"Today's weather is calm."

Translation: Mālie ke anilā o kēia lā.

[BlockedBlock]

Why is it "o kēia lā" and not "i kēia lā" here?

[KarinLynn1]

I have the same question – hoping someone can reply?

[KimberlyLo19]

i have the same question

[Joshua811196]

o is "of" in English
i kēia lā means "today" so if you wanna say "of today" or "today's" you will say "o kēia lā"

[CocoaMo]

As with other languages, intention and intonation play a part in whether a phrase is a statement or a question.

[Robin156446]

Could someone please explain when the adjective, in this case "mālie", needs to be preceded by a "he" and when not? Thanks!

[Lars-keSmi]

I have the same issue and would also appreciate a comment.

[KeesKiwi]

"he" means "a" and needs to precede a noun (he wahine = a woman).

[RaginEvet]

Thank you KeesKiwi that was helpful

[KarinLynn1]

My attempt at an explanation :) -

(Today's/the) weather is calm --> calm is the weather (today): mālie ke anilā
(It is) a calm day: he lā mālie

I was going to say that the first one is not an adjective, but you're right - they're both adjectives. Maybe the first one is a predicate adjective (I seem to remember that from dark recesses of my grammar lessons) and that's why? If the adjective directly describes the noun, then "he;" if not, no "he." (That's my story and I'm sticking to it until proven wrong!)

[DavidDeLan394537]

I think it's "o" and not "i" because the calm weather is OF today. Not the weather IS calm today. It's the possessive context of the calmness belonging to the day.

[PatrickBra289091]

"calm weather of today"

[iainspapa]

The suggested meanings should not be questions. Alternatively, the English sentence should be a question.

[RaginEvet]

Just questions - no answer. No idea when "o" when "i"

[KayleneNae]

Mālie ke anilā the o kēia lā is unneccessary