This document provides examples of negation in Hawaiian using the word "a'ole". It demonstrates how to negate sentences by placing "a'ole" before the subject and changing verbs from affirmative to negative. Several examples are given with different subjects, including cats, grandmothers, fathers, houses, mothers and teachers to illustrate the negation structure. Pronouns are also discussed and examples show they come directly after "a'ole" in negated sentences.

1. NĀ`ANA: HŌ`OLE PEPEKE `AIKE HAW 102

2. HŌ`OLE PEPEKE `AIKE HE Pepeke `Aike He HE (MAU) object + subject Hō`ole (Negate) `A`OLE subject + HE (MAU) object

3. LA`ANA He pōpoki kēlā. That (f) is a cat. `A`ole kēlā he pōpoki. That (f) is not a cat. `A`ole kēlā he pōpoki `ele`ele. That (f) is not a black cat. `A`ole kēlā he pōpoki `ele`ele ma ke alanui. That (f) is not a black cat on the road.

4. LA`ANA He kupunawahine `o Leinā`ala. Leinā`ala is a grandmother. `A`ole `o Leinā`ala he kupunawahine. Leinā`ala is not a grandmother. `A`ole `o Leinā`ala he kupunawahine `olu`olu. Leinā`ala is not a kind grandmother.

5. LA`ANA He kumu ko`u makuakāne. My father is a teacher. `A`ole ko`u makuakāne he kumu. My father is not a teacher. `A`ole ko`u makuakāne he kumu hula. My father is not a hula teacher.

6. HŌ`OLE PEPEKE `AIKE `O Pepeke `Aike `O `O object + subject Hō`ole (Negate) `A`OLE subject + (`o) object

7. LA`ANA ‘ O ka`u pōpoki kēlā. That (f) is my cat. `A`ole kēlā ka`u pōpoki. That (f) is not my cat. `A`ole kēlā ka`u pōpoki pupuka. That (f) is not my ugly cat. `A`ole kēlā ka`u pōpoki pupuka ma ke kumulā`au. That (f) is not my ugly cat in the tree.

8. LA`ANA `O kēia ka hale. This is the house. `A`ole ka hale kēia. This is not the house. `A`ole ka hale o ko`u māmā kēia. This is not the house of my mother.

9. LA`ANA `O Ku`ulei ko`u māmā Ku`ulei is my mom. `A`ole ko`u māmā `o Ku`ulei. Ku`ulei is not my mom. `O kāna kumu `o ia. She is her teacher. `A`ole `o ia kāna kumu. She is not her teacher.

10. HŌ`OLE + PAPANI Like the pepeke painu, if you want to hō`ole (negate) the sentence and a papani (pronoun) is involved, please make sure it comes directly after `a`ole as in the following examples: `A`ole `oe he makua. You are not a parent. `A`ole au kona hoaaloha. I am not his friend. `A`ole `o ia he kumu. She is not a teacher.