la and cusku di'e
How does one talk about measurement units, lengths, monetary
values, etc. in the abstract? That has, how does one talk
about the length 2 metres, as opposed to about things that
are 2 metres in length, in the way that one can talk not
only about remei but also about li re? There must be a
well-known answer to this, but I don't know it, and I
can only think of {ka ce'u mitre/rupnu li re} = "2
metres/quid", on the presumption that {li re} = {ka
ce'u re mei}.
Sounds right, but what would you say about them?
{le ka ce'u mitre li re} can be used for example in:
ti ta dunli le ka ce'u mitre li re
This equals that in their 2 meter length.
ti ta frica le ka ce'u mitre makau
This differs from that in their length.
mu'o mi'e xorxes
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