Re: [lojban] "jump to" vs. "jump onto"

[Pierre Abbat <phma@bezitopo.org>]

On Sunday, November 04, 2012 05:24:50 la gleki wrote:
> He jumped to the table.
> He jumped onto the table.
> 
> .i ko'a mo'u plipe fa'a lo jubme
> .i ko'a mo'u plipe lo jubme
> 
> Am I right? Is it how we should understand {plipe}?

No. "ko'a plipe fa'a lo jubme" means "He jumped toward the table", except that 
"toward" denotes the location, not the direction, of the jump. For "He jumped 
onto the table", I'd say "ko'a plipe lo cpana be lo jubme".

Pierre
-- 
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.ibabo damba do .ibabo do jinga
.icu'u la ma'atman.

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