Appendix:Lojban/.ijanai

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Lojban

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Etymology

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.ija (“OR”) +‎ nai (“NOT”)

Particle

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.ijanai

  1. (logical connective) if

Usage notes

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  • An English sentence of the form "If A then B" would translate into Lojban as "B .ijanai A".
  • This is the logical connective for material implication.
  • This is a so-called "afterthought connective". Its corresponding "forethought connective" is ganai.

See also

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