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== Function of en == |
== Function of en == |
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en is a subject particle, just like li and e are verb and object particles respectively. However, with en, the first subject is always unmarked. |
en is a subject particle, just like [[li]] and [[e]] are verb and object particles respectively. However, with en, the first subject is always unmarked. |
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mi en sina li pali e pan |
; mi en sina li pali e pan : We (I and you) bake bread. |
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jan en soweli li tawa lon ma kasi |
; jan en soweli li tawa lon ma kasi : Someone is walking their dog in the woods. |
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== en is not and. == |
== en is not and. == |
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In Toki Pona, and is implied any time there is repetition. To say and in the subject, verb, or object, you repeat the corresponding particle. |
In Toki Pona, and is implied any time there is repetition. To say and in the subject, verb, or object, you repeat the corresponding particle. |
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ona li kama li tawa |
; ona li kama li tawa : He arrives and leaves. |
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ona li lukin e ma e sewi |
; ona li lukin e ma e sewi : She sees the land and the sky. |
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mi en sina li pali e pan |
; mi en sina li pali e pan : We (I and you) bake bread. |
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[[en]] is only used to introduce repeated subjects. Multiple predicates, objects, and prepositions are formed by repeating [[li]], [[o]], [[e]], or the preposition, as the case may be. |
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To say and in a prepositional phrase, you repeat the preposition. |
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mi pali e tomo kepeken kiwen kasi kepeken kiwen ko loje = We build the house with wood and red bricks. |
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To say and between adjectives/adverbs, you just list the words. |
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tomo suli laso = big and green house |
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len loje jelo = red and yellow shirt (you might want to specify that the colors do not combine by saying this as a complete sentence, though) |
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== External resources == |
== External resources == |