2024 Part 3 Duncan Kia Na/Ma Kei He Flashcards
who welcomed the guests?
nā wai ngā manuhiri i pōwhiri?
(it was them) they welcomed the guests
nā rātou ngā manuhiri i pōwhiri
who swept the floor?
nā wai te papa i tahitahi?
Tīpene swept the floor
nā Tīpene te papa i tahitahi
I cooked the food
nāku te kai i tunu
(it was me) I actually filled the car (with petrol)
nāku kē te waka i whakakī
where does actor emphatic put the emphasis
on who or what is doing the action
belongs to, past tense
nā / nō. Possession is already known or established in the past
is for, future tense
mā / mō. Possession to be worked out still in the future
it was the girl who hit the drum (taramu)
nā te kōtiro te taramu i patu
it will be the girl who hits the drum (taramu)
mā te kōtiro te taramu e patu
the girl ate the lollies
nā te kōtiro ngā rare i kai
it is the boys who will eat the lollies
mā ngā tama ngā rare e kai
who will wash the dishes?
mā wai ngā rihi e horoi?
the children will wash the dishes
mā ngā tamariki ngā rihi e horoi
who are those clever girls?
nā wai ēnā kōtiro mōhio?
those clever girls are Maria and her friends
nā Maria mā ēnā kōtiro mōhio
whose car is this?
(belong to is nā/nō)
nō wai tēnei waka?
this car is mine
nōku tēnei waka
whose books are these by you?
nā wai ēnā pukapuka?
those books (by you) belong to the teacher
nā te kaiako ēnā pukapuka
which (near me) will you have?
(Which near me is for you?)
mā wai tēnei?
I will have this one
māku tēnei
who are these (by me) flowers for?
mā wai ēnei putiputi?