Re: [lojban-beginners] "Should" and "would"

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

Am 09.11.2012 19:41, schrieb Michael Turniansky:
>    I disagree that da'i is not needed below.  Without it, the sentence
> reads "Since I am I chicken, there is no road crossing."

No, it does not (necessarily) mean that. Abstractions are by default not 
asserted.
You can get your meaning explicitly by using da'i nai, but if context is 
strong enough, you can get away without that. Still, the default is that 
it is not asserted.

mu'o mi'e selpa'i

--
doị mèlbi mlenì'u
   .i do càtlu ki'u
ma fe la xàmpre ŭu
   .i do tìnsa càrmi
gi'e sìrji se tàrmi
   .i taị bo pu cìtka lo gràna ku


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