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Episode 12 of Ka Leo ʻŌiwi will help you better understand possessives in Hawaiian.
Listen and watch the Hawaiian language video from time segment [5:32] to [10:55] to understand possessives better.
Time segment [6:04]
Pepeke Nonoʻa He (Having/possessing something)
Poʻo………....……..……………..…...……..….Piko
(He) Thing being possessed + (ko/kā) Thing/person possessing it
He pāpale ʻulaʻula…….....…......…….ko Hina.
He pāpale ʻulaʻula ko Hina. = Hina has a red hat.
He paleʻili mākuʻe kou. = You have a brown T-shirt.
He pareu melemele koʻu. = I have a yellow pareu.
(Pareu: a wraparound skirt usually made from a rectangular piece of printed cloth and worn by men and women throughout Polynesia.)
He (mau) pāpale ko kākou. = We have hat(s).
He mau meainu kā lākou ma ka pahu kula. = They have drinks in the cooler.
He mau waʻa ko nā kāne. = The men have canoes.
Time segment [7:32]
Pepeke Nonoʻa Me Ka Huahelu (Having/possessing A NUMBER of something)
Poʻo……….....…………………......……………….Piko
(Number) Thing being possessed + o/a) Thing/person possessing it
ʻElua waʻa…………………….…………………o nā kane.
ʻElua waʻa o nā kane. = The men have two canoes.
ʻElua pāpale o Pōmaikaʻi. = Pōmaikaʻi has two hats.
ʻEhā ʻīlio a ke keiki kāne. = The boy has four dogs.
ʻEkolu hoa o ʻIwa. = ʻIwa has three friends.
Hoʻokahi ʻanakala o ʻIwa. = ʻIwa has one uncle.
ʻElua pahu kula a nā keiki kāne. = The boys have two coolers.
Hoʻokahi hoe uli o Hōkūalakaʻi. = Hōkūalakaʻi has one steering blade.
Note: (HE) in front of the numbers from 10 through 99 indicates amount numbers.
He kanahikukūmālima makahiki o koʻu tūtū. = [My grandpa/grandma has 75 years.] = My grandpa/grandma is 75 years old.
He iwakāluakūmākahi peni a Kēhau. = Kēhau has 21 pens.
He ʻumikūmāiwa moa a Kawika. = Kawika has 19 chickens.
Time segment [9:17]
Pepeke Nonoʻa Me Ka Huahelu (Having/possessing A NUMBER of something)
Poʻo………………………………Piko
(Number) (o/a) Papani (Pronoun) + Thing being possessed
ʻElua……….o….................lākou waʻa.
ʻElua o lākou waʻa. = They have two canoes.
Hoʻokahi oʻu kapa moe. = I have one blanket.
ʻEkolu a kākou ʻōmole wai. = We have three water bottles.
Hoʻokahi oʻu pāpale ʻulaʻula. = I have one red hat.
ʻEkolu āna kāwele. = She has three towels.
ʻElua aʻu pahi. = I have two knives.
Note: (HE) in front of the numbers from 10 through 99 indicates amount numbers.
He ʻumikūmākolu ou makahiki. = [You have 13 years.] = You are 13 years old.
He iwakāluakūmākahi ou makahiki. = [You have 21 years.] = You are 21 years old.
He ʻumikūmāono oʻu makahiki. = [I have 16 years.] = I am 16 years old.
