ante

ante describes differences. This can refer to the difference between two objects or a change within in the same object.

sike tu ni la ona li kama ante a.

In these two years, she’s changed (lit. become different) a lot.

ante can refer to the particular qualities that have changed or the act of the changing itself.

ante toki li wile e sona mute.

Translation (lit. changing between languages) requires a lot of knowledge.

ijo li kama ante, taso mi sona ala e ni: ante li seme?

The object has changed, but I don’t know what the difference is.