[lojban-beginners] Re: How verstaile is "nu"

[Jorge Llambías <jjllambias@gmail.com>]

On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 5:39 PM, A. PIEKARSKI <totus@rogers.com> wrote:
>
> "We're having one [arguement] right now," said Mama, "about whether or not we have arguements!"
>
> {.i lu mi'o ca simda'a seisa'a la mamcribe ku cusku lojei mi'o cu simda'a}.
>
> I'm not arguing against the use of {lo du'u xukau} in general but this seems
> to be a case of where {lo jei} provides the 'neatest' solution.

I don't see the problem in using "lo du'u xukau" there.

(I also prefer "da'arsi'u" to "simda'a", and of course "cu" rather
than "ku", but that's just an aside.)

Compare with any other indirect question:

    mi'o ca da'arsi'u lo du'u mi'o da'arsi'u makau
    "We are arguing about what we argue about."

    mi'o ca da'arsi'u lo du'u mi'o da'arsi'u xokau da
    "We are arguing about how many things we argue about."

    mi'o ca da'arsi'u lo du'u mi'o da'arsi'u ko'a jikau ko'e
    "We are arguing about whether we argue about ko'a or about ko'e."

and so on. Having a special shortcut for "du'u xukau" is not really necessary.

mu'o mi'e xorxes