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Sometimes you might see the letters <code>ijkx</code> in a frame. For example, {{t|sue}}'s frame is listed as <code>c c 1j</code> in the official dictionary.

The letters <code>i j k</code> refer to the first, second, and third arguments of the verb. They express a "coindexation" between the lambda arguments inside of a property or relation, and the arguments of the verb itself. A <code>1</code> slot is followed by one such letter and a <code>2</code> by two such letters.

For example, {{t|nue}} is <code>c c 1i</code>, because "{{orange|''x_i''}} promises ''{{blue|x_j}}'' to satisfy property ''P''" really means "{{orange|''x_i''}} promises to ''{{blue|x_j}}'' that {{orange|''P''(''x_i'')}} will be brought about."

But {{t|sue}} is <code>c c 1j</code> because "{{orange|''x_i''}} asks ''{{blue|x_j}}'' to satisfy property ''P''" really means "{{orange|''x_i''}} asks of ''{{blue|x_j}}'' that {{blue|''P''(''x_j'')}} be brought about."  

And the frame of {{t|taq}} is <code>c 2ii</code>, as "{{orange|''x_i''}} is in relation ''R'' with itself" really means "{{orange|''x_i''}} satisfies {{orange|R(''x_i'', ''x_i'')}}."

The letter <code>x</code> means that there is no coindexation between the arguments of the verb and the lambda argument. The frame of {{t|mıa}} is <code>c 2ix</code> because the relation is applied between {{orange|''x_i''}} and "many things ''x''".