So, Therefore: no laila

Level 4

No laila starts a result: so, therefore.

How It Works

The two words mean “for that”, and together they read as “so”.

  • Reason, then result: Ua pōloli au. No laila, ua ʻai au. I was hungry. So I ate.

Compare no ka mea (because), which introduces the reason. No laila introduces the result.

Do not confuse it with no ka mea, which gives the reason. The result clause comes next. It may use any time marker, such as ua for something finished or e ... ana for a plan.

Examples (4)

  1. Ua pōloli au. No laila, ua ʻai au i ka moa.

    I was hungry. So I ate the chicken.

    No laila begins the result.

  2. Ua pau ka hana. No laila, e hoʻi ana mākou i ka hale.

    The work is finished. So we will go home.

    The result looks ahead with e ... ana.

  3. ʻAʻole hiki iā Kala ke hele mai. No laila, e hele aku ana māua.

    Kala cannot come. So the two of us will go.

    Māua means he and I, without you.

  4. Ua nui ka hana. No laila, ua noho au ma ka hale.

    There was a lot of work. So I stayed home.

    A reason sentence comes first.

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So, Therefore: no lailaLevel 4

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No laila means “so” or “therefore” and gives a result.

Words in This Pattern

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