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ʻia
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Appendix:Variations of "ia"
Hawaiian
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Particle
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ʻia
Used after a verb to denote passive voice
.
Ua ʻike
ʻia
ke koholā e nā kelamoku.
The whale was seen by the sailors.
Usage notes
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Sometimes written together with the preceding verb in old texts, for example
ikeia
for
ʻike ʻia
.
Many verbs have an irregular passive form ending in
-a
,
-na
,
-hia
,
-ia
,
-kia
,
-lia
,
-mia
or
-nia
.