Progressive Aspect (e...ana)

E...ana (Hana Mau)

About this concept

The construction 'e + verb + ana' marks progressive/ongoing action. 'E hele ana au' (I am going). This is the main way to express present continuous in Hawaiian.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~30 cards at level A2.

Examples

E hele ana au i ke kula.I am going to school.

E ʻai ana ʻo ia.He/She is eating.

E heluhelu ana au i ka puke.I am reading the book.

E hana ana mākou.We (excl.) are working.

Prerequisite

Perfective Aspect (ua)A2

Concepts that build on this

Imperative and Future (e)B1

More A2 concepts

Perfective Aspect (ua)Ua (Hana Pau)Possessive Classes (A-class and O-class)Loina ʻA a me ʻO Plurals and QuantityNui a me Iki Causative Prefix (hoʻo-)Hoʻo- (Hoʻoili)Present Tense (ke...nei)Ke...nei (Wā Ō)

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