Nominalization and Abstract Expressions

ʻŌlelo Noi

About this concept

Turning verbs and adjectives into noun phrases using 'ka...ʻana' (the act of doing): 'ka hele ʻana' (the going). Used for abstract concepts, emphasis, and complex sentence subjects.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~35 cards at level B2.

Examples

Ka hele ʻana i ke kula.The going to school. (nominalized verb)

ʻO ka ʻai ʻana ka mea nui.Eating is the important thing.

Ma mua o ka hoʻi ʻana mai.Before the returning.

No ka hele ʻana i Maui.About the trip to Maui.

Prerequisite

Complex Sentence PatternsB1

More B2 concepts

Passive and Stative ConstructionsʻŌlelo Hoʻolauna Reported Speech and QuotationʻŌlelo Hoʻohālua Conditional SentencesInā a me Ke Directional ParticlesPepeke Painu Sentence Types (Pepeke Classification)Pepeke Māhele

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