Transitivity
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[edit | edit source]
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