Appendix:Lojban/du'u

Lojban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdu.hu/

Particle

du'u (rafsi dum)

1. begins an abstraction bridi (about a fact or alleged fact which someone holds in their mind)

   la suzyn. cumki jinvi ledu'u lo zgike secau lo jgita cu pluja kei

   Susan possibly thinks/opines that music without a guitar is complex.

2. x₁ is a thought expressed by statement x₂

   le la jan. se pensi cu du'u ri nelci la suzyn. kei lu do dirba mi li'u

   Zhang's thought is a thought (of him liking Susan) expressed by the statement "You are dear to me".

Usage notes

• A sumti phrase begun with du'u ends with the elidable terminator kei unless no ambiguity results (in which case the terminator can be elided).

Derived terms

• sedu'u

See also

• kei
• nu
• su'u

Affix

du'u

1. Rafsi of dunku.