Category: English to Tok Pisin

• indefinite article

1. wanpela

• I found a book.
  Mi painim wanpela buk.
• They are building a bridge.
  Ol i wokim wanpela bris.
• A tin of fish.
  Wanpela tin pis.

2. not present as a word

• They are building a bridge.
  Ol i wokim bris.
• Ana is a woman.
  Ana em i meri.

verb lusim

• The man abandoned his family.
  Man i lusim famili bilong en.

verb mekim sotpela.

noun sotpela nem.

verb pulim, stilim

• to abduct a woman pulim na holimpasim meri

noun save

• She has the ability to drive a car.
  Em i gat save long draivim ka.

• adjective

1. save

• She is able to write.
  Em i save long rait.
• I am able to do it.
  Mi save long mekim.
• Village people are able to plant food.
  Ol manmeri long ples i save long planim kaikai.

2. (physically capable) inap

• I am (physically able) to stand this post up.
  Mi inap sanapim dispela pos.
• She cannot (is not physically able to) harvest sweet potato.
  Em i no inap kamautim kaukau.
• Are you able to go to town?
  Yu inap go long taun?
• He isn’t able to get the fruit.
  Em i no inap long kisim pikinini bilong diwai.
• Will you be able to finish this job?
  Bai yu inap pinisim dispela wok?

adjective fit, fitman, fitmeri, strongpela

• able-bodied man strongpela man

adjective narakain, i no stret

• His behaviour is abnormal.
  Pasin bilong em i narakain stret.