Grammar

Question 1

tōku
tōnā (sing.)
ōnā (pl.)

Answer 1

my: over us (parents, things above us, etc)
his/her (singular)
his/her (plural)

Question 2

tāku
tānā (sing.)
ānā (pl.)

Answer 2

my (under us: generation, nieces, floor, carpet, etc)
his/her (singular)
his/her (plural)

Question 3

taku

Answer 3

my (same level) siblings

Question 4

tō; ō
ō - use in plural (Ko wai tō mātua?)
tō - use in singular (Ko wai ō mātāmua?)

Answer 4

your

Question 5

me

Answer 5

and

1. use between the two things
2. use before last thing if listing 3 or more

Question 6

Ko wai?
Ko ____ te…
Do not use wai in rhe response

Answer 6

Who?

Ko (name) is …

Question 7

E hia kē mai nei

Answer 7

What a lot of

Question 8

Tense (Pū wā)

Question 9

Kei te (present tense)
Kei te haere ahau.
E …. Ana
E haere ana ahau.

Answer 9

I am …..

I am going

Question 10

Ka (future tense)

haere ahau.

Answer 10

I will go

Question 11

I (past tense)

I haere ahau.

Answer 11

I did go.

Question 12

Kua

Kua haere ahau.

Answer 12

I did just go

Question 13

tōu

tāu

Answer 13

yours

Question 14

tēnei (reply with tēnā)
tēnā (reply with tēnei)
tēra (reply with tēra)
drop the “t” and make it plural

Answer 14

this
that
that over there

Question 15

Me hāere tāua

Answer 15

We should go

Question 16

Me hāere tāua ki te…
Supermarket
Gym
Bed

Answer 16

We should go to the…
Whare hokomaha
Whare kori tinana
Moenga

Question 17

E hia

Answer 17

How many?

Question 18

Kei whea…?
Kei whea te (landmark)?
Kei whea a (person’s name)?

Answer 18

Where is…?
Kei (place) te (landmark).
Kei (place) a (person’s name).

Question 19

He aha?

Answer 19

What is…?

Question 20

aha

Answer 20

what

Question 21

konei; konā; korā

Answer 21

here; there; over there

Question 22

runga; raro; mua; muri

Answer 22

above; below; in front; behind

Question 23

waenganui; roto; waho

Answer 23

in the middle; inside; outside

Question 24

te taha matau; te taha mauī

Answer 24

to the right; to the left

Question 25

Nākū tēnei (object).

Answer 25

This is my (object).

Question 26

Ngaku; taku

Answer 26

My (more than one thing);

taku (my - one thing)

Question 27

Tāu

Answer 27

Yours