From 90efd24d896b050d16236ee4a9ddf13adf823e21 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: /dev/urandom Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 12:08:29 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] added extra info about "ni" to 5 --- pages/tokipona/5.md | 10 +++++++++- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/pages/tokipona/5.md b/pages/tokipona/5.md index aa64622..b8b61a7 100644 --- a/pages/tokipona/5.md +++ b/pages/tokipona/5.md @@ -46,10 +46,18 @@ Here are some example sentences: > ilo sina li kalama mute ike. -- Your instrument is making lots of bad noise. -The word "ni" is also used to create more complex sentences. +The word "ni" is also used to create more complex sentences. It can be used to +talk about what other people say (or even quote them, depending on context): > jan lili toki e ni: sina pona. -- The child said that you're good. +Or it can be used to provide even more detailed descriptions of subjects or +objects. + +> jan pali ni li pali e tomo mi: ona li jo e kiwen mute. -- The worker with lots +> of rocks built my home. ("This worker built my home: they have lots of +> rocks.") + ## Dialectal differences > %info%