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.i na nei - since the ''nei'' means that sentence, it seems to be negating itself. However, in [[jbocre: What does it mean?]], it was discussed that in fact it means ''"This sentence would be false without the na."'' This is related to the [[jbocre: A double negative remains negative gotcha|A double negative remains negative gotcha]]. | |||
Sans the na, the sentence is false. Sans the na, the sentence is ''.i nei'' - referring to the WHOLE sentence, na and all! | |||
Revision as of 17:06, 4 November 2013
.i na nei - since the nei means that sentence, it seems to be negating itself. However, in jbocre: What does it mean?, it was discussed that in fact it means "This sentence would be false without the na." This is related to the A double negative remains negative gotcha.
Sans the na, the sentence is false. Sans the na, the sentence is .i nei - referring to the WHOLE sentence, na and all!