On Saturday 21 November 2009 14:44:45 Joshua Choi wrote:
Got a couple of usages question on the difference between the se
cmavo
and the sel rafsi. Is there any difference between "ti se citka mi"
and "ti selcti mi"? Or "ta se klani" and "ta selklani"? One forms
phrases—don't know if you'd call them "tanru"—and the other forms
words
—which probably count as lujvo. And don't lujvo have "specified"
meanings that are more specific than their corresponding tanru? Does
that affect words like selcti?
Generally there's no difference, as "se citka" is not a tanru. If
"seltci"
(or "selbo'e") is used in a lujvo, though, then there is a
difference. "selcajlanci" means "flag that symbolizes something
traded",
i.e. "trademark", whereas "se canja lanci" could mean that, and
could also
mean "flag that is traded".
Pierre
--
li ze te'a ci vu'u ci bi'e te'a mu du
li ci su'i ze te'a mu bi'e vu'u ci