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- "Do you want more strawberrie…
"Do you want more strawberries or blueberries?"
Translation:Makemake hou ʻoe i ka ʻōhelo papa a i ʻole ka pīʻai?
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I don't know why both couldn't be correct. I kind of understand why "ka" could be used, but why not nā? I've heard that Duolingo doesn't have every correct solution; this could be the case here. But there may also be a rule that I do not know about, so I would need confirmation to make a claim like that.
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I think(?) I learned that the personal pronoun moves up in the order ('oe hou) vs putting what is actually wanted (more) first IF the sentence is negative...but I don't remember for sure. Making this comment to follow the thread - maybe someone can confirm. Mahalo.
Does using "hou" (more) automatically make the sentence plural to be using "ka" (the) instead? If "ke/ka" means "the" and "nā" makes ʻtheʻ plural (as in "nā keiki" meaning "the children", shouldnʻt "nā" be used in this sentence instead of "ka"? If there is a reason, kōkua ʻoluʻolu so I can maopopo. Mahalo!
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I've noticed this sometimes happens if you switch a "ke" with a "ka" or other similar words.