kemeka.pona.la

lipu Kemeka, a context-aware dictionary

Welcome to lipu Kemeka, a free English to Toki Pona dictionary made by the Toki Pona community. See how translating to Toki Pona depends on what English words mean in context.

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a

  1. one thing — ∅, wan
    • mi moku e pan.
      I ate a cookie.
    • mi moku e pan wan taso.
      I only ate a cookie.

abandon

  1. 1. leave (someone) behind, forsake — weka (tan)
    • tenpo ala la mi weka tan olin mi.
      I would never abandon my partner.
  2. 2. stop working on — kama pali ala
    • mi kama pali ala e ilo mi. wile pali mi li weka.
      I abandoned my coding project because I lost motivation.

able

  1. having the capability, skill, strength, or power to do something — ken
    • mi wile ken toki Nijon.
      I want to be able to speak Japanese.

about

  1. 1. on the topic of — toki e, toki lon, lon
    • lipu ni li toki e kala.
      This is a book about fish.
    • mi toki lon kili lon nasin moku ona.
      I'm presenting about fruits and vegetables and their consumption methods.
    • mi pilin ike tawa kama ni.
      I'm mad about this occurrence.
  2. 2. or so, nearly, approximately — anu poka, sama (lili)
    • mi kute e ona tan sike nanpa 2006 anu poka.
      I've been listening to it since about 2006.
    • lete pi tenpo lon en lete pi tenpo sike pini li sama lili.
      It’s about as cold as it was last winter.

above

  1. 1. located overhead of something else — sewi, lon sewi
    • pan li lon supa sewi tawa supa namako.
      The cereal is on the shelf above the spice shelf.
  2. 2. intently uninvolved in something due to social status or similar — ∅
    • mi ante tawa ona li pali sama ala.
      We are not like them. We are above their behavior.

according to

  1. based on what is said by — (toki) {ijo} la
    • toki pi jan sona la mi ale li moli lon suno kama.
      According to scientists, we'll all die tomorrow.

ache

  1. a feeling of pain — (pilin) ike, (pilin) pakala
    • pilin ike li lon lawa mi.
      I have a headache.

across

  1. through to the other side of — tawa poka ante
    • nasin telo ni li suli a la ni li wile e wawa mute: jan li tawa poka ante ona.
      Because this river is so wide, it's very difficult for people to go across.

act

  1. 1. something done — ∅
    • mi awen sona e ni lon ale: mama mi li pana e olin tawa mi.
      I will always remember the acts of love from my parents.
  2. 2. a performer of music; a musician or band — jan, kulupu
    • jan mute li pana e kalama ona lon tenpo ni!
      Many acts will perform at this event!
  3. 3. part of a theatrical performance — tenpo; open, insa, pini, ...
    • ijo suli li kama lon insa pi tenpo musi.
      There's a pivotal scene in the second act.
  4. 1. to pretend, to conceal one's true intent — len e wile ...
    • jan lawa li kama! ale o len e wile ike ona!
      The police are coming! Everyone, act non-suspiciously!
  5. 2. to behave a certain way — ∅
    • tenpo poka la ona li kama utala e jan ale.
      They've been acting hostile around everybody lately.
  6. 3. to perform in a theater — kama jan pi lon ala
    • tenpo mute la mi nasin ni: musi la mi kama jan pi lon ala, li pana e nasin ona e pilin ona e ale ona tawa lukin. mi open ni lon tenpo weka.
      I do the following fairly often: For fun, I become a fictional person, and I demonstrate their ways, their feelings, everything about them to onlookers. I've been doing it for a long time.

act out

  1. to perform a plan — lon e
    • mi wile tawa ma weka. wile mi ni li open lon tenpo weka a. tenpo poka la mi kama ken lon e ona.
      I've wanted to go to a faraway place for so long. Recently, I finally got to act it out.
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