Sentence structures Flashcards
greeting with a Māori name
greeting + e + name
e.g. kia ora, e Tai
greeting with a pākehā name
greeting + name
e.g. kia ora, Ella
describing an object
positional particle + noun + adjective
e.g. tēnei tēpu pango
describing an object (long way)
He + noun + adjective + positional particle
e.g. he pene kākāriki ēnā
Referring to one something when starting a sentence
Kotahi + te + object (+ positional particle)
e.g. Kotahi te tēpu rā
multiple objects
E + number (2 based - 9 based) + te/ngā + noun
e.g. E whā ngā āporo
asking how many objects there are
e hia + ngā/ō + object/s
e.g. E hia ngā āporo?
saying how many objects there are
E + number + te/ngā/aku + object/s
e.g. E iwa aku pene
asking where someone is going
Kei te + haere + subject/s + ki hea?
e.g. kei te haere koe ki hea
asking where someone is going 2.0
E + haere + ana + subject + ki hea?
e.g. E haere ana koe ki hea?
saying where you are going
kei + te + haere + actor/s + ki + location
e.g. Kei te haere mātou ki te moana
asking where someone/thing is going, using a verb instead of going and a name
kei + te + verb + a + name + ki + hea
e.g. kei te hīkoi a Pita ki hea? - where is Pita walking to
OR
e + verb + ana + a + name + ki + hea
e.g. E hīkoi ana a Pita ki hea? - where is Pita walking to
saying where someone/thing is going using a verb and a name
kei te + verb + a + name + ki + location
e.g. kei te hīkoi a Pita ki Ōtepoti - Pita is walking to Ōtepoti
asking where someone is going in past tense
I haere koe ki hea
asking where someone is going in future tense
ka haere koe ki hea?
asking where something is
kei hea + possessive/te/ngā/a + actor/pronoun/object
e.g. kei hea taku inu? - where is my drink?
asking where something was
I hea + possessive/te/ngā/a + actor/pronoun/object
e.g. I hea taku inu? - where was my drink?
asking what the time is
He aha te tāima/wā
saying what the time is - to the hour
kotahi/e rua - tekau mā rua + karaka
e.g. kotahi karaka - 1 o’clock
saying what the time is - half past
hāwhe pāhi i te + time
e.g. hāwhe pāhi i te tekau karaka - half past 10 o’clock
saying what time it is - quarter past/to
koata + pāhi (if past) + i te/ki te (to) + time
e.g. koata pāhi i te iwa karaka - quarter past 9 o’clock
koata ki te ono karaka - quarter to 6 o’clock
saying what time it is - minutes past/to
number + meneti + (pāhi) + i te (past)/ki te (to) + hour + karaka
e.g. tekau mā whā meneti pāhi toru karaka - 14 minutes past 3 o’clock
E rua tekau mā rima meneti ki te tekau mā tahi karaka - 25 minutes to 11 o’clock
saying what time it is in the A.M. or P.M.
time + I te + ata/ahiahi/pō
e.g. hāpāhi i te waru karaka I te ata - half past 8 o’clock in the morning
asking what time something happened
he aha te tāima + I + action + ai + actor
e.g.
he aha te tāima i oho ai koe? - when did you wake up
he aha te tāima I haka ai ngā tamariki - when did the children perform?
saying when something happened 2.0
Nō/I + te + hour(number) + karaka
e.g. Nō te whitu karaka - 7 o’clock
Nō te ata nei - this morning
