Hawaiian Verb Phrase · Family
hoʻopaʻa male
Pronunciation: /ho-oh-pah-AH MAH-leh/
Meaning
To marry, to be married.
Example sentences
Ua hoʻoholo ʻo Kimo lāua ʻo Leilani e hoʻopaʻa male i ka makahiki aia iho nei.
Kimo and Leilani have decided to get married this year.
Ma hope o ko lāua ʻike ʻana, ua hoʻopaʻa male lāua ma ka hale pule.
After they met, they got married in the church.
He pālua lāua i kēia manawa a ua hoʻopaʻa male lāua no ʻumi makahiki.
They are a couple now and have been married for ten years.
About this word
“hoʻopaʻa male” is a Hawaiian verb phrase meaning To marry, to be married. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Family. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.