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"Aia ka pāka ma ka ʻaoʻao ʻākau o ka hale."
Translation:The park is on the north side of the house.
December 13, 2018
5 Comments
DiaaV
1480
Please explain how ka 'ao'ao 'akau can mean either the north side or the right side. I'm sure to get turned around if I get these directions.
Neil89554
860
Wouldn't "The park is north of the house" be an equally good translation as "The park is on the north side of the house" ?
KiUlv
1138
You might think- they are really similar in meaning- but the Hawaiian sentence specifies "side" with "ka 'ao'ao" so I guess they are going for the literal translation.