On Dec 21, 2007 12:16 PM, Vid Sintef <
picos.picos@gmail.com> wrote:
> > What if it's her who characterizes the very property of being a funny
> > person, that is, she is funny in a way that is characteristic to her?
> > How about {ko'a kai ri xajmi prenu}?
> >
> > mu'o mi'e vid
> >
> That still doesn't work the way you want it to. Now it means "She,
> characterizing she, is a funny person." Rememeber that a BAI cmavo like
> "kai" is going to take at most one sumti following it. Let me ask a
> clarifying question, are you are trying to say that she is the
> epitome/embodiment of being a funny person (which is not what you asked
> before ("she is a characteristically funny person)") , or that her brand of
> humor is quirky, that what might be funny to her might not be funny to
> someone else ("she has an odd sense of humor")?
>
> --gejyspa
The latter. And I thought the uniqueness of her brand of humor could
be referred to by modifying the bridi {xajmi prenu} with {kai ri} or
{kai}. How about {ko'a sepa'anai xajmi prenu} then?
Hmmm... I would read that as "she, although not being simliar (to something unspecified), is a funny person." That might work for you. If you really want to use a modal, how about ko'a ma'i ko'a xajmi prenu (she, by her standard, is a funny person)?
--gejyspa