7.12.  Bound variable pro-sumti and pro-bridi: the da-series and the bu'a-series

The following cmavo are discussed in this section:

da

KOhA

da-series

something-1

de

KOhA

da-series

something-2

di

KOhA

da-series

something-3

bu'a

GOhA

bu'a-series

some-predicate-1

bu'e

GOhA

bu'a-series

some-predicate-2

bu'i

GOhA

bu'a-series

some-predicate-3

Bound variables belong to the predicate-logic part of Lojban, and are listed here for completeness only. Their semantics is explained in Chapter 16 . It is worth mentioning that the Lojban translation of Example 7.2 is:

Example 7.73. 

la .djan. cu lafti da poi
That-named John raised something-1 which
grana ku'o gi'e desygau da
is-a-stick and shake-did something-1.

John picked up a stick and shook it.