[lojban] Re: caxmati

["Jorge Llambías" <lojban-out@lojban.org>]

On 2/20/06, Yanis Batura <ybatura@mail.ru> wrote:
> jbovlaste has the following definition for "chess":
> caxmati
> x1 is a game of chess between x2 (white) and x3 (black).
>
> This definition seems perfect for particular chess games.
>
> But how is the following translated:
>
> 1. I like playing chess with you. (- independent of color I play)

   mi nelci lo nu mi do jivna lo caxmati

> 2. The rules of chess are rather simple. (- here "chess" means
> the abstract concept of the game).

   lo javni pe lo caxmati cu sampu

I think I'd rather have a word for chess than for "a game of chess" though.

mu'o mi'e xorxes


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