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A '''preverb'''<ref group="lower-alpha">Also '''pre-verb''', '''auxiliary verb''', '''auxverb''', '''helper verb'''.</ref> is a type of [[content word]] that may precede the main [[verb]] of a [[sentence]]. Preverbs generally make distinctions in {{w|grammatical mood}} or {{w|Grammatical aspect|aspect}}, and they are often compared to {{w|auxiliary verb}}s in European languages.
When used as a preverb, a word can have a different sense than it would elsewhere in the sentence. For example,
==Stacking==
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==Modifiers==
Preverbs can also be [[modifier|modified]]. In standard usage,
{{Example▼
|ona li <mark>wile a</mark> sona.▼
|They <mark>want</mark> to know. (emphasis on "want")▼
}}▼
{{Example
|ona li <mark>wile ala</mark> sona.
|They <mark>don't want</mark> to know.
▲}}
Adding {{tp|a}} after a preverb is possible. Some might see this as modification.
▲{{Example
▲|ona li <mark>wile a</mark> sona.
▲|They <mark>want</mark> to know. (emphasis on "want")
}}
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In standard Toki Pona, preverbs are not marked with any [[particle]]. For nonstandard styles, see [[Preverb marking]].
Like [[preposition]]s, this makes preverbs a bit ambiguous. For example, {{tp|mi kama
==Questions==
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Note that while {{tp|[[tawa]]}} got described as a preverb by one source<ref name="ku9"/>, it is either a misunderstanding of its [[Prepositions|prepositional]] use (including the transitive prepositional phrases) or indistinguishable from the prepositional use in form and in meaning.
Other words have been proposed or are found as preverbs in minority usage, but will not always be understood.
==Notes==
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