[lojban-beginners] Re: Strange modals

["Jorge Llambías" <jjllambias@gmail.com>]

On 12/4/07, A. PIEKARSKI <totus@rogers.com> wrote:
> I think the differene between di'o and sedi'o is that {X di'o Y} says that
> X occurs at the place where Y is confined, whereas {X sedi'o Y} says
> that X occurs at, and is confined to, place Y. They differ as to what is
> confined.
>
> But if
> {diklo}: x1 is located in x2 and nowhere else within x3
> then surely
> {se diklo} must be: x1 is the only location of x2 within x3

Yes.

> and {X di'o Y} must be: X being the only location of Y within...

In {X di'o Y}, X has to be a bridi, it can't refer to a location. "X occurs,
with Y being confined to some location (presumably the location
where X occurs)".

If X is a sumti that refers to a location, then you can use {X pe di'o Y}
for "X, the only location of Y"

mu'o mi'e xorxes