tan 因 prep from, by, because of, since n origin, cause mi kama tan ma Europa - I am from Europe mi lon, tan seme? - why am I here? mi moku, tan ni: mi wile moku - I eat because I’m hungry mi sona e tan - I know the reason, I know why sina kama, tan ma seme? - which country do you come from? sina wile toki e tan tawa mi - you have to tell me why o weka e jan lili, tan ni - remove the kid from here
tan タン 因 〔名詞〕 起源、原因. 〔前置詞〕 ~から、~によって、~のゆえに、~以来ずっと.