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- "Kaleo cooks the breadfruit."
"Kaleo cooks the breadfruit."
Translation:Kuke ʻo Kaleo i ka ʻulu.
July 9, 2019
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rabelon
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Interesting interpretation. Your sentence has two subjects, one verb, and no objects. The way you have it structured, it looks like both Kaleo and the breadfruit are doing the cooking. Yum.
Hoʻomoʻa ʻo Kaleo i ka ʻulu. versus Kuke ʻo Kaleo i ka ʻula. Why is kuke the only valid choice?! Is it the proper choice for ease of speech production? It certainly is easier to say. Are the choices given reflective of actual usage by native speakers? That would make sense. Some guidance would be useful.