Alright. I am new to Lojban, but extremely interested in learning it. I am confused about several issues concerning xorlo (or gadri [i'm not sure which]).
Could someone please define the following (and give an example of its usage if appropriate):
xorlo:
gadri:
lei:
lai:
In addition to this I will now post my understood definition/gloss of la, le, lo, and loi. I ask that someone please tell me if these are correct or fix them if they are not.
la: Used only for cmene; Is the article which immediately proceeds a cmene and designates it as specific. (i.e. la bil. equates to a specific thing/person whose name is Bill.)
le: Used to denote a specific thing/instance in the mind of the speaker. For example: le gerku refers to a specific dog which I have in mind.
This could be my dog, the dog down the street, or the dog which bit me four years ago which I am currently thinking about.
lo: Utilized to introduce a non-specific thing/instance. lo gerku refers to some dog in general
loi: Shows that a number of nonspecific things act/exist as a group. loi ci gerku, for instance, are three dogs of an unimportant description/origin/etc. which function as a group.
Thank you for your time and assistance,
koltr. mykarti, (Is this the correctly lojbanized form of my name, Colter McCarty?)