Re: [lojban] [oz] Assorted translation questions

[Michael Turniansky <mturniansky@gmail.com>]

On Sun, Jan 5, 2014 at 12:17 PM, selpa'i <seladwa@gmx.de> wrote:

3. {la .tōtos. cu plėpe fi lo bėrka be dy gi'e sezymėpri ni'a lo ckāna};

Two things make me uneasy about the choice of {sezymipri}. Firstly,
because I think mipri2 would be {lo du'u vo'a zvati ma kau}. Secondly,
because I don't think there is any mipri3 to hide from in this
particular case.

He might be hiding from potential enemies/threats, who knows what the dog is thinking. .u'i

What about {sezyselmragau}?

This word is a bit long, sadly, but I like the idea of "giving oneself shelter". It's a shame that the {sez-____-gau} circumfix is so verbose. It would be nice if it were shorter as it does occur somewhat frequently. I'm going to go with your suggestion for now.

  I was going to say that the mipri was exactly that, lo ckape, before I realized you already said that, selpa'i.  Missed your comment..  te mipri don't have to be gasnu  or tolmucti or even zasti in order to be hidden from.  And to a dog, it is certainly something worth hiding from (anyone who owns dogs won't question this fact).  I respectfully suggest your original word choice was better, sy.

    BTW, You never (as far as I can tell) answered Felipe's points 10-19, unless you did in private mail.

            --gejyspa

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