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The [[semantic space]] of {{tp|pona}} includes positive qualities, especially those that are coherent with [[Toki Pona]]'s [[philosophy]]. It covers ideas of goodness, helpfulness, and peace and calm. It is an [[antonym]] of {{tp|[[ike]]}} ("bad").
{{Example|toki <mark>pona</mark>
|<mark>good</mark> speech (eloquence, a compliment, etc.)<br/>
{{Example|soweli <mark>pona</mark> li lon tomo mi.|A <mark>friendly</mark> animal is at our house. (We have a pet.)}}▼
the language <mark>of good</mark>
|toki-pona
}}
{{Example
|soweli <mark>pona</mark> li lon tomo mi.
▲
We have a pet.
}}
While {{tp|pona}} is also often translated as "simple", [[Minimalism|oversimplification can still be {{tp|ike}}]]. In practice, {{tp|pona}} describes the happy medium between overcomplicated and oversimplified. In this sense, something is {{tp|pona}} if it limits itself to the relevant and essential.
As a [[transitive verb]], {{tp|pona}}
{{Example|mi <mark>pona</mark> e supa pakala.|We <mark>fixed</mark> the broken furniture.}}
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