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sona pona li lon lawa mi taso anu seme. tenpo ni la ona li lon lipu.
(sona pona li lon lawa mi taso anu seme. tenpo ni la ona li lon lipu.) |
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The syntax of each of the preverb-marking methods is identical when a sentence has a single preverb. The methods diverge when multiple preverbs are involved, with {{tp|ja}} requiring the particle to be repeated, whereas {{tp|ta}} can mark multiple preverbs at once. The word {{tp|ja}} allows for [[modifiers|modification]] of the preverb, which is not possible with {{tp|ta}} except for negation with {{tp|[[ala]]}}. The {{tp|ta}} method and the {{tp|ni}} method work different semantically, and {{tp|ja}} has undefined semantics.
=={{tp|ni}}==▼
{{nimi|ni}}
This was designed as a simple abbreviation of existing constructs rather than completely new grammar. In a statement like "{{tp|mi P V e ijo}}", the meaning is as if the phrase "{{tp|V e ijo}}" was a modifier on the preverb P. This means the meaning would be equivalent to "{{tp|mi P ni: mi V e ijo}}". The "hidden" ni here could then be written out to serve as a preverb marker.
A statement like "{{tp|mi utala ni toki e ijo}}" is interpreted as an abbreviation of "{{tp|mi utala ni: mi toki e ijo}}."<ref>{{cite Discord|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/1134994249021136916/1135073218496053378|channel=toki-suli|server=ma pona pi toki pona|author=jan Tepo|username=tbodt|access-date=2024-02-03}}</ref>
jan Tepo later learned that the word "co" in Lojban works exactly like this, semantically and syntactically, and suggested loaning it as {{tp|so}} as a synonym for this usage of {{tp|ni}}.
=={{tp|ja}}==
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'''{{tp|ta}}''' was
=== Syntax ===
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|jan-mute li nasin <mark>ta </mark>tawa() tomo-pali
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▲=={{tp|ni}}==
▲For example, "{{tp|mi utala ni toki e ijo}}" is meant as an abbreviation of "{{tp|mi utala ni: mi toki e ijo}}," which means the same as "{{tp|mi toki e ijo. ni li utala.}}"<ref>{{cite Discord|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/1134994249021136916/1135073218496053378|channel=toki-suli|server=ma pona pi toki pona|author=jan Tepo|username=tbodt|access-date=2024-02-03}}</ref>
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