[lojban] Re: le gusta co minde mutce

[tijlan <picos.picos@gmail.com>]

2008/11/10 Jorge Llambías <jjllambias@gmail.com>:
> On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 2:17 PM, tijlan <picos.picos@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> In this case I think it's essential that we retain the "lo nu" parts
>> as we interpret the sentences:
>>
>>  lo nu mi klama le zarci cu jalge lo nu mi ba te vecnu lo matne
>>  The (actual) event "I go to the market" results from the (ideal)
>> event "I will buy butter".
>
> That's what I'm not sure about. Can an actual, present event be the
> result of an ideal, future event?

Being ideal doesn't necessarily mean being incapable of being an
antecedent. For clarity, let me specify these general "nu"s:

 lo zu'o mi klama le zarci cu jalge lo si'o mi ba te vecnu lo matne

There is an idea of me buying butter to begin with, and then, as a
result, there is an action of me going to the market.


mu'o mi'e tijlan


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