"Was yesterday your birthday?"
Translation:ʻO nehinei kou lā hānau?
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My guess is it is an equational sentence where A=B verses a locational sentence with Aia which you use to describe where an object or person is...
equational sentences can be flip flopped....my answer should be correct
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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.
As this is an 'O equational sentence, I think my answer shoould be an acceptable answer.
I nehinei kou lā hānau? Is that acceptable or is that for some kind of action inference?
First, I misunderstood your previous question. I thought you were asking me if MY birthday was yesterday (while wondering why you cared or if we knew each other from someplace! haha) Either of the sentences you provided say what you want to ask. In the 2nd one, you simply moved the awe to the front, which is permissible, but puts more emphasis on it.
