On 8/4/08, peter hering <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > A few minutes before he arrived it stopped raining. > pu so'u mentu le nu da klamu'o kei ba'o carvi
That says: "before few minutes, his arriving had rained." You want something like: zi lo mentu be li so'u pu lo nu da klamu'o kei co'u carvi ("ba'o carvi" says it had rained, not that it stopped just then.) > George Bush has been the president for 7 years, 6 months, and 15 days. > ni'o la djordj.buc. cu merja'a ze'a ze nanca e xa masti e pamu [djedi] That says he was president for 7 years and that he was president for six months, and that he was president for 15 days. ".e" will distribute the sumti in different bridi. You need something like: ze'a lo nanca be li ze joi lo masti be li xa joi lo djedi be li pamu (Or perhaps "ce'o" instead of "joi".) mu'o mi'e xorxes