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Re: Mandarin Relative Clauses?

From:Dan Jones <feuchard@...>
Date:Friday, November 17, 2000, 21:52
Marcus Smith wrote:

> Translate thefollowing sentences: > > I have a red and white car.
Jeu ai una veitora roiça e una blanca.
> I have a car which I painted and which I crashed.
Jeu ai una veitora que pentui e fiçui concurre.
> If you can conjoin adjectives in the same way as relative clauses, then
you
> learn nothing.
I learnt nothing. Dan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E souvein-te della veritát que se ja dissó, And remember the truth that once was spoken, Amer un autre es veder le visaic de Deu. To love anonther person is to see the face of god. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~