"ʻAʻole ʻo ia makemake."

Translation: She does not want (it).

[Pampelius]

I have a question about word order. Does the subject go before the verb when it's a pronoun (ʻo ia makemake) but after it if it's a noun (makemake ka poʻe), or does the difference depend on something else? Mahalo!

[Maui_Bartlett]

ʻAe, pololei! Yes, that's right. In a negation sentence (using ʻaʻole), if the subject is a pronoun it moves up, otherwise it stays where it would usually be.

[Pampelius]

Mahalo nui!

[Pancho_Delanave]

Thank you for explaining this. It really is something that should be explained in a tips section for this “skill”.

[rebotante]

Same question, I should translate it as: Aʻole makemake ʻo ia...

[CookieCrisis]

Is makemake transitive? I.e. can it be used without an object specifying it? In English this sentance would mean that 'she doesn't want in general', as if it's a foreign concept.

Does this extend to hawaiian?