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selbri.

A word acting like a predicate, which is immediately preceded by one sumti (“argument”), x_1, and usually followed by one or more sumti (“arguments”): x_2, x_3... up to no further than x_5. It is analogous to a verb in natural languages (non-constructed languages).

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noun/sɛlbɹiː/
  1. A word acting like a predicate, which is immediately preceded by one sumti (“argument”), x_1, and usually followed by one or more sumti (“arguments”): x_2, x_3... up to no further than x_5. It is analogous to a verb in natural languages (non-constructed languages).

    Lojban
    A selbri together with its associated sumti (if any) forms a bridi (“sentence/predication”). A selbri without any sumti is called an observative bridi (“sentence/predication”).
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