[lojban-beginners] Re: CLL p 95 - huh?

[Hal Fulton <hal9000@hypermetrics.com>]

Robin Lee Powell wrote:
> No; that would be {zdani be mi melbi le speni be mi} (note the lack
> of co).  Remember, the gloss for co is "of type", so it's "house of
> me of type beautiful to my spouse".

Thank you. Once again, obvious in retrospect. I knew the gloss
"of type", but was still muttering "type of" to myself.

Must stop posting after 2 am.

> > Could I say (without inversion):
> >   - ta zdani be mi be'o cu melbi le speni be mi
>
> Illegal unless you drop the cu.  If you drop the cu the meaning
> changes a lot, and you're talking about a house-ish-ly beautiful
> thing instead of a beautiful house.

Not obvious to me why dropping the cu is necessary.
The rest I understand.


Thanks,
Hal