George Boeree | Re: [LFN] Re: Declara Universal: Article 10

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Autor: George Boeree (“cgboeree”)
Tema: Re: [LFN] Re: Declara Universal: Article 10
Data: 2005-10-12 02:21
Mesaje: 1697 (a supra, presedente, seguente)

Hi, Paul.

There is normally no preposition before infinitives (and even using
the -r infinitive form is optional in a case such as this one).  It
should read "Tota persones ave la direto, en egalia plen, es(er)
escutada justa e...."  It is difficult for us to get used to, though.

The only "exception" I am aware of is when we want to say "in order
to..." followed by a verb.  In that case, we use the preposition
"per."  It is, of course, not an exception but a different construction.

Best wishes,

Jorj

On Oct 11, 2005, at 4:13 PM, Paul Bartlett wrote:

> On Tue, 11 Oct 2005, Javier wrote:
>
> > "Tota person ave la direto, en egalia plen, a eser escutada justa e
>
>      What is the rule (or rules) in Lingua Franca Nova governing
> the use
> or lack of use of prepostions before an infinitive (here "a eser")?  I
> know of at least one other constructed auxiliary language in which the
> matter is somewhat hazy.  It would seem to me that an infinitive in a
> simplified grammar whould not take a preposition at all.
>
> --
> Paul Bartlett