Re: [lojban] Translating "as"

[selpa'i <seladwa@gmx.de>]

Am 05.11.2012 22:37, schrieb selpa'i:
> 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.

Figuring out what exactly it means in English is the first step. I don't 
know what exactly it means at its core, otherwise finding a lojban 
equivalent would be easy.

Two more examples:

(5) Lojban as a foreign language.

(6) "Express" as a noun also exists, but has a different meaning.

Here, the "role" character of this construction comes out quite clearly 
in my opinion, so maybe this is the right direction...

Something like a BAI like "... with role" / "... in role" / "in it's 
role as".

Which means that all that's needed is the right brivla and we're done.

mu'o mi'e la selpa'i

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