Toki Pona: time and la
using la is the only way to express time in toki pona
- tenpo pini la mi jan lili.
- In the past I was a child.
- tenpo ni la mi lon
- I am here now (At this time I am here)
- tenpo kama mute la mi tawa ma Nijon
- In the future I am going to Japan.
- tenpo suno ni la mi pilin pona.
- I am feeling good today.
- tenpo pimeja pini la mi kama nasa.
- I got drunk last night (I became crazy)
- tenpo kama pini la pimeja li kama.
- It will be night soon.
- tenpo pini lili la jan Pulina li jo e jan lili.
- Paulina had a baby recently
la separates the two clauses and indicates that the first clause provides context for the second.
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