Re: [lojban-beginners] merli

[Jorge Llambías <jjllambias@gmail.com>]

On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 9:44 AM, Remo Dentato <rdentato@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have a doubt on "merli" :
>
>   x_1 (agent) measures/evaluates x_2 [quantity] as x_3 units on scale
> x_4 (si'o), with accuracy x_5.
>
> My bad English is at fault here.
>
> is it "mi merli re" in the sense of "I measure (something) and I get 2
> as result"
> or is it "le karce merli re" in the sense of "the car measures 2 [meters]"

(You can't use "re" by itself as a sumti. You need "li re".)

> If it's the former I would expect x_2 to be the measured object and
> not a quantity.

It is the former, but by "quantity" they mean something like "the
length of the car", not the number itself. But I agree with you
nonetheless.

> Also I don't get x_3 at all!
>
> If it was:
>
>  x_1 (agent) measures/evaluates the object x_2 and gets as result x_3
> units on scale x_4 (si'o), with accuracy x_5.
>
> It would be much clearer to me.
>
> Any suggestion?

That's how I use it. Except that the "scale (si'o)" also doesn't make
sense to me. I would say:

  mi merli lo karce li re lo mitre
  "I measure the car to be 2 meters."

They want you to say instead something like:

  mi merli lo ni lo karce cu clani kei li re lo si'o mitre

No idea what to do with the accuracy.

mu'o mi'e xorxes

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