pijen

Many words in Kokanu, especially modifiers, represent states rather than actions. As seen in the section on word derivations, the usual verb derivation of a modifier is "to be [modifier](https://dictionary.kokanu.com/modifier?lang=en)\ antomi: "to be sleeping". This allows us to talk about whether something is or is not in a certain state, but it doesn't let us talk about the act of transitioning into that state. For this we need the verb pijen.

If you want to say that something becomes something else, using a noun, you can use pijen in [noun](https://dictionary.kokanu.com/noun?lang=en)\ le pijen in ipuwe - "This turns to stone", literally "This becomes of stone"

When using it with a verb, you must use a te clause.

mi le pijen in te pen in na - "I learn that", literally "I become that (understand that)"

When using pijen with a modifier, the modifier can simply be used in its verb form.

mi le pijen in te antomi - "I fall asleep", literally "I become that (is asleep)sleeply"

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