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Subject: Re: [lojban-beginners] how to express "room 123" or "bus 123" in  lojban
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On Saturday 14 July 2012 07:00:41 selpa'i wrote:
> Here are a few options:
>
> lo kumfa pe li pa re ci == "The room associated with the number 123"
> lo kumfa pa re ci moi == "The 123th room"
> lo me li pa re ci kumfa == "The 123-room"
>
> Replace kumfa with sorpeka/sorprekarce for the bus equivalents.

The second one should be "lo pa re ci moi kumfa" or "lo kumfa co pa re ci 
moi".

"Bus 123" could mean the bus numbered 123 or the bus running on route 123. "lo 
pa re ci moi sorpeka" covers both because it's a tanru, thus ambiguous.

Pierre

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