What is a Pepeke ʻAike He?
Class-Inclusion Sentence
Used to tell what something or someone is.
Baby
Pēpē
This is a shirt.
He pālule kēia.
He kamepiula kēlā.
That is a computer.
This is a school.
He kula kēia.
What are the kaʻi?
He, Kēia/Kēlā, Ka/Ke
Father
Makuakāne
He noho ʻulaʻula koʻu noho.
My chair is a red chair.
His black computer is not a blue computer.
ʻAʻole kāna kamepiula he kamepiula polū.
He pēpē au.
I am a baby.
What are the papani?
Au, ʻOe, ʻO ia
Girl
Kaikamahine
He is a quick student.
He haumāna ʻeleu ʻo ia.
ʻAʻole ʻoe he kanaka ʻoluʻolu.
You are not a kind person.
Malosi is a cute boy.
He keikikāne kiuke ʻo Malosi.
What is the marker for a name of a person/place?
ʻo
ʻĀlapa
Athlete
That is not a pretty car.
ʻAʻole kēlā he kaʻa nani.
Your pretty girl is a famous singer.
He puʻukani kaulana kāu kaikamahine nani.
That song is not a good song.
ʻAʻole kēlā mele he mele maikaʻi.
How do I say - big city?
Kūlanakauhale nui
Lakeke
Jacket
He wahi wela ka ʻāina ʻo Nānakuli.
The land of Nānakuli is a hot place.
He wahine pōkole kaʻu kauka akamai.
My smart doctor is a short woman.
He kāne nohea ka ʻālapa maikaʻi.
The good athlete is a handsome man.