Ua Painu
Ua represents
past tense
Ke nei represents
present tense
E ana represents
future tense
Negating verb sentences
Kāhulu represents
adjectives (descriptions)
Ua has to be in the po'o
the rule for utilizing Ke nei
ke nei is always in the poʻo
The rule for utilizing E ana
e ana is always in the poʻo
The rule for utilizing ʻaʻole
ʻaʻole is always in the poʻo
when there is a papani (pronoun) in the piko, it will follow the ʻaʻole in the poʻo
The rule for utilizing Kāhulu
the description comes before the "thing" you are describing (piko)
Ua hele ke kāne i ka hale kūʻai
The dog is playing in the park
Ke pāʻani nei ka ʻīlio ma ka pāka
We (2) will go to Disneyland today
E hele ana māua i Disneyland i kēia lā
Mahealani does not eat poi
ʻAʻole ʻai ʻo Mahealani i ka poi
The pearl on the necklace is shinny
Hinuhinu ka momi ma ka lei ʻāʻī
Kaliko loved Kawika in May
Ua aloha ʻo Kaliko iā Kawika ma Mei
My dad is cooking breakfast for Christmas
Ke kuke nei koʻu makuakāne i ka ʻaina kakahiaka no ka lā Kalikimaka/ke Kalikimaka
He does not like me
ʻAʻole ʻo ia makemake iaʻu
The man in the house is mean
ʻIno ke kāne ma loko o ka hale
Ua ʻoki ke keiki i ka pepa ma ka papa
The child cut the paper in the class
Ke pāʻina nei mākou ma Keawaʻula i kēia pō
We are partying at Keawaʻula tonight
E peku ana ke keikikāne i ke kinipōpō ma ke kahua
The boy will kick the ball on the field
ʻAʻole hiamoe nā haumāna ma ka papa ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi
The students do not sleep in Hawaiian language class
Māʻokiʻoki ke kai ma Kona
The sea at Kona is rough/choppy