Re: Beginner question on meaning of "le ... xu ku" and "le ...

[And Rosta <a.rosta@UCLAN.AC.UK>]

> I just want to check on my interpretation of the meaning of something.
>
> le cutci ku xu se citka le mlatu
>   Is it the shoes which are eaten by the cat?

Yes. That's hardly a beginner's question!

> le cutci xu ku se citka le mlatu
>   Is what is being eaten by the cat correctly described as shoes?
>
> Is that a reasonable interpretation of those two questions?

I would translate the second as:

   Is it the shoes that the cat is eating?

- I don't know if you consider that a significant difference from
your version.

--And