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I think I see it now: 'kasi li kasi, lon tomo' is one predicate, linked by the following 'li'. Is this correct? I was reading it as: '...kasi li kasi [end of phrase, new subject] lon tomo li lupa e lawa tomo.', which certainly seems wrong now. Thanks for all the help! I can already feel I'm going to...

Thank you both! I'm glad to find my mistakes quickly. I'm surprised to be encountering elements of contention so soon. It seems I'll be missing my 'fluent in a week' target though... Thanks for the tip on capitals - I'm surprised I hadn't noticed already! You can use the transitive verb "lupa&q...

Toki! I'm trying to translate 'A long time ago, the roof of the building had fallen in, and a large tree had grown in the sacristry'. At the moment, I have this: Tenpo pini suli la lawa pi tomo li pakala. Kasi suli li kama tan tomo pi ilo sewi. Which is fine, but it doesn't suggest that the tree is ...