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