pipi - bug, insect, ant, spider
moli - dead, dying
ilo - tool, implement, machine, device
kama - arriving, coming, future, summoned; (pv.) to become, manage, to, succeed in
wile - must, need, require, should, want, wish; (pv.) to want to, to need to
awen - enduring, kept, protected, safe, waiting, staying; (pv.) to continue to, to keep
sona - know, be skilled in, be wise about, have information on; (pv.) to know how to
ken - be allowed to, can, may; possible; (pv.) 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 preverb 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.
they can be negated by the word ala, and otherwise you can't modify preverbs.you can also use multiple preverbs at once
subject li preverb predicate (e object)
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 learn to speak toki pona
birds know how to be birds
the cute bird still wants a bug
animals can eat you 😱
mi awen e sina
the person brings food
ilo ni li wawa e pipi
i wish that you see good bugs
we can stay strong
their absence empowers the people
tools can't kill
the bat is making a phone (communication device)
people make me want to remain an animal
mi wile kama sona (e) toki pona
mi ken ala lukin e ni
pona sina li ken pona e tomo mute
mi lukin e ni: sina pona e tomo mi
mi lukin lukin e ilo lukin mi