What is the marker for names?
ʻo
Kauka
Doctor
ʻO kēlā ka hale.
That is the house.
The big house is not that one.
ʻAʻole ʻo ka hale nui kēlā.
This is that doctor.
ʻO kēia kēlā kauka.
What are the papani?
Au, ʻOe, ʻO ia
Friend
Hoa
ʻO kāna pākaukau kēia.
ʻAʻole kēlā ʻōmole wai ʻo kāu ʻōmole wai ʻōmaʻomaʻo.
That water bottle is not your green water bottle.
Your father is the tall man.
ʻO kou makuakāne ke kāne lōʻihi.
What is a Pepeke ʻAike ʻO?
Equational Sentences (2 things are equal)
Responsibility, right, privilege
Kuleana
ʻO Kalei ke kanaka ʻoluʻolu.
Kalei is the kind person.
That big city is Honolulu.
ʻO kēlā kūlanakauhale nui ʻo Honolulu.
ʻAʻole ʻo ia ʻo ka ʻālapa pōkole.
He is not the short athlete.
Pepeke ʻAike He VS Pepeke ʻAike ʻO
General VS Specific
Water Bottle
Pōʻakahi is not today (this day).
ʻAʻole ʻo ka Pōʻakahi kēia lā.
The beef stew is this delicious food.
ʻO ka pipi kū kēia meaʻai ʻono.
That cute baby is Keala.
ʻO kēlā pēpē kiuke ʻo Keala.
What are the Possessives?
Koʻu/Kaʻu, Kou/Kāu, Kona/Kāna
Mother
Makuahine
You are that fun friend.
ʻO ʻoe kēlā hoa leʻaleʻa.
His tall woman is not the smart teacher.
ʻAʻole ʻo kāna wahine lōʻihi ʻo ke kumu akamai.
I am the famous singer.
ʻO au ka puʻukani kaulana.