Grammar
What does the word he translate to in English?
a or an
What does the word kēia translate to in English?
this
Translate: a purple paper
He pepa poni
Translate: This is a big slipper.
He kalipa nui kēia.
Translate: He kanaka uʻi kēlā.
That (far) is a beautiful person.
What word do you add in a sentence in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi to make it plural?
mau
Explain the difference between kēnā and kēlā.
Use kēnā if the object is far from you but near the person you are talking to. Use kēlā if the object is far from you and the person you are addressing.
Translate: a smart dog
He ʻīlio akamai
Translate: That (far) is a green canoe.
He waʻa ʻōmaʻomaʻo kēlā.
Translate: He mau kānaka akamai kēnā.
Those (near) are smart people.
What does a modifier do to a sentence?
It changes and enhances the meaning of a sentence.
Translate: This is a child.
He keiki kēia.
Translate: a good person
He kanaka maikaʻi.
Translate: Those (near) are yellow pencils.
He mau penikala melemele kēnā.
Translate: He makuakāne maikaʻi loa kēlā.
That(far) is a very good father.
Where does the modifier go in a sentence?
Translate: That (far) is a bird.
He manu kēlā.
Translate: a happy boy
He keikikāne hauʻoli
Translate: These are very nice people.
He mau kānaka ʻoluʻolu loa kēia.
Translate: He mau iʻa nui loa kēlā.
Those (far) are very big fishes.
What is the word for very in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi? And where do you put it in a sentence?
Loa. You put it after the modifier.
Translate: That (near) is a pencil.
He penikala kēnā.
Translate: an ʻIwa bird
He manu ʻIwa
Translate: Those (far) are very beautiful birds.
He mau manu nani loa kēlā.
Translate: He mau uluna palupalu loa kēia.
These are very soft pillows.