Particles for space and time 1 - Oqo

Three particles in the Fijian language refer to positions in space and time.  These are oqo, oqori and oya.

Oqo is

1. linked to things near or at hand to the person speaking or in the first person.

Eg. Na motoka oqo.                                   This car.

2. and the present time.

Eg. Au sa lako yani oqo                               I am coming now.

Often oqo is abbreviated in everyday language to qo.

So you may hear people say - Au sa lako yani qo. Na motoka qo.

Come back tomorrow for the other two particles.