plurals
On 6/15/06, pycyn <wikidiscuss@lojban.org> wrote:
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> 4. {pagbu} is historically the right word for the "among" relation in bunches
> and the transitivity it implies is aciomatic.
I prefer {me} for that:
le tadni cu me le prenu poi sruri le dinju
The students are among the people that surround the building.
That's how CLL uses it too:
la baltazar cu me le ci nolraitru
Balthazar is one of the three kings.
I think {pagbu} can be used for things that are clearly not "among":
le xislu cu pagbu le karce
The wheel is a part of the car.
*The wheel is among the car.
mu'o mi'e xorxes