Topic: Hawaiian

"nā keiki"

Translation:the children

October 9, 2018

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what makes na keiki plural?

October 9, 2018
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Nā. In the singular, it would say ke keiki.

October 10, 2018
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nā denotes the noun as plural

October 12, 2018
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The 'nā' is plural form of 'the' and transforms the singular noun into plural. keiki = child, but nā + keiki = children

October 16, 2018
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Na

November 21, 2018
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