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"Was yesterday your birthday?"
Translation:ʻO nehinei kou lā hānau?
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ʻO kou lā hānau ʻo nehinei?
OR
ʻO nehinei kou lā hānau?
Nā iʻoa = the names
These are typically words that are the specific name of an individual. Lani is the name of a specific individual person. Kauaʻi is the name of a specific individual place. (Nā iʻoa / The names) are easy to identify except for a few special cases such as: (ʻaneʻi / here), (ʻō / there), (hea / where?), and (wai /who?), and (nehinei / yesterday) .
nehinei = yesterday
laila = there
Hawaiʻi = Hawaii (name of a place)
hea = where
Honolulu = a city (name of a place)
Lani = name of a person
wai = who
ʻaneʻi = here
ʻō = there
Note: a (second ʻO) is used when (ia = he/she) or an (iʻoa = name) occurs in the piko position.
ʻO ʻIwa ʻo ia. = .....................................................She is ʻIwa.
ʻO kēia alanui ʻo Kanoelehua. =...................... This street is Kanoelehua.
ʻO ka mākaʻi ʻo Keola. = ............................The cop is Keola.
He mokupuni ʻo Niʻihau. =........................ Niʻihau is an island.
He lā wela ʻo nehinei. =............................ Yesterday was a hot day.