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'''Transitivity''' is a featureproperty of certain [[verb]]s. Allthat transitiverelates verbsto inwhether a verb can take objects. In [[Toki Pona grammar]], canany take[[content word]] may be used a verb, either transitively or intransitively, by being placed in the [[direct objectpredicate]]. governedA bytransitive verb introduces the [[particledirect object]] with the particle {{tp|[[e]]}}.
 
==Interpretation==
==How transitives work==
{{Needs work|What about those verbs that don't follow this pattern, such as {{tp|mi moku e ni}} ("I eat") or {{tp|mi len e ni}} ("I wear this")? Are these set definitions or is there a way to analyse them?|section}}
Transitives in Toki Pona are, generally, along these three lines:
 
A given transitive verb may have multiple interpretations depending on context. It may indicate that the verb is interacting with the object in some way. This is common with body part words, where it refers to applying or using said body part on something.
to cause to be <var>X</var>▼
 
{{Example|mi pona e ni|I cause {{tp|ni}} to be {{tp|pona}}}}
{{Example
to make into <var>X</var>
|mi luka e soweli.
{{Example|mi jan e ilo|I cause the {{tp|ilo}} to be a {{tp|jan}}}}
to|I apply <var>X</var>my hand to somethingthe fluffy animal.
I pet the dog.
{{Example|mi luka e ni|I apply (my) {{tp|luka}} to this}}
}}
 
A transitive verb may indicate [[causality]] and application of an attribute.
 
{{Example
|mi pona e ni.
▲to|I cause this to be good.<var>X<br/var>
I fix it.
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It may also describing the change of something into another.
 
{{Example
|mi jan e ilo
|I cause the tool to become a person.<br/>
I humanize the machine.
}}
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{{General}}
[[Category:Grammar]]
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