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Re: [lojban] Translating "as"

Am 05.11.2012 21:56, schrieb vitci'i:

On 11/05/2012 01:05 PM, selpa'i wrote:

This construction has come up a lot more recently, and I am drawing a blank
how to translate it. It might not be translatable at all, but maybe someone
has a good solution. Here are some examples using this particular usage of
"as":


Probably these will be rendered differently. vlasisku is down atm, but...


(1) I respect you as a friend.


Not sure how to interpret this exactly. I respect you because you are a
high-quality friend?


(2) I study my dreams as symbolic imagery.


I study my dreams using the assumption that my dreams are symbolic imagery.


(3) We kept this day as a holiday.


We caused this day to continue (not cease) to be a holiday.


(4) She appeared to them as a fairy this time.


On this occasion, she appeared to them in the shape/semblance of a
fairy. {simlu lo du'u crida}?
All these uses of "as" have one thing in common: They talk about the role something has in a situation, or in what way something presents itself to the situation. I feel like there should be a uniform solution, whatever it may be. 

mu'o mi'e la selpa'i

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doị mèlbi mlenì'u
   .i do càtlu ki'u
ma fe la xàmpre ŭu
   .i do tìnsa càrmi
gi'e sìrji se tàrmi
   .i taị bo pu cìtka lo gràna ku


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