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Parallel 2

Some comments about the 2nd module:

My parents.
`006`le rirni po'e mi
Your hand.
`007`le birka po'e do
The parents of whom?
`008`le rirni po'e ma

Two of my three sisters read books.
`068`re lo ci mensi pe mi cu tcidu le cukta

These are slightly odd, because {le rirni be mi}, {le birka be mi},
{le rirni be ma}, {re lo ci mensi be mi} would be more direct. It is
hard to find good uses for {po'e}, because {be} will almost always
be better. (Also, why use {pe} with {mensi} and {po'e} with {rirni}?)

False, that most men love at least one woman each.
`097`ro lo nanmu cu na prami su'o pa lo ninmu

(s/most/all or s/ro/so'e)
Although this agrees with the official prescription for the scope
of {na}, this convention has problems.
See <http://www.lojban.org/tiki/tiki-index.php?page=scope%20of%20na>

How many of your sisters drink beer?
`102`xo lo do mensi cu pinxe le birje

With {le} this would be about a specific amount of beer: "How many
of your sisters are drinking/drank the beer in question?" rather
than beer in general.

How many books are you reading?
`104`do tcidu xo le cukta

Similarly here: {xo le cukta} would be "How many of the books?"
and {xo lo cukta} for "How many books?"

-How many books has Nikolay?
+-None.
`111`la nikolys. ponsa xo lo cukta
+no

s/ponsa/ponse

The man is going to the bar.
`156`le nanmu klama le barja

s/klama/cu klama

The cat is (being) sold by Pyotr. /Russian Peter/
`165`le mlatu se vecnu la piotr.

s/se/cu se

mu'o mi'e xorxes