Re: [lojban] bug in le cmalu noltru?

[Michael Turniansky <mturniansky@gmail.com>]

2010/4/24 Jorge Llambías <jjllambias@gmail.com>:
> On Sat, Apr 24, 2010 at 4:37 PM, Luke Bergen <lukeabergen@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> {mi ki'u bilga lo nu cuxna lo drata jibri}
>>
>> I thought that BAI take a sumti so right off the bat it looks funny that we
>> have {ki'u broda}
>
> BAIs are tags, like PU, and like all tags they can be used as sumti
> tcita or as selbri tcita. (Or as connectives.)
>
> "mi ki'u bilga" is like "mi pu bilga", except with "because
> (whatever)" instead of "before (whatever)".
>
> "mi ki'u bilga lo nu cuxna lo drata jibri" is "I therefore (i.e.
> because of contextual reason) had to choose another job."

  In case xorxes' answer wasn't explicit enough for you, "ki'u bilga"
is the same as ki'u ku bilga.  There is some reason for being
obligated, but we don't know what it is. See the CLL, Chapter 9,
section 9

>
      --gejyspa

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