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On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 1:07 PM, djandus <jandew@gmail.com> wrote:

> So, everyone knows that the most important quality of any language is its
> ability to tell jokes. (sarcasm)
>
> Regardless, in trying to translate a classic lightbulb joke, the closest I
> got was:
> ni**tcu xo lo prenu ku lo pu'u zbasu se carna lo cukpulterg**u'i
>
> Basically, how do you describe "screwing in" a lightbulb, and how do you
> say "lightbulb"? In my example, I went with a sort of
> "putting-together/installing kind-of turning" for "screwing in", and "round
> protrusion light-source" for "lightbulb". (I figured out the latter based
> on suggestions from the plant bulb.)
>
> If this is the actual good way of doing this, then I guess {tolzbasu
> carna} would be for "unscrewing"? Is this something worth making a lujvo
> for, what with using an actual screwdriver? (How would you say
> "screwdriver," even? {carna selpilno}?)
>

  A screwdriver is a lupcartci

  If you want to "change" a lightbulb, that would be "basygau" but if you
just want to "unscrew" it, that would be "vimcu" or "tolse'a".  On the
other hand, if you really want to emphasize the rotational nature, I'd
suggest "carvi'u"

        --gejyspa

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<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 1:07 PM, djandus <span di=
r=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:jandew@gmail.com">jandew@gmail.com</a>&gt;<=
/span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex=
; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class=3D"gmail_quote">So, everyone knows that the most=
 important quality of any language is its ability to tell jokes. (sarcasm)=
=20
<div><br></div>
<div>Regardless, in trying to translate a classic lightbulb joke, the close=
st I got was:</div>
<div><span style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); FONT-FAMILY: arial,=
 sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 12px"><font color=3D"#000000">ni<u></u>tcu xo lo pr=
enu ku lo pu&#39;u zbasu se carna lo cukpulterg<u></u>u&#39;i</font></span>=
<br>
</div>
<div><span style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); FONT-FAMILY: arial,=
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iv>
<div><span style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); FONT-FAMILY: arial,=
 sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 12px"><font color=3D"#000000">Basically, how do you=
 describe &quot;screwing in&quot; a lightbulb, and how do you say &quot;lig=
htbulb&quot;? In my example, I went with a sort of &quot;putting-together/i=
nstalling kind-of turning&quot; for &quot;screwing in&quot;, and &quot;roun=
d protrusion light-source&quot; for &quot;lightbulb&quot;. (I figured out t=
he latter based on suggestions from the plant bulb.)</font></span></div>

<div><span style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); FONT-FAMILY: arial,=
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iv>
<div><span style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); FONT-FAMILY: arial,=
 sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 12px"><font color=3D"#000000">If this is the actual=
 good way of doing this, then I guess {tolzbasu carna} would be for &quot;u=
nscrewing&quot;? Is this something worth making a lujvo for, what with usin=
g an actual screwdriver? (How would you say &quot;screwdriver,&quot; even? =
{carna selpilno}?)</font></span></div>
</blockquote>
<div>=A0</div>
<div>=A0 A screwdriver is a lupcartci</div>
<div>=A0=A0 </div>
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ot;basygau&quot; but if you just want to &quot;unscrew&quot; it, that would=
 be &quot;vimcu&quot; or &quot;tolse&#39;a&quot;.=A0 On the other hand, if =
you really want to emphasize the rotational nature, I&#39;d suggest &quot;c=
arvi&#39;u&quot;</div>

<div>=A0</div>
<div>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 --gejyspa</div>
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