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Discussion of "zukte'obi"
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Comment #2: Re: Property?
Lorenzo Von Matterhorn (Fri May 23 15:36:14 2014)

Wuzzy wrote:
> I can’t really wrap around the fact why a hobby is considered a
property
> here. Can someone give me an example (maybe with translation)?

A hobby is something you do. The action is a property of whoever performs
it. (compare kakne2, troci2, snada2, zukte2, etc, which are nowadays more
commonly ka-places).

lo ka [ce'u] limna kansa lo delfinu cu zukte'obi mi
"Swimming with dolphins is a hobby of mine."

(An applied ka-abstraction often translates quite nicely to an
infinitive.)

Comment #3: Re: Property?
Wuzzy (Fri May 23 18:55:20 2014)

Thanks!

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