"How is he?"
Translation:Pehea ʻo ia?
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My answer was Pehea 'o ia? but it said there was a typo and the correct answer is Pehea ʻo ia?, i did get credit for it, but can anyone explain the difference? Is the okina symbol different from the apostrophe? Thanks!
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Yes, the ʻokina symbol is a “letter” in the Hawaiian alphabet, while an apostrophe is a punctuational symbol. The apostrophe is not used in Hawaiian, to my knowledge.
The ʻokina is different than an apostrophe. It seems like the correct translation should actually be "Pehea o ʻia?"
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it would not be o 'ia because there is no break between the o and the i.
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Regarding the 'okina, can anyone say how to create a proper 'okina on a Mac keyboard? Sometimes DL accepts the single apostrophe but mostly not. I've googled this without success. Mahalo.
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Have to download the Hawaiian Keyboard. Directions for Mac here: https://www.hawaii.edu/askus/428
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What does ia mean? How do I know if the 'o is talking about a boy or a girl?
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ia is the word that means he/she. You would know which it means by context. Since there is no context here, ia could mean either. It could also mean it. The word 'o is a marker to put in front of proper names and the pronoun ia when they are used as a subject or at the beginning of a verbless sentence. The word 'o has no translation to English.
