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Re: [lojban-beginners] A few sentences


On Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 8:32 AM, Erik Natanael Gustafsson <eriknatanaelgustafsson@gmail.com> wrote:
OK. So either
.i la .erik. pu farlu ri'a lo bolci be lo rokci ca lo nu ra ca'o klama
or
.i la .erik. pu farlu ri'a lo bolci be lo rokci .i ca bo ra ca'o klama
?

The first one is:

  In the past:
    Caused by the marble:
       At the time he was going:
          Eric falls.

The second one is:

  In the past:
     Caused by the marble:
         Eric falls.
  At the same time:
     He was going.

If you don't want the simultaneity to be part of what is caused, which makes a subtle difference, you would need to change the order in the first one: "la .erik pu farlu ca lo nu ri ca'o klama kei ri'a lo bolci be lo rokci":

  In the past:
     At the time of his going:
        Caused by the marble:
            Eric falls.

mu'o mi'e xorxes

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