2. ‘IA
• IA is a word that is attached to action verbs to makeʻ
it a passive verb as in the following example:
Aiʻ Eat
Ai au i ka opihi.ʻ ʻ I eat opihi.ʻ
Ai iaʻ ʻ Eaten
Ai ia ka opihi e a u.ʻ ʻ ʻ ʻ Opihi is eaten by me.ʻ
3. N LA ANA (Examples)Ā ʻ
Action Sentence: I watched Grey’s Anatomy.
Passive Sentence: Grey’s Anatomy was watched by me.
Action Sentence: My dad broke the dish.
Passive Sentence: The dish was broken by my dad.
Action Sentence: Kalani is driving the car.
Passive Sentence: The car is being driven by Kalani.
4. USE OF E
• Simply note who the action was
done by after “e” as in the
following:
Ka i + meme aʻ ʻ
……….e ka wahine by the woman
Papani
……….e l kouā by them
I oaʻ
……….e Puanani by Puanani
5. EXCEPTIONS
• In IA sentences, the word “by” is translated asʻ
E. There are two exceptions when using the
word E:
1. by me E A Uʻ
2. by him/her E IA
6. IMPORTANT NOTES
• Note the difference in the following:
• by me e a uʻ
• by my mom e ko u m mʻ ā ā
• by him e ia
• by his friend e kona hoaaloha
• by her e ia
• by her teacher e k na kumuā
7. N LA ANA (Examples)Ā ʻ
• Ke ho la nei ka lio i Lehua.ʻā ʻī ā
The dog is waking up Lehua.
• Ke ho la ia nei o Lehua e ka lio.ʻā ʻ ʻ ʻī
Lehua is being awakened by the dog.
8. N LA ANA (Examples)Ā ʻ
• Ua ha i o Manai i n mo olelo.ʻ ʻ ā ʻ
Manai told the stories.
• Ua ha i ia n mo olelo e Manai.ʻ ʻ ā ʻ
The stories are being told by Manai.
9. N LA ANA (Examples)Ā ʻ
• E h meni ana l kou i ke mele.ī ā
They are going to sing the song.
• E h meni ia ana ke mele e l kou.ī ʻ ā
The song is going to be sung by them.
10. N LA ANA (Examples)Ā ʻ
• K kua wau i Kaipo.ō ā
I help Kaipo.
• K kua ia o Kaipo e a u.ō ʻ ʻ ʻ
Kaipo is helped by me.
11. USE OF IAE W/N M KA PAINUʻ Ā Ā
• Ua ike ia ka manu e ia.ʻ ʻ
The bird was seen by him.
• Ke kiloi ia nei ka pala e kona p p .ʻ ʻō ā ā
The rubbish is being thrown away by her dad.
