[lojban-beginners] Re: kecti

[Luke Bergen <lukeabergen@gmail.com>]

but even then, would a proper lojbanization of that english be something like {mi kecti lo tricu lo nu ri farlu gi'e na seltrina}

2009/9/10 Jorge Llambías <jjllambias@gmail.com>

On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 3:24 PM, Luke Bergen <lukeabergen@gmail.com> wrote:
> So (object)?  I'm pretty sure I've seen that used a lot in the gismu
> definitions.

Hopefully some day we'll have more standardized definitions for gismu.
I think there are cases where (object) is used in places that admit
people, but I don't know if there are any cases of that when people is
the standard case.

> Is it possible to make it any more generic than that?  Is there no way to
> feel sorry for an event or a property?  I'm thinking not.

I think the important part is that x2 is the patient (sufferer) of
event x3, which x1 feels is bad for x2, and this makes x1 feel bad in
sympathy with x2. I guess it's hard to project emotions on properties
or events.

mi kecti lo nu lo tricu cu farlu kei lo nu no da tirna ra
"I feel sorry for the falling of trees, that nobody is around to hear it"?

Maybe.

mu'o mi'e xorxes