Return-Path: <@FINHUTC.HUT.FI:LOJBAN@CUVMB.BITNET> Received: from FINHUTC.hut.fi by xiron.pc.helsinki.fi with smtp (Linux Smail3.1.28.1 #1) id m0qoc3A-00001DC; Sat, 24 Sep 94 21:42 EET DST Message-Id: Received: from FINHUTC.HUT.FI by FINHUTC.hut.fi (IBM VM SMTP V2R2) with BSMTP id 9833; Sat, 24 Sep 94 21:40:53 EET Received: from SEARN.SUNET.SE (NJE origin MAILER@SEARN) by FINHUTC.HUT.FI (LMail V1.1d/1.7f) with BSMTP id 9830; Sat, 24 Sep 1994 21:40:53 +0200 Received: from SEARN.SUNET.SE (NJE origin LISTSERV@SEARN) by SEARN.SUNET.SE (LMail V1.2a/1.8a) with BSMTP id 9794; Sat, 24 Sep 1994 20:39:40 +0200 Date: Sat, 24 Sep 1994 14:36:01 EDT Reply-To: jorge@PHYAST.PITT.EDU Sender: Lojban list From: Jorge Llambias Subject: Re: query about 'ka' X-To: lojban@cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu To: Veijo Vilva Content-Length: 526 Lines: 18 > le ka nelci do > le ka se nelci mi > That is, to me it seems that whereas nu/duhu express aspects of > a bridi, ka expresses an aspect of a sumti. > > Could someone please explain... > > ---- > And I can't explain, but there was some discussion during Logfest on this or a very related topic. One proposed solution was to have a cmavo in selmaho KOhA (say xa'e) so that you'd have {le ka xa'e nelci do} or {le ka mi nelci xa'e} for the two meanings you want. (Something to do with lambda variables, I believe.) Jorge