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Appendix:Lojban/nu

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Lojban

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Particle

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nu (rafsi nun, selma'o NU NU)

  1. Event abstractor, similar in meaning to an infinitive or gerund.
    klamago, goes, went.
    lo klamaa goer.
    lo nu klamaa going.

Usage notes

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  • A sumti phrase begun with nu ends with the elidable terminator kei unless no ambiguity results (in which case the terminator is elided).

Derived terms

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See also

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