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Subject: Re: [lojban-beginners] What is the shortest way to say "It's 5 miles ahead"
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On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 12:21 PM, Luke Bergen <lukeabergen@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> So, back on topic, if I was on the sidewalk and somebody pulled over and
> asked me {doi pendos ma stuzi lo tersla} (and the event was 5 miles ahead=
),
> I would probably say something like:
> di'a klama va lo mu minli
> (though I can never remember how you're really=A0supposed to do distance =
so
> {va} probably isn't quite right.)

You want "ve'a", not "va". "ve'a" says that the going occupies 5
miles. "va" says that the going takes place five miles away, which is
odd because only the end part would be 5 miles away, the beginning
part would be right next to you.

mu'o mi'e xorxes

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