B1

Ability, Permission, and Obligation

Hiki, Kūpono, a me Pono

About this concept

Expressing modality: hiki (can/possible), pono (must/should/right), kūpono (appropriate), ʻaʻole hiki (cannot). 'Pono ʻoe e hele' (You must go). 'Hiki nō' (It's possible).

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~30 cards at level B1.

Examples

Pono ʻoe e hana i kēia.You must do this.
Hiki nō.It's possible. / Sure.
ʻAʻole hiki iā ia ke hele.He/She cannot go.
Kūpono kēia.This is appropriate.

Prerequisite

Wanting and Ability (Makemake/Hiki)A1

More B1 concepts

Imperative and Future (e)E (Kauoha a me ka Wā Mahope)Complex Sentence PatternsPepeke PiliRelative ClausesKuhinaComparisonsHoʻohālikeAdvanced PronounsPapainoa Hohonu

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