From thill@xxxxx.xxxx Thu Aug 19 15:30:30 1999 X-Digest-Num: 215 Message-ID: <44114.215.1155.959273825@eGroups.com> Date: Thu, 19 Aug 1999 16:30:30 -0600 From: trevor hill -----Original Message----- > From: Spigot [SMTP:spigot@neuron.net] > Sent: Thursday, August 19, 1999 4:23 PM > To: BestATN@aol.com > Cc: lojban@onelist.com > Subject: Re: [lojban] Re: zi balvi > > From: Spigot > > > Can 'zi' be used like that? I thought it was used as a suffix in > tenses. > > pg 220 in the book -- > > le nanmu zu batci le gerku > a long time from or before now, the man will bite or bit the dog. > > and "'zi' by itself signals an event that happens at a time close > to the present, but without saying whether it is in the past or > the future. a rough translation might be 'about now, but not > exactly now.'" > > > > --------------------------- ONElist Sponsor ---------------------------- > > Congrats to our GROW TO GIVE winners, ZENtertainment & ROTInews! > http://www.onelist.com > Check out ONElist's latest program, FRIENDS & FAMILY. See homepage. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > To unsubscribe, send mail to lojban-unsubscribe@onelist.com