[lojban-beginners] Re: Backcounting (ri) question

["G. Dyke" <gordon.dyke@bluewin.ch>]

cu'u la filip


> If I want to say "I am grateful for my wife. She makes me happy.", can
> I say {mi ckire fi le speni be mi .iu .i ri gekygau mi} ?
>
> That is, does the {ri} refer back to {mi} or to {le speni be mi}?

it refers to {mi} (although in my with my gricean hat on I like to think
that {ri} "counts past" other pro-sumti, in fact I wish it did)

I think it should be {mi ckire le speni be mi}

mi'e greg mu'o