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An equivalent expression, sometimes used, is

Vatükol, you wash.

Vatükolok, or, Vatükol oli,

${\displaystyle \scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}}$you wash yourself.

Vatükomok, or vatükom oki, he washes himself. (Vatükom omi would mean he washes him, two different persons.)

In the plural the s usually follows the ok, but may be made to precede it, if that form is thought more euphonious. Vatükoboks, or vatükobsok, we wash ourselvs. Vatükomoks, they wash themselvs. If the object is exprest by a separate pronoun in the plural it is translated “each other”. Löfomoks, they love themselvs; Löfoms okis, they love each other; Löfobsok, we love ourselvs; Löfobs obis, we love each other.

Logobok in lok at. Pladolokös in stul et. Aikel löfomok gudikumo ka nileli okik, no binom krit velatik; ab krits velatik löfoms okis. Aivatükobok vägödelo.

I have struck myself with this walking stick. I permit myself to address this letter to you. You will kill yourself. Please seat yourself and make yourself contented.

In English we make a distinction between in and into.

Into expresses motion from the outside to the interior; while in relates wholly to the interior.

This distinction is exprest in Volapük either by putting the noun into the kimifal or by adding -i to the preposition.

Binob in gad,		I am in the garden.
Golob in gadi, or	${\displaystyle \scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}}$	I am going into the garden.
golob ini gad