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19 Cards in this Set
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'o lea lava
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that is so (dignified)
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'ioe
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yes
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'i
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shortened form of 'ioe
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yes
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leai
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no
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'E te fia 'ai?
Leai fa'afetai. |
Are you hungry?
No, thank you. |
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le
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the
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lē
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not
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E in the word "E lē" (it's not)
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tense marker used to show present tense or implied future.
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E lē
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it's not
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se
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a (singular indefinate article)
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ni
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some (indefinate plural article)
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'O se ta'avale?
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Is it a car?
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'Ioe, 'o le ta'avale.
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Yes, it's a car.
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Leai, e lē o se ta'avale.
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No, it's not a car.
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'O ni va'alele lā?
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Are those airplanes?
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Ioe, o va'alele lā.
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Yes, those are airplanes.
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Leai, e lē o ni va'alele lā.
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No, those are not airplanes.
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When lē is used with a verb it comes immediately before the verb.
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'Ua lē sau Mele. (Mele has not come.)
'O le 'a lē 'ai Simi. (Simi will not eat.) |
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lē may be used with other parts of speech immediately preceding them
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'E lē 'ena'ena le ta'avale.
The car is not brown. |
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