Satu Kitan makes it easy to express objective facts, but expressing actions or subjectivity of a specific person requires longer sentence structures. In particular, properties that only the person themselves can know, such as emotions or the senses, are expressed in ways not often seen in other languages, so please pay attention to this.
In Satu Kitan, verbs related to human senses are expressed not as human sensations, but as properties of
objects.
For example, here is a sentence using the verb "look":
= The sun looks bright (to someone). / [Literal] The sun has a bright appearance.
The verb sipus (sipus) is naturally translated as "look" or "be seen," but strictly speaking, it is a stative word that indicates the property of an object such as "have an appearance like ~". Words with similar structure include nepus (nepus) / be heard, and gitus (gitus) / be known.
= I see the bright sun. / [Literal] For me, the sun has a bright appearance.
The appearance from a specific person's perspective is expressed using a topic sentence.
In this case, since it usually mentions "the sensation at that moment," the progressive aspect is used
regardless of tense.
However, if it is something that anyone would feel the same way,
or if it is clear that it is the speaker's sensation,
you may omit " a ' … , " and simply use a verb sentence.
Just like sensations, emotions and thoughts are expressed as properties of objects that "cause such emotions".
= Happy birthday. / [Literal] The birthday is happy.
= I'm happy that this problem is solved. / [Literal] The fact that this problem is solved is making me happy.
Emotions of a specific person are expressed using a topic sentence.
Since emotions do not last forever and usually mention "being happy at this moment," the progressive aspect is
generally used.
Also, when mentioning your own emotions without mentioning a particular reason,
you can use the following expressions:
= I am happy (for some reason).
= I am happy (though I don't know the reason).
Since emotions and thoughts are expressed as properties of objects, they can be used as modifiers as follows:
= I solved that problem happily.
= I solved that happy problem.