[lojban] Re: Intention

["Matt Arnold" <lojban-out@lojban.org>]

On 5/11/06, Paul Vigo <paulvigo@gmail.com> wrote:
> Yanis Batura wrote:
>
> > coi ro do la lojban. banli
> >
> >
> > What is the best guess for this selbri:
> >
> >
> >        x1 intends/ has intention to [do] x2 (event/state)
> >
> >
> > {djica} or {zukte} don't fit:
> >
> > {djica} is preceding the intention, while {zukte} is succeeding it.
> >
> >
> > mi'e .ianis.
> >
> Does prupla work for your purposes?
> purci+platu
> ie has planned, intends to
>
> if you intend something you have "decided" to do it so the past tense
> works (as long as it doesn't exclude the present).
>
> mi'e .pav.

{platu} is pretty close. I wouldn't add the element of {pruci}. At
best, it would be superfluous. At worst, it might mean that the person
used to intend but is not intending any more. I'd just use {platu} or
{jdice}.

-epkat


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