So, is there any example which we can think of, in which we want to express
something unspecific ánd something that doesn't have to fit the description? Could we come up with such an example?
And how would we express it in lojban?
Tom Gysel
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--- On Thu, 11/13/08, komfo,amonan <komfoamonan@gmail.com> wrote:
From: komfo,amonan <komfoamonan@gmail.com>
Subject: [lojban-beginners] Re: And more le and lo
To: lojban-beginners@lojban.org
Date: Thursday, November 13, 2008, 11:57 PM
On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 2:16 PM, Tom Gysel <to_mu1975@yahoo.com> wrote:
| Since 'le' carries the requirement of having a specific thing in mind, and 'lo' has to refer to something which really fits the description, which gadri (or any other solution) would we use for ' a dog' in the sentence: ' a dog attacked me last night'? (bearing in mind that it was dark and so maybe it was a dog, or a wolf, or any other doglike creature.) |
This might be a good time to point out that {gerku} is not limited to Canis lupus familiaris, but rather refers generally to canines. So you wouldn't necessarily need to qualify any further in this instance. That being said, something like {lo gerku la'a sai ca lo prulamcte cu gunta mi} would probably do the trick. Then again, the better option might be {le gerku ...}, because you are describing it as a dog, and are not 100% certain.
mu'o mi'e komfo,amonan |