1. This word is used between two parts of a sentence, that is, between the subject of the sentence and what is said or asked about the subject (predicate)
- San i lait.
The sun shines. - Em i go.
He, she, it goes. - Ol i go.
They went.
2. This word is often used with these words: mipela, yupela, ken and laik
- Mipela (i) go.
We went. - Yupela i go.
You go, you went. - Mi ken (i) go.
I can go. - Em i ken (i) go.
He can go. - Mipela (i) ken (i) go.
We can go. - Ol i laik (i) go.
They want to go.
3. ‘i’ is not used when the subject is the first or second person singular of the personal pronoun (mi, yu)
- Mi go.
I go. - Yu go.
You (one person) go.
4. this word can mean is, are, was, were, will be, shall be, has been, have been
- Bipo ol i bin pailot.
Formerly they were pilots. - Dispela i dok bilong mi.
This is my dog. - I stap i go.
It doesn’t matter. - Sip i longpela.
The ship is long.