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[lojban-beginners] Re: What is the shortest way to say "It's 5 miles ahead"



.i ko ca'u klama seji'e lo minli be li mu
"Go straight up to five miles."
.i ko ca'u klama sela'u lo minli be li mu
"G straight for five miles."

Saying {lo mu minli} is like "some unspecified number of five of some unspecified (though probably one) miles which may or may not be contiguous and by context probably are not or I would have just said so explicitly". Don't be lazy. <3

Optionally, perhaps:

.i korbi lo minli be li mu lo'o be'o ku ca'uku
"It's at the edge of five miles, straight."

...or some permutation thereof.

Perhaps?:

.i crane do seji'e ja sela'u ja semau lo minli be li mu
"It's straight in front of you, up to/for/after five miles."

Maybe that's more like what you want to say?

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