Re: [lojban-beginners] mi kakne lo bajra

[Michael Turniansky <mturniansky@gmail.com>]

On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 7:16 AM, tijlan <jbotijlan@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 26 October 2010 20:43, Michael Turniansky <mturniansky@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>  I also might not have been very clear what the difference of my a)
>> and b) above were.   So let me give it some context:
>>
>> a)  mi bajra .i mi kakne lo drata (I am capable of a event which is different)
>>
>> b)  mi bajra .i mi kakne lo nu drata.  (I am capable of the event of
>> me being different)
>>
>>  a) I am running.  I can do something else (besides running).
>>  b) I am running.  I can (also) be something other (than what I am,
>> presumably, but not necessarily referring to runningness).
>
> Is the x1 of {drata} in {mi kakne lo nu drata} necessarily the x1 of
> the main selbri i.e. {mi}?
>
  Necessarily?  No.  But it's commonly understood to mean that when
it's elided, yes.
                  --gjeyspa

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