From LOJBAN@CUVMB.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU Sat Mar 6 22:48:48 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: veion@XIRON.PC.HELSINKI.FI Received: (qmail 19259 invoked from network); 17 Apr 1997 08:56:07 -0000 Received: from segate.sunet.se (192.36.125.6) by xiron.pc.helsinki.fi with SMTP; 17 Apr 1997 08:56:07 -0000 Received: from segate.sunet.se by SEGATE.SUNET.SE (LSMTP for OpenVMS v1.1a) with SMTP id <2.6A1883D9@SEGATE.SUNET.SE>; Thu, 17 Apr 1997 10:56:06 +0100 Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 15:40:07 -0300 Reply-To: Esteban Flamini Sender: Lojban list From: Esteban Flamini Subject: Re: ma'oste To: Veijo Vilva Content-Length: 1109 Lines: 35 Message-ID: >ma djica lenu mi benji ti vo'a [Iain Alexander] It seems to work, but I'm not sure whether 'vo'a' repeats the first place of 'djica' or that of 'benji'. Alternatively, if ko'a is not assigned so far, and context ensures the desired interpretation, you could say ma djica lenu mi benji ti ko'a (asking for an opinion). la djan. cpedu le liste mi .i ma djica lenu mi benji ti ko'a John asked me for the list. Who would like me to send it (to John)? (making an offer) mi zbasu le liste .i ma djica lenu mi benji ti ko'a I made the list. Who would like me to send it (to you)? ========= > In other words, could I ask "mo zdani do" for "what kind of house > do you live in" or "ta blanu mo" for "what is that blue thing"? [Lee Daniel Crocker] Many of us, including me, thought it to be right. Later, I found an example of such an use of 'mo' in the baselined grammar, Ch. 7, Sec. 9: > 9.5) lo mo prenu cu darxi do > .i barda > A [what selbri?] type-of person hit you? > (Observative:) A big thing. > Which person hit you? The big one. Esteban Flamini