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Maori study
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| kua infers? | Past tense |
| kua tata te whitu karaka | It is close to 7'oclock |
| Kua ka te ahi i a hone | Hone lit the fire |
| kua ki te ruma nga tamariki | The room is full of children |
| ka Riro te paoro i a mikaera | Mikaera obtained the ball |
| Te nui hoki o te arewhana! | what a large elephant |
| Te nui Hoki o te tangata | what a large man |
| Notice that the Te ........ hoki o ...... are the stable parts of this pattern and that the qualifying word goes between the Te and hoki. “O”, not a is always used in this pattern because it is the quality that is being spoken about. | qualtities are in the O category |
| Tētahi wahine ataahua! | what a beautiful women! |
| Tētahi kuri koretake! | what a useless dog |
| tetahi motoka horo | what a fast motorcar |
| He pēhea te arewhana? describing people or things | he nui te arewhana what a large elephant |
| He pēhea te motokā? He pakaru (te motokā)! | hows the motorcar its a terrible motorcar |
| he pehea te tane | he mārōrō te tane |
| when comparing things to people compare | atu or ake in the following way. |
| He nui ake te arewhana i te kiore. | the elephant is bigger then the mouse |
| He kawa ake te rēmana i te tiakarete | the lemon is more sour then the choclate |
| Taria mai tena pouaka ki konei | brin gthat box over here |
| kapia e kuaha | passives close the door |
| taua (christian everyone) | everyone incl speaker |
| maua (me not you) | yours not ours |
| koutou (you) | 3 or more |
| raua/ ratou | 2/3 or more they |
| ahau | me |
| koe | you |
| E Byron mirakatia tērā kau iāianei! | Hey byron milk the cows now |
| waha | mouth |
| matimati | finger and toes |
| keke | armpit |
| kaki | throat |
| turi | knees |
| tuara | knees |
| nga makawe | hair |
| te whatu | eyes |
| A categories | animals moveable property food and drink, people in inferior positions |
| O categorie | part of anything, clothing, feelings qualities, names, transport builindgs superiors |
| ko toku tungane tenei | this is my brother |
| kei hea tau pene | where is your pen |
| kei hea ana pene | kei roto i tana pouaka |
| toku/take | my |
| tou/tau | your |
| tona/tana | his/her |
| he rata tona papa | his fathers a doctor |
| Kei runga tōu hāte i tōu moenga | my shirt is on my bed. |
| E hia te utu mō te tēkehi ki te tāone? How much is the cost for a Taxi to town? | E rua tekau mā rima tāra te utu mō te tēkehi ki te tāone. It costs $25 for a Taxi to town. |
| Māu ā tao/tāua ika e tari ki te kāinga. | It is for you to take our (two people) fish home |
| Kua tae mai o mātou hoihō. | here are our horses |
| Kotahi tā rātou kuri. | that is their dog |
| Mā wai e...? Asking “Who will do something?” | Mā wai e whakapai te moenga? Who will make the bed? Mā Pita e whakapai te moenga. Pita will make the bed. |
| Mā wai e peita te rūma? Who will paint the room? Mā Wiremu e peita te rūma. Wiremu will paint the room. | ma wiremeu i peita te ruma |
| Nā wai i...? Asking “Who did something?” | Nā wai i taraiwa te motokā? Who drove the car? Nā Rita i taraiwa te motokā. Rita drove the car. |
| Nā wai i tahu te ahi? Who lit the fire? | Nā Hōne i tahu te ahi. Hōne lit the fire. |
| Nā wai i horoi ngā rīhi? Who washed the dishes? | Nāu i horoi ngā rīhi. You washed the dishes. |
| Nā/Nō wai te/tēnei? Asking “Who owns something?”  | |
| Nō John Wayne te hoihō? Ko te hoihō o John Wayne | does john wayne own the horse? that is john waynes horse |
| no wai te taringa | no callum tenei taringa |
| E ahatia ana/Kei te ahatia? What is being done to something | |
| E ahatia ana te motokā? | Kei te taraiwatia te motokā e mere |
| e ahatia ana nga rihi | e horoia ana nga rihi |
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