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From: Jorge "Llambías" <jjllambias2000@yahoo.com.ar>
Subject: [lojban] Re: Archivist/Founders: {ri'a nai} vs. {se mau nai}
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--- Robin Lee Powell wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 22, 2004 at 09:12:20AM -0800, Jorge Llamb?as wrote:
> > 
> > My first guess for {to'e rinka} would be {se rinka}, the opposite
> > of the cause is the effect. 
> 
> That's net nearly as useful, of course.

Right. {to'e rinka} might also be {fanta}.

> > Saying that "despite" is the opposite of "because" is like saying
> > that "all" is the opposite of "some", or that "and" is the
> > opposite of "or", or that "must" is the opposite of "may". They
> > are in some kind of opposition (they are duals) but I wouldn't use
> > {to'e} for it. 
> 
> Do you have a better way to say "despite"?

{fi'o na fanta}, "not prevented by..."

If {to'e rinka} = {fanta}, then {to'e ri'a nai} gives "despite",
and this way we get the different flavors as well: {to'e ri'a nai},
{to'e ki'u nai}, {to'e mu'i nai}, {to'e ni'i nai}.

mu'o mi'e xorxes
 


		
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