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== Function of a ==
"a" at the beginning of the sentence can mean "ah" or "oh":
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; a ni li pona tawa mi : oh, this is good for me.
"a" at the end can emphasize the whole sentence, like adding a exclaimation mark.
; ni li pona tawa mi a
: this is truly excellect for me.
"a" directly after a word can emphasize that word.
; ni li pona a tawa mi : this is great for me
It typically applies to the word immediately before it:
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; ona li pali e tomo a : They build a ''house''
"a" can also be used on its own:
; a, mi sona : Oh, ok, I understand
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; a a a : Laughter — "hahaha"
== History ==
In [[pu]], this word is a synonym of the word [[kin]], also used by some for emphasis.
== External resources ==
* [[pu]] Lesson 10
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* [https://htmlpreview.github.io/?https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jan-Lope/Toki_Pona_lessons_English/gh-pages/toki-pona-lessons_en/index.html#2659 kan Lope Interjections]
* [https://github.com/kilipan/nasin-toki#the-emoticle-a nasin toki pona]
* [https://mun.la/sona/interjections.html jan Kekan San Intejections]
[[Category:Particles]][[Category:Synonyms]]
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