Re: Use "seme la" as a yes/no question marker
Posted: Wed May 02, 2018 7:29 pm
Good to know, though fairly obvious. The comma chat is just a sad mistake all around.
Sorry, but there is no indication in pu that a preposition can be at the beginning of a la-phrase. Please do better research!janTepanNetaPelin wrote:Page 52.jan_Lope wrote: On which page in pu is it written that you can start la-phrases (conditional-phrases) with a preposition?
Lope is quoting me out of context here in order to make his point, which sure proves what a good researcher he is. Besides, he totally ignored that Sonja has already explained the issue and that therefore there is no need to keep misreading la-phrases like he does, plus misinforming his audience about what is and is not official Toki Pona.jan_Lope wrote:Sorry, but there is no indication in pu that a preposition can be at the beginning of a la-phrase. Please do better research!janTepanNetaPelin wrote:Page 52.jan_Lope wrote: On which page in pu is it written that you can start la-phrases (conditional-phrases) with a preposition?
"tan" is a noun here:
tan seme la soweli wawa pimeja li moku e ona?
In his opinion, "tan" is a preposition here. We can replace "tan" with "lon", since in his opinion both are a preposition here.janTepanNetaPelin wrote: "mi pali tan ni."
-> "tan ni la mi pali."
Let us proceed according to this logic.janTepanNetaPelin wrote: Mind that "x la ..." is no different from "... lon x",
toki!janTepanNetaPelin wrote:Besides, he totally ignored that Sonja has already explained the issue and that therefore there is no need to keep misreading la-phrases like he does, plus misinforming his audience about what is and is not official Toki Pona.