Sentences without mi or sina as the subject

For sentences that don't use mi or sina as the subject, there is one small catch that you'll have to learn. Look at how li is used:

telo li pona.		Water is good.
suno li suli.		The sun is big.
moku li pona.		The food is good.

li is a grammatical word that separates the subject from its verb. Remember: It's only used when the subject is not mi or sina. Although li might seem worthless right now, as you continue to learn Toki Pona you will see that some sentences could be very confusing if li weren't there.