[lojban] Re: On not using du for is

[xod <xod@thestonecutters.net>]

> Jorge Llambi'as wrote:
> 
> > --- And Rosta  wrote:
> > 
> > "ti du le mi patfu" is malglico only when the speaker intends
> > the meaning "ti patfu mi". When the speaker genuinely intends
> > the meaning "ti du le mi patfu", it is not malglico. The
> > malgliconess comes simply from meaning X but saying Y, because Y
> > more closely resembles the we X is expressed in English.
> 
> Right. On the other hand, "ti du lo patfu be mi" is synonymous
> with "ti patfu mi", as far as I can tell.




.ienairu'e .i zo ti steci le smuni .iseni'ibo lo patfu du le patfu

.i mi na jimpe fi le terfrica be lu ti patfu mi li'u goiko'a be'o
zu'i goiko'e .i ko'a zukte simsa .i ko'e dacti simsa (verb-like, vs.
noun-like).



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