Poʻo
Piko

(ʻami) ʻAwe
action/condition

māka painu
painu (simple)
ua painu (past)
ke painu nei (present)
e painu ana (future)

e painu (command/suggestion)
e painu ana (past progressive)
ke painu ala (present - far)
ke painu (whenever)

māka hōʻole*
ʻaʻole painu (simple)
ʻaʻole i painu (past)
ʻaʻole e painu nei (present)
ʻaʻole e painu ana (future)

​mai painu (command)
e painu (suggestion)
ʻaʻole e painu ana (past progressive)
ʻaʻole e painu ala (present - far)

*lele ka piko papani i mua o ka painu
subject
(object marker) object
Poʻo
Piko
ʻAwe
(ʻAʻole) Aloha
au
iā ʻoe.
(ʻAʻole) ʻIke
ka moʻopuna
i kona kupunahine.
(ʻAʻole) ʻike
ʻo Kamomi
iaʻu.
HAW101 pule10: pepeke painu (ʻaʻano) (start at 6:33)
HAW101 pule11: pepeke painu (māka painu)
HAW101 pule14: pepeke painu (kauoha) (start at 4:12)

Pelaha Hale Kuamoʻo

Hunekuʻa (hune māka painu)
e
1. use with "ana" to mark an action/condition as going to happen
E wela ana ka wai.
 
 
2. used with "e" to mark an action as in the process of occurring in the present, past, or future
E ʻai ana māua.
 
 
3. used with "nei" to indicate present tense in kino hōʻole
ʻAʻole au e hele nei i laila.
 
ua
marks completion
Ua piha ka lei i nā pua.
 
ke
used with "nei" to mark an action happening now, at this time
Ke aʻo nei ʻo ia i ka ulana lau hala.
Hunekaime (2nd part of māka painu)
ana
1. used with "e" to mark an action or condition as going to happen
E wela ana ka wai.
 
 
2. used with "e" to mark an action as in the process of occurring in the present, past, or future
E ʻai ana māua.
 
nei
1. used with "ke" to mark an action as happening now, at this time
Ke holo nei nā keiki.
 
 
2. used with "e" to mark an action as happening now, at this time (kino hōʻole)
ʻAʻole e holo nei nā keiki.
Nā Puke

*These books are available at Ulukau, a Hawaiian electronic library, for the use, teaching, and revitalization of the Hawaiian language.
Hardcopies may also be purchased through Hale Kuamoʻo.


Nā Kai ʻEwalu
  • Pepeke Painu & Kino Hōʻole simple
    • Mokuna ʻEkolu: Pahuhopu 1
    • Mokuna ʻElima: Pahuhopu 2, 5
  • Ka Nīnau
    • Mokuna ʻElima: Pahuhopu 4
  • Nā Māka Painu command
    • Mokuna ʻEhiku: Pahuhopu 4
  • Nā Māka Painu & Kino Hōʻole simple, past, present (near & far), future, past progressive
    • Mokuna ʻEwalu: Pahuhopu 1-3
    • Mokuna ʻUmikūmālima: Pahuhopu 2
  • Mokuna ʻUmikūmāono: Pahuhopu 4

*NKE can be purchased at Hale Kuamoʻo.