Subject: Re: [lojban] Logical translation request

From: "Adam Raizen" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 06:20:29 -0000

la xorxes. cusku di'e

> la adam cusku di'e
>
> >I've sometimes wanted to change the interpretation to how you do
it,
> >but need to be able to say "now", etc. is too important.
>
> I guess that's why {nau} was introduced, though nobody seems
> to be using it.

Good point. Unfortunately, "nau" seems to have been introduced
specifically for nested quotations, and is in a really bad selma'o. It
should be in something like TAhE, so that it can combine with space
and time tenses.

The rest of the explanation about multiple tenses makes sense.

mu'o mi'e .adam.