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Usage	2023: Core (100% → ) 2022: Core (100%)
Book and era	nimi pu
Part of speech	Particle
Codepoint	󱤉 U+F1909

e is a particle of toki pona that introduces the direct object of the sentence.

Function of e

e marks the direct object of the verb.

mi toki e nimi pona

I say good words

Sources of confusion

Most of the confusion around e comes from not knowing what the direct object is. For example,

mi toki e sina

I talk to you

I say you

Remembering what is what isn't as hard as it seems; in English, the direct object never has a preposition. So if in the sentence you're translating, the "object" has a preposition before it (such as to, for, from, etc), it's not the direct object.

He walks towards me

ona li tawa mi

External resources

• pu Lesson 5
• jan Lentan Lesson 3
• soweli Tesa Lesson 4
• sitelen sitelen Direct Objects
• nasin toki pona
• jan Kekan San Objects with e