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[lojban-beginners] Re: let us
de'i li 05 pi'e 09 pi'e 2009 la'o fy. Squark Rabinovich .fy. cusku zoi
skamyxatra.
> What is the *lojban* for: "let's go to eat something"?
> The English "let's" or "let us" is a sort of mixture of *ko* and *mi'o* : on
> the one hand, it is a suggestion/request/command to do something, on the
> other hand it refers to the speaker as well as the listener(s). I would
> expect to find a *cmavo* with this meaning, but I didn't.
.skamyxatra
I would use "{mi'o}" with an appropriate attitudinal, possibly "{.e'u}"
(suggestion), "{.au}" (desire), or "{.ai}" (intent).
mu'omi'e .kamymecraijun.
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