Questions Flashcards
wai
Who
hea
Where
nō hea
Where from
āhea
When (in future)
e hia
How many (things)
tokohia
How many (people)
pēhea
Like what (how)
tēhea
Which (singular)
ēhea
Which
Kei a wai
Who has, with whom
Ko wai koe?
Who are you?
Ko wai te ingoa o tērā wahine?
Whats the name of that woman (over there)
Kua hoki mai koe i hea?
From where have you retyrned?
Kei hea tōku waka?
Where is my waka?
Ka haere ia ki hea?
To where is he going?
Nō hea koe?
Where are you from
nōnahea
when (in the past)
Āhea te kēmu
Whens the game?
Nōnahea koe i hoki mai ai?
When did you return?
E hia ngā ika kei roto i tōu kete
How many fish are in your kete
Tokohia ngā tangata e haere mai?
How many people are coming?
Kei te pēhea koe
How are you
I pēhea tāu kai
What was your food like
Ko tēhea te kapu pai ki a koe
Which cup do you like
Ko ēhea ngā pukapuka kua pāmuitia e
Which books have you read
Kei a wai ngā tīkiti
Whos got the tickets?
Kei a Tāne ngā tīkiti
Tane’s got the tickets
I hoatu koe i te koha ki a wai?
To whom did you give the koha?
E kimi ana ia ki te aha?
What’s he searching for?
Kei te aha ia?
what is she doing?
Hei aha tēnei?
For what purpose is this?
Kei hea tōku waka?
where is my waka?
Ka haere ia ki hea?
To where is he going?
Kua hoki mai koe i hea?
From where have you returned?
Ko ēhea ngā pukapuka kua pānuitia e koe?
which books have you read?
What is an Agent Emphatic question and what tenses can it be used for?
Emphasis on the doer of the agent.
can only be used for the past and future tense.
Nāku ngā pereti i horoi.
I washed the plates.
Māku te kōtiro e korero.
I will speak to the girl.
Nāu te mahi uaua i mahi.
You did the hard work.
Māu te ruma e whakarite
You will tidy the room.
Nāna te parāoa i tunu.
He baked the bread.
Māna te kanikani e haere.
It will be her that goes to the dance.
Mā wai tēnei mahi?
For whom is this work?
Mā Indya te mahi.
The work is for Indya
Mō wai tēnei waka?
For whom is this canoe?
Mō te wahine tēnā waka.
That canoe is for the woman.
nā wai
who - agent emphatic
Nā wai te poaka i puhi?
Who shot the pig?
Nā Hōhepa te poaka i puhi.
Hōhepa shot the pig.
Mā wai ngā kākahu e horoi?
Who will wash the clothes?
Māku ngā kākahu e horoi.
I’ll wash the clothes.
Mā wai / Mō wai
for whom
For whom is this work?)
Mā wai tēnei mahi?
Nā wai / Nō wai
to whom belongs
Nō wai tēnei pounamu?
To whom does this pounamu belong?
Nōku tēnā pounamu.
That pounamu (by you) belongs to me.)
Nā wai tērā kurī?
To whom does that dog belong?
Nā rātou tērā kurī.
That dog (over there) belongs to them (3+).
Kei a wai
who has / with whom
Kei a wai ngā tīkiti?
With whom are the tickets?(Who’s got the tickets?)
Kei a Tāne ngā tīkiti.
he tickets are with Tane.
(Tane’s got the tickets.)
aha
what thing / what action
can be used when equiring about a thing or an action
He aha tēnei?
whats this?
He koha tēnā
that is a present
He aha māu?
What for you? What would you like?)
He waina māku.
Some wine for me
Kei te titiro koutou ki te aha?
What are you looking at? (3+)
Kei te titiro mātou ki tētahi waka tumeke!
We’re looking at an awesome car! (3+)
Kei te aha koe?
What are you doing?)
Kei te pānui au.
I’m reading.
Kua aha koe i tēnei rā?
What have you done today?
Kua tuhituhi au i ngā reta e toru.
I’ve written three letters.
Ka haere koe ki te tāone ki te aha?
What did you go to town to do?
Ka haere au ki te tāone ki te hoko i tētahi pōtae.
went to town to buy a hat.
Kei hea te waka?
Where is the waka?
Kei te one te waka.
(The waka is on the beach
i hea te waka?
Where was the waka?)
I raro te waka i te whare.
The canoe was under the house.
kei hea koe?
Where are you?
kei te kāinga au
im at home
Where will you go?
Ka haere koe ki hea?
Ka haere au ki te kura.
I will go to school.
E haere mai ana rāua i hea?
Where are they coming from?
E haere mai ana rāua i Ōtepoti.
They’re coming from Dunedin.
Nō hea
where from?
Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?)
Nō Te Whanga-nui-a-Tara au.
I’m from Wellington.
Nōnahea
when did the action occur
āhea
when will the action occur
Nōnahea ia i tae mai ai?
When did he arrive?)
Nō tērā wiki ia i tae mai ai.
Last week
Āhea tātou hui mai ai anō?
When are we meeting again?)
Ā tērā marama tātou hui mai ai anō.
Next month)
Āhea te pahi haere ai?
When does the bus leave?
Ā te whitu karaka te pahi haere ai.
The bus leaves at 7 o’clock.
Tokohia āna tamāhine?
How many daughters does he have?
Tokorua āna tamāhine.
he has two daughters
Ko ēhea ngā pukapuka kua pānuitia e koe?
Which books have you read?)
ēhea
which - plural
Tēhea
which - singluar
Ko tēhea te kapu pai ki a koe?
which cup do you like?
pēhea
like how
kei te pēhea koe?
how are you
I pēhea tāna waiata?
what was his singing like
Me pēhea te ako i te whakairo?
how should one teach carving
rānei
or
He waina whero, he [waina] mā rānei?
a red or white wine?
Ka haere koe ki te mahi, ka noho rānei i te kāinga?
are you going to work or staying at home?
he aha …ai
why, what reason
He aha ia i haere ai?
why did he go?
nā te aha … ai
why, what cause?
Nā te aha koe i mataku ai?
what frightened you?
