Comparisons

Hoʻohālike

About this concept

Comparisons use 'oi aʻe...ma mua o' (more than), 'like' (same as), and superlative 'ka mea...loa' (the most). Hawaiian lacks inflected comparative forms.

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

Examples

Oi aʻe ka nui o kēia ma mua o kēlā.This is bigger than that.

ʻO ia ka mea nani loa.He/She is the most beautiful.

Like au me ʻoe.I am like you.

ʻAʻole like kēia me kēlā.This is not like that.

Prerequisite

Stative Verbs (Adjectives)A1

More B1 concepts

Imperative and Future (e)E (Kauoha a me ka Wā Mahope)Complex Sentence PatternsPepeke Pili Relative ClausesKuhina Advanced PronounsPapainoa Hohonu Advanced PossessivesLoina Hohonu

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