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Modal Verbs / Hua'ōlelo kumu - Lexicon

can

hiki

could

hiki

may

Mei

might

hiki

must

pono

shall

pono

should

pono

will

makemake

would

makemake

ought to

pono e

had better

ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi

need to

pono e

dare

ʻaʻa

used to

ma mua

have to

pono e

be able to

hiki

be supposed to

e manaoia

be allowed to

e ae ia

would rather

makemake

could have

hiki ke loaʻa

might have

loaʻa paha

should have

pono e loaa

would have

e loaa

must have

pono e loaa

shall have

e loaa

will have

e loaa

can't

hiki ole

mustn't

ʻaʻole pono

shouldn't

ʻaʻole pono

mightn't

ʻaʻole paha

couldn't

hiki ole

won't

ʻaʻole

wouldn't

ʻaʻole

shall not

ʻaʻole

needn't

ʻaʻole pono

daren't

ʻaʻole hiki

let

hoʻokuʻu

make

hana

help

kokua

be going to

e hele ana

ought not to

aole pono

be allowed

e aeia

be required to

koi ʻia e

be expected to

e manaoia

be willing to

e makemake e

be planning to

e hoʻolālā e

be about to

e kokoke ana

may not

ʻaʻole paha

might not

ʻaʻole paha