Passive and Stative Constructions

ʻŌlelo Hoʻolauna

About this concept

Passive-like constructions using stative verbs with 'ʻia' suffix or word-order changes. Agency expressed with 'e' + agent or 'na' + agent. Important for formal Hawaiian.

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

Examples

Ua kūkulu ʻia ka hale e Keola.The house was built by Keola.

Ua ʻōlelo ʻia.It was said.

Hāʻawi ʻia ka makana.The gift was given.

Ua hoʻomaopopo ʻia ka mea.The thing was understood.

Prerequisite

Complex Sentence PatternsB1

More B2 concepts

Reported Speech and QuotationʻŌlelo Hoʻohālua Conditional SentencesInā a me Ke Directional ParticlesPepeke Painu Nominalization and Abstract ExpressionsʻŌlelo Noi Sentence Types (Pepeke Classification)Pepeke Māhele

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