From lojbab@lojban.org Tue Jun 12 08:01:02 2001 Return-Path: X-Sender: lojbab@lojban.org X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-7_1_3); 12 Jun 2001 15:01:01 -0000 Received: (qmail 90247 invoked from network); 12 Jun 2001 14:59:55 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by m8.onelist.org with QMQP; 12 Jun 2001 14:59:55 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO stmpy-1.cais.net) (205.252.14.71) by mta3 with SMTP; 12 Jun 2001 14:59:54 -0000 Received: from bob.lojban.org (35.dynamic.cais.com [207.226.56.35]) by stmpy-1.cais.net (8.11.1/8.11.1) with ESMTP id f5CExqg04970 for ; Tue, 12 Jun 2001 10:59:52 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <4.3.2.7.2.20010612110209.00e1a960@127.0.0.1> X-Sender: vir1036/pop.cais.com@127.0.0.1 X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 4.3.2 Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 11:04:59 -0400 To: Subject: Re: [lojban] FA cmavo (Position questions) In-Reply-To: <003b01c0f34d$0df70de0$4c8807d5@stefan> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed From: "Bob LeChevalier (lojbab)" At 04:35 PM 06/12/2001 +0200, Stefan Koch wrote: >Hi. > >I just started studying Lojban. > >I have a concerning "fi'a". > >What do I have to reply, when the sumti asked is not part of the discussed >bridi at all? > >Is there a cmavo meaning "not part of this bridi" or something like that? I'm not sure that anyone has ever used fi'a, but if someone asked me regarding a sumti not applicable to the bridi, I would reply "na'i", claiming that it is not relevant. The rough English equivalent: "I go to the store". "What about George?" "I didn't say anything about George." lojbab -- lojbab lojbab@lojban.org Bob LeChevalier, President, The Logical Language Group, Inc. 2904 Beau Lane, Fairfax VA 22031-1303 USA 703-385-0273 Artificial language Loglan/Lojban: http://www.lojban.org