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Re: [lojban] What place of nesting bridi {ce'u} refers to?

Am 04.10.2012 01:08, schrieb .djo,is.:


On Wednesday, October 3, 2012 8:54:13 AM UTC-7, la gleki wrote:
I want to eat an apple    = I want that I eat an apple [a really awkward lojban-style sentence]
{mi djica lo ka citka??)  = mi djica lo nu mi/vo'a citka lo plise

People seem to use {nu} or {ka} a lot of times when {zu'o} would be more useful. At least my understanding is that {zu'o} has a {ce'u} place, as "giving" {lo zu'o dunda} and "receiving" {lo zu'o te dunda} are certainly two different activities.

zu'o is a subtype of nu, which is a general abstractor for events. nu unites/stands in for pu'u, zu'o, mu'e and za'i. It saves you a syllable and the trouble of picking the right one of those four or of having to narrow it down. If zu'o had a ce'u, then so would nu.

mu'o mi'e la selpa'i
 
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