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=== na'i ===
ordinal tense:                            converts number to an objectively quantified ordinal tense interval modifier; defaults to time


na'i      UI3a    metalinguistic not        discursive: metalinguistic negator
Thus,


This would probably be a good Lojban translation for [http://www.catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/entry/mu.html u] (translated there roughly as "Your question cannot be answered because it depends on incorrect assumptions").
* pare'u = for the first time
* za'ure'u = again
 
** Except that za'ure'u probably doesn't actually mean that. See AgainAgain. -RobinLeePowell

Revision as of 17:09, 4 November 2013

ordinal tense: converts number to an objectively quantified ordinal tense interval modifier; defaults to time

Thus,

  • pare'u = for the first time
  • za'ure'u = again
    • Except that za'ure'u probably doesn't actually mean that. See AgainAgain. -RobinLeePowell