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(Created page with "Toki Pona's '''word order''' is subject–verb–object (SVO). The verb is introduced with the particle ''li''. The direct object is introduced with ''e''. :;<span style="opacity:0.5;">subject</span> ''li'' <span style="opacity:0.5;">verb</span> (''e'' <span style="opacity:0.5;">object</span>). ::Subject verbs (object). Multiple subjects are connected with ''en''. Multiple verbs a...") |
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The [[verb]] is introduced with the [[particle]] ''[[li]]''. The direct [[object]] is introduced with ''[[e]]''.
*The subject is the main character of a sentence. It can be a person or an object or anything really. What's important is that we describe what the subject is or is doing.
*The verb (also called the "predicate") is the thing the subject is, or is doing. It can be an action — like working, playing, talking — or a description — like blue, good, tall — or a thing — like house, animal, food.
*The direct object is the thing that the action is done to. It can also be basically anything. It is the reciever of the action in the verb performed by the subject.
:;<span style="opacity:0.5;">subject</span> ''li'' <span style="opacity:0.5;">verb</span> (''e'' <span style="opacity:0.5;">object</span>).
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[[Modifiers]] follow their heads.
*The main idea that you're talking about is the "head", and that can't be dropped without changing entirely what you're referring to. In the english phrase "the red dog", you're talking about a dog, and taking it away (leaving only "the red") changes the meaning entirely
*The idea that modifies the head to some extent, giving more information that can often be left out, is called a "modifier". In "my house", the house is what you're talking about, but it being yours gives more information about it.
:In ''<u>toki</u> pona'', ''toki'' ("language") is the head, and ''pona'' ("good") is the modifier.
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Besides its lack of acceptance, there are some potential problems with this system. The correspondence between multiple verbs and objects may be lost, and it unclear what would happen to context phrases. Also, sentence boundaries may be unclear.
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