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{{Hatnote|See also: [[English words from Toki Pona]]}}▼
▲This is a '''glossary''' of grammatical terms used on this wiki.
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==O==
;object<span id="Object" /><span id="object" />
:{{Needs work|indirect object, comparison of direct vs. indirect objects|entry}}The thing(s) to which the action of the [[#sentence|sentence]] is done. In English, in the sentence "You pet the dog.", "the dog" is the direct object. In Toki Pona, the direct object is marked with the [[#particle|particle]] {{tp|[[e]]}}.
;optative<span id="Optative" /><span id="optative" />
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;vocative<span id="Vocative" /><span id="vocative" />
:A form of a [[#noun|noun]] used to call to or address something or someone. In English, in "Hey you!", the word "you" is vocative. English does not usually distinguish vocative from non-vocative nouns, aside from the archaic particle "O" as in "{{w|O Canada}}". [[Toki Pona]] marks the vocative with {{tp|[[o]]}}. Contrast [[#imperative|imperative]], [[#indicative|indicative]], [[#optative|optative]].
==See also==
*{{wt|Appendix:Glossary}} on Wiktionary
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