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Am 28.10.2012 20:27, schrieb mudri:
> Is there any way in Lojban to talk about what one should do, should have
> done or would do in a given event? I've been looking for a while, but
> can't find anything.

For "should", the word {.ei} is usually used:

.ei do xendo lo cnino
You should be kind to strangers.

.ei do ta pu na lebna
You should not have taken that.

.ei mi ma zukte
What should I do?


For "would", it's slightly more difficult. "Would" usually marks a=20
phrase as non-factual, which is done by {da'i}:

ju'o da'i do se pluka
You would surely enjoy it.

da'i do se xamgu
It would be good for you.


Sometimes, the "would" appears together with an if-clause, in which case=20
a {da'i} isn't always needed:

mi va'o lo nu [da'i] mi jipci cu na kuckla lo dargu
If I was a chicken, I wouldn't cross the road.

Here the {da'i} is not strictly needed, because the event tagged by va'o=20
is not claimed by the speaker. The {da'i} can be used to add emphasis on=20
the non-factualness of the sentence, however.


There is also a less common way for "would" that uses {mu'ei}:

lo nu sidju lo drata kei mi ro mu'ei pluka
I would always enjoy helping others.

mi no mu'ei lo du'u do mi slabu cu na djica lo nu mi do speni
In no world in which I know you would I not want to marry you.


Hope this helps.

mu'o mi'e la selpa'i

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    .i do c=C3=A0tlu ki'u
ma fe la x=C3=A0mpre =C5=ADu
    .i do t=C3=ACnsa c=C3=A0rmi
gi'e s=C3=ACrji se t=C3=A0rmi
    .i ta=E1=BB=8B bo pu c=C3=ACtka lo gr=C3=A0na ku


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