaker has to do.
>
> How about "dapma", in an non-offensive, neutral sense?

Could be, if we can really abstract away from all those negative
connotation words used in the definition.

mu'o mi'e xorxes