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'''Transitivity''' is a feature of certain verbs. All transitive verbs in toki[[Toki ponaPona]] can take a direct object governed by the particle {{tp|[[e]]}}.
 
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 ==
transitivesTransitives in tokiToki ponaPona 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:
 
-* to cause to be <var>X:</var>
mi luka e ni - i apply (my) luka to this
{{Example|mi pona e ni - i|I cause {{tp|ni}} to be {{tp|pona}}}}
-* to make into <var>X:</var>
{{Example|mi jan e ilo - i|I cause the {{tp|ilo}} to be a {{tp|jan}}}}
-* to apply <var>X</var> to something:
{{Example|mi luka e ni - i|I apply (my) {{tp|luka}} to this}}
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