Giving and Receiving

ʻŌlelo Hāʻawi a me Loaʻa

About this concept

Verbs of transfer: hāʻawi (give), loaʻa (receive/get/obtain), ʻaʻe (offer), lawe (take/carry). 'Ua hāʻawi ʻo ia i ka makana iaʻu' (He/She gave the gift to me).

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

Examples

E hāʻawi mai i ka puke.Give me the book.

Ua loaʻa iaʻu ka leka.I received the letter.

E lawe ʻoe i kēia.Take this.

Ua hāʻawi ʻo ia i ke kālā no ka hale.He/She gave money for the house.

Prerequisite

Object Markers (i/iā)A2

More B1 concepts

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

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