Wiki page BPFK Section: Discursives changed by arj Posted by pycyn on Sat 21 of Jan, 2006 19:23 GMT posts: 2388 Use this thread to discuss the Wiki page BPFK Section: Discursives changed by arj page.
Posted by pycyn on Sat 21 of Jan, 2006 19:23 GMT posts: 2388 da'i (UI3) Discursive. Used to express supposing {MORE DETAILS}. This word comprises a scale, along with "OTHER1". See also OTHER1, OTHER2, the preface. (cf. sruma) Keywords: Examples of da'i Usage ''le tadji be la xorxes da'i ba rinka le nu ro pu me zo lo cu jursa ke smuni binxo'' Jorge's method would cause all previous occurrences of "lo" to severely change meaning. ''le nu da'i da tirna mi cu mukti le nu mi skicu le jibri menli bo tolcertu'' If someone would listen to me, I'd tell about the idiots at work. ''no'i ji'a lo nu da'i do cusku lu ke broda brode ke'e cei ke brodi brodo li'u cu rinka lo nu do palci vau zo'o'' Returning to the previous topic; you would also be evil if you were to say "ke broda brode ke'e cei ke brodi brodo". Proposed Definition of da'i nai da'i nai (UI*3) Discursive. Used to express in fact {MORE DETAILS}. This word comprises a scale, along with "OTHER1". See also OTHER1, OTHER2, the preface. Keywords: Examples of da'i nai Usage The most interesting possibility for {da'i -- da'inai} is to bracket subjunctive passages: the (usually) counterfactual condition is introduced with {da'i}, the return to status quo ante with {da'inai}, the inbetween works out the consequences of the given condition in the subjunctive realm. The usage above as a simple subjunctive marker is a special case of this perhaps, or a collapsed version "Suppose xorxes' proposal were in force. Then the meaning of {lo} would change radically. ..."
