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



Hey,

just to get some feedback on my current understanding of lojban:

On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 09:39:15AM -0700, la gleki wrote:
> OK. Please everyone translate the following sentences.
> 1. "I'm gonna eat three apples from that basket" [some specific apples, 
> namely the red one. the yellow one and the green one but I'm too lazy to 
> mention it]

.i mi ba citka le ci plise poi se lanka

> 2. "I'm gonna eat any three apples from that basket"

.i mi ba citka ci lo plise poi se lanka

> 3. "Give me any three apples from the basket"

.i ko dunda fi mi fe ci lo plise poi se lanka

> 4. "Give me three apples from the basket" [not known whether I need some 
> specific apples or not]

To me this is the same as 3. You can always go on with something like
{zi'e poi crino gi'a xunre gi'a pelxu} to further specify the apples.


Why should people stop to use {le} if it literally means "the thing you have in mind"..

mu'o

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