Until: a hiki i

Level 4

A hiki i means until, and it can be followed by a time or a place.

How It Works

The phrase is made of a (until), hiki (to arrive) and i (to). Together they mean “until it arrives at”.

With a time: a hiki i ka hola ʻelima, until five.
With a place: a hiki i Niʻihau, as far as Niʻihau.

You will often see it after mai: mai Hilo a hiki i Kona. See the row on mai ... a.

The words stay together as one chunk. It helps to learn a hiki i as a single unit, the way English speakers learn “up to”.

Examples (4)

Hana au a hiki i ka hola ʻelima.
I work until five.
A hiki i ends at the time.
Noho au ma ka hale a hiki i ke kakahiaka.
I stay at home until morning.
The time can be a part of the day.
Kali mākou a hiki i ka hola ʻewalu.
We wait until eight.
The pattern works with other verbs.
Heluhelu ke keiki a hiki i ka pō.
The child reads until night.
The end point can be a part of the day.

How It Connects

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Until: a hiki iLevel 4

Learn This First

A hiki i means “until”, and the end point follows i.

Saying When: i
Know i with a time, because the end point follows i.
Level 2

Words in This Pattern

ahikii

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