en
en is a particle of toki pona used to introduce multiple subjects to a single sentence.
Function of en
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.
- mi en sina li pali e pan
- We (I and you) bake bread.
- jan en soweli li tawa lon ma kasi
- Someone is walking their dog in the woods.
en is not and.
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.
- ona li kama li tawa
- He arrives and leaves.
- ona li lukin e ma e sewi
- She sees the land and the sky.
- mi en sina li pali e pan
- We (I and you) bake bread.
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.