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# '''Phrasal modifiers''' start with {{tp|[[pi]]}}, which groups the rest of the phrase. {{Indent|{{tp|tomo telo nasa}} means "strange water room", perhaps "weird washroom"; {{tp|tomo}} is modified by {{tp|telo}} and {{tp|nasa}}. {{tp|tomo pi telo nasa}} means "strange-water room", perhaps "pub", because alcohol is a liquid that makes people strange; {{tp|tomo}} is modified by {{tp|telo nasa}}, wherein {{tp|telo}} is modified by {{tp|nasa}}.}} {{Indent|{{tp|pi}} is a can of worms. Many speakers [[pin't|avoid it]].}}
# '''Multiple subjects''' are separated with {{tp|[[en]]}}.<hr style="margin:0.5em 0;" />
# '''Predicates''' come after all subjects. {{tp|[[li]]}} starts each predicate, with two exceptions: If the subject is only {{tp|mi}} ("I", "we") or only {{tp|sina}} ("you"), {{tp|li}} is dropped. {{Indent|The main word of the predicate can be analyzed as a verb. By this analysis, Toki Pona has dynamic and stative verbs. In the sentence {{tp|mi moku}}, the word {{tp|moku}} can be dynamic, "to eat", or stative, "to be food" (less likely in this case).}}
# '''Yes-or-no [[question]]s''' are formed with "verb {{tp|ala}} verb", or with {{tp|anu seme}} at the end. The main way to answer "yes" is to repeat the verb.{{Indent|Open-ended questions are formed with {{tp|[[seme]]}}.}}
# '''Commands''' use {{tp|[[o]]}} in place of {{tp|li}}. If the subject is only {{tp|sina}}, that subject can be dropped.
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