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Re: (Ha' vs. be')



tlha'bogh Doch jatlh marqoS:
: 
: 
: \I thought -Ha' was "to undo"?  If muS is "to hate", then you'd want muSbe'
: \wouldn't you?  It's a thin line, but I was always under the impression that
: \"-be'" NEGATED the verb, while "-Ha'" UNDID the verb...
: 	Exactly.  So "qamuSbe'" is "I don't hate you", whereas "qamuSHa'" is
: "I dishate you", or "I love you".  Very different meanings.  It's analogous to
: "like" and "dislike" - which are "parHa'" and "par" in TKD.  Ample
: justification for "muSHa'" as "love", IMHO.
For those Lojbanists out there, then, it seems to me that >-be'< corresponds
(roughly) to {na'e} (other_than), while >-Ha'< corresponds (equally roughly) to
{to'e} (polar_opposite).

: 
: -marqoS
: 

Qapla' Qichqemwi'vo'.
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