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The English word "'''with'''" has multiple meanings that are phrased differently in [[Toki Pona]]. |
The English word "'''with'''" has multiple meanings that are phrased differently in [[Toki Pona]]. |
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For the sense of "using", use the [[preposition]] {{tp|[[kepeken]]}}. |
For the sense of "using", use the [[preposition]] {{tp|[[kepeken]]}}. |
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{{Example|mi pali e tomo <mark>kepeken</mark> luka mi taso.|I built a house <mark>with</mark> my bare hands.|mi pali e tomo <mark>kepeken</mark> luka-mi taso}} |
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|mi pali e tomo <mark>kepeken</mark> luka mi taso. |
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|I built a house <mark>with</mark> my bare hands. |
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{{Example|mi pali e tomo <mark>lon poka</mark> ona.|I built a house <mark>at</mark> their <mark>side</mark>. (Could also mean "I built a house that is <mark>in</mark> their <mark>vicinity</mark>.")|mi pali e tomo <mark>lon poka</mark>-ona}} |
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|mi pali e tomo <mark>kepeken </mark> luka mi taso |
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|mi <mark>en</mark> ona li pali e tomo. |
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|Me <mark>and</mark> them built a house. |
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|mi <mark>en </mark> ona li pali e tomo |
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|mi pali e tomo <mark>lon poka</mark> ona. |
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|I built a house <mark>at</mark> their <mark>side</mark>. |
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|mi pali e tomo <mark>lon poka </mark> ona |
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For the sense of "including", there are other ways of phrasing it. |
For the sense of "including", there are other ways of phrasing it. |
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{{Example|mi pali e tomo <mark>ni: ona li jo e</mark> supa.|I built a house <mark>that has</mark> furniture.|mi pali e tomo <mark>ni> :: ona li jo e</mark> supa}} |
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|mi pali e tomo ni: ona li jo e supa. |
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|I built a house that has furniture. |
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|mi pali e tomo ni2 　 ona li jo e supa |
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Revision as of 16:33, 8 February 2024
The English word "with" has multiple meanings that are phrased differently in Toki Pona.
For the sense of "using", use the preposition kepeken.
mi pali e tomo kepeken luka mi tasomi pali e tomo kepeken luka mi taso.
I built a house with my bare hands.
For the sense of "alongside", you can use multiple subjects connected by en. You can also use the prepositional phrase lon poka, "at the side (of...)".
mi en ona li pali e tomomi en ona li pali e tomo.
Me and them built a house.
mi pali e tomo lon poka onami pali e tomo lon poka ona.
I built a house at their side.
For the sense of "including", there are other ways of phrasing it.
mi pali e tomo ni2 ona li jo e supami pali e tomo ni: ona li jo e supa.
I built a house that has furniture.