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On 2 August 2013 10:46, stormi <chevalieradam2@gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm trying to do "speak softly, but carry a big stick"
> and I've come up with:
> {ko mliba'u  ku'i bevri lo barda grana}
>
>
If you mean "softly" in the sense of "not loud", then {tolcladu} is more
appropriate than {milxe} (which is present in {mliba'u}). (On a related
note, {mliba'u} really should be {ba'umli}, as if you were to say the full
structure without a tanru, you'd say {milxe lo ni bacru}.)

What you're trying to do with {ku'i} is what's called a connective. The
problem is that {ku'i} is not a connective; {ku'i} is an indicator. It
simply attaches to the previous word to draw our attention to the fact that
it is in contrast with something else. Aside from that, it serves to higher
grammatical purpose. The connective you would use in this case is {gi'e},
"and", as it connects to bridi-tails. ({mliba'u is on e bridi-tail, and
{bevri lo barda grana} is another one. {gi'e} would connect them, applying
the common x1 {ko}.)

In total, you'd get {ko tolcladu bacru gi'e ku'i bevri lo barda grana}.

I hope this cleared things up,
.i mi'e la tsani mu'o


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<div dir=3D"ltr">On 2 August 2013 10:46, stormi <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a hr=
ef=3D"mailto:chevalieradam2@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">chevalieradam2@gma=
il.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div class=3D"gm=
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<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I&#39;m trying to do &quot;speak softly, but=
 carry a big stick&quot;<div>and I&#39;ve come up with:</div><div>{ko mliba=
&#39;u =A0ku&#39;i bevri lo barda grana}</div>

<div><br></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>If you mean &quot;softly&qu=
ot; in the sense of &quot;not loud&quot;, then {tolcladu} is more appropria=
te than {milxe} (which is present in {mliba&#39;u}). (On a related note, {m=
liba&#39;u} really should be {ba&#39;umli}, as if you were to say the full =
structure without a tanru, you&#39;d say {milxe lo ni bacru}.)</div>

<div><br></div><div>What you&#39;re trying to do with {ku&#39;i} is what&#3=
9;s called a connective. The problem is that {ku&#39;i} is not a connective=
; {ku&#39;i} is an indicator. It simply attaches to the previous word to dr=
aw our attention to the fact that it is in contrast with something else. As=
ide from that, it serves to higher grammatical purpose. The connective you =
would use in this case is {gi&#39;e}, &quot;and&quot;, as it connects to br=
idi-tails. ({mliba&#39;u is on e bridi-tail, and {bevri lo barda grana} is =
another one. {gi&#39;e} would connect them, applying the common x1 {ko}.)</=
div>

<div><br></div><div>In total, you&#39;d get {ko tolcladu bacru gi&#39;e ku&=
#39;i bevri lo barda grana}.</div><div><br></div><div>I hope this cleared t=
hings up,</div><div>.i mi&#39;e la tsani mu&#39;o</div><div>=A0</div><block=
quote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc=
 solid;padding-left:1ex">

<div></div><div>I&#39;m unsure of my translation, especially on my use of {=
ku&#39;i}</div><div><br></div><div>How did I do?</div><span class=3D"HOEnZb=
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