Re: [lojban] soi

[Jonathan Jones <eyeonus@gmail.com>]

On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 5:31 PM, Pierre Abbat <phma@phma.optus.nu> wrote:

Just checking the grammar, I find that 1) a soi-phrase is the same kind of
free modifier as a sei-clause, 2) "soi" can itself be followed by a free
modifier, and 3) "soi" can be followed by one or two sumti. So the following
sentences are grammatically correct:

.i soi xi re li pai li te'o mi klama le zarci
.i mi simtavla do soi soi le tirxu le cinfo do mi
.i mi klama le zarci soi do

What do such constructions mean?

Pierre
--
li fi'u vu'u fi'u fi'u du li pa

Reading your post, I find that 1) I hate {soi}, 2) I don't understand {soi}, and 3) 2) is the cause of 1).

Just taking a guess, I'd say the third jufra is equivalent to {.i mi klama le zarci .e do}, but given 2), I'm probably wrong.

-- 
mu'o mi'e .aionys.

.i.a'o.e'e ko cmima le bende pe lo pilno be denpa bu .i doi luk. mi patfu do zo'o
(Come to the Dot Side! Luke, I am your father. :D )

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