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Re: negated nitcu



cu'u la .and.
> Not so subtle, because if {mi na`e nitcu ko`a} is true then either
> {mi nitcu ko`a} or {mi na nitcu ko`a} can be true.
Either {mi nitcu ko'a} or {mi na nitcu ko'a} is a tautology and always true.
{mi na'e nitcu ko'a} implies that {mi na nitcu ko'a} is true.  The subtlety
lies in whether the speaker wishes to indicate that there is some sort of
relationship between the arguments or not.  Using "na" is the more
diluted than "na'e".  "to'e" for the polar opposite is much stronger than
"na'e" and gives a definitive relationship.  All of the above could be used
for the translation, but it shows the fine nuances that jbobau allows.

ni'oco'omi'e dn.