From lojban-out@lojban.org Tue Jun 27 05:33:37 2006 Return-Path: X-Sender: lojban-out@lojban.org X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (qmail 37526 invoked from network); 27 Jun 2006 12:21:47 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.216) by m30.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 27 Jun 2006 12:21:47 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO chain.digitalkingdom.org) (64.81.49.134) by mta1.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 27 Jun 2006 12:21:46 -0000 Received: from lojban-out by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1FvCZ3-0002vZ-MS for lojban@yahoogroups.com; Tue, 27 Jun 2006 05:21:13 -0700 Received: from chain.digitalkingdom.org ([64.81.49.134]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1FvCX7-0002tD-AV; Tue, 27 Jun 2006 05:19:10 -0700 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Tue, 27 Jun 2006 05:18:56 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nobody by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1FvCWF-0002su-Ap for lojban-list-real@lojban.org; Tue, 27 Jun 2006 05:18:16 -0700 Received: from ug-out-1314.google.com ([66.249.92.173]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1FvCW6-0002sj-5y for lojban-list@lojban.org; Tue, 27 Jun 2006 05:18:13 -0700 Received: by ug-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id j40so435748ugd for ; Tue, 27 Jun 2006 05:18:03 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.78.97.7 with SMTP id u7mr2469909hub; Tue, 27 Jun 2006 05:18:03 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.78.13.6 with HTTP; Tue, 27 Jun 2006 05:18:03 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <2d3df92a0606270518h52952da1y6c7ca80d9093aebc@mail.gmail.com> Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 14:18:03 +0200 In-Reply-To: <737b61f30606261820y44aee9fn6a00372589ba3090@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_27161_14130636.1151410683731" References: <737b61f30606261820y44aee9fn6a00372589ba3090@mail.gmail.com> X-Spam-Score: -1.7 (-) X-archive-position: 11833 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: exitconsole@gmail.com X-list: lojban-list X-Spam-Score: -1.7 (-) To: lojban@yahoogroups.com X-Originating-IP: 64.81.49.134 X-eGroups-Msg-Info: 1:0:0:0 X-eGroups-From: HeliodoR From: HeliodoR Reply-To: exitconsole@gmail.com Subject: [lojban] Re: plural markers? X-Yahoo-Group-Post: member; u=116389790; y=GlrICPv-blNFak2KgLjBVLyIqH4pXHUS0oP-uYog_L19kuUI8w X-Yahoo-Profile: lojban_out X-Yahoo-Message-Num: 26258 ------=_Part_27161_14130636.1151410683731 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline You can do it with {su'o}: {lo su'o re dacti} means "at least two things", which is pretty much the same as "things". You need {loi} or {lei} only when the at least two things act as a mass -- a couple of apples dropping to the ground at the same time at the same place counts as a mass, for example. {loi su'o re plise cu farlu} Although in most of the cases the lack of this {su'o re} doesn't lead to ambiguity. ({su'o} on its own means the same as {su'o pa}, btw.) mi'e darves. ------=_Part_27161_14130636.1151410683731 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline
You can do it with {su'o}:
{lo su'o re dacti}
means "at least two things", which is pretty much the
same as "things". You need {loi} or {lei} only when the
at least two things act as a mass -- a couple of apples
dropping to the ground at the same time at the same
place counts as a mass, for example.
{loi su'o re plise cu farlu}
Although in most of the cases the lack of this {su'o re}
doesn't lead to ambiguity.
 
({su'o} on its own means the same as {su'o pa}, btw.)
 
mi'e darves.
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