WikiDiscuss

On Thu, May 13, 2004 at 08:05:13AM -0700, Jorge Llamb?as wrote:
>
> rlpowell:
> > > le bi'unai stuzi ji'a cu se carvi piso'i snime i ji'a zukte
> > > zbasu lo drata ca'o lo nu mi'o zvati sy
> > >
> > > This place also got a lot of snow plus they were busy making
> > > more the whole time we were there.
> >
> > Even more picky: "whole time" deserves a ze'e
>
> {ze'e} would indicate that the making lasts for ever.

In a subordinate clause? "ca'o le nu ze'e mi'o zvati zy" should mean
"during the whole time interval of us being there".

> All they are saying is that it covered the whole interval they were
> there, i.e. that it was ongoing over that interval (having started
> before and ending perhaps later).

True.

> ZEhAs give the duration of the main event. In this case, we don't know
> the full duration of the main event, we only know that the main event
> completely overlaps another event. That's when I think ca'o should be
> used.

OK. Say so on the page, please. No offense intended, but it's a little
short on comprehensibilty to us mere mortals.

-Robin