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Re: di'e preti zo nu
la kuontym sip cusku di'e
>If I understand the grammar correctly, the correct translation is:
>
> ro lo fadni be le ka merko
> all of the ordinariness of the properties of Americans
No, {fadni} means "xi is ordinary/typical in property x2", and
therefore {ro lo fadni be le ka merko} means "every one
of those that are ordinary/typical in the property of being
American".
"Ordinariness/typicality" would be {le ka fadni}, not just
{lo fadni}.
co'o mi'e xorxes