On Monday 01 May 2006 11:11, c k wrote:
> coi rodo
>
> In the following bridi, why is "be" needed?
>
> mi djuno fi le jai ca morsi be fai la djan.
>
> co'o
{fai} is like {fi} and {fo} (but not {fym}). Since {morsi} has an article, its
sumti comes after {be}.
.i mi djuno fi le jai ca morsi be fai la djan.
.i mi djuno fi le se morsi be fo la djan.
You probably mean {mrobi'o}, as {la djan. morsi} is true for an indefinitely
long interval.
Pierre
In your second bridi there, what is {fo} doing in there? Are you just demonstrating that it doesn't matter what sumti
place {la djan.} is placed in since it is being added on with a {be}?
btw, the intent of the original bridi appears to be to make a statement wherein the speaker knew the time of john's death.