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cmavo: di'i (TAhE)

Proposed Definition

regularly -- A subjective time tense modifier indicating a regular interval.

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Proposed Keywords

  • regularly
  • steadily

Usage Examples

.i ku'i mi di'i malsenva .oi
"However, I regularly have crappy dreams... ugh."

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cmavo: di'inai (TAhE*)

Proposed Definition

irregularly -- A subjective time tense modifier indicating an irregular interval.

Proposed Tag

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Proposed Keywords

  • irregularly
  • sporatically

Usage Examples

mi di'i nai cusku .i ku'i no da cusku lo se cinri se spuda
"I seldom speak, but nobody is saying anything interesting to respond to."

(Former translation was: "I speak irregularly, but nobody says anything interesting to which I would respond.")

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cmavo: na'o (TAhE)

Proposed Definition

typically -- A subjective time tense modifier indicating a typical interval.

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Proposed Keywords

  • typically
  • ordinarily
  • usually

Usage Examples

.i a'u mi na'o nelci lo skefi'a
"(With interest:) I typically like science-fiction."
.i xu do na'o djica le nu sorpa'i
"Do you typically desire polyamity?"
.i ta'o mi na'o se cmene zo teneb .a zo tenen lo jbopre
"By the way, I am typically called "teneb" or "tenen" by Lojbanists."

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cmavo: na'onai (TAhE*)

Proposed Definition

atypically -- A subjective time tense modifier indicating an atypical interval.

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Proposed Keywords

  • oddly
  • unusually
  • atypically

Usage Examples

.i mi na'o nai birti
"I'm typically unsure."

(Literally "I'm atypically sure.", but this doesn't seem to convey the same meaning in English.)

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cmavo: ru'i (TAhE)

Proposed Definition

continuously -- A subjective time tense modifier indicating a continuous interval.

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Proposed Keywords

  • continuously
  • over and over
  • all the time

Usage Examples

.i.oi lo li'i mi ru'i cilre fi la lojban. ku se jalge lo nu mi ru'i jdika lo ka mi glico certu
"Ugh! Constantly teaching Lojban is what's causing my continuous decline in English proficiency."

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cmavo: ru'inai (TAhE*)

Proposed Definition

occasionally -- A subjective time tense modifier indicating an occasional interval.

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Proposed Keywords

  • occasionally
  • now and then
  • once and a while
  • from time to time
  • sometimes

Usage Examples

.i mi ru'i nai je'u jundi
"I really am occasionally paying attention."

(Former translation:"Truthfully, I'm occasionally paying attention.")

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cmavo: ta'e (TAhE)

Proposed Definition

habitually -- A subjective time tense modifier indicating a habitual interval.

Proposed Tag

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Proposed Keywords

  • habitually
  • habit
  • out of habit

Usage Examples

.i .ai mi ba ta'e vreji minji lojbo bo bacru ca le nu cadzu
"I intend to habitually record my blatherings during my walks."

(This one was difficult to translate directly, so this is extremely glossed.)

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cmavo: ta'enai (TAhE*)

Proposed Definition

non-habitually -- A subjective time tense modifier indicating a non-habitual interval.

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  • non-habitually

Usage Examples

.i mi ta'e nai na'e morji fi le selsne be mi gi'a na senva
"I'm not in the habit of misremembering my dreams or not dreaming at all."

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General Section Issues

The question has been brought up, "What do these mean as tcita?". Our best guess so far has been the time during which the interval takes place. {.i broda ta'e lo brode} is {.i ta'e broda ca lo brode} (best I can explain). Note, this has actually NOT been covered in CLL. It does not state in Chapter 10, nor anywhere else in the book that I've found, that TAhE can actually be used as a tcita (it can, says machine grammar) or what it means semantically. - lindar