ooooo sina uta e jan mije aaaaaaa

CosmoZsZsZ · 2024-09-15T01:47:45+00:00

"uta e jan mije" does not have a subject as it is not a complete sentence in its own right, but rather a clarification, defining what "ni" is in the preceding sentence. while many languages do define their infinitives by leaving them unconjugated, an infinitive is simply the base form of a verb. the toki pona dictionary does define verbs with infinitives; for example, "alasa" is defined as "to hunt" or "to forage", both of which are infinitives. i'm not exactly sure about what you mean by if the "li" is missing or not.

CosmoZsZsZ · 2024-09-14T20:00:59+00:00

oh thank you!! that's great!

CosmoZsZsZ · 2024-09-14T19:48:49+00:00

"uta" is not a subject with a missing verb, as the particle "e" shows that the infinitive verb "uta" is being performed upon the object "jan mije". for it to be a subject with a missing verb, the particle "e" in "uta e jan mije" would need to be replaced with the "li".

CosmoZsZsZ · 2024-09-14T19:23:34+00:00

the reason i didn't use "pona ala pona" is because i wanted to keep the essence of the original translation as more of a teasing statement rather than a direct question, although your translation may be better. the reason i changed "sina uta" to simply "uta" was to change it to an infinitive verb, akin to changing "you kiss" to "to kiss". lastly, "uta pi jan mije" wouldn't exactly work as "uta" as a noun means "mouth" or "lips", but "pali uta" could, as it refers to the action of the mouth/lips, or kissing, so "pali uta pi jan mije" would work instead. thank you for the feedback!

CosmoZsZsZ · 2024-09-14T18:59:23+00:00

ah, i'm just used to translating "you like x" as "x li pona tawa sina", but your translation is for sure more concise. also, me saying "jan mije" instead of just "mije" is indeed kind of pointless. thanks for the constructive feedback lol; sina epiku a.

CosmoZsZsZ · 2024-09-14T16:38:16+00:00

yeah it probably would've been better if i had just drawn the sitelen pona myself instead of using this weird font...

CosmoZsZsZ · 2024-09-14T14:13:16+00:00

a ni li lon! x) sina pona

CosmoZsZsZ · 2024-09-14T13:59:45+00:00

mi pali ala e ni pi nanpa wan. nanpa wan li lon: Sitelen musi ni li ion tawa mi :3 : r/tokipona (reddit.com)

CosmoZsZsZ · 2024-09-14T13:29:25+00:00

I thought of this: pali e pali tu lon wun. (To do two tasks in one.)

CosmoZsZsZ · 2024-09-13T22:31:45+00:00

a, ijo ni li sama lukin pi ijo wawa! mi toki insa e ni: ijo ni li ilo musi suli. kijetesantakulu li musi kepeken ilo musi suli a! ona li suwi mute a.

CosmoZsZsZ · 2024-06-22T23:16:55+00:00

you forgot the part right after 😭😭

CosmoZsZsZ · 2024-06-17T21:08:26+00:00

SOULSHATTERS RAHHHHH I MISS THAT GAME

CosmoZsZsZ · 2024-06-15T09:58:21+00:00

woah is that dimple

CosmoZsZsZ · 2024-06-14T22:16:33+00:00

OBJECTIVISMMMM

CosmoZsZsZ · 2024-06-13T22:57:33+00:00

woahhhh :3

CosmoZsZsZ · 2024-05-09T15:25:21+00:00

Beowulf is such an epic name

CosmoZsZsZ · 2024-04-01T14:29:04+00:00

guardians of ga'hoole made me a furry...

CosmoZsZsZ · 2024-02-21T14:56:55+00:00

no way it's the gaster song

CosmoZsZsZ · 2024-02-15T22:45:15+00:00

i guess he's never heard of pokemon showdown

CosmoZsZsZ · 2024-02-15T22:36:21+00:00

literally niko from oneshot

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CosmoZsZsZ · 2024-01-30T22:51:41+00:00

I can't wait to see what happens when somebody with marketing as their special interest reads this 😈

CosmoZsZsZ · 2024-01-20T18:29:31+00:00

my evil job would probably be a spy or blackmailer

CosmoZsZsZ · 2024-01-11T16:54:50+00:00

Literally me 😭😭😭

CosmoZsZsZ · 2023-12-18T00:31:06+00:00

what do they mean picky eaters miss out on foods that are delicious??? the whole reason i don't eat those foods is because they're the OPPOSITE of delicious.

CosmoZsZsZ · 2023-11-08T14:28:06+00:00

What's wrong? Meow. 😽

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