Jul 08, 2015
Po`o Piko `Awe
AIA who/what I/MA /ME when/where.
Po`o Piko `Awe
Aia ke kumu me kona hoaaloha.
The teacher is with her friend. The teacher was with her friend.
Aia ko`u hale ma k l alanui.ē ā
My house is on that street. My house was on that street.
N LA`ANA (Examples)Ā
N LA`ANA (Examples)Ā
Po`o Piko `Awe
Aia `o Kalei i Kona.
Kalei is in Kona. Kalei was in Kona.
Aia k l keiki ma ka halek `ai. ē ā ūThat (f) child is at the store. That (f) child was at the store.
Aia can also be translated as “There.” For example:
Aia he ` lio ma ke alanui.īThere is a dog on the road.
Aia `o Nani me kona m m .ā āThere is Nani with her mom.
AIA + INANIMATE OBJECTS
H `OLE: NEGATING ŌPEPEKE HENUA
(Po`o) (Piko) (`Awe)
`A`OLE who/what I/MA /ME when/where.
N LA`ANA (Examples)Ā
N LA`ANA (Examples)Ā Po`o Piko `Awe
`A`ole `o Kalei i Kona.
Kalei is/was not in Kona.
`A`ole k l keiki ma ka halek `ai. ē ā ū
That (f) child is/was not at the store.
AIA I HEA? Where?
To ask where someone/something is, simply add “i hea” to the word “aia.” As such, the `awe jumps to the front of the sentence right after the po`o.
Po`o `Awe Piko
AIA I HEA who/what?
N LA`ANA (Examples)Ā
Po`o + `Awe Piko Unuhi
Aia i hea kou hale? Where is your house?
Aia i hea ke kumu? Where is the teacher?
Aia i hea `o Kalani? Where is Kalani?
REMINDERS: PEPEKE HENUA
• Remember that Pepeke Henua is a sentence pattern that states the location of something. In other words, it says when or where something or someone is. The following are NOT locational sentences:
• Kanani is in trouble. • The TV that is in my room doesn't work.