Re: Indirect questions

[Logical Language Group <lojbab@ACCESS.DIGEX.NET>]

Chiming in on a thread I haven't followed:
>Do you mean something like:
>
>    le nu mi cusku lu go'i li'u cu danfu lu xu do badri li'u
>    My saying "I am" is an answer to "Are you sad?".
>
>Or do you mean:
>
>    le mi se cusku cu danfu lu xu do badri li'u
>    What I said is an answer to "Are you sad?".

le nu mi cusku lu go'i li'u cu spuda/danfu da terpreti fi lu xu do badri li'u
My saying "I am" is an answer to someone asking "Are you sad?"

le mi se cusku cu danfu lu xu do badri li'u poi preti fi da
What I said is an answer to "Are you sad?", asked by someone (of me).

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