Lecture 5 Flashcards
What are 6 verbal markers?
Kei te
Me
Kua
I
Ka
E … ana
Kei te
present tense
indicates continuous action
Me
should
kua
have/has
action may not be finished
I
past tense
action happened at a certain point in time
Ka
can be past, present or future
the action happened at a certain point in time
E … ana
can be past, present or future
indicates continuous action
Where does the verbal marker go in the sentence?
What is the exception to this?
at the start
except e .. ana where it encloses the sentence
Kua horoi rātou i te motukā
they have washed the car
Ka horoi rātou i te motukā
What can it also mean?
they will wash the car
(can also mean they washed the car, or they wash the car)
she will see her family
see = kite
Ka kite ia i tana whānau
They (two people) had sung the song
Kua waiata rāua i te waiata
We (three or more, excluding the listener) will watch the game
watch = mātakitaki
game = kēmu
Ka mātakitaki mātou i te kēmu
The mother has talked to her child
talk = kōrero
kua kōrero te whaea ki tana tamaiti
The children have gone to school
gone = haere
kua haere ngā tamariki ki te kura
Mere and I will see her family
see = kite
Ka kite māua ko Mere i tana whānau
She has sung the song to her parents
Kua waiata ia i te waiata ki ana mātua
They (more than three) have washed the dishes
wash = horoi
dish = rīhi
Kua horoi rātou i ngā rīhi
Kua oho a Pita
Pita has woken up
Kua maranga a Mere
Mere has gotten up
Kua kai a Pita i tana āporo
Pira has eaten his apple
Kua tīmata a Anaru rāura ko Ani ki te waita
tīmata = begin
Anaru and Ani have begun to sing
Kua tīmata ngā kāmura ki te hanga i te whare
tīmata = begin
hanga = build
The builders have begun to build the house
Kua piki a Eru i te maunga
piki = climb
Eru has climbed the mountain