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Even if {lo ninmu} refers to multiple women, they are each considered
individually. {pa fi'u ci lo ninmu} therefore means "one third of each
woman".

{loi ninmu} considers the entirety of what is being specified as one unit, a
group. {pa fi'u ci loi ninmu} means "one-third of a group of women".

On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 5:54 PM, la nub <lagelace@gmail.com> wrote:

> coi. I'm currently learning Lojban from "Lojban For Beginners." I was
> doing the exercises at the end of chapter 4 and I translated "One in
> three women like David Bowie" to "pafi'uci lo ninmu cu nelci la deivyd
> bo,is." However in the answer key stated "pafi'uci LOI ninmu cu nelci
> la deivyd bo,is." to be the correct answer.
>
> Why loi? Wouldn't that mean that 1 in 3 GROUPS of women like him? Why
> not just use lo? After all, women are capable of liking by
> themselves. .uanai.
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Even if {lo ninmu} refers to multiple women, they are each considered indiv=
idually. {pa fi&#39;u ci lo ninmu} therefore means &quot;one third of each =
woman&quot;.<br><br>{loi ninmu} considers the entirety of what is being spe=
cified as one unit, a group. {pa fi&#39;u ci loi ninmu} means &quot;one-thi=
rd of a group of women&quot;.<br>
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 5:54 PM, la nub <spa=
n dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:lagelace@gmail.com">lagelace@gmail.com<=
/a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:=
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: 1ex;">
coi. I&#39;m currently learning Lojban from &quot;Lojban For Beginners.&quo=
t; I was<br>
doing the exercises at the end of chapter 4 and I translated &quot;One in<b=
r>
three women like David Bowie&quot; to &quot;pafi&#39;uci lo ninmu cu nelci =
la deivyd<br>
bo,is.&quot; However in the answer key stated &quot;pafi&#39;uci LOI ninmu =
cu nelci<br>
la deivyd bo,is.&quot; to be the correct answer.<br>
<br>
Why loi? Wouldn&#39;t that mean that 1 in 3 GROUPS of women like him? Why<b=
r>
not just use lo? After all, women are capable of liking by<br>
themselves. .uanai.<br>
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