Chapter 11: Verbal Sentence Types - Grammar Flashcards
What is the word order with an intransitive verb?
verb + subject
‘ua haere au ‘i te matete
I went to the market.
What is the word order with a transitive verb?
verb + subject + direct object
‘E tupa’i vau ‘i te hō’e pua’a
I shall kill a pig.
How is a second object or indirect object expressed?
verb + subject + object + indirect object.
‘Ua horo’a ātu vau ‘i te hō’e’inanahi’iāna
I gave him à présent.
What is the word order in an attributive sentence?
The attribute follows the direct object and is precedded by the particle ‘ei, the attributive marker. ‘
‘Ua mā’iti rātou ‘iāna’ei tavana
They elected him (as) mayor.
What is the word order with a passive indirect object verb?
verb + subject + indirect object + agent (and with the passive attributive verb + subject + attribute)
What are the three impersonal verbs related to the weather?
‘e ūa - it will rain;
te ūa nei - it is raining;
‘e patiri - it thunders.
The subject is not expressed.
What is the paradigm for vai, “to be present, to exist, to be in a certain state?”
te vai nei au - I am; te vai nei ‘oe - you are; te vai nei ‘oia - he is; te vai ra vau - I was; te vai ra ‘oe - you were; te vai ra ‘oia - he was.
