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Re: [lojban] Re: Baby Words: "you're right" and orders.



Reading the BPFK definition of {e'i} here, I feel like {.e'i do na broda} would translate to "You must not do {broda}", while {e'i ko na broda} would translate to "Don't {broda}". If this understanding is right, then there's no problem expressing what gleki wants, and selpa'i is subtly wrong. If I'm wrong, could someone point me to an explanation of why?


On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 12:49 PM, la gleki <gleki.is.my.name@gmail.com> wrote:


On Monday, April 29, 2013 8:34:24 PM UTC+4, Robin Powell wrote:

1.  How would you mark a {ko} that's an order?  I use {e'o} for
requests.  For "You must do this!" I've been using {ga'i}, but it's
a tad unsatisfying.

Now I wonder how to say "You have to do this" if {e'i} is taken.
It's time to update jbovlaste definitions because they are being translated to other languages and these wrong definitions are being multiplied.


2.  How would you say "that's right!" or "you're right!", i.e. when
the kid brings me the object I've asked for?  I use {i'e} for lots
of situations like that, but that doesn't convey correctness
particularily.  Is {drani} OK here?  I'm not clear on what can do in
the x1.

-Robin

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