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

[Robin Lee Powell <lojban-out@lojban.org>]

On Fri, Feb 28, 2003 at 03:50:40PM -0500, Craig wrote:
> >> > On Thu, Feb 27, 2003 at 09:23:55PM -0500, Craig wrote:
> >> > > mi nitcu da. Let's start with that. Do you at least agree that
> >> > > there isn't a specific thing which I mean that I need?
> >> >
> >> > Absolutely not.
> >> >
> >> > mi nitcu da == There exists an X such that I need it.
> >> >
> >> > X could be *VERY* specific.  Say the x3 of nitcu is le nu cikre
> >> > le mi karce poi finti de'i li pa so no ze ...
> >>
> >> Great, five posts in a row all expressing the same idea.
> 
> >Yep.  Just like your 3 or 4 or whatever.
> 
> >> So, you think da is specific, do you? I can't work with you. Carry
> >> on.
> 
> >Straight out of the book:
> 
> >4.2)  da poi prenu zo'u da viska la djim.
> >    There-is-an-X which is-a-person : X sees Jim.
> >        Someone sees Jim.
> 
> But if you ask for da poi prenu zo'u da viska la djim to become true,
> you won't care who sees Jim, right?

Tell me how to ask for that in lojban, and I'll see about answering the
question.

-Robin

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