Rerehāngu (passive)

Question 1

What is being done?

Answer 1

kei te ahatia?

Question 2

Māui hit Tama-nui-te-rā active

passive

Answer 2

I patu a Māui i a Tama-nui-te-rā

I patua a Tama-nui-te-rā e Māui

Question 3

Kei te ahatia te rūma?

the woman is painting the room

Answer 3

Kei te peitatia te rūma e te wahine

Question 4

the Treaty was signed in 1840

Answer 4

I hainatia Te Tiriti o Waitangi i te tau 1840

Question 5

the marae Ngā Wai o Horotiu was opened in 1997

Answer 5

I whakatūwherangia te marae o Ngā Wai o Horotiu i te tau 1997

Question 6

snow white is eating the apple

the apple is being eaten by Snow White

Answer 6

Kei te kai a Snow White i te āporo

Kei te kainga te āporo e Snow White

Question 7

active structure
the dog is chasing the cat

Answer 7

verb subject object
Kei te aru te kurī i te ngeru

Question 8

change active to passive
the cat is being chased by the dog

Answer 8

add tail to the verb subject object
Kei te arumia te ngeru e te kurī

Question 9

by
by the dog

Answer 9

e
e te kurī

Question 10

mere is driving the car

the car is being driven by Mere

Answer 10

kei te taraiwa a Mere te motokā

kei te taraiwatia te motokā e Mere

Question 11

mere is driving the car

the car is being driven by Mere

Answer 11

kei te taraiwa a Mere te motokā

kei te taraiwatia te motokā e Mere