Sentence Structures

Question 1

Reremahi poto = active sentences

kei te kai te poti or e kai ana te poti

Answer 1

Tohu wā + tūmahi + kaimahi

The cat is eating

Question 2

Reremahi roa = long active sentences
Kei te kai te poti i te kiore iti
I te tuna ®aua i te parakuihi

Answer 2

Tohu wā + tūmahi + kaimahi + pūhono + pūmau + tūingoa
The cat is eating the mouse
Those two were cooking breakfast

Question 3

Kōrero tene = impromptu speech
I te wīkene
I tērā wiki

Answer 3

In the weekend

In the week

Question 4

Reremahi poto Whakakāhore = negating sentences
Kāore te poti i te kai
Kāore anō te poti kai I te kai

Answer 4

Kāore + kaimahi + Tohu wā + tūmahi
The cat is not eating
The cat has not yet eaten

Question 5

Reremahi roa Whakakāhore = negating sentences
Kāore te poti i te kai i te kiore iti
Kāore anō te poti kia kai i te kiore iti

Answer 5

Kāore + kaimahi + tohu wā + tūmahi + pūhono + pūmau ≠ tūingoa
The cat is not eating the mouse
The cat has not yet eaten the mouse

Question 6

Ki te..ka…= if…then…

1. Ki te + tūmahi + kaimahi + pūhono + pūmau + tūingoa
   a. Ki te haire a Koro ki te hōtera,
2. Ka + tūmahi + kaimahi + pūhono + pūmau + tūingoa
   a. Ka huna ahau i tāku wāreti

Answer 6

If this happens then…result

If Koro goes to the pub,
then I will hide my wallet

Question 7

Ki te kore…e…ka…= if…do not…then… will.

Ki te kore + kaimahi + Tohu wā whakakāhore + tūmahi + pūhono + pūmau + tūingoa

1. Ki te kore ahah e here Ahitereria,
   a. Ka + tūmahi + kaimahi + pūhono + pūmau + tūingoa
2. Ka here aha ki Tahiti

Answer 7

If this doesn’t happen then… result

If I do not go to Australia,
I will go to Tahiti

Question 8

'N' Whānau Pūriro
Q. Nā/Nō + wai + pūmau + tūingoa?
Q. Nāu te waipiro?
A. Kāo. Nāna tonu te waipiro.
Q. Nā wai ngā pene?
A. Nā kaiak ngā pene

Answer 8

Possession - Belong/own
A. - O/Nā/Nō + pūmau + tūingoa + kaimahi
Does the alcohol belong to you?
No. The alcohol belongs to him/her.
Who do these pens belong to?
The pens belong to the teacher

Question 9

'M'  Whānau Pūriro
Q. Mā/Mō wai + pūmau + tūingoa?
Q. Māu te kapu ti?
A. Kāo, Māna kē te kapu ti.
Q: Mā wai ngā aihikirīmi?
A: Mā ngā tamariki ngā aihikirīmi.

Answer 9

Possession - For
A. - O/Mā/Mō + pūmau + tūingoa + kaimahi
Is the cup of tea for you?
No. The cup of tea is for him/her.
Who are the ice-creams for?
The ice-creams are for the children.

Question 10

Whakarārangi
Q: He aha ngā mea kei + kupu wāhi + pūmau + te [vessel]?
A: He…, he…, he…hoki ngā mea kei + kupu wāhi + i te +[vessel].
Q: He aha ngā mea kei roto i te kete?
A: He ārani, he tomato, he āporo hoki ngā mea kei roto i te kete.

Answer 10

To list items or commands
What are the things [preposition] the [vessel]?

The [list] are the things [preposition] the [vessel].

What are the things in the basket?
An orange, a tomato, and an apple [also] are in the basket.