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tago & tago a
Feb. 10th, 2026 09:42 amtago also, too
tago a as well as, and
Na tago suka toca.
I also like pie.
I like pie, too.
I also like pie.
I like pie, too.
tago a as well as, and
En suka kahe tago a ca.
She likes coffee as well as tea.
She likes coffee and tea.
She likes coffee as well as tea.
She likes coffee and tea.
shen & aran
Jan. 14th, 2026 11:31 amshen to know someone
aran to know information, to know of someone
Na mà shen kigu là.
I don't know who you are.
¿Aran ka lapu mà ronja?
Did you know that rabbits aren't rodents?
Mà aran ino ne.
I don't know her name.
aran to know information, to know of someone
Na mà shen kigu là.
I don't know who you are.
¿Aran ka lapu mà ronja?
Did you know that rabbits aren't rodents?
Mà aran ino ne.
I don't know her name.
Conveying 'some' & 'none': sa ya + sa hea
Jan. 14th, 2026 10:04 amThere isn't a direct translation; rather, you'd phrase it like "there is" or "there are". I.E:
sa ya : some
sa ya ko : something
sa ya ona : someone, some people
In the negative, ya yurns into hea, the English equivalent becoming "there's not".sa ya ko : something
sa ya ona : someone, some people
sa hea : no
sa hea ko : nothing, none
sa hea ona : nobody, no one
sa hea ko : nothing, none
sa hea ona : nobody, no one
Making comparisons: akute & -yomo
Aug. 2nd, 2025 12:21 pmakute is a prepositioning meaning "next to" or "beside". It is one way to create comparisons.
Akute kawa na, kawa nene sehmua.
Her room is colder than mine.
Her room is colder than mine.
Literally, this means "next to my room, hers is cold".
-yomo is a suffix meaning "compared to", which is used with more abstract nouns.
Ojo'ikoyomo suju.
It's cooler out than it was yesterday.
lit. Compared to yesterday, (it's) cool.
Kuja diyomo, nana bagiya.
My work is better than yours.
lit. Compared to your work, mine is well-done.
It's cooler out than it was yesterday.
lit. Compared to yesterday, (it's) cool.
Kuja diyomo, nana bagiya.
My work is better than yours.
lit. Compared to your work, mine is well-done.
co & kua - think & believe
Jul. 31st, 2025 01:11 pmco means to think. It's used for opinions, ideas, and impressions.
Mute ona co ka rosa wana sayau.
A lot of people think pink is a pretty color.
Na ma co ka en tule.
I don't think he's coming.
kua means to believe. A lot of people think pink is a pretty color.
Na ma co ka en tule.
I don't think he's coming.
Sa ya ona yoka kua yoe.
Some people believe in ghosts.
Na kua di.
I believe you.
Some people believe in ghosts.
Na kua di.
I believe you.
-la, -le, & -e (doer suffixes)
Jul. 31st, 2025 12:20 pmAll of these are used to turn words into person words. However, two depend on the word type:
For nouns & adjectives, use -la.
For verbs, use -le.
If a verb ends in an -n, shave it off and tack on -e.
For nouns & adjectives, use -la.
guli → gulila (cutie)
mẹle → mẹlela (sweetie)
mẹle → mẹlela (sweetie)
For verbs, use -le.
peoka → peokale (visitor)
wele → welele (detector)
Note that -le turns into -e for many:wele → welele (detector)
lelo → leloe (seller)
ucu → ucue (teacher)
ciro → ciroe (healer)
...though there are outliers who will take -la instead:ucu → ucue (teacher)
ciro → ciroe (healer)
le → lela (reader)
If a verb ends in an -n, shave it off and tack on -e.
minon → minoe (drinker)
nurun → nurue (assistant)
nurun → nurue (assistant)
ma is a negation marker. It comes before whatever it is negating.
For some adjectives, ma may become prefixed rather than sit on its own.
En ma aran.
She doesn't know.
Itu ma ino na.
That's not my name.
Itu ma san lada.
This isn't dairy-free.
She doesn't know.
Itu ma ino na.
That's not my name.
Itu ma san lada.
This isn't dairy-free.
For some adjectives, ma may become prefixed rather than sit on its own.
Tabako mabua a jengan.
Smoking isn't good for your health.
For others, the adjective may mutate in sound and/or turn into another adjective.Smoking isn't good for your health.
Ojo to ma sunana.
That day was not joyous.
Ojo to mazunana.
That day was miserable.
That day was not joyous.
Ojo to mazunana.
That day was miserable.
Expressing the future: ba, akan, & ayo
Jul. 30th, 2025 06:08 pmba means "going to". It's for if you will do something in the future either very soon or starting from that moment.
akan means "to intend". Used when you intend to do something in the future but not right away.
