Hawaiian Pronoun · Everyday
ʻO kāua
Pronunciation: /OH KAH-oo-ah/
Meaning
We (two, inclusive). A personal pronoun.
Example sentences
ʻO kāua meaʻai kēnā, e kaikamahine.
That is our food (yours and mine), girl.
Mahalo nui no kēlā kōkua, ʻo kāua e hoʻomau i ka hana.
Thank you very much for that help, let us (you and I) continue the work.
Ua ʻike anei ʻoe i ka pua nani ma laila? ʻO kāua paha ia i ike mua ai.
Did you see the beautiful flower over there? Perhaps it is the one we (you and I) saw first.
About this word
“ʻO kāua” is a Hawaiian pronoun meaning We (two, inclusive). It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Everyday. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.