Toki Pona: There is no “that”

The English word “that” has no equivalent in toki pona

mi sona e ni: sina olin e mi.

I know that you love me. (I know this: you love me.)

mi wile e ni: sina olin e mi.

I want you to love me. (I want this: you love me.)

sina pana e suwi tawa mi. mi moku e suwi sina.

I am eating the cookies that you gave me. (You gave me cookies. I am eating your cookies)

mije li tawa musi lon poka sina. ona li jan olin mi.

You are dancing with my boyfriend. (A boy danced with you. He is my boyfriend.)

It is necessary to separate the two ideas into two sentences with e ni:. However this doesn’t always work and the sentence must be completely rewritten. ( ante | Table of Contents | sin