[jbovlaste] Re: stuffed animal

[Jorge Llambías <jjllambias@gmail.com>]

On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 5:39 PM, Luke Bergen <lukeabergen@gmail.com> wrote:
> yes but that can lead to bad habits.  If you ever see me say {mi ranji lo nu
> zutse} please correct me because even though "x1 continues to perform
> activity/event x2" seems more useful for "continue" that doesn't seem to be
> how it is supposed to be used.

It's not just a matter of how useful a definition is in terms of a
keyword, it's more a matter of being systematic.

> And yeah, based on {zutse} it seems like it's an action, although, I think I
> would interpret it differently in different circumstances.  For instance, if
> someone said {mi ca zutse lo stizu} I would probably think that they are in
> a state of sitting in a chair.  But if they say {mi bazi zutse lo stizu} I
> would think of it as more of an action.

So you to sit down now you say "ca tsebi'o", but to sit down a short
while from now "bazi zutse"?

And if "ca zutse" is to be sitting now, how would you describe the
same state but in the future (or in the past)?

I don't think it makes much sense to change the meaning of "zutse"
with tense, I just think the "assume sitting position" comment in the
gi'uste should be ignored. "zutse" should be a state, like "sanli" or
"vreta".

mu'o mi'e xorxes