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Some cases of {{tp|monsutatesu}} are from using a word in a different [[part of speech]], then adapting that meaning back into the original part of speech. |
Some cases of {{tp|monsutatesu}} are from using a word in a different [[part of speech]], then adapting that meaning back into the original part of speech. |
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For example, {{tp|[[pu]]}} [[Toki Pona Dictionary (pu)|defines]] {{tp|[[moku]]}} as a verb meaning "to eat". When used as a noun, it is interpreted as something that is eaten: "food". If this noun sense is used as a verb, it means "to be food", with the inverse relation of its definition. |
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Compare {{tp|mi moku <ins>[[e]] ona</ins>}} ("I eat <ins>it</ins>"), {{tp|mi moku <ins>[[modifier|ona]]</ins>}} ("I am <ins>its</ins> food"). |
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==Words analyzed under {{tp|monsutatesu}}== |
==Words analyzed under {{tp|monsutatesu}}== |