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== Grammar == basic syntax is SUBJECT (sa/eka) VERB [e OBJECT] [aq INDIRECT_OBJECT] * {{lim|le sa naq-je e lhoni kishosh-ek aq yashaf-lek|i get rid of the broken computer using my container}} === Indirect Object === the indirect object (introduced with {{limw|aq}} can be a location, tool, or any additional context about the sentece's action. if you know toki pona, {{limw|aq}} generalizes kepeken, lon, tawa, etc; limqefa has no other prepositions. === Aspect: {{limw|sa}}/{{limw|eka}} === the choice of word between subject and verb indicates the aspect of the sentence * {{limw|sa}} indicates an imperfective aspect, for continuous processes or ongoing events ** {{lim|le sa ko e kom-is|i'm making food|i was making food}} * {{limw|eka}} indicates a perfective aspect, for instantaneous events or changes of state, or focusing more on the outcome than the process ** {{lim|le eka ko e kom-is|i've made food|dinner's ready}} === Pronouns === * {{lim|le|i, me, we, us}} ** {{lim|-leek|my, our}} * {{lim|sowa|you}} ** {{lim|-sowek|your}} * {{lim|on|she, it, he, they, her, him, them}} ** {{limw|on}} is used only for people and things that are very familiar to the speaker or listener. much of the time a noun suffixed with {{limw|-te}} can be used where 'it' would be used in english. * (TODO) third person posession === Illocution === * begin a sentence with {{limw|ya}} followed by the main verb to form the imperative ** {{lim|ya lim aq limqefa|speak limqefa!}} * follow a sentence with {{limw|ansem}} to form a yes/no question ** {{lim|lhoni sa qo aq sowa ansem?|do you like computers?}} * (TODO) other kinds of questions
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