Preverb marking: Difference between revisions

{{Nonstandard}}

'''Preverb marking''' is an experimental {{tp|nasin}} for {{tp|[[toki pona]]}} that allows speakers to explicitly separate the [[Preverb|preverbs]] of a sentence from the main [[predicate]], often using a {{tp|nimisin}}. This makes preverbs a grammatical position rather than a lexical class, allowing for the usage of all [[content word]]s as descriptors for a main state or process.

 

 

Only one {{tp|ta}} or {{tp|ni}} is necessary in a sentence, and repeating it is redundant. Similarly to {{tp|mi}} and {{tp|sina}} for {{tp|[[li]]}}, the "canonical" lexical class of preverbs ({{tp|alasa, awen, ken, kama, lukin/oko, sona, wile}}) do not need {{tp|ta}} or {{tp|ni}} to be interpreted as preverbs.