3) Pilina ʻŌlelo: ʻAna (Haʻina Hope)

E hoʻomaʻamaʻa kākou i kekahi pilina ʻōlelo, ʻo ia hoʻi ʻo "ʻana," a me kona hoʻohana ʻia ʻana ma ka ʻano he "haʻina hope."

Ngā Tohutohu

Mai poina, he mea ʻo "ʻana" e lilo ai kekahi 'haʻina' i 'mea.’ E nānā mai i kēia mau laʻana a me ka unuhi ʻana.

Ua hele ʻo ia i ka hale kūʻai

He went to the store.

Complete Sentence with ʻana

kona hele ʻana i ka hale kūʻai

his going to the store

Phrase, to be used in larger sentence

Ua māluhiliuhi ʻo ia i kona hele ʻana i ka hale kūʻai.

He was tired due to his going to the store.

Complete Sentence with ʻana

Eia ka laʻana mai ka moʻolelo mai:

"Ua ʻoliʻoli mākou i ka ʻike ʻana aku i ka lehulehu..."

We were happy at seeing the multitude of people.

“Eia he wahi kaʻao… e pili ana i ke ʻano o ke kaʻapuni ʻana o ka ʻanae…”

Here is a small story… about the manner of travelling of the mullet…”

"I ka ʻike ʻia ʻana o ke ʻano hoʻohaumia ʻia o ua kaikamahine nei e nā mākua, nīnau akula nā mākua iā ia...”

When the manner of the daughter’s defilement was known by the parents, the parents asked her…”

Ma lalo nei, e unuhi mai i nā poke a me nā hopuna ʻōlelo.

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