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[lojban-beginners] Re: [lojban] Re: CONGRATULATION!!!
--- Robin Lee Powell wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 15, 2005 at 09:40:42AM +1300, Michael van der Gulik
> wrote:
> > x3 would be "ca lo ba nanca be li so'i".. "during many future years".
>
> Yep.
>
> > I assume you're saying "We hope that you are fond of your prize
> > for many years".
Minor point: {ca lo ba nanca be li so'i} is
"at some point in many future years". {ca} only indicates
that two events have some time-point in common.
For durations, use ze'a: {ze'a lo ba nanca be li so'i}
is "during many future years", or "for many years to come".
mu'o mi'e xorxes
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