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[[la]] can be used to put a prepositional phrase at the front of a sentence.
 
:;kepeken toki ni la jan Sonja li pana e toki pona tawa kulupu.
;"ale ante li kama tan sina".
::With these words Sonja gave toki pona to the community.
:"Now the rest depends on you".<ref>[[pu]]-en p. 62</ref>
:;jan Sonja li pana e toki pona tawa kulupu kepeken toki ni.
:"Dorénavant la suite vous appartient".<ref>[[pu]]-fr p. 67</ref>
::Sonja gave toki pona to the community with these words.
:;kepeken toki ni la jan Sonja li pana e toki pona tawa kulupu.
::With these words Sonja gave toki pona to the community.
:;jan Sonja li pana e toki pona tawa kulupu kepeken toki ni.
::Sonja gave toki pona to the community with these words.
 
When fronted, [[lon]] is dropped,
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[[la]] can show cause and effect. The part before the [[la]] is taken to bring about or be the condition for what comes after the particle.
 
:;ilo li mu la mi lukin e ona.
::My phone rang so I checked it.
::When my phone rings I check it.
::If my phone rings I'll check it.
 
:;tenpo seli la mi pilin pona.
::"Summertime and the livin' is easy".<ref>[[w:Summertime (Gershwin Song)]]</ref>
 
== Punctuation ==