BPFK Section: Epistemology sumtcita
On Mon, Mar 28, 2005 at 06:36:56PM -0300, Jorge Llamb?as wrote:
> > Examples of se ca'i Usage
> >
> > lo jenmi cu jibri mi se ca'i lo jbama
> > "The army is my job, where I have authority over bombs."
>
> I translate "I have a job in the army, making (me?) an authority
> on bombs",
Is that different from what I said in any substantial way.
> derived from {lo jbama cu se catni fi lo nu lo jenmi cu jibri mi}.
Again, I think this translation is pointless, and it disagrees with
both the ma'oste and usage.
> The obvious place for the main event with {ca'i} is the x2 of
> {catni}, but since for {se ca'i} x2 is not available, the second
> choice is x3, isn't it?
Where did you get this bizarre idea that BAI always involves putting
the main bridi somewhere?
-Robin