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Re: [lojban] "Any" and {ro}



On 17 August 2012 19:43, sunderland <gatewaycat@gmail.com> wrote:
To answer {do djica lonu citka ma} with "anything," I'd just say {roda}, which here means "for each x, I('d) want to eat x," not that "I want to eat the-mass-of everything" as in English (maybe I misunderstand {roda}?).

.i ue do djica da'i lo nu citka lo su'u lo gerku cu batci lo mlatu

That problem with da is that its scope is the subject of much debate. Does it really scope over *everything in the universe*. A sort of contextually-relevant "any" might be interesting. Something like {da poi co'e} maybe.

mu'o mi'e la tsani
 

But answering with a noun (any/where/thing) is sorta an Englishism. In Chinese you'd probably use an adverb (随便/suibian). You could answer {do djica lonu citka ma} with an attitudinal. Maybe {se'inai} "other-oriented." Or maybe {ri .aucu'i} or {.aucu'i go'i lonu citka makau} "indifference." Or even {roda .a'u} "interest."


On Wednesday, August 15, 2012 10:04:45 AM UTC-4, la gleki wrote:

For me the issue is closed.

Anyway, this is how I can define "any".

- What do you want to eat?
- Anything (="every random selection would do")

If anybody doesn't like la selpa'i's (although he is beloved by default) solution please post about it anytime anywhere anyhow.
(gosh, too much play on word)


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