Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Aloha everyone! Here is episode 7a of "E Lawe i ke A‘o a Mālama." This will be the first of two episodes focusing on the lesson "I_nō a..." This phrase focuses on past-tense. So, it demonstrates the first task that was completed, then the task that was done immediately after. This episode will demonstrate one of four ways to use this idiom, which goes like this:
In the blank space of the idiom, the person/thing which is doing the task or which the task is being done upon will be plugged in, (the choice will be determined by the MEME‘A used in the sentence).
Here are some examples:
Hamani
I nāna ka hana nō a...
I nā ‘īlio nō a ‘ike i ka pua‘a, holo akula ia mau ‘īlio.
As soon as the dogs saw the pig, those dogs immediately ran.
Hehele
I nāna ka hana nō a...
I ka‘u keiki nō a hele i ke kula, kani a‘ela ka pū.
As soon as my child walked to school, the conch shell sounded.
‘A‘ano
I nona ka hana nō a...
I ka ha‘awina nō a kō i nā haumāna, hele akula lākou i ka pā‘ani.
As soon as the homework was completed by the students, they went out and played.
To our fluent speakers, have you noticed this idiom being used with a KIKINO?
That is all, mahalo!
Aloha everyone! Here is episode 7a of "E Lawe i ke A‘o a Mālama." This will be the first of two episodes focusing on the lesson "I_nō a..." This phrase focuses on past-tense. So, it demonstrates the first task that was completed, then the task that was done immediately after. This episode will demonstrate one of four ways to use this idiom, which goes like this:
In the blank space of the idiom, the person/thing which is doing the task or which the task is being done upon will be plugged in, (the choice will be determined by the MEME‘A used in the sentence).
Here are some examples:
Hamani
I nāna ka hana nō a...
I nā ‘īlio nō a ‘ike i ka pua‘a, holo akula ia mau ‘īlio.
As soon as the dogs saw the pig, those dogs immediately ran.
Hehele
I nāna ka hana nō a...
I ka‘u keiki nō a hele i ke kula, kani a‘ela ka pū.
As soon as my child walked to school, the conch shell sounded.
‘A‘ano
I nona ka hana nō a...
I ka ha‘awina nō a kō i nā haumāna, hele akula lākou i ka pā‘ani.
As soon as the homework was completed by the students, they went out and played.
To our fluent speakers, have you noticed this idiom being used with a KIKINO?
That is all, mahalo!
