[lojban] Re: Any (was: Nick will be with you shortly)

[Invent Yourself <xod@thestonecutters.net>]

On Thu, 27 Feb 2003, Craig wrote:

> >> > But "mi djica lo mikce" is true under different circumstances than
> >> > "mi djica <any> mikce".  It's clearer if you translate to english;
> >> > the first:  There is a doctor (some doctors) that I need.  The
> >> > second:  I need any doctor(s).
> >>
> >> Are you trying to say "n'importe quel"? I think the way to say this is
> "lo <x>
> >> mikce", where "<x>" is some discursive in UI, though I'm not sure which.
>
> >That was xod's argument.  "lo da'icu'i mikce", etc.
>
> >However this still doesn't solve the problem.  "lo mikce" has to
> >be the same as "da poi mikce".  "I need some doctor" or "There is
> >a doctor that I need".  It cannot do "I need any doctor".
>
> What you think 'lo mikce' means, re-expressed with das, is 'pada poi mikce'.
> 'da poi mikce' (= 'lo mikce') means ANY da that mikce. Similar to how 'da na
> prane prenu' means 'nobody is perfect', not 'somebody is imperfect'.



pada also means "any", since it's still not specific about the doctor
that's being asked for.



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