"I'll save money today."

Translation: Mālama kālā au i kēia lā.

[Joel724482]

Komota15, "i save money today" is correct from what I've learned.

Duolingo needs work.

The "e" at the beginning is marking and actiong or statement. Like at the beginning they give you "hele", go, to go., And "E hele", go.

The difference is that "hele" is just the word. It isn't doing anything. To use the word depends on what you are trying to say and in what tense.

If you say "hele au", it's a habitual statement that's saying what kind of person I am. It's not saying that I'm currently going.

Hele 'oe, you go
E hele 'oe, you should or will go
E hele ana 'oe, you are going to go
Ka hele nei 'oe, you are going

Ua hele 'oe, you went.

Not an expert,
In the sentence "ka hele nei 'oe", not sure if the ka is supposed to be a ke.

In YouTube text Kaleo 'Oiwi.
Its a great channel, learne the different tense, funny skits, etc. There's fluent 'Ōlelo Hawai'i, try watch.

[JHaalilioH]

hi, whatʻs the difference between mālama kālā au and e mālama kālā au? Iʻll save money and Let me save money? e mālama kālā kākou = letʻs save money. Thank you

[Komota15]

I can't claim to be an expert on Hawaiian tense by any means, but I really cant see how this isnt "I save(d) money today"

[SamOhuGon]

Future tense! E mālama kālā ana au i kēia lã

[Everlighta]

I wish I could understand, why is it 'Mālama kālā au' and not 'Mālama au i ke kālā'.

[KarinLynn1]

Agree - can a kumu pls reapond?

[Ivitcyex]

The first is just saving money in general but I ke kālā seems to imply specific money (save THE money).

[Nico838548]

Now without the "e" signaling intent what the reason for it being future here?

[MojaveMama]

Mālama kālā au i nā lā a pau...
(cuz i'm frugal)