lidne -li'e- gismu

x₁ precedes/leads x₂ in sequence x₃; x₁ is former/preceding/previous; x₂ is latter/following.

Also x₁ before, forerunner; leading, as in 'leading indicators'; x₂ after, trailing (= selyli'e for reordered places). See also cmavo list li'e, balvi, ralju, rebla, purci for time sequence, jersi, porsi, jatna, farna.

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In definition:

li'e: lidne modal, 1st place preceded by ...; non-time sequencing.
seli'e (comp!): lidne modal, 2nd place preceding ...;leading ... ; non-time sequence.
teli'e (comp!): lidne modal, 3rd place ordered within sequence ...; non-time sequence.

In notes:

balvi: x₁ is in the future of/later than/after x₂ in time sequence; x₁ is latter; x₂ is former.
farna: x₁ is the direction of x₂ (object/event) from origin/in frame of reference x₃.
jatna: x₁ is captain/commander/leader/in-charge/boss of vehicle/domain x₂.
jersi: x₁ chases/pursues/(physically) follows after x₂; volition is not implied for x₁ or x₂.
porsi: x₁ [ordered set] is sequenced/ordered/listed by comparison/rules x₂ on unordered set x₃.
purci: x₁ is in the past of/earlier than/before x₂ in time sequence; x₁ is former; x₂ is latter.
ralju: x₁ is principal/chief/leader/main/[staple], most significant among x₂ (set) in property x₃ (ka).
rebla: x₁ is a/the tail/appendix [body-part] of x₂; [metaphor: trailing, following portion/appendage].
selbalvi: x₂=b₁ is in the future of/later than/after x₁=b₂ in time sequence; x₂=b₁ is latter; x₁=b₂ is former.
selyli'e: l₂ follows l₁ in sequence l₃.
jicfo: x₁ is after x₂ in sequence x₃
indice: x₁ (ordered set) is an index of unordered items x₂ (set) ordered by rule x₃ (proposition)