Re: Lesson 9-- Question

My understanding is that saddhi.m and saha, which denote the idea of being
"together", are used for animate (humans, animals) and abstract objects. A
dog, kukkura, is animate, and so should be accompanied with "saddhi.m or
"saha" when it is instrumental/instrumentative.

At 02:07 PM 12-10-01 -0800, you wrote:

>Jst a quick question--
>
>In Lesson 9, sentence number 6, the word SADHI.M togehter with KUKKURENA, dog.
>I thought SAHA and SADHI.M were used with humans. Is it customary also to use
>these words with animals? Or perhaps it's optional? Thanks-- Rene

peace

Ven. Kumaara