pipi - bug, insect, ant, spider
moli - dead, dying
ilo - tool, implement, machine, device
kama - arriving, coming, future, summoned; (vp.) to become, manage to, succeed in
wile - must, need, require, should, want, wish; (vp.) to want to, to need to
awen - enduring, kept, protected, safe, waiting, staying; (vp.) to continue to, to keep
sona - know, be skilled in, be wise about, have information on; (vp.) to know how to
ken - be allowed to, can, may; possible; (vp.) to be able to
lukin - eye; look at, see, examine, observe, read, watch; look for, seek; (pv.) try to
words have different meanings when used as preverbs and otherwise. the preverbs meaning of a word is marked with (pv.)
there are two words you already know on this list, ken and lukin, but their preverb meanings are new.
preverbs go before the predicate and modify it.
preverbs can only be modified with the word ala, to negate it. you can also put multiple preverbs after each other.
subject li preverb predicate (e object)
waso li awen lukin e sina
~ the bird keeps looking at you
mi ken ala moli e pipi
~ i can't kill the bug
jan li wile ala moku e pipi
~ people don't wanna eat bugs
sina ken kama pona
~ you can become good
i try to build good tools
they wanna eat bugs
people come to know how to speak well
people learn to speak toki pona
birds know how to be birds
the cute bird still wants a bug
animals can eat you 😱
we can stay strong
their absence empowers the people
tools can't kill animals
the person brings food
the bat is making a phone (communication device)
people make me want to remain an animal
i wish that you see good bugs
mi wile kama sona toki pona
mi ken ala lukin e ni
mi awen e sina
pona sina li ken pona e tomo mute
mi lukin e ni · sina pona e tomo mi
ilo ni li wawa e pipi
mi lukin lukin e ilo lukin mi