Re: [lojban-beginners] Translating "how" + infinitive

[Jorge Llambías <jjllambias@gmail.com>]

On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 6:54 PM, mudri <jammyatjammy@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm trying to translate "I want to learn how to swim." (from Tatoeba). As
> the title suggests, I'm okay with {mi djica lo ka cilre}, but I don't know
> how to translate "how to swim" (or whether to put it in x2 or x3). If you
> can answer the question, you might want to do the Tatoeba translation too.

"cilre" as defined is for learning facts, not for acquiring skills. So
I suggest "crebi'o" ("ko'a binxo lo certu be ko'e", "x1 becomes adept
at doing x2") or if you want a place for your teacher or source of
learning you can use "crecpa" ("ko'a cpacu lo ka ce'u certu ko'e kei
ko'i", "x1 acquires skill x2 from x3").

mu'o mi'e xorxes

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