‘IAE

HAW 102

‘IA• ʻIA is a word that is attached to action verbs to make

it a passive verb as in the following example:

ʻAi Eat

ʻAi au i ka ʻopihi. I eat ʻopihi.

ʻAi ʻia Eaten

ʻAi ʻia ka ʻopihi e aʻu. ʻOpihi is eaten by me.

NĀ LAʻANA (Examples)

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.

USE OF E• Simply note who the action was

done by after “e” as in the following:

Kaʻi + memeʻa……….e ka wahine by the woman

Papani……….e lākou by them

Iʻoa……….e Puanani by Puanani

EXCEPTIONS

• In ʻIA sentences, the word “by” is translated as E. There are two exceptions when using the word E:

1. by me E AʻU

2. by him/her E IA

IMPORTANT NOTES

• Note the difference in the following:• by me e aʻu• by my mom e koʻu māmā• by him e ia• by his friend e kona hoaaloha• by her e ia

• by her teacher e kāna kumu 

NĀ LAʻANA (Examples)

• Ke hoʻāla nei ka ʻīlio iā Lehua.The dog is waking up Lehua.

• Ke hoʻāla ʻia nei ʻo Lehua e ka ʻīlio. Lehua is being awakened by the dog.

NĀ LAʻANA (Examples)

• Ua haʻi ʻo Manai i nā moʻolelo.Manai told the stories.

• Ua haʻi ʻia nā moʻolelo e Manai.The stories are being told by Manai.

NĀ LAʻANA (Examples)

• E hīmeni ana lākou i ke mele.They are going to sing the song.

• E hīmeni ʻia ana ke mele e lākou.The song is going to be sung by them.

NĀ LAʻANA (Examples)

• Kōkua wau iā Kaipo.I help Kaipo.

• Kōkua ʻia ʻo Kaipo e aʻu.Kaipo is helped by me.

USE OF ʻIAE W/NĀ MĀKA PAINU

• Ua ʻike ʻia ka manu e ia.The bird was seen by him.

• Ke kiloi ʻia nei ka ʻōpala e kona pāpā. The rubbish is being thrown away by her dad.