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[lojban] Re: Can you read this and tell me if it is correct?



On Sunday 14 September 2008 04:53:36 Brett Williams wrote:
> "be" is confusing, because it's just structural.  The thing is we've got
> two different levels of bridi going at the same time!  That's why we need
> to distinguish.  For instance:
>
>   le se prami be mi citka
>     - My beloved eats.
>   vs
>   le se prami mi citka
>     - The beloved eats me!

The first one means "the my beloved eater", and being a tanru could mean "my 
beloved eater" or "the eater of my beloved". To say "My beloved eats," you 
have to insert "cu" or "ku".

>   le klama be le zarci be'o xagji
>   The market-goer is hungry.

"the market-goer hungry", similarly.

A subclass of this construction that's useful to remember is ones where the 
first selbri is a measure word:

lo milylitce be li pa margu cu grake li pacipixa

mu'omi'e pier.


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