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Re: [lojban] IRC Discussion (Which I'd like comments on)




la djan cusku di'e

xrizen scripsit:

> <jewel> mi pu viska le ninmu poi [was] klama le zarci ku'o
> <rizen> I saw the woman who was going to the store ... ?
> <jewel> Yeah
> <jewel> but how do I do the 'was'?
> <rizen> I think it's just pu
> <rizen> but I could be wrong
> <jewel> I don't want it to be read as 'went'

You want "puca'o" = in the past, the event was in progress.

If we go by The Book, he wants "caca'o" = at that time,
the event was in progress.

With "puca'o" we have "I saw the woman who had been going
to the store".

mu'o mi'e xorxes



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