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[['''''la]]''''' is a [[:Category:Particles|particle]] ofin toki[[Toki ponaPona]]. usedIt toseparates separatethe main part of a sentence from its context.

== Functions of ''la'' ==

[[''la]]'' indicates that what comes after it follows from or depends on what came before. It is extremely general and can indicate all sorts of antecedent/–consequent relationships, including prepositional descriptions, cause and effect, or conditions. Generally, what comes before [[''la]]'' is the context for what comes after.

[[''la]]'' can be used to put a prepositional phrase at the front of a sentence.

:;kepeken toki ni la ''jan Sonja li pana e toki pona tawa kulupu kepeken toki ni.''

:With these words :Sonja gave tokiToki ponaPona to the community with these words.

:;''<u>kepeken toki ni la</u> jan Sonja li pana e toki pona tawa kulupu kepeken toki ni.''

::<u>With these words</u> Sonja gave tokiToki ponaPona to the community with these words.

When fronted, ''[[lon]]'' is dropped,.

[[''la]]'' can show cause and effect. The part before the [[''la]]'' is taken to bring about, or be the condition for, what comes after the particle.

:;''<u>ilo li mu la</u> mi lukin e ona.''

::<u>My phone rang so</u> I checked it.

::<u>When my phone rings</u> I check it.

::<u>If my phone rings</u> I'll check it.

;''tenpo seli la mi pilin pona.''

Commas are optional, and can be placed before or after the [[''la]]''. ''[[ku]]'' calls this a "stylistic choice". In this article, commas are omitted.

* [https://lipu-sona.pona.la/9.html jan Lentan Lesson 9]

* [https://sowelitesa.kittycat.homes/lipu-sona/15 soweli Tesa]

* [https://github.com/kilipan/nasin-toki#the-particle-la nasin toki pona]

* [https://mun.la/sona/la.html jan Kekan San Context and la]

* [https://mun.la/sona/la-extras.html jan Kekan San Tricks with la]