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You can implyGenerally, the word "and" is implied by repeating a [[particle]] or [[preposition]].
 
{{Example|jan <marku>li</marku> kama <marku>li</marku> tawa.|People come <marku>and</marku> go.}}
{{Example|sina pali <marku>e</marku> lipu <marku>e</marku> toki sin.|You make books <marku>and</marku> new languages.}}
 
==In subjects==
To connect multiple [[subject]]s, use theThe particle {{tp|[[en]]}} is used to to connect multiple [[subject]]s.
 
{{Example|soweli <marku>en</marku> waso li pona.|Mammals <marku>and</marku> birds are good.}}
 
It might help to imagine a hidden {{tp|en}} at the start of every sentence. This way, you repeat {{tp|en}} like the other particles; you just always drop the first {{tp|en}}.
 
==In modifiers==
SayingListing "and" betweenmultiple [[modifier]]s would beis the same thing as listingsaying "and" between them.
 
{{Example|sike loje suli|big (<marku>and</marku>) red ball}}
 
==Repeating dropped {{tp|li}}==
: ''See also: [[li#Multiple predicates|{{tp|li}} § Multiple predicates]]''
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 like these:▼
 
▲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 likeas thesebelow:
 
{{Example|mi ike li wile weka.|Those of us who are bad need to go away. (Can also mean:)}}
{{Example|mi ike. mi wile weka.|We are bad <marku>and</marku> we need to go away.}}
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