[lojban] Gerunds, infinitives and other technicalities

[Escape Landsome <escaaape@gmail.com>]

Hi

It must be me, but I'm not quite sure of how to handle gerunds when
translating them into Lojban.

The problem is the following, I have two chapters whose titles are :

<< Asking the Question >>

<< Finding not the Answer >>

Now, the problem is that these gerunds can be understood as a way to
assert the process of << x1 asks the Question >> and << x1 doesn't
find the Answer >>, where x1 = zo'e  (isn't it ?)

But it is not clear what the tense import is...

Is the only thing to do to write a bridi that has x1 = zo'e ?   Or
must I precise some more words in order to imply a distinction of
meaning between << Asking the Question >> and << somebody asks the
Question, but I don't care who (or, it is too obvious) >> ?

Thanks in advance !

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