Re: [lojban-beginners] A seemingly simple sentence with layered complexity

[Pierre Abbat <phma@phma.optus.nu>]

On Wednesday 23 February 2011 18:41:18 Alex Rozenshteyn wrote:
> A square has four equal
> sides.<http://tatoeba.org/eng/sentences/show/271700>
> Next, what should I use for "equal"?  li'a I need {dunli}, but should I use
> it as part of a tanru or in a subordinate clause in a tanru logical
> connection, or something else?

"dunsi'u". They're equal to each other, not to something else.

> Now for "sides", {korbi} and {mlana} seem to be the obvious choices, but
> neither seems quite right.
>
> Any suggestions?

Both seem okay, but I'd use "se" rather than "pagbu":

lo kurfa cu se mlana lo vo da noi dunsi'u

Or maybe "mlakoi".

Pierre
-- 
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