Re: [lojban] baby words, sort of: catlu vs. zgana

[Pierre Abbat <phma@phma.optus.nu>]

On Tuesday 08 November 2011 06:56:41 Jorge Llambías wrote:
> In any case, your original question was about how to distinguish
> "catlu" from "zgana", and the important part of my reply was that
> zgana is to ganse as catlu is to viska.

To me, to look is to direct a sense at something (for us it's sight, but I'd 
accept a bat looking with its ears), and one can look at something and fail 
to see it (a star in broad daylight). To observe or behold something requires 
actual perception, and does not require direction. To examine or inspect 
requires paying attention to details. To watch, which is in the definition of 
both words, is to spend some time paying attention to something.

As to ganse vs. viska, one ganse a property but viska a thing. Genesis 
1:4: ".i la cevni cu ga'ezga le gusni le ka xamgu"

There's a word "vi'azga" in the notes of "zgana". Presumably this is different 
from "catlu".

Pierre
-- 
sei do'anai mi'a djuno puze'e noroi nalselganse srera

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