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From Lojban to English :
Word: se'u'o [jbovlaste]
Type: experimental cmavo (YOU RISK BEING MISUNDERSTOOD IF YOU USE THIS WORD)
Gloss Word: ?rd conversion
Gloss Word: SE ?
Gloss Word: selbri conversion ?
Gloss Word: selbri conversion question
selma'o: SE
Definition: selbri conversion question
Notes: Asks for the SE word that is intended (or at least makes the
sentence true). Subscript a set of numbers that represent the
order of terbri in question; the subscripted set can be a set
of ordered or unordered tuples, specifying exactly which terbri
may be exchanged. 'la .ralf. se'u'o xi li re ce li ci pi'u li
re cebo li ci klama by boi cy' = 'Did Ralph come to B from C or
to C from B?' (notably, 'Did B come to Ralph from C?' is not a
possible option for answering the question). An answer is a SE
string that is allowed by the selbri and by the subscripts;
continuing the example, if the response is 'Ralph went to C
from B', one would respond with '.i setese'. Any SE word
works for the general question possibility (which is the
unrestricted/non-subscripted case). Essentially 'se'u'o xi sy'
is equivalent to 'se xi li xo poi ke'a cmima sy' (where 'te'
is basically understood as ' se xi li jo'i pa boi ci te'u ',
etc.), but the answer can be a complicated ordered
sequence/string of SE words; this word complements specifically
fi'a in the typical/same way that SE complements FA.
Typically, leaving the subscripted set vague or not completely
free of every possible semantic or syntactic pathology is
perfectly fine; syntax and practicality will typically restrict
it enough for reasonable responses to be made. See also:
re'au'e (which alone would be used in answering that 'Ralph
goes to B from C' in the previous question).