VERB
to love, have compassion for, respect, show affection to
audio
kala Asi
jan Lakuse
usage
core ·
100%
book
pu
coined
pre-pu
origin
Serbo-Croatian
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волим
volim
‘I love’
coined by
jan Sonja
commentary
In english, "love" can be used to mean "like a lot", but in toki pona, "olin" doesn't work that way. It indicates an emotional connection or bond, not preference
sitelen pona
olin0 olin1 olin2
two heart symbols (♡), perhaps to distinguish from pilin