Tongan tenses and terms
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| Taimi lolotonga | Present tense, 'Oku
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| Taimi Haohaoa | Perfect tense, Kuo
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| Taimi kuo'osi | Past tense, Na'a, Na'e, Ne
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| Taimi kaha'u | Future tense, Te, 'E
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| ou | I (1st)person singular subject pronoun used only with time marker 'Oku
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| ma | WE (2) first person dual subject pronoun
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| mau | WE (3+) first person plural subject pronoun
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| ku | I (1st)person singular subject pronoun used only with time marker Na'a
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| u | I (1st)person singular subject pronoun used with time marker Te and Kuo
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| 'E | Future tense marker 'e occurs in simple expletive expressions. 'E 'uha 'E in future precedes the negative 'E 'ikai te u fiefia
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| 'Oku, Na'a, Ne, Kuo, Te | are the main time markers placed before a pronoun
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| 'E, Na'e | are never placed before a pronoun except if a negative comes before the pronoun. 'E 'ikai te u tangi. Na'e 'ikai ke nau tangi.
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| ne | S/HE.(3rd person)singular preposed before the verb. Use postposed after the verb "ia"
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| ia | S/HE(3rd person)singular postposed after the verb. Used singular preposed before the verb "ne" 'Oku ne nofo ia 'i fē?
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| na | THEY (3rd person) dual preposed before the verb. Use postposed "kinaua" after the verb. 'Oku na nofo kinaua 'i fē?
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| nau | THEY. (3rd person) plural preposed before the verb. Use postposed "kinautolu after the verb. 'Oku nau nofo kinautolu 'i fē?
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