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Re: CONLANG: Semantic rattle / Wissen und Kennen
- To: Lojban List <lojban@cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu>
- Subject: Re: CONLANG: Semantic rattle / Wissen und Kennen
- From: John Cowan <cowan@ccil.org>
- Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 12:21:07 -0500
- Organization: Lojban Peripheral
- References: <199612122047.PAA28521@shekel.mcl.cs.columbia.edu>
la mark. clsn. cusku di'e
> Isn't that what "se'inai" is for? I seem to recall that it is used to turn
> the meaning of a modifier to mean from someone else's perspective.
> Especially if combined with something like "za'a ra" or so.
No. "se'inai" means that the *object* of the emotion is someone else.
.aisei I want (for myself)
.aise'inai I want (for you/another)
.aidai You want (more precisely: I empathize that you want)
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John Cowan cowan@ccil.org
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