Hawaiian Possessives Quiz

True or False? Hawaiian Possessives donʻt just mean "my, your, his/her, their, our" but also express "I have," "you have," "they have," "we have, "or "he/she has" in certain contexts.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What are the two types of possessives used in Hawaiian to express possession?

• K-possessives and K-less possessives

• Singular and Plural possessives

• Definite and Indefinite possessives

• Active and Passive possessives

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

In the example "He kaʻa koʻu," what does "koʻu" represent?

• The car

• The owner/possessor

• The thing being possessed

• The location

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

In the example "‘Ehia āu puke?" what is being asked?

• How many books do you have?

• Do you have a book?

• Where are your books?

• What kind of books do you have?

Which possessive form is used for expressing "none" in Hawaiian?

• K-possessives

• K-less possessives

• ʻaʻohe

• Plural possessives

What is the k-possessive word in the sentence "He kelepona kāna"?

• He

• Kelepona

• Kāna

• None

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Translate "‘A‘ohe a ‘olua kāma‘a" into English.

• You (two) don’t have shoes.

• We (two) have a house.

• They have (some) houses.

• The students have twenty letters.

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What does "He iwakālua (mau) leka a nā haumāna" mean?

• The students have twenty letters.

• Pualani doesn’t have a chair.

• Wainiha has one store.

• How many fish does that man have?

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Which sentence means "You don't have a hat"?

• ʻAʻohe ou pāpale

• He kanakolu aʻu (mau) haumāna

• Eiwa āna (mau) kāwele

• ʻAʻohe ou kāwele

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What is the meaning of "ʻAʻohe" in the context of the sentences?

• None/No

• Yes

• Many

• Few

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E