Hawaiian Language - Nā Ka'i

Flashcards covering Hawaiian ka'i (noun indicators/determiners) and possessive terms based on lecture notes.

Nā Ka'i

Hawaiian words that go with nouns because Hawaiian words don't like being alone.

ke

Singular ka'i meaning 'the', used before nouns beginning with K, A, E, O (with some exceptions).

ka

Singular ka'i meaning 'the', used before all other nouns including words beginning with an 'okina (with some exceptions).

nā

Plural ka'i.

he

Singular ka'i form meaning 'a' or 'an'.

ko'u / ka'u

Hawaiian ka'i meaning 'my'.

kou / kau

Hawaiian ka'i meaning 'your'.

kona / kāna

Hawaiian ka'i meaning 'his, her, its' (as with possessions).

kēia

Hawaiian ka'i meaning 'this'.

kēnā

Hawaiian ka'i meaning 'that (near you)'.

kēlā

Hawaiian ka'i meaning 'that (everywhere else)'.

kekahi

Hawaiian ka'i meaning 'a, an, another, the other, a certain'.