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Re: [lojban-beginners] cagi



On Mon, Jan 5, 2015 at 4:30 AM, ravas <ravas@outlook.com> wrote:
While something is compressed, something else expands.

How can we describe this type of English statement?
Does it have a name?

An aphorism?
 
Is the following translation proper?

cagi ko'a tolba'o gi ko'e banro

I suggest "contracts" rather than "is compressed" for "tolba'o", because "is compressed" suggests an agent.

The Lojban doesn't strictly require that ko'a na du ko'e, although it can be expected. You could instead say "ca gi ko'a tolba'o gi na'e bo ko'a banro".

mu'o mi'e xorxes
 

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