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'''{{tp|kama}}''' is a [[content word]] and [[preverb]] |
'''{{tp|kama}}''' is {{a category}} [[content word]] and [[preverb]] relating to movement from further away to nearer a referent (that is, "coming" or "arriving") and to change of state ("becoming"). |
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==Function== |
==Function== |
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|ona li < |
|ona li <mark>kama</mark> pona. |
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|It < |
|It <mark>became</mark> good.<br/> |
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She < |
She <mark>got</mark> better.<br/> |
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They improved.}} |
They improved.}} |
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<!-- Example with a noun after kama --> |
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|jan Alu li wile < |
|jan Alu li wile <mark>kama</mark> mama. |
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|Alu wants to < |
|Alu wants to <mark>become</mark> a parent. |
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|jan [ale luka uta] li wile kama mama.}} |
|jan [ale luka uta] li wile kama mama.}} |
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<!-- Example with a transitive verb after kama --> |
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|mi < |
|mi <mark>kama lukin</mark> e soweli suwi. |
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|I < |
|I <mark>came to see</mark> a cute animal.<br/> |
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I < |
I <mark>spotted</mark> a cute animal.<br/> |
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(At first I didn't see a cute animal, and then I did.)}} |
(At first I didn't see a cute animal, and then I did.)}} |
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|ona li < |
|ona li <mark>kama</mark> e pona. |
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|It < |
|It <mark>brought</mark> goodness.}} |
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|o < |
|o <mark>kama</mark> e jan sona sijelo. |
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|<mark>Make</mark> a learned person of the body <mark>come</mark>.<br/> |
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<mark>Call for</mark> a doctor.}} |
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==Phatic expressions== |
==Phatic expressions== |
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