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From: HeliodoR <exitconsole@gmail.com>
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Subject: [lojban] Re: plural markers?
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> Or you could say {lo za'u dacti}. {za'u} defaults to {za'u pa},
> "more than one".


 Indeed, and that's even better. Shorter, at least.

But I think more common than {za'u} or {su'o re}, when

plurality is made explicit, will be {so'u}, {so'o}, {so'i}, "a few",
> "several", "many".


When {ro} [something] signs multiple things does {so'u}
[something] imply plurality? Exactly one object is a few
objects, isn't it?

mi'e darves.

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<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Or you could say {lo za'u dacti}. {za'u} defaults to {za'u pa},<br>&quot;more than one&quot;.</blockquote>

<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>
<div>Indeed, and that's even better. Shorter, at least.</div></div><br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">But I think more common than {za'u} or {su'o re}, when</blockquote>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">plurality is made explicit, will be {so'u}, {so'o}, {so'i}, &quot;a few&quot;,<br>&quot;several&quot;, &quot;many&quot;.
</blockquote>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>When {ro}&nbsp;[something]&nbsp;signs multiple things&nbsp;does {so'u}</div>
<div>[something] imply plurality? Exactly&nbsp;one object&nbsp;is a few</div>
<div>objects, isn't it?</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>mi'e darves.</div></div>

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