Re: [lojban] milxe cunso jufra

[Michael Turniansky <mturniansky@gmail.com>]

On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 12:42 PM, djandus <jandew@gmail.com> wrote:
> coi rodo
> .i mi zbasu re jufra
> .i lo rozgu poi frica valsi ke'a cu sumne co dunli zo'e lo ka titla

  There is a major problem here, which is that "sumne" is something
that senses by smelling, not something that gives off a smell.
Something that gives off a smell is a se sumne (which is perceived by
something) or a se panci (which has a quality).

  I'd be more inclined to write
  lo rozgu poi se cmene lo drata [A rose which is called by another
name] cu se panci lo titla [has the scent of a sweet thing].
  And to be even more precise, I'd say:
   lo rozgu poi da'i se cmene lo cnino cu stodi lo ka se panci lo
titla [a rose which is hypothetically named something new continues to
have the quality of smelling sweet]

              --gejyspa

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