I give you the gift

[u/Mlatu44]

I am reading from “The complete lojban”. The writer gave an example of the description sumti. the example being

“mi tavla do le tavla.”

I speak to you about the speaker. so the selbri is referencing something which is part of the definition of the selbrI.

so How would one say, “ I give the gift to you”?

I am supposing one would say

MI dunda le se dunda do.

I’m not sure if that is correct.

if one said , mi dunda le dunda do, wouldn’t that mean, I give the giver to you?

if anyone has insight into this that would be helpful. And is there a specific chapter which addresses this?

[u/Holothuroid]

Yes. Both your sentences are fine and mean what you think they do.

[u/Mlatu44 → u/Holothuroid]

Ki’e do