Appendix:Lojban/.ijanai

Lojban

Etymology

.ija (“OR”) +‎ nai (“NOT”)

Particle

.ijanai

1. (logical connective) if

Usage notes

• An English sentence of the form "If A then B" would translate into Lojban as "B .ijanai A".
• This is the logical connective for material implication.
• This is a so-called "afterthought connective". Its corresponding "forethought connective" is ganai.

See also

• .inaja
• ganai