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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 : DOES NOT MEAN "I talk to you"
 
; mi toki e sina =: "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 ==