A1

Basic Possessive Sentences

Pepeke Loina

About this concept

Simple possessive patterns: 'he X koʻu/kaʻu' (I have an X). Introduces the basic idea that Hawaiian marks possession differently from English, using possessive pronouns after the noun.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~25 cards at level A1.

Examples

He kaʻa koʻu.I have a car.
He puke kāna.He/She has a book.
He keiki kāu?Do you have a child?
He hale ko mākou.We have a house.

Prerequisite

Articles and MarkersA1

More A1 concepts

Alphabet and PronunciationPapa Hua ʻŌleloBasic Sentence Structure (VSO)Pepeke HenuaArticles and MarkersKa, Ke, a me HePersonal PronounsPapainoa PilikinoNumbersHua Helu

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