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Re: [jboske] long-distance vo'a

la djan cusku di'e

> I am told that Esperanto "si" is a long-distance reflexive: that
> when used in a subordinate clause it refers to the subject of the
> matrix sentence only. Is this true?

No, that's incorrect. When "si" is used in a subordinate clause it 
refers to the subject of the subordinate clause. 

Here is a good explanation (in Esperanto) of how it works:
http://www.bertilow.com/pmeg/gramatiko/pronomoj/si/kompleksaj_frazoj.php

mu'o mi'e xorxes



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