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On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 2:52 PM, Mike S. <maikxlx@gmail.com> wrote: > > We already have a set of possible forms to do the trick: fV + kV + kV + ... > > le fe la pra li mlti prmaki > lo nu lo prenu cu prami lo mlatu > "e is the proposition that people love cats" > > le feka li mlti prmaki > lo ka prami lo mlatu > "e is the property of (one) loving cats" > > le fekaki prmaki > lo ka ce'u prami ce'u > "e is the relation of (one) loving (another)" > > In effect, the kV of fVkV binds its V as a sort of metavariable. I suggest glossing them as "the proposition e that people love cats", "the property e of (one) loving cats", "the relation e of (one) loving (one)" rather than as complete sentences, which they are not. > I am not sure we *need* this right at the moment, but it seems somewhat doubtful to me that we will find a better use for fV + kV. (It's interesting that this was already proposed once earlier, but the first proposal evolved into X xV.) I agree, not really needed, but there doesn't seem to be any better use for that. co ma'a xrxe