"The mango is what I want."
Translation:ʻO ka manakō koʻu makemake.
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I wonder if makemake uses the o form even though food is a form? Thereʻs a translation on the Ulukau link taken from the book Hawaiian Grammar that also shows "Nani ʻino kuʻu makemake!" Pg 90 you prolly know already that kuʻu is the endearing form
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Since the speaker does not possess ka manakō, wouldnʻt it have to be an o-class?
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No. Possession classes are based on the type of object being discussed, not based on whether anyone actually possesses it. O-class possessions are things you were born with, things that you cannot change, and things you can climb into or on top of. U-class possessions are things that are extremely intimate, such as a lover. A-class possessions are things you acquire throughout life, including money and children. I feel like mangoes are acquired during your life.
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That is a very good explanation. Info on possessives seems hard to pin down. Iʻve got an explanation for 0-possessives (thatʻs a zero or null symbol) and N-possessives (neither which Iʻve yet read) but I have nothing on U-possessives. Iʻm sure all these will come up eventually as DL ʻŌlelo continues to develop or I get around to reading about them. Have a lingot.
