This document discusses how Hawaiian words can be changed from verbs describing actions to nouns describing states by adding the particle "ʻia" after the verb. It provides examples like "ʻai" meaning "to eat" becoming "ʻai ʻia" meaning "the condition of being eaten". The document then asks the reader to take example verbs and add "ʻia" to define the new meaning, highlighting how this changes indicate whether someone is performing an action or having an action done to them.

1. Ka Hune ÿIae: ÿIa

2. It is possible to change a hamani word into a
type of ÿaÿano word by placing ÿia after it.
Hamani ÿAÿano
ÿai action of eating
something
ÿai ÿia condition of
being eaten
ÿike action of seeing
something
ÿike ÿia condition of
being seen
näkiÿi action of tying
something
together
näkiÿi ÿia condition of
being tied up

3. Note that ÿia is placed before a hunekuhi. A
useful tool in remembering this is the häÿina
line from songs.
Häÿina ÿia mai ana ka puana.

4. E hoÿomaÿamaÿa käkou:
Define the following terms and then add ÿia to them and define
the resulting term.
1. kiÿi
2. ninini
3. haku
4. lawe mai
5. nänä
6. mälama
7. hoÿomoÿa
8. häÿawi aku
9. makaÿu
10. hoÿäla
11. palai
12. noÿonoÿo

5. Note the difference in meaning between
sentences containing ÿia and those that do not.
Ua ÿai ÿo ia. Ua ÿai ÿia ÿo ia.
He/she ate. He/she was eaten.
E unuhi:
13. Ke nänä nei ÿo ia. 14. Ke nänä ÿia nei ÿo ia.
15. E hoÿolohe ana ÿo ia. 16. E hoÿolohe ÿia ana ÿ o ia.
17. Ua ÿaihue ka ÿïlio. 18. Ua ÿaihue ÿia ka ÿïlio.
19. Ua ÿakaÿaka ke kumu. 20. Ua ÿakaÿaka ÿia ke kumu.

6. E unuhi:
13. Ke nänä nei ÿo ia. 14. Ke nänä ÿia nei ÿo ia.
15. E hoÿolohe ana ÿo ia. 16. E hoÿolohe ÿia ana ÿ o ia.
17. Ua ÿaihue ka ÿïlio. 18. Ua ÿaihue ÿia ka ÿïlio.
19. Ua ÿakaÿaka ke kumu. 20. Ua ÿakaÿaka ÿia ke kumu.
He is looking. He is being looked at.
She is going to listen. She is going to be listened to.
The dog stole. The dog was stolen.
The teacher laughed. The teacher was laughed at.