Re: [lojban] Implied sumti ordering

[John Cowan <cowan@ccil.org>]

Mr Ekted scripsit:

> x1 citka x2 (eats)
> 
> If I say "fe le rectu cu citka mi" is this malglico? "mi" is technically
> the third sumti right? But in this case, there are only two sumti
> defined by the selbri, so does "mi" automatically become x1?

No, the x1 slot remains open, so this means "You-know-who eats the meat
in-some-way-associated-with me."  Since citka has no defined x3 place,
the exact nature of the relevance of "mi" to the relationship is not
defined either.

> But I'm trying to understand the extent of the ordering rules. If I
> am correct, what happens with a 3 sumti selbri if I do the same thing?
> 
> fe A cu selbri B
> 
> In this case B is x3 by default?

Yes, and x1 is still open.

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