Re: [lojban-beginners] ko klama ma

[selpa'i <m3o@plasmatix.com>]

Am 21.07.2012 22:02, schrieb tanbla:
> coi
> I was wondering how multiple questions/commands work in a sentence. 
> For example, what does {ko klama ma} mean? {xu ko klama}? {xu ko klama 
> ma}?

I interpret a question containing both {xu} and {ma} as being two 
questions. (1a) is roughly equal to (1b):

(1a) .i xu do viska ma

(1b) .i xu do viska da .i je do viska ma
"Do you see something, and what is it?".


{ko klama ma} is a bit unusual, but you could understand it as "Where do 
I want you to go?". Again, (2a) and (2b) are roughly equivalent:

(2a) ko klama ma

(2b) mi minde do lo nu do klama ma
     "I command you to go where?"


Thus, {xu ko klama ma} would become:
(3) .i xu mi minde do da .i je mi minde do lo nu do klama ma
    "Do I command you to do something, and where do I command you to go?"


mu'o mi'e la selpa'i

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