Re: [lojban-beginners] difference between pu'o and ba

[Jorge Llambías <jjllambias@gmail.com>]

On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 3:44 PM, Luke Bergen <lukeabergen@gmail.com> wrote:
> Ok, I think I'm getting it now.  PU tells us when the relation happens.
>  ZAhO tells us which part of the event we are talking about.  It seems like
> ZAhO would have somewhat absurd meaning if applied to bridi like {gerku}.
>  e.g. What does {ta co'u gerku} mean?

I would think the poor ta was being run over by a truck.

> Sounds like something you might here in a movie trailer:  (dramatic voice)
> "va'o lo nu lo gerku cu xarci se zbasu kei gy co'u gerku gi'e co'a sa'ei
> .dyn.dyn.dyyyyyyn. me la gerxa'i"
> oh man.  Now I want to make a lojban movie about la gerxa'i, the dog who
> fights crime with his explosively weaponized body.
> Please excuse my excessive ADD.

Maybe "de'a gerku" would work better for that case, assuming gy di'a
gerku once the bad guys have been dealt with.

mu'o mi'e xorxes

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