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xorxes:
> lo broda be ro brode
>
> is
>
> su'o da poi ro de zo'u da broda de
>
> right?
>
> In other words, a quantifier in a be-complement does not
> export to the prenex of the main bridi, but only to the
> prenex of the subordinated clause. I think this is obvious,
> but I just want to make sure everyone agrees.
ye-es, but the subordinate clause is a syntactic artefact.
{lo broda cu brode} can rewrite as {da ge broda gi broda}.
Hence {lo broda be ro brode cu brodo} should rewrite as
{da ge broda be ro brode gi brodo} (with ro within scope of
ge).
--And.