The lack of a word meaning "not open for business" has been a topic of discussion many many times in lojban's history. Really, I'm not sure why there isn't a gismu for it, since it seems to be a very basic concept. That would be very high on personal list for a gismu should baselining ever be released.
In any event, if you really think about it, a case could be made for "spofu (be lo nu cuntu)" for this sense of "closed", since it's not available for its normal purpose. Another possibility is "se dicra"
--gejyspa
On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 11:57 AM, jongausib
<so.cool.ogi@gmail.com> wrote:
I suggest:
{cu'urga'o}: g1 (entrance-way/store/company etc) is closed/shut/not open, preventing access to organized activity g2=c1, by g3.
{cu'urkalri}: k1 (portal/passage/entrance-way) is open/ajar/not shut, permitting passage/access to g2=k1, by g3.
/jongausib
Den måndagen den 21:e januari 2013 kl. 19:04:39 UTC+1 skrev mudri:
My school was closed due to snow today. I attempted to express that fact in Lojban (with a few extras), but got stuck on describing that kind of "closed". There are two other words for different senses of the word ({ganlo} = closed passageway; {tolgubni} = closed group/source &c), but there's a bit more to a closed school/shop than the windows and doors being closed.
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