On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 2:16 PM, Tom Gysel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Since 'le' carries the requirement of having a specific thing in mind, and
> 'lo' has to refer to something which really fits the description, which
> gadri (or any other solution) would we use for ' a dog' in the sentence: ' a
> dog attacked me last night'? (bearing in mind that it was dark and so maybe
> it was a dog, or a wolf, or any other doglike creature.)
This might be a good time to point out that {gerku} is not limited to Canis
lupus familiaris, but rather refers generally to canines. So you wouldn't
necessarily need to qualify any further in this instance. That being said,
something like {lo gerku la'a sai ca lo prulamcte cu gunta mi} would
probably do the trick. Then again, the better option might be {le gerku
...}, because you are describing it as a dog, and are not 100% certain.
mu'o mi'e komfo,amonan
