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On Saturday 01 February 2003 08:28, Theodore Reed wrote:
> I've been trying all night to figure out how to specify an exact time in
> the past, as in "X years ago, Y happened." Does anyone know how I could
> translate this?

pu le nanca be li xy.boi ybu fasnu
or to be more precise
pu le cabna ce'e le nanca be li xy.boi ybu fasnu

mu'omi'e pier.