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Revision as of 22:49, 17 July 2023 (edit) Menasewi (talk \| contribs) (Created page with "You can imply the word "and" by repeating a particle or preposition. :;''jan <u>li</u> kama <u>li</u> tawa.'' ::People come <u>and</u> go. :;''sina pali <u>e</u> lipu <u>e</u> toki sin.'' ::You make books <u>and</u> new languages. ==In subjects== To connect multiple subjects, use the particle ''en''. :;''soweli <u>en</u> waso li pona.'' ::Mammals <u>and</u> birds are good. It might help to imagine a hidden ''en'' at the start of every sentence. This w...")		Latest revision as of 12:34, 12 March 2024 (edit) (undo) Menasewi (talk \| contribs) No edit summary
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Line 1: There are many ways to translate [[and]] into Toki Pona. ~~You can imply the word "and" by repeating a [[particle]] or [[preposition]].~~ ==Predicates and objects== :;''jan <u>li</u> kama <u>li</u> tawa.''▼ When using multiple [[Glossary#predicate\|predicates]] or [[Glossary#object\|objects]] in a sentence, the word "and" is implied by repeating a [[particle]] or [[preposition]]. ::People come <u>and</u> go.▼ :;''sina pali <u>e</u> lipu <u>e</u> toki sin.''▼ {{Example ::You make books <u>and</u> new languages.▼ ▲~~:;''~~\|jan <umark>li</umark> kama <umark>li</umark> tawa.'' ▲::\|People come <umark>and</umark> go. \|jan <mark>li </mark>kama <mark>li </mark>tawa }} {{Example ▲~~:;''~~\|sina pali <umark>e</umark> lipu <umark>e</umark> toki sin.'' ▲::\|You make books <umark>and</umark> new languages. \|sina pali <mark>e </mark>lipu <mark>e </mark>toki-sin }} {{Example \|waso li lukin <mark>tawa</mark> sewi <mark>tawa</mark> ma. \|The bird looks at the sky <mark>and</mark> at the ground. \|waso li lukin <mark>tawa </mark>sewi <mark>tawa </mark>ma }} ==In subjects== ToThe particle {{tp\|[[en]]}} is used to connect multiple [[subject]]s, ~~use~~but ~~the~~not ~~particle~~other ~~''[[en]]''~~parts of the sentence. {{Example :;''soweli <u>en</u> waso li pona.''▼ ~~::Mammals~~\|soweli <umark>~~and~~en</umark> ~~birds~~waso ~~are~~li ~~good~~pona. \|Mammals <mark>and</mark> birds are good. ▲~~:;''~~\|soweli <umark>en </umark> waso li pona~~.''~~ ~~It might help to imagine a hidden ''en'' at the start of every sentence. This way, you repeat ''en'' like the other particles; you just always drop the first ''en''.~~ }} ==In modifiers== ~~Saying~~Listing ~~"and" between~~multiple [[modifier]]s ~~means~~is the same ~~thing~~ as ~~listing~~saying "and" between them. {{Example\|sike loje suli\|big (<mark>and</mark>) red ball}} ==Repeating dropped ''{{tp\|li''}}==▼ ~~:;''sike loje suli''~~ {{Hatnote\|See also: {{sect\|li#Multiple predicates\|{{tp\|li}}#Multiple predicates}}}} ~~::big (<u>and</u>) red ball~~ There is some disagreement over whether to repeat ''{{tp\|[[li]]''}} when the first instance is dropped after ''{{tp\|mi''}} or ''{{tp\|sina~~'',~~}} or to make a new sentence. [[Multiple sentences]] might make a clearer distinction between statements, such ~~like~~as ~~these~~below:▼ ▲==Repeating dropped ''li''== ▲There is some disagreement over whether to repeat ''[[li]]'' when the first instance is dropped after ''mi'' or ''sina'', or to make a new sentence. [[Multiple sentences]] might make a clearer distinction between statements like these: {{Example ~~:;''~~\|mi ike li wile weka.'' ::\|Those of us who are bad need to go away. ~~(Can also mean:)~~ :;''mi ike. mi wile weka.''▼ \|mi ike li wile weka ::We are bad <u>and</u> we need to go away.▼ }} {{Example ▲~~:;''~~\|mi ike. mi wile weka.'' ▲::\|We are bad <umark>and</umark> we need to go away. \|mi ike{{idsp}}mi wile weka }} [[Category:English translations]]