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[lojban-beginners] Re: How to express " though " "even if "
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- Subject: [lojban-beginners] Re: How to express " though " "even if "
- From: tijlan <pascal.akihiko@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 13:21:21 +0100
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2009/3/2 J Y <kkm2019@gmail.com>:
> Is it :
>
> mi pindi .i ku'i mi gleki
> ---- mi gleki .i seku'ibo mi pindi
> ---- mi gleki gi'u sei da'inai pindi
>
> mu'o mi'e zo'e
I usually use "to'e ki'u nai" for that, literally "not prevented by":
mi gleki to'eki'unai lo nu mi pindi
I am happy, not prevented by the event of me being poor.
I am happy even though I am poor.
In other words, "lo nu mi pindi" is not (nai) a reason (ki'u) against
(to'e) "mi gleki". Consider also:
mi na gleki to'eki'unai lo nu mi ricfu
I am unhappy even though I am rich.
... in which the reason "lo nu mi ricfu" does not prevent "mi na gleki".
kamymecraijun suggested "ki'unai" (without "to'e"), but I don't think
it has the sense you are looking for:
mi gleki ki'unai lo nu mi pindi
I am happy, not because I am poor.
Consider also:
mi gleki ki'unai lo nu mi ricfu
I am happy, not because I am rich.
mu'o mi'e tijlan