[lojban] Re: Test sentences

[Pierre Abbat <lojban-out@lojban.org>]

On Saturday 24 July 2004 19:57, Jorge "Llambías" wrote:
> Second batch of sentences from http://www.xapia.com/sentences.php
>
> 11. The lord of the elves will cross the sea only if the lord of Mordor is
> defeated.
>
>    le nobli be lo elfe ba pagre le xamsi ijo le nobli be la mordor
>    cu se jinga

ijo sisi inaja. {jo} means "if and only if".

> 14. The woman Argyle hoped to marry was the woman the man she hoped to
> marry hoped to marry.
>
>   le ninmu poi la argail pacna lo nu speni cu du da poi le nanmu poi
>   da pacna lo nu speni cu pacna lo nu speni

I don't understand the English. Is Argyle a man or a woman? Does "she" refer 
to Argyle or to someone from a previous sentence? Did Argyle become someone's 
spouse or officiate at the marriage?

phma
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