The Crash Course (pre-alpha)
<2. Pronouns>
Pronouns: I - mi, you - do
mi I
do you
ti this one (near me, the speaker)
ta that one(near you, the listener)
tu that one (not near you or me)
Like their English name hints, pronouns work like nouns by default. And they don't require lo in front of them.
where
citka to eat (something)
After pronouns cu is often omitted, thus mi cu prami is rarely said, a concise mi prami is said instead.
Unlike in English we don't have to add the verb "is/are/to be" to the sentence. It is already there: mlatu means to be a cat.
Task
Translate from Lojban the sentences on the left.
| Sentence | Answer |
|---|---|
| do citka | You eat. |
| mi pinxe lo ladru | I drink milk. |
| mi citka lo plise | I eat apples. |
Translate to Lojban the sentences on the left.
| Sentence | Answer |
|---|---|
| That is an apple. | tu plise |
| Milk is tasty. | lo ladru cu kukte |
| You love me. | do prami mi |
| That one eats apples. | tu citka lo plise |
Brivla
mlatu x1 is a cat/[puss/pussy/kitten] [feline animal] of species/breed x2; (adjective:) x1 is feline
pinxe x1 (agent) drinks/imbibes beverage/drink/liquid refreshment x2 from/out-of container/source x3
ladru x1 is made of/contains/is a quantity of milk from source x2; (adjective:) x1 is lactic/dairy
plise x1 is an apple [fruit] of species/strain x2
kukte x1 is delicious/tasty/delightful to observer/sense x2 [person, or sensory activity]
karce x1 is a car/automobile/truck/van [a wheeled motor vehicle] for carrying x2, propelled by x3
carvi x1 rains/showers/[precipitates] to x2 from x3; x1 is precipitation [not limited to 'rain']
Cmavo
lo veridical descriptor: the one(s) that really is(are) ...
cu elidable marker: separates selbri from preceding sumti, allows preceding terminator elision
mi pro-sumti: me/we the speaker(s)/author(s); identified by self-vocative
do pro-sumti: you listener(s); identified by vocative
ti pro-sumti: this here; immediate demonstrative it; indicated thing/place near speaker
ta pro-sumti: that there; nearby demonstrative it; indicated thing/place near listener
tu pro-sumti: that yonder; distant demonstrative it; indicated thing far from speaker&listener
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