word derivatives

[MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com]

In a message dated 2004-10-19 5:21:18 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ecartis@digitalkingdom.org writes:


> By the way: how does one derive causative forms, stative forms etc.?  Are 
> they derived from the same root or do they have separate forms? I think the 
> first option would be more logical.
>
> Regards,
>
>
> H.Bos


This is one area where Lojban is extremely weak.  Lojban uses separate, unrelated forms (none derived from any other) for this kind of word.  Fixing it (and I do think it merits fixing) would require a bunch of new lujvo, at the very least.  It would make learning the vocab a lot easier though.  

stevo