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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.

Transitives in Toki Pona are, generally, along these three lines:

to cause to be X

mi pona e ni

mi pona e ni

I cause ni to be pona

to make into X

mi jan e ilo

mi jan e ilo

I cause the ilo to be a jan

to apply X to something

mi luka e ni

mi luka e ni

I apply (my) luka to this

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-{{Other license|ask|it was copied from ''[[ma pona pi toki pona]]''}}
+{{Other license|ask|it was copied from {{tp|[[ma pona pi toki pona]]}}}}
-'''Transitivity''' is a feature of certain verbs. All transitive verbs in [[Toki Pona]] can take a direct object governed by the particle {{tp|[[e]]}}.
+'''Transitivity''' is a feature of certain [[verb]]s. All transitive verbs in [[Toki Pona]] can take a [[direct object]] governed by the [[particle]] {{tp|[[e]]}}.
-== How transitives work ==
+==How transitives work==
 Transitives in Toki Pona are, generally, along these three lines:
-* to cause to be <var>X</var>
+to cause to be <var>X</var>
 {{Example|mi pona e ni|I cause {{tp|ni}} to be {{tp|pona}}}}
-* to make into <var>X</var>
+to make into <var>X</var>
 {{Example|mi jan e ilo|I cause the {{tp|ilo}} to be a {{tp|jan}}}}
-* to apply <var>X</var> to something:
+to apply <var>X</var> to something
 {{Example|mi luka e ni|I apply (my) {{tp|luka}} to this}}
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