"Aia ʻo ia i ka lumi kuke."

Translation: He is in the kitchen.

[KiUlv]

Why is the male gender chosen for all " 'o ia" in these lessons? I think it would be more helpful to new learners to see "he/she" (so they realize that 'o ia is not gender specific) rather than always seeing "he"

[DouglasJulien]

There were/are a few sentences where 'o ia was translated as "she". Both are also accepted when you use them in your translations into English on most – maybe all – sentences.

[KeolaChang]

Yes, translating "ʻo ia" into "he" or "she" is appropriate, as well as "it", as in "It is in the kitchen." They should mix the gender uses up.

[karamelingo08]

Thank you for mentioning that as i noticed the same thing

[T.Fleisch9987]

How does "Aia" affect the meaning of the sentence?

[Slobkra]

“Aia” just means that the sentence is talking about the location of something.

[Slobkra]

“ʻO ia” should be accepted as the gender neutral pronoun “they”

[panglossa]

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