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Posted by rlpowell on Tue 09 of Aug, 2005 00:01 GMT posts: 14214

On Tue, Jun 14, 2005 at 05:33:23PM -0700, wikidiscuss@lojban.org
wrote:
> Re: BPFK Section: Case sumtcita
>
> sefi'e:
>
> > le tixnu cu cmila se fi'e lo lisri
> >
> > The daughter laughs because of the made-up story.
>
> I'm not sure causality should go that direction.

Would you accept "The daughter's laughter is associated with a made-up story." ?

> ka'a:
>
> > mi vitke lo dinju be ka'a le jibri jatna be mi
> >
> > I visit the building which my boss went to.
>
> How is it the building the boss went to? Couldn't it also be the
> building that the boss departed from? Or the route through which
> the boss passed?

True.

How about "I visit the building associated with the going of my
boss"?

-Robin

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