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X: #la and cusku di'e #>How about "The number of people in this room is increasing by #>either 3, 10 or 73 every hour"? # #Maybe something like: # # le vi kumfa cu zenba le ka xokau prenu ce'u nenri kei # ca ro cacra li ci a li pano a li zeci # This room increases in how many people are in it # each hour by 3, 10 or 73. # #But we do need an intensional if we want "the number" as the #subject: # # lo-KIND te kancu be lei prenu pe le vi kumfa cu zenba # ca ro cacra fo li ci a li pano a li zeci # The number of people in this room increases every hour # by 3, 10, or 73. It's like: "My phone number has become longer", "Today is no longer Tuesday", "The president has become a Republican", "The pope used to be Italian but is now Polish". "My nationality has changed." "The pope's nationality has changed." (Mr Nationality of Mr Pope) "My home has moved northwards." --And.