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Subject: Re: [lojban] Questions? not hard..
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On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 3:36 PM, Pierre Abbat <phma@bezitopo.org> wrote:

> "be" is "du", but the English word has other uses. "for" needs context to
> be
> translated.

I should've had this in my last message, sorry. I'd say in practice on the
off chance that you actually need "be", {me} is probably better than {du}.
Most usages of the verb "to be" (for example, "to be a dog") are separate
verbs entirely in Lojban, however.

mi'e la latro'a mu'o

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<div dir=3D"ltr">On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 3:36 PM, Pierre Abbat <span dir=3D=
"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:phma@bezitopo.org" target=3D"_blank">phma@bezit=
opo.org</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div class=3D"g=
mail_quote">
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class=3D"im"><span style=3D"color:rgb(3=
4,34,34)">&quot;be&quot; is &quot;du&quot;, but the English word has other =
uses. &quot;for&quot; needs context to be</span><br>
</div>
translated.</blockquote><div style>I should&#39;ve had this in my last mess=
age, sorry. I&#39;d say in practice on the off chance that you actually nee=
d &quot;be&quot;, {me} is probably better than {du}. Most usages of the ver=
b &quot;to be&quot; (for example, &quot;to be a dog&quot;) are separate ver=
bs entirely in Lojban, however.</div>
<div style><br></div><div style>mi&#39;e la latro&#39;a mu&#39;o=A0</div></=
div></div></div>

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