open

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meaning

commencer, débuter, ouvrir, allumer ; début

see also

kama

semantic space · lipamanka

open describes activation. If I activate a light switch, that can be open. If I open a door, that can be open as well. open often describes something's function being activated, but it can also describe a beginning of an event, like the start of a concert or the start of a year. Perhaps childhood could be open. The throughline here is cause and effect. the act of open is always a cause, but open can also be the event around that activation. This activation usually isn't a type of creation and serves to exist within the function of the activated thing.

pu verbatim

  • VERBE commencer, ouvrir, allumer

ku translations

begin100 open100 start91 beginning82 initiate73 starting69 opening60 initial40 access36 entry36 engage33 launch33 starter32 introduction25 origin25

usage

core · 100% usage

found in pu

coined pre-pu

origin

anglais · open

coined by jan Sonja

listen

kala Asi

jan Lakuse

commentary

Certain·es locuteur·trices expérimenté·es utilisent « open » comme verbe auxiliaire signifiant « commencer à », de pair avec « pini » signifiant « arrêter de ».

sitelen pona

open

perhaps a pictogram of an opened container

sitelen sitelen

open sitelen sitelen

sitelen jelo

🎬

sitelen Emosi

🔓

ucsur

U+F1947

luka pona

gif · mp4

OPEN-1

opening box

one-handed · FlatB · palm flip up

multiple SLs · OPEN

OPEN-2

opening box

two-handed · FlatB · palm flip up

multiple SLs · OPEN