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Generally, the word "and" is implied by repeating a particle or preposition.

jan li kama li tawa　

jan li kama li tawa.

People come and go.

sina pali e lipu e toki sin　

sina pali e lipu e toki sin.

You make books and new languages.

In subjects

The particle en is used to to connect multiple subjects.

soweli en waso li pona　

soweli en waso li pona.

Mammals and birds are good.

In modifiers

Listing multiple modifiers is the same as saying "and" between them.

sike loje suli

sike loje suli

big (and) red ball

Repeating dropped li

See also: li § Multiple predicates

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, such as below:

mi ike li wile weka　

mi ike li wile weka.

Those of us who are bad need to go away.

mi ike　 mi wile weka　

mi ike. mi wile weka.

We are bad and we need to go away.

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-You can imply the word "and" by repeating a [[particle]] or [[preposition]].
+Generally, the word "and" is implied by repeating a [[particle]] or [[preposition]].
-{{Example|jan <mark>li</mark> kama <mark>li</mark> tawa.|People come <mark>and</mark> go.}}
+{{Example|jan <u>li</u> kama <u>li</u> tawa.|People come <u>and</u> go.}}
-{{Example|sina pali <mark>e</mark> lipu <mark>e</mark> toki sin.|You make books <mark>and</mark> new languages.}}
+{{Example|sina pali <u>e</u> lipu <u>e</u> toki sin.|You make books <u>and</u> new languages.}}
 ==In subjects==
-To connect multiple [[subject]]s, use the particle {{tp|[[en]]}}.
+The particle {{tp|[[en]]}} is used to to connect multiple [[subject]]s.
-{{Example|soweli <mark>en</mark> waso li pona.|Mammals <mark>and</mark> birds are good.}}
+{{Example|soweli <u>en</u> waso li pona.|Mammals <u>and</u> 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==
-Saying "and" between [[modifier]]s would be the same thing as listing them.
+Listing multiple [[modifier]]s is the same as saying "and" between them.
-{{Example|sike loje suli|big (<mark>and</mark>) red ball}}
+{{Example|sike loje suli|big (<u>and</u>) 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 as below:
-{{Example|mi ike li wile weka.|Those of us who are bad need to go away. (Can also mean:)}}
+{{Example|mi ike li wile weka.|Those of us who are bad need to go away.}}
-{{Example|mi ike. mi wile weka.|We are bad <mark>and</mark> we need to go away.}}
+{{Example|mi ike. mi wile weka.|We are bad <u>and</u> we need to go away.}}