[lojban-beginners] Re: (No In-Reply-To: <12d58c1605062211406201dcc6@mail.gmail.com>

[Matt Arnold <mattarn@123.net>]

lojban-beginners@chain.digitalkingdom.org wrote:
>On 6/22/05, Edward Cherlin <edward.cherlin@etssg.com> wrote:
>> On Monday 20 June 2005 14:36, Adam COOPER wrote:
>> > zgana x1 observes/[notices]/watches/beholds x2 using
>> > senses/means x3 under conditions x4
>> Reporter observes war crimes with binoculars while under fire.
Is it possible to use that place of the sentence to state that the reporter is under fire? Although he might be, I thought the x4 place would have to be merely stating that gunfire is a condition affecting viewing. I guess you could use an abstraction to fit a whole bridi in the x4 place-- something for the selbri having to do with getting shot at. A simpler example our class has used while translating {le pijyctu} is:
{.i ko'a viska le xruti bloti lo bumru}
"he views the returning ship under viewing conditions: fog."
Fog is a straightforward aspect of the view.
- epkat

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