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== Functions of la ==
== Functions of la ==
[[la]] indicates that what comes after it follows from or depends on what came before. It is extremely general and can indicate all sorts of antecedant/consequent relationships. For example,
[[la]] indicates that what comes after it follows from or depends on what came before. It is extremely general and can indicate all sorts of antecedent/consequent relationships, including prepositional descriptions, cause and effect, or conditions. Generally, what comes before [[la]] is the context for what comes after.


=== Fronting prepositional phrases ===
=== Fronting prepositional phrases ===
[[la]] can be used to put a prepositional phrase at the front of a sentence. For example,
[[la]] can be used to put a prepositional phrase at the front of a sentence.


;"ale ante li kama tan sina".
;"ale ante li kama tan sina".