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la'o me. =D0=90=D0=BD=D0=B0=D1=82=D0=BE=D0=BB=D0=B8=D0=B9 =D0=93=D0=B0=D1=
=88=D0=B5=D0=B2 .me cusku di'e
> I don't worry just about the case. But I want to know precise
> distinction between using {le} and {lo}. Yes, I'm Russian, but it
> doesn't mean anything in the way of Lojban.
>
>  From http://www.lojban.org/tiki/BPFK+Section%3A+gadri I understood {lo}
> is anything, and {le} is {lo} that I have in my mind in the moment of
> speaking. For example,
>
> mi ba terve'u lo karce - cuz right now I don't have in my mind image of
> my future car I'll want, but
> mi ca ca'a ponse le karce
>
> And if you're going to say that using {mi ca ca'a ponse lo karce} is
> perfectly well, then I might ask why even {le} exists in Lojban.

You can always use {lo}. You have the option to use {le} when you think=20
that explicitly marking specificity is necessary.

{lo} is generic, but, unlike English, this does not make it wrong to use=20
{lo} when you have specific referents in mind. When you own a specific=20
car, it's also true that you own "any or some" car. {lo} is vague and=20
therefore always applicable. If you don't care about the specificity=20
distinction, then you don't need to use {le}, but if you do, then you can.

mu'o mi'e la selpa'i

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