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{{Nonstandard}}'''''ta''''' is an experimental particle for ''[[toki pona]]'' that separates the [[Preverb|preverbs]] of a sentence from the main [[predicate]]. This makes preverbs a grammatical position rather than a lexical class, allowing for the usage of all [[Content words|content words]] as descriptors for a main state or process. Similarly to ''[[e]]'', ''ta'' varies in its meaning depending on the type of word included in the preverb phrase.▼
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For ''transitive words'' (such as ''alasa'', where the object is the ''patient'' of the predicate), ''ta'' affects the main predicate by treating a preverb as a layer over the main predicate:<blockquote>mi utala ta toki e ni. → mi utala e ni: mi toki e ni. → ''I resist saying that.''</blockquote>For ''intransitive words'' (such as ''ken'', where the object is made to be or do the predicate), the preverb affects the main predicate by commenting on the main predicate and object:<blockquote>jan mute li nasin ta tawa tomo pali. → ni li nasin: jan mute li tawa tomo pali. → ''Many people have a habit/duty of going to work.''</blockquote>Similarly to traditional preverbs, the order of words in a ''ta'' phrase can greatly impact the meaning of the final message by changing the ordering of levels. Additionally, ''ala'' retains its usage of negating preverbs in a ''ta'' phrase.
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