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Sentence #4925460

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ToinhoAlam ToinhoAlam November 18, 2017 November 18, 2017 at 4:27:44 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

pona! jan li toki mute e nimi "awen tawa". taso ona li toki ala e nimi "awen tan".

pinaxe pinaxe December 1, 2017 December 1, 2017 at 1:02:16 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

"awen ala tan me". Ni li pona mute tawa me.

soweli_Elepanto soweli_Elepanto December 12, 2017 December 12, 2017 at 12:35:00 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

o awen ala tawa mi -> o awen ala e mi [?]

soweli_Elepanto soweli_Elepanto December 12, 2017 December 12, 2017 at 10:05:23 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Ĉu "mi awen e sina" ne povas signifi "Mi atendas vin"?

ToinhoAlam ToinhoAlam December 12, 2017 December 12, 2017 at 11:58:44 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

ala. "mi awen e sina." means "I keep you." (I make you stay, I protect you etc.)

"mi estas fidela al vi." could be "mi kute e sina.", "mi pali tawa sina." or "mi awen pona tawa sina." or even "mi awen tawa sina." But the last sounds a bit off. It's not "I keep for you." (awen is a verb, like "I remain for you." hence "I stay for you.") but "I keep going for you." (awen is a pre-verb and tawa acts as a verb, as in "mi tawa tomo.")

mi awen tawa sina. = I wait/stay/keep (where/as I am) for you (I'm doing this for you, I stay here for you, You're the purpose of my waiting).
mi awen tan sina. = I wait because of you (You're the cause of my waiting, you make me wait).

While both sound good to me, "awen tan" sounds a bit better for me, but I haven't seen it documented, I've only seen "awen tawa". That's why I changed. And only if you all agree I will revert to the original.

soweli_Elepanto soweli_Elepanto December 13, 2017 December 13, 2017 at 8:59:08 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

pona! nimi "awen tan" en nimi "awen tawa" li pona sama tawa mi.

ToinhoAlam ToinhoAlam January 24, 2020 January 24, 2020 at 3:45:18 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

toki ni li nasa mute kin! tawa mi la toki pona li ni:

telo sewi li kama anpa la o tawa poka ala mi.

nimi "telo li anpa" li pona lili. taso nimi "telo sewi li kama anpa" li pona mute. ona li suli. taso ona li pona mute kin.

nimi "poka" li nasa lon ni tawa sina la mi kepeken nimi "tan".

@soweli_Elepanto o toki e pilin sina.

ToinhoAlam ToinhoAlam January 24, 2020 January 24, 2020 at 4:41:07 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

a! tenpo ni la mi sona e toki ni. ona li toki e ni: mi tawa ala tan telo sewi.

ToinhoAlam ToinhoAlam January 24, 2020 January 24, 2020 at 4:47:26 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

ken:
... la mi tawa ala poka sina.
... la mi awen.
... la o wile ala e mi.

ToinhoAlam ToinhoAlam January 24, 2020 January 24, 2020 at 5:37:53 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

By the way
o tawa poka ala mi = go without me. (you go, but I don't)
o tawa ala poka mi = don't go with me. (I go, but you don't)

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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #2744393Don't expect me if it's raining..

telo li anpa la o awen ala tan mi.

added by ToinhoAlam, February 20, 2016

linked by ToinhoAlam, February 20, 2016

#5716377

linked by list, December 29, 2016

#5716377

unlinked by brauchinet, May 18, 2017

telo li anpa la o awen ala tawa mi.

edited by ToinhoAlam, November 18, 2017

telo sewi li kama anpa la o awen ala tan mi.

edited by ToinhoAlam, January 25, 2020