[lojban-beginners] Re: modals and references

[Pierre Abbat <phma@phma.optus.nu>]

On Sunday 20 July 2008 12:36:33 peter hering wrote:
> jboski finds the following sentence satisfactory:
> mi puzi mo'u cu tinju'i le snavei cukta me'e la'o gy confessions of an
> economic hitman gy fi'e la djan.perkins.
>
> Is this the correct use of the modals me'e and fi'e?  My intention is to
> say that the books title is 'Confessions of an Economic Hitman' and that
> the book's author is John Perkins.  How do I know to what me'e and fi'e
> refer?

Both of them are modifying "tinju'i". They should be joined to "cukta" 
with "be" (or "pe", which will join them to the sumti "le snavei cukta").

Pierre