Re: Re: Re: [lojban-beginners] What is the Lojban word for......

[rdentato@gmail.com]

I guess I was put off by {xeljigve'u}.

{ko'a jigve'u ko'e ko'i ko'o ko'u}

would be

{ko'a vecnu ko'e ko'i poi jinga ko'e ko'u ku'o ko'o}

?

(Sorry I'm not sur about the verb "to auction" in English, does it mean "sell in an auction"?)


On , Michael Turniansky <mturniansky@gmail.com> wrote:
>   But again, the x1 of jivna is only a competitor (one of the participants of the auction, in this case).  That's why the x1 of jinga is better for the winner. (And mine is aligned with vecnu)
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>           --gejyspa
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> On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 8:44 AM, rdentato@gmail.com> wrote:
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> I would prefer {jvive'u} with
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> {ko'a jvive'u ko'e ko'i ko'o ko'u} 
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> {ko'a vecnu ko'e ko'i poi jivna ko'u ku'o ko'o}
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> In English:
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> "x1=v1 sells-on-auction x2=v2 to x3=v3=j1 for price x4=v4 with-other-competors x5=j2"
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> so "the auction" would be {lo nu jvive'u} "the winner" is {lo te jvive'u}
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> The reason for my preference is that an auction is a special form of sale, so having it aligned with {vecnu} would make it easier to remember.
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> P.S. BTW, I found that try to write the lojban gloss greatly helps when trying to create lujvo! 
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> On , Michael Turniansky mturniansky@gmail.com> wrote:
> >   I like it very much.  However, your definition is slightly off.  Since you want to denote the WINNER of the competition in your definition, I would go with  jinga instead.  (jigve'u=
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> > v1 auctions v2=j2 to v3=j1 for cost v4 at auction j4 (over competitors j5, if you must)), making the actual auction itself xeljigve'u)
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> >             --gejyspa
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> > On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 5:43 AM, Ross Ogilvie oges007@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > coi
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> > I don't have much experience coining words, but I thought I'd have a go.
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> > What about something based on {vecnu} = sells and {jivna} = competes ?
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> > jvive'u => v1 auctions v2=j4 to v3=j1 for cost v4
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> > and then to translate "I attended the auction of the house" it would be { mi zvati lonu jvive'u lo zdani }. What do people think?
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> > Also, is your name Sam Spade or Greg? uinai
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> > mu'o mi'e ros
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> > On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 6:45 PM, Sam Spade samspade10@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > auction ?
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> > (as in, where people bid cash for an item)
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> > I couldn't find it in any of the dictionaries or on google.
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> > I've left the thread title open for future use :-)
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> > Thanks,
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> > Greg
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