Subject: Expressing purpose

From: John Leuner <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 02 Dec 2000 01:17:17 +0000 (UTC)

How I do express purpose in lojban, I'm trying to translate this sentence:

`Oh, you wicked little thing!' cried Alice, catching up the
kitten, and giving it a little kiss to make it understand that it
was in disgrace. 

I'm floundering at the "to make it understand".

John Leuner