Complex Sentence Patterns

Pepeke Pili

About this concept

Connecting clauses with 'a' (and then), 'i' (so that/in order to), 'no ka mea' (because), 'ke...nei' (present tense marker), 'inā' (if). Building multi-clause sentences.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~40 cards at level B1.

Examples

Ua hele au a ua ʻike au iā ia.I went and I saw him/her.

E hele au i laila no ka mea nui ka hana.I will go there because there is much work.

Inā ua hele ʻoe, ua ʻike ʻoe.If you had gone, you would have seen.

Ke heluhelu nei au i ka puke.I am reading the book (right now).

Prerequisite

Perfective Aspect (ua)A2

Concepts that build on this

Relative ClausesB1 Agent Markers (na/e)B1 Passive and Stative ConstructionsB2 Reported Speech and QuotationB2 Nominalization and Abstract ExpressionsB2 Sentence Types (Pepeke Classification)B2 Temporal and Spatial ClausesB2 Complex Clause ChainingC1 Embedded Clauses with PurposeB1

More B1 concepts

Imperative and Future (e)E (Kauoha a me ka Wā Mahope)Relative ClausesKuhina ComparisonsHoʻohālike Advanced PronounsPapainoa Hohonu Advanced PossessivesLoina Hohonu

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