ParticleCore functionPossible legal operation
HattaLimit or outcomeContinuation, custom or cause-result
IlaEnd of a limitInclusion, exclusion or deferral
AlaObligation or superiorityDebt, exchange or condition
To interpret an example, identify the act and its object, determine the particle's basic meaning, and then assess duration, custom, the transaction, inclusion of a boundary and the nature of the obligation separately.
A short particle can have a substantial legal consequence. Treating all its occurrences as a single fixed translation obscures how that consequence is derived.