[lojban-beginners] Re: Usage of {vi}

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coi rodo

la robin. cusku di'e

> > But the usage of the {vi} troubles me. Does {vi} really
> > take an object/action/person and it becomes "here where the
> > object/person is" or "here where the action took place"? It sounds
> > a little bit strange to say {vi lenu mi jbena} - "here at the
> > event to me beeing born".
> 
> That's *exactly* what vi as a sumtcita is used for, yes.  But it only
> orients you in space, not time, and it is somewhat vague.  The jbofi'e
> gloss for vi as a sumtcita is "near to".

Thanks for your explanation. That is the first time I realize how
powerful Lojban can be.

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> > 6th chapter/Time with sumti, file less6sumtime.html, first
> > Lojban sentence should be {la jan. cliva le barja ti'u la daucac.}
> 
> The only difference appears to be the spelling of the name 'daucac', is
> that correct?  In which case, why do you feel the name was spelt
> wrongly?

{la daucac.} is a cmene for "10 o'clock" - {dau} + {cacra}.
I forgot to mention that in the explanation for this sentence, it is
10 o'clock when Zhang leaves the bar, not "13 o'clock" - {la jaucac.} =
{jau} + {cacra}.

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> Please post a note at http://www.lojban.org/wiki/index.php/lessons

Done. I think this page is quite important for beginners who work
trough "Lojban for Beginners". Is there a FAQ for this mailing list?
I think this link should be added.

mi'e .iens. mu'o