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la djan cusku di'e

>xrizen scripsit:
>
> > <jewel> mi pu viska le ninmu poi [was] klama le zarci ku'o
> > <rizen> I saw the woman who was going to the store ... ?
> > <jewel> Yeah
> > <jewel> but how do I do the 'was'?
> > <rizen> I think it's just pu
> > <rizen> but I could be wrong
> > <jewel> I don't want it to be read as 'went'
>
>You want "puca'o" = in the past, the event was in progress.

If we go by The Book, he wants "caca'o" = at that time,
the event was in progress.

With "puca'o" we have "I saw the woman who had been going
to the store".

mu'o mi'e xorxes



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