Re: [lojban-beginners] Reuse request

[Jorge Llambías <jjllambias@gmail.com>]

On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 9:12 PM, Jonathan Jones <eyeonus@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 4:55 PM, Jorge Llambías <jjllambias@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> 32/33/34: I think "norbra" is better than "na'obra", and I would also
>> prefer "brana'o" to "na'obra".
>
> Do you have any particular reason for this, or is it just a personal
> preference? Also, would you prefer "norbra" over "brana'o" or vice-versa?

In order of preference: no'e barda > norbra > brana'o

"brana'o" is from "cnano lo ka barda", "na'obra" is not so clear.


>> 43: "sepli" should be "sepsi'u", and "kansa" is about doing something
>> together, not really about location. I suggest "jonsi'u" or
>> "tolsepsi'u" instead.
>
> Okay, the sepsi'u thing I get, but lo te kansa is an event /or/ state.

Yes, but the hands that are raised together are kansi'u as much as
those that are touching one other together.

>I
> agree that "jonsi'u" is a better choice here,

"lamsi'u" works too.

>but I'd prefer to use gismu as
> I said above, I can't use any word involving jorne in the later panels, and
> the repitition of the word in multiple examples is kind of the point of
> those panels.
>
> Do you have a suggestion I can use in place of sepli/kansa I can use in all
> those panels?

sepsi'u/tolsepsi'u?

>> 63: To me "ko'a pafspe ko'e" means "ko'a speni lo patfu be ko'e", and
>> "ko'a be'aspe ko'e" is "ko'a speni lo bersa be ko'e".
>
> So, "spepa'u" and "spebe'a"?

spepa'u is father-in-law, spebe'a is stepson.

son-in-law would usually be tixspe ("nakni pazyspe", "male
offspring-spouse") would be a more exact translation, which is not
necessarily better.

mu'o mi'e xorxes

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