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"This food is very delicious!"
Translation:Hū ka ʻono o kēia mea ʻai!
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(manomano word link) https://manomano.io/definition/9292
hū
[PE] 1 nvi To rise or swell, as yeast or souring poi; to ferment, leaven, overflow, percolate, effervesce, boil over; to surge or rise to the surface, as emotion; to gush forth; rising, swelling, outburst. Cf. huaʻi. Perena hū ʻole, unleavened bread. Hū ka ʻaka, to burst into laughter, guffaw. Hū ka pele, to pour forth lava, erupt. Inā hū aku kou ʻuhane i ka po ʻe pōloli, if your soul has compassion for the hungry people. Hū mai ke aloha no ka ʻāina, love for the homeland swells forth. He hū wale mehe wai lā, unstable as water. hoʻohū To leaven, cause to rise, inflate, swell, overflow; yeast, baking powder.
Hū ka ʻono o kēia mea ʻai! = (literally): This food's savoriness gushes forth! = This food is very delicious!
(Literally) The tastiness of this food overflows! = This food is very delicious!
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o = of in this case (not to be confused with 'o)
Oops, I see deactivated user, but maybe this is helpful to someone else!
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Why can't it just be 'ono kēia mea 'ai (this food is delicious) instead of ka 'ono o kēia 'ai (which is more like the deliciousness of this food...?)