"He is an ʻawa-loving grandpa."

Translation: He tūtū kāne puni ʻawa ʻo ia.

[Wes247705]

OK, I canʻt seem to get my head around when to use "Ka . . ." or "i ka . . ." and when NOT to. I only have this issue when I do these sentences with "Puni." Anyone have any advise?

[Nico838548]

Well when you say "puni 'o ia i ka 'awa" that translate to "he loves 'awa". When you say "he puni 'awa 'o ia" it means "he is an 'awa lover". For me simply translating each word literally is all i have to do to get to the right answer but dont know if thatll work for you :D

[Kalea7654]

Wait doesn't it mean that "i" is just an object marker?

[RonRGB]

ʻAwa is a medium sized green shrub from the pepper family. In Hawaiʻi ʻawa was used to make a ceremonial drink. ʻAwa was the food of the Gods. https://oiwi.tv/oiwitv/history-of-awa/

[Bella614849]

Why isnt it ka tutu kane?

[vagantosenespera]

I think it's because instead of ka, they have used 'he' here, which means a or an. He tutu kāne = a grandfather. Similar to how in english, if you say a/an, you don't also say 'the.'

[mikileu]

I used tūtū papa instead of tūtū kāne, it is same thing. both are Hawaiian ways of saying grandpa. it shouldnt be wrong.

[KeesKiwi]

You should be hitting the flag and reporting your answer as correct in that case.

[AHDFWTX]

No one talks like this. Realistic examples would be helpful