Transitivity

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Transitivity is a feature of certain verbs. All transitive verbs in toki pona can take a direct object governed by the particle e.

How transitives work

transitives in toki pona are, generally, along these three lines:

- to cause to be X:

mi pona e ni - i cause ni to be pona

- to make into X:

mi jan e ilo - i cause the ilo to be a jan

- to apply X to something:

mi luka e ni - i apply (my) luka to this