Active Sentences Flashcards
I just ate my toast
Kua kai ahau i tāku tōhi
What does Ka mean?
It’s in the future for a tense marker
Those two ran to the mountain
i ōma rāua ki te maunga
What does ki mean?
Particle - in motion towards something
What is the sentence structure for the girl is eating the banana?
Kei te (tense) + verb + who + particle (i/ki) + particle + noun
Kei te kai te kōtiro i te panana
What does Kua mean?
It’s just happened for a tense marker
What is the sentence structure for the girl is eating her banana?
Kei te (tense) + verb + who + particle (i/ki) + possessive + noun
Kei te kai te kōtiro i tā panana
All of us will drink beer
Ka inu tātou i ngā pia
My friend just cleaned my dishes
Kua whakapai tōku hoa i āku rīhi
I am going to a meeting
Kei te haere ahau ki te hui
Those three will come to my house
Ka haere rātou ki tōku whare
What is the sentence structure for the girls are running to their mother?
Kei te (Tense) + verb + who + particle (i/ki) + possessive + pronoun + subject
Kei te oma ngā kotiro ki tō rāua mama
The girsl are running to their mum
Kei te oma ngā kotiro ki tō rāua māmā
Kei te + verb + who + i/ki + possesive + pronoun + subject
What is the sentence structure for I am learning te reo Māori?
Tense + verb + who/subject + particle + noun
Kei te ako ahau i te reo Māori
What does Kei te mean?
It’s an active sentence