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Gagana Samoa Lesona 3a Vocabulary (This, That, These, Those)

Terms

undefined, object
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lenei
this - close to the speaker
lea
this - close to the speaker
lenā
that - close to listener
lele
that - close to listener
lelā
that - away from speaker/listener
lale
that - away from speaker/listener
Singular Demonstratives:

lenei/lea this
lenā/lele that - close to
lelā/lale that - far away
Plural Demonstratives:

nei/ia these
nā/nā those - close to
lā/lā those - far away
nei
these
ia
these
nā/nā
those - close to
lā/lā
those - far away
ā is a question word used as the word "what", for example:

'O le ā? It's a what? (What is it?)

'O le ā lea? It's a what, this? (What is this?)
Demonstratives can come before or after the noun they qualify, for example:

'O lea mea this thing
'O le mea lea the thing, this

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