9.15. Logical and non-logical connection of modals

Logical and non-logical connectives are explained in detail in Chapter 14. For the purposes of this chapter, it suffices to point out that a logical (or non-logical) connection between two bridi which differ only in a modal can be reduced to a single bridi with a connective between the modals. As a result, Example 9.91 and Example 9.92 mean the same thing:

Example 9.91.

la	frank.	bajra	seka'a	le	zdani
That-named	Frank	runs	with-destination	the	house.

.ije	la	frank.	bajra	teka'a	le	zdani
And	that-named	Frank	runs	with-origin	the	house.

Frank runs to the house, and Frank runs from the house.

Example 9.92.

la	frank.	bajra	seka'a
That-named	Frank	runs	with-destination

je	teka'a	le	zdani
and	with-origin	the	house.

Frank runs to and from the house.

Neither example implies whether a single act, or two acts, of running is referred to. To compel the sentence to refer to a single act of running, you can use the form:

Example 9.93.

la	frank.	bajra	seka'a	le	zdani
That-named	Frank	runs	with-destination	the	house

ce'e	teka'a	le	zdani
[joined-to]	with-origin	the	house.

The cmavo ce'e creates a termset containing two terms (termsets are explained in Chapter 14 and Chapter 16). When a termset contains more than one modal tag derived from a single BAI, the convention is that the two tags are derived from a common event.