Asking How Many

Level 1

ʻEhia means “how many” or “how much”.

How It Works

ʻEhia is the question word for a number or an amount. It stands where the number would be:

QuestionAnswer
ʻEhia keiki?ʻEkolu keiki.
ʻEhia kālā?ʻElima kālā.

Numbers come before a noun when there is no article (Wikipedia). Spelling matters: ʻehia starts with an ʻokina, and kālā has a bar.

Examples (5)

  1. ʻEhia keiki?

    How many children?

    ʻEhia stands where the number would be.

  2. ʻEkolu keiki.

    Three children.

    The answer puts the number before the noun.

  3. ʻEhia kālā?

    How much money?

    Kālā means money.

  4. ʻEwalu haumāna.

    Eight students.

    The number comes before the noun.

  5. ʻElima kālā.

    Five dollars.

    The number comes before kālā.

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Asking How ManyLevel 1

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The question “how many” is answered with a number word.

Words in This Pattern

ʻehia