On Saturday 19 September 2009 07:22:51 Squark Rabinovich wrote:
> Hey everyone!
>
> How do you translate "only" to *lojban*?

"only" is "po'o", which follows the word it modifies.

> For instance, how would you translate the following sentences:
> *do fanva di'e la lojban. la gliban. ma*
>
> "Only John went to the moon"
la djan. po'o klama le lunra
> "Only John and Jane went to the moon"
la djan. e la djein. po'o klama le lunra
> "Only those who have wings can fly"
lo po'o se nalci ka'e vofli .i
lo se nalci ku po'o ka'e vofli
but "lo se nalci po'o ka'e vofli" means "those who have only wings (and not 
hands or feet) can fly".

Pierre



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