From leo@xxxxxxx.xxx Sat Jan 16 12:31:44 1999 X-Digest-Num: 44 Message-ID: <44114.44.154.959273824@eGroups.com> Date: Sat, 16 Jan 1999 21:31:44 +0100 From: Lionel Bonnetier 2. ko'a pu nu'o daspo le tumla > At that time, there was the capability and unrealized actualization > that he wipe the land out. > > I don't think the second one has the implication that he didn't > eventually do so, though. For example, it could be "He could have > wiped the land out anytime since 1990, but he decided to do it only > last week". Yes indeed. Only the context will determine whether the actualization occured later. Same for { do pu nu'o se catra le snuti } -we know it never happened because saying "you" means the said "you" is still there. -Lionel ~~~~~ Lionel Bonnetier ~~~~~ leo@easynet.fr ~~~~~