Na akan lawaI'm going to bake a cake soon.
Uli ba hale ku baya.
We're going to the beach.
We're going to the beach.
akan means "to intend". Used when you intend to do something in the future but not right away.
Na akan lawa
ayo is more like "will". However, it's only used for non-decided future actions. It has more of a feeling of "come to" or "come around".
I kali matu no lila, en mata ayo ku bori.
In the dead of night, she will again return to the mountain.
In the dead of night, she will again return to the mountain.
wẹ & san - with & without
Jul. 30th, 2025 05:28 pmwẹ means "with".
Oka wẹ ne?
Do you agree with her?
En oka wẹ sume.
He travels with his daughter.
san means "without".Do you agree with her?
En oka wẹ sume.
He travels with his daughter.
Kalia sagu san na!
You all left without me!
Na make minon kahe san lada.
I can't drink coffee without milk.
You all left without me!
Na make minon kahe san lada.
I can't drink coffee without milk.
o a command marker, o can be used to make requests.
O wila.
Please rest.
O wila.
Please rest.
kayon is an auxiliary that goes along the lines of "will you..."
Kayon tega na ku pẹren?
Will you go to the store with me?
Will you go to the store with me?
toron means to ask for or to request.
Na toron ka di tega na.
I'm asking you to come with me.
I'm asking you to come with me.
okana kayo is a phrase that can convey desperation or pushiness. It can come out as, "come on, help me out! Pleeease!"
Okana kayooo.
Come onnn, please?
Come onnn, please?
Expressing time.
Jul. 30th, 2025 04:56 pmBahsa Puca relies on adverbs to express tense.
For example, ojo'i na kuja can either mean today I work or today I worked. However, if you want to be explicit about it being in the past tense, you can use the past tense marker ha : ojo'i na ha kuja. However, ha tends to denote recently completed actions.
Context can play a part too.
For example, ojo'i na kuja can either mean today I work or today I worked. However, if you want to be explicit about it being in the past tense, you can use the past tense marker ha : ojo'i na ha kuja. However, ha tends to denote recently completed actions.
Context can play a part too.
Demonstratives: itu, hini, sa, & sasa
Jul. 30th, 2025 04:37 pmitu is a pronoun meaning "it" but can be used to mean "the" or "this".
sasa is another adverb meaning "there" or "over there", used to refer to things that are further away.
Sasa kola.
That is soda.
Pẹren yoka sasa, kuru mute.
The store that's over there is expensive.
Itu awa.
This is water.
It is water.
Awa itu dari Fiji.
The water is from Fiji.
hini another way to say "this"; note, it is technically an adverb. This is water.
It is water.
Awa itu dari Fiji.
The water is from Fiji.
Mogu hini maki!
The food here's great!
sa is an adverb meaning "there" that is often treated like a definite article. Unlike "itu", it is strictly for animates.
Kile sa hono.
That guy's a dumbass.
Neyau sa lia.
The cat's watching us.
That guy's a dumbass.
Neyau sa lia.
The cat's watching us.
sasa is another adverb meaning "there" or "over there", used to refer to things that are further away.
Sasa kola.
That is soda.
Pẹren yoka sasa, kuru mute.
The store that's over there is expensive.
kan & de - when & upon
Jul. 30th, 2025 12:15 pmde means "upon"
kan means "when"
De iyo, na isa ka ma iso i kawa na.
Upon waking up, I realized I was not in my room.
Upon waking up, I realized I was not in my room.
kan means "when"
Kan sagu, akan yago orewa?
When you leave, do you intend to say goodbye?
When you leave, do you intend to say goodbye?
samo - as if
Jul. 30th, 2025 11:28 amsamo as if, as though, like
De yau kanpe, na sano «cin-cin», damo oyoni bo an na samo na on ju utu.
When we toasted, I said "chinchin", but everyone looked at me like I had two heads.
When we toasted, I said "chinchin", but everyone looked at me like I had two heads.
anka, dahon, & itu kalani ka
Jul. 30th, 2025 11:28 amanka is a conjunction that can mean "because" or "since".
dahon is a conjunction meaning "so".
Anka sa ya ume, na sagu.
Na sagu anka sa ya ume.
I left because it was raining.
Na sagu anka sa ya ume.
I left because it was raining.
dahon is a conjunction meaning "so".
Sa ya ume, dahon na sagu.
It was raining, so I left.
itu kalani ka means "that's why" or "that's the reason". It was raining, so I left.
Kasa na ha iso i bunajiro; itu kalani ka na make tule.
My mother was in the hospital; that's why I couldn't make it.
My mother was in the hospital; that's why I couldn't make it.
