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{{tp title|jo}}
'''{{tp|jo}}n't''' is a common [[
==Motivations==
Toki Pona is not perfectly [[Minimalism|minimalist]]
A subset of {{tp|jo}}n't reduces the amount of situations in which {{tp|jo}} would be used. In contrast, {{lipu pu|en}} is very broad in its usage of {{tp|jo}}.
* Describing having access to something or refering to a vague relationship to something <ref>
* Metaphorically holding or containing something is a common way of using {{tp|jo}}▼
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* Physically
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==Strategies==
Not all languages have a direct equivalent to the English "have" or use it the same way.
{{example|ijo li lon mi.|A thing is at me. / A thing is with me.}}
For holding something, refering to the body part or tool that enables the holding can be referenced:
{{example|ijo li lon luka mi.|A thing is in my hand.}}
{{example|mi luka e ijo.|I apply a hand to a thing. / I grab a thing.}}
Containing something can simply refer to something being on the inside:
{{example|ijo li lon insa poki.|A thing is in the box. / The box contains a thing.}}
Relationships are more commonly referred to by using modifiers:
{{example|ijo ni li ijo mi.|This thing is my thing.}}
In some situations, {{tp|[[poki]]}} or {{tp|[[tomo]]}} can be used:
{{example|ilo li poki e ijo.|The tool applies a container to a thing. / The tool contains a thing.}}
==References==
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