Re: [lojban] senva

[Steven Belknap <sbelknap@UIC.EDU>]

Gordon-

I would translate this particular sense of the English verb "dreams" 
with the lojban gismu <djica>. However, <senva> could be correct given a 
context in which the reference is clearly to reverie rather than desire.

-Steven

On Sunday, July 28, 2002, at 07:59 AM, G. Dyke wrote:

> Well, saying "he dreams of winning the olympic games" is not quite the 
> same
> as saying "he often dreams that a huge spider is under his bed"
>
> Greg
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert LeChevalier" <lojbab@lojban.org>
> To: "jboste" <lojban@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2002 2:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [lojban] senva
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> > At 07:56 AM 7/28/02 +0200, G. Dyke wrote:
> > > senva sev sne     dream                 'reverie'            x1 dreams
> > > about/that x2 (fact/idea/event/state); x2 is a dream/reverie of x1
> > >
> > > Does this include both waking, conscious dreams, or only subconscious,
> > > sleeping dreams?
> >
> > I see no reason why it shouldn't.
> >
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