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Isn't this a situation for {le}, as in {le se pelkre}? As I understand it, 
{le} makes the listener assume that the speaker is talking about 
something(s) known, rather than just anything that fits the description. 
.iepei doi jbocre?

On Monday, 31 December 2012 17:01:01 UTC, neizyn. wrote:
>
> coi
> .i mi'e neizyn.
>  
> Sorry, I'm just a beginnger! but I was wondering about a special situation.
> Suppose there's a group of girls with one guy; I'm talking to one of the 
> girls, and I make a statement referring to the guy without unambiguously 
> referring to him by name or other reference. This is because he's the only 
> person in the group like that. Say he's blonde. Is there a way I can say 
> that "someone is blond" oooooor 'blonde exists/obtains such that x is 
> blonde' ? Better yet, could I use that with some kind of reference?  
>

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Isn't this a situation for {le}, as in {le se pelkre}? As I understand it, =
{le} makes the listener assume that the speaker is talking about something(=
s) known, rather than just anything that fits the description. .iepei doi j=
bocre?<br><br>On Monday, 31 December 2012 17:01:01 UTC, neizyn.  wrote:<blo=
ckquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0;margin-left: 0.8ex;border-=
left: 1px #ccc solid;padding-left: 1ex;"><div>coi</div><div>.i mi'e neizyn.=
</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Sorry, I'm just a beginnger! but I was wonderin=
g about a special situation.</div><div>Suppose there's a group of girls wit=
h one guy; I'm talking to one of the girls, and I make a statement referrin=
g to the guy without unambiguously referring to him by name or other refere=
nce. This is because he's the only person in the group like that. Say he's =
blonde. Is there a way&nbsp;I can say that "someone is blond" oooooor 'blon=
de exists/obtains such that x is blonde' ? Better yet, could I use that wit=
h some kind of reference?&nbsp; </div></blockquote>

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