Chapter 13: Time and Frequency

Question 1

Where is the time phrase or adverb usually placed?

Answer 1

Either at the beginning or end of the phrase.
Hou ‘a tupu ai teie ‘oro’a rahi - Before the big feast happens.
‘I muri ihi, ‘ua pohe ‘oia - After that, he died.

Question 2

Unlike the other time phrases, fatata, “soon”, is constructed how?

Answer 2

‘Ua fatata te taime ‘e parauparau ai vau - It is near the time I will speak.

Question 3

‘inanahi

Answer 3

yesterday

Question 4

‘inanahi ātura

Answer 4

the day before yesterday

Question 5

‘i napō ra

Answer 5

last night

Question 6

‘i teie mahāna

Answer 6

today

Question 7

‘i teie po’ipo’i

Answer 7

this morning (earlier)

Question 8

‘i teie āvatea

Answer 8

this morning (later)

Question 9

‘i teie āhiāhi

Answer 9

this afternoon

Question 10

‘i teie pō / ‘i teie ru’i

Answer 10

tonight (until midnight)

Question 11

‘i teie a’ahiāta

Answer 11

tonight (after midnight)

Question 12

‘ananahi

Answer 12

tomorrow

Question 13

‘ananahi ātu

Answer 13

the day after tomorrow

Question 14

‘ananahi ‘ia po’ipo’i

Answer 14

tomorrow morning

Question 15

‘ananahi ‘ia pō / ‘a napō

Answer 15

tomorrow night

Question 16

‘i teie nei / ‘i teie tame

Answer 16

now

Question 17

hou ‘a / nā mua ā’e

Answer 17

before (plus verb)

Question 18

nā mua

Answer 18

before, first

Question 19

nā mua ā’e ‘i

Answer 19

before (plus noun)

Question 20

‘i reira / ‘i te reira taime

Answer 20

then, at that time

Question 21

ihora / ātura

Answer 21

then

Question 22

‘i muri iho

Answer 22

then, after that

Question 23

ā’e ra

Answer 23

then, thereupon

Question 24

mai te mahāna

Answer 24

since

Question 25

‘e tae noa ātu

Answer 25

until

Question 26

‘i muta’a ihora

Answer 26

formerly

Question 27

fatata

Answer 27

soon

Question 28

What is the rule on the placement of frequency phrases?

Answer 28

They do not usually occupy the same position in the sentence as the time phrase.
They always follow immediately the verb stem to which they refer:
‘E haere pinepine mai au ‘i ’onei - I come here often.
’E haere pinepine au ‘i te ’oire - I often go to town.

Question 29

pinepine

Answer 29

often

Question 30

noa, noa ra

Answer 30

always, still, again

Question 31

ēna

Answer 31

already (distant past)

Question 32

ā’e nei

Answer 32

already (recent past)

Question 33

ā

Answer 33

still

Question 34

fa’ahou

Answer 34

again, once more

Question 35

‘i te tahi mau taime

Answer 35

from time to time