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Re: pinka lo vi tcima



Nick:
> It struck me as a surpise too, but this seems to be how pacna's place
>structure has been redefined. The new gloss refers explicitly to "expecting"
>for {pacna be fi li piso'a}

Indeed, but there are two different 'expect's in English. As I interpret the
gi'uste, 'pacna' has an element of desire, and so pacna be fi li piso'a means
'I think it likely and approve of that '. I believe that the expect you intended
did not have that connotation.

        Colin