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Subject: Re: [lojban-beginners] Re: {le} and {lo}
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On 29 June 2011 22:55, Ben Foppa <eatingstaples@gmail.com> wrote:
> Actually, upon further consideration, would it be fair to say that
> {le} references an object which had a unique identity before
> construction of the sentence? For instance, if I say "So yesterday,
> this dog walked in front of a car", I would use {lo}, but if I said
> "So yesterday, this one dog I know walked in front of a car", would I
> use {le}, since I'm referencing a dog which has an identity separate
> from other dogs inside my mind?

Both {lo gerku} and {le gerku} would make sense in that case. However,
if you wanted to convey the sense not only that the dog is a
particular instance in your mind but also that you are *familiar* with
the dog, you would need more than {le} e.g. modifying it with {.i'u}.


mu'o mi'e tijlan

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