Causative Prefix (hoʻo-)

Hoʻo- (Hoʻoili)

About this concept

The prefix hoʻo- (or hō-) makes causative or transitive verbs from stative verbs or nouns: nani (beautiful) → hoʻonani (to beautify), maʻemaʻe (clean) → hoʻomaʻemaʻe (to clean).

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~35 cards at level A2.

Examples

E hoʻomaʻemaʻe i ka hale.Clean the house.

Hoʻomaka ka papa.The class begins. (is caused to start)

E hoʻonani i ka hale.Beautify the house.

Ua hoʻopau ʻo ia i ka hana.He/She finished the work.

Prerequisite

Stative Verbs (Adjectives)A1

More A2 concepts

Perfective Aspect (ua)Ua (Hana Pau)Progressive Aspect (e...ana)E...ana (Hana Mau)Possessive Classes (A-class and O-class)Loina ʻA a me ʻO Plurals and QuantityNui a me Iki Present Tense (ke...nei)Ke...nei (Wā Ō)

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