"Picky"

[.arpis.]

He's picky about suits and ties.

{ko'a broda lo litcerka .e lo nebysrijge}

But what does "picky" mean here?  "choosy" and "opinionated" seem like relevant synonyms, but neither has been translated.  "discriminating in his choices of", maybe?

.e'o se'anai

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mu'o mi'e .arpis.

[.arpis.]

{tecyju'i} is glossed as "particular"
{tcila cuxna} also seems reasonable, ba'e however

neither of these capture an important connotation in English, that the picky person is unnecessarily discriminating in his/her choices, possibly to detriment.

Maybe {dustecycu'a} or something else with {dukse}?

On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 3:26 PM, MorphemeAddict <lyt...@gmail.com> wrote:

My choices for paraphrase include "eclectic". Online I found:

 

 Synonyms: fastidious, fussy, persnickety, choosy, hard to please, finicky, particular, exacting.

Have any of these been translated and used?

 

stevo

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