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

[la gleki <gleki.is.my.name@gmail.com>]

On Sunday, August 19, 2012 8:47:41 AM UTC+4, la gleki wrote:
> Well, long ago a new cmavo was proposed, {xe'e}.

And here are the links. Hopefully, we can find a solution soon.

{xe'e}="any"

https://groups.google.com/d/topic/lojban/FnytvREKa60/discussion

https://groups.google.com/d/topic/lojban/ZXJI593tZ18/discussion

https://groups.google.com/d/topic/lojban/rK3uXlKKLVM/discussion

https://groups.google.com/d/topic/lojban/aWGbUt_SQiQ/discussion

https://groups.google.com/d/topic/lojban/MDmCtOYCNuA/discussion

https://groups.google.com/d/topic/lojban/Rvelhp1uNtU/discussion

https://groups.google.com/d/topic/lojban/yBtCzxJGhSg/discussion

https://groups.google.com/d/topic/lojban/T7G_fA0ZcKI/discussion

Mention:

https://groups.google.com/d/topic/lojban/V-YN3GLx4BM/discussion

https://groups.google.com/d/topic/lojban/SiONr-NXBwY/discussion 

On Saturday, August 18, 2012 2:05:10 PM UTC+4, tijlan wrote:

On 18 August 2012 00:43, sunderland <gatew...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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."

I would consider {.e'inai} as well:

A: do djica lo nu citka ma
What do you want to eat?

B: zo'e .e'inai
Something [resistance against constraint]. --> Anything.


mu'o

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