Sentence structure

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The sentence structure of Toki Pona sentence is as follows:

context la subject li predicate e direct object preposition indirect object.[1][2][3]

Context

The context before la can be a word, phrase, or entire sentence.

Subject

The subject of the sentence can be a word or phrase. Multiple subjects are combined with en.

Predicate

The predicate of the sentence can be a word or phrase, potentially with a pre-predicate. A preposition or prepositional phrase can be a predicate. Almost all predicates are introduced by li.

Direct object

The direct object of a sentence can be a word or phrase. Each direct object is introduced by e.

Indirect object

The indirect object of a sentence can be a word or phrase. Each indirect object is introduced by a preposition.

References

  1. jan Juli. "nasin toki pona". {{{website}}}.
  2. Jean-Marc Quéré, sona li wan (2021) p. 9
  3. Lang, Sonja. (25 May 2014). Toki Pona: The Language of Good. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292300. OCLC 921253340. pp. 17, 20, 25, 26, 34, 35, 48, 49, 51, 56.