To ask Where? something is, you say, O fea then say one of the following words before the object you are asking about.

• LE – To ask where something specific is that you and the listener know of, use the word le, for a single object, after O fea.
  • Ex: O fea le maile?
    Where is the dog?
• To ask where something specific is that you and the listener know of, if the object is plural, use O fea followed by the object.  Notice, the le is dropped from the sentence to make it plural.
  • Ex: O fea maile?
    Where are the dogs?
• SE – To ask where something non-specific and the object is singular, use the
  word se after O fea.
  • Ex: O fea se penitala?
    Where is a pencil?
• NI – To ask where something non-specific is and the object is plural, use the word ni after O fea.
  • Ex: O fea ni penitala?
    Where are some pencils?

Summary:

O fea le _______? – if object is singular and specific

O fea _______? – if object is plural and specific

O fea se _______? – if object is singular and non-specific

O fea ni ________? – if object is plural and non-specific

Grammar Drills:

Create ‘O fea’ sentences by applying the grammar rules above and filling in the blanks using vocabulary words from this section.  Do this at least 3 times a day.  Soon it will feel familiar to reference objects in their singular, plural, specific, and non-specific form.  This will be foundational to being understood and understanding the Samoan language.