Grammar Flashcards
This
Te + nei OR Tēnei
That (close to listener)
Te + nā OR Tēnā
That (distant)
Te + rā OR Tērā
These
Ngā + nei OR Ēnei
Those (close to listener)
Ngā + nā OR Ēnā
Those (distant)
Ngā + rā OR Ērā
Motion to
Mai
Motion upwards
Ake
Motion downwards
Iho
Motion away from
Atu
Object marker
i
Prefix for number (of people)
Toko-
If verb phrase is introduced with ‘kia’, ‘me’ or ‘e’, what does ‘a’ change to with personal names?
e
Fronting: what markers have no change?
He, e
Fronting: what markers do you add ‘ko’?
Te, Nga, a (but delete a)
What do you use before an adjective if phrase has ‘is’ or ‘are’ e.g. the dogs are big
‘He’ e.g. Ko ngā kurī he nui
Object phrase: what are pronouns and personal names marked by?
‘a’ e.g. I kite, te kau, i a ia (the cow saw her)
That (aforementioned)
Taua
Those (aforementioned)
Aua
A (particular)
Tētahi
Some (particular)
Ētahi
Where
Hea
What
Aha
Passive sentence: what do you add to, and delete from the subject phrase?
Add ‘e’, delete ‘a’ person marker
Passive sentence: what do you delete from object phrase?
‘i’
Passive sentence: what do you add to the verb phrase?
A passive suffix e.g. -hia, -tia, -a
Passive imperatives: when would you passivise an imperative?
When the command calls for something to be done to something/one e.g. inumia = drink (it)
What does ‘kei’ become when it’s not in the initial phrase?
i
Present location
Kei
Future location
Hei
To a location
Ki
