toki pona Flashcards
predicate
describes the action and state of the subject (verb and descriptive elements)
a
particle: (emotional interjection, emphasis or confirmation)
ala
noun: nothing
adjective: not, no, empty
number: zero
alasa
verb: to hunt, to gather
verb (unconventional): to search, to look for
pre-verb (unconventional): to try (doing something)
ale/ali
noun: everything, universe
adjective: every, all, abundant
number: all/infinite (simple system), 100 (complex system)
anpa
noun (old/non-pu): lower part
adjective: bowing down, downward, lowly, humble, dependent
verb w/o obj: to bow down
verb w/ obj: to conquer, to defeat
ante
noun: difference, change, (unconventional) version
adjective: different, other, changed
verb: to change
anu
particle: or
awen
noun (unconventional): stability, safety, wait
adjective: kept, safe, enduring, resilient, waiting, staying
verb: keep, stay, endure, protect
pre-verb: continue (doing something)
e
particle: (specifies an object)
en
particle: and (combines subjects)
epiku (nimi ku suli)
adjective: epic, awesome
esun
noun: trade, transaction, exchange
adjective: trade/exchange-related, commercial
verb: to trade, to exchange
ijo
noun: thing, object, matter
adjective: material, physical
ike
noun: evil
adjective: bad, evil, complex, unnecessary
verb (unconventional): make smth worse
ilo
noun: tool, machine, device
adjective: useful, (unconventional) electronic, metallic
insa
noun: insides, contents, center, stomach
adjective: central, inside, between
jaki
noun: dirt, waste
adjective: dirty, disgusting, toxic, unclean, unsanitary
verb: to make something dirty
jan
noun: person, people, humanity, somebody
adjective: human-like, personal
jasima (nimi ku suli)
noun: mirror, reflection, echo
adjective: opposite
verb: to reflect, to reverse
jelo
noun/adjective: (the color) yellow (and its shades)
verb: to color smth yellow
jo
noun: (unconventional) possessions, property
verb: to have/carry/contain/hold
kala
noun: fish, marine animal, sea creature
kalama
noun: sound, noise
adjective: loud, noisy, sound-making
verb: to make noise, to recite, to play (an instrument)
kama
noun: event, arrival
adjective: arriving, coming, future, summoned
pre-verb: to become, to be in the process of (doing smth), to manage to, to succeed in
kasi
noun: plant, grass, herb, leaf
ken
noun: ability, possibility, (unconventional) right, liberty
adjective (unconventional): able, possible
pre-verb: can (do smth), may (do smth)
kepeken
noun: use, (unconventional) practice
verb w/ obj: to use smth
preposition: (do smth) using, with the help of
kijetesantakalu (nimi ku suli)
noun: raccoon or other musteloid
kili
noun: fruit, vegetable, mushroom
kin (nimi ku suli)
particle: very, really, also
kipisi (nimi ku suli)
verb: to cut, to divide
kiwen
noun: hard object, metal, stone, solid
adjective: hard, metallic, solid
ko
noun: powder, clay, paste, semi-solid
kokosila (nimi ku suli)
verb: to speak not in toki pona in an environment where others speak toki pona
kon
noun: air, essence, spirit, (unconventional) gas
adjective: invisible, ephemeral, (unconventional) gaseous
ku (nimi ku suli)
noun: the Toki Pona Dictionary by Sonja Lang
verb: to interact with ku
kule
noun: color, (rare) gender
adjective: colorful, painted
verb: to paint smth a color
kulupu
noun: group, community, company, society, nation, tribe
adjective: communal, social
kute
noun: ear, hearing
adjective: …-sounding
verb: to hear, to listen, to obey
la
particle: “if/when” (introduces context)
lanpan (nimi ku suli)
verb: to get, to take, to steal
lape
noun: sleep, rest
adjective: sleeping, restful
verb: to sleep, to rest
laso
noun/adjective: (the color) blue, green (and its shades)
verb: to color something blue/green
lawa
noun: head, mind
adjective: main, primary, controlling, ruling
verb: to head, to control, to direct, to guide, to lead, to own, to rule
leko (nimi ku suli)
noun: square, block, (sometimes) stairs
len
noun: cloth, clothes, fabric, layer of privacy
adjective: clothed, made of cloth/fabric
verb: to clothe, to provide a layer of privacy
lete
noun: cold
adjective: cold, cool, raw, uncooked
verb: to cool down
li
particle: (between subj. and verb/adj.)
lili
noun: smallness
adjective: small, few, young
verb: to shrink
linja
noun: long flexible object, string, rope, hair
lipu
noun: flat object, book, document, paper, page, record, website
adjective: flat, used as lipu, lipu-like, of lipu
loje
noun/adjective: (the color) red (and its shades)
verb: to color smth red
lon
noun: truth, life, existence
adjective: real, true, present, existing
verb w/o object: is true, exists
preposition: in, at, on
luka
noun: hand, arm
number: 5 (complex system)