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[jboske] Re: [lojban] Q-kau 2002: halfway towards a solution/resolution

Xod:
#On Fri, 18 Jan 2002, And Rosta wrote:
#> The relationship between Q-word with kau and Q-word without kau would
#> then be a relatively idiomatic one, in that a sentence with Q-word without
#> kau would be an abbreviation of a more complex sentence in which the
#> Q-words are with kau.
#
#What does this mean?

"ma klama" is logically equivalent to something like "ko -tell -me lo du'u ma 
kau klama"; the logical form of the former is much closer to the latter.

--And.