learning lojban stuff 

xu "mi ponse lo pipno" smudu'i "mi ponse lo pipno ku"?

(Also is that how I ask questions?)

(Close enough)

(It seems like there are two ways to turn things to nouns and I'm not sure which is right or if they're both just different ways)

learning lojban stuff 

@uma It looks like "lo [something]" and "lo [something] ku" both do the same thing? Two different guides taught that same thing different ways.

learning lojban stuff 

@uma Ohh okay, dang. Thank you!

learning lojban stuff 

@VoxSomniator @uma elaborating: "cu" is the word that explicitly marks the verb. you often see "ku" and "cu" in the same place because if "cu" marks the verb than "ku" can be dropped at the end of the noun before it, and if the noun is ended with "ku" then the "cu" can be dropped instead

learning lojban stuff 

@uma @VoxSomniator it's all a matter of preference here but i like to use cu because it makes "je cu" or "jo cu" easier to parse for two verbs in one bridi

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learning lojban stuff 

@q_lum @uma Ahh I think I get it, thanks!

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