Particles Flashcards
I
Past
Kei te
Present
Hei
Future
Kua
Past perfect, emphasis on action completion
Ki
Motion towards (To)
He
A (unspecific thing)
Te
The (specific thing)
Ngā
Some (specific things)
Hei te
The / Will (future tense)
Kei te
The / Is (present tense)
I te
The / Was, were (past tense)
He pai
Is good
E
Used before short names or nouns as terms of address (koe, hoa)
Ō
Of, belongs to
Ka
Before a verb to name an event as occurring
Tonu
Still
Ana
Indicates continuation of a verb
Tā
Belonging to, has, owns
Anō
Again, more, same
Mai
This way, indicates direction towards the speaker
E [verb] ana
Continuous
Muri (Locative)
Behind
Mua (Locative)
In front
Roto (Locative)
Inside
Waho (Locative)
Outside
Runga (Locative)
On
Raro (Locative)
Under
Reira (Locative)
There (Aforementioned place)
Tēnei
This
Ēnei
These
Tēnā
That
Ēnā
Those
Tērā
That (away from speaker and listener)
Ērā
Those (away from speaker and listener)
Ahau/au
Me, I
Koe
You
Ia
He/She/They
Tāua
We (two people including listener)
Tātou
We (three+ people including listener)
Māua
We (two people excluding listener)
Mātou
We (three+ people excluding listener)
Kōrua
You (two peple)
Koutou
You all (three or more people)
Rāua
They (two people)
Rātou
They (three+ people)
Tōku
Mine / My
Tō tāua
Ours / Our
Tō kōrua
Yours / Your
Tōna
Hers / Her / His
Tō rāua
Theirs / Their
Nō
Of, belonging to, from - indicates achieved possession. Used when the possessor did not, or does not, have control of the relationship or was/is subordinate, passive or inferior to what was/is possessed.