Sentence Structures Flashcards
Doing sentences
Question = Tense + aha + tupõu/tūmoko (pronouns/personal pronouns)
Aha= what doing
(Present)
Kei te + aha + tūpou/tūmoko
E + aha + ana + tūpou/tūmoko
(Past)
Just done = Kua + aha + tūpou/tūmoko
Did= I + aha + tūpou/tūmoko
Did (ing) = I te + aha + tūpou/tūmoko
(Future)
Ka + aha + tūpou/tūmoko
Feeling sentence
= Pehea
Tense + pehea + pronoun/personal pronoun
(Present)
Kei te + pehea + tūpou/tūmoko
E + pehea + ana + tūpou/tūmoko
(Past)
Just done = Kua + pehea + tūpou/tūmoko
Did= I + pehea + tūpou/tūmoko
Did (ing) = I te + pehea + tūpou/tūmoko
(Future)
Ka + pehea + tūpou/tūmoko
Where sentences
= Hea
Tense + hea + pronoun/personal pronoun/object
Tense + hea + pronoun/personal pronoun/object + i te location
Remember ngā and te and a as required
(Present)
Kei + hea + tūpou/tūmoko + i te location
E + hea + ana + tūpou/tūmoko
(Past)
Just done = Kua + hea + tūpou/tūmoko i te location
Did= I + hea + tūpou/tūmoko i te location
Did (ing) = I te + hea + tūpou/tūmoko i te location
(Future)
Ka + hea + tūpou/tūmoko i te location
Who sentences
Ko wai +personal pronoun/pronoun
Koe Au Ia Korua Maua Taua Raua Matou Tatou Ratou
Negating sentences (whakāoretanga) =kāore/kāhore/kīhai/kāre
Used to negate action sentences
I.e they are going –> they are NOT going
Tense + verb + agent (pronoun/object etc)
–>
Kāore + agent + tense + verb
(Present)
Kei te + tūmahi + tūpou etc becomes….
Kāore + tūpou + i te + tūmahi
E + tūmahi + ana + tūpou etc becomes….
Kāore + tūpou + e + tūmahi + ana
(Past)
Just did =
Kua + tūmahi + tūpou etc becomes….
Kāore + anõ + tūpou + kia + tūmahi
Did=
I + tūmahi + tūpou etc becomes….
Kāore + tūpou + i + tūmahi
Did (ing) =
I te + tūmahi + tūpou etc becomes….
Kāore + tūpou + i te + tūmahi
Will do =
Ka + tūmahi + tūpou etc becomes….
Kāore + tūpou + e + tūmahi
Examples of whakāoretanga
Kei te kai ahau
Kāore au i te kai
E kai ana ahau
Kāore ahau e kai ana
Kua kai ahau
Kāore ano ahau kia kai
I kai ahau
Kāore ahau i ka
I te kai aha
Kāore ahau i te kai
Ka kai ahau
Kāore ahau e kai
Shortening sentences
T.A.O.E.D
Vs
T.A.D
Examples
I mahia te whakatā e taku hoa wahine
Vs
I whakatā taku hoa wahine
When to use i te vs ki te
And ki vs i
Ki te = direction but also includes direction of someone ie to karanga someone use ki
I te = what you (or the pronoun) do affects the thing/person
I te object Ki te (or ki) destination Ki te doing
Ki vs i Used with different actions Some use only ki or i. Some use both I.e Whakarongo = ki Rongo = i Titiri = ki
Time
In relation to telling the time
Mai i te = past
Ki te = to
Joining sentences together
Ā muri i tērā = Kātahi ka= and after that Engari = but Nõ/nā reira = and so Nõ/nā te mea = Heoi ano = however Aha koa = Ā =
T.A.D
Tense + action + doer
Pending
T.A.D.I.O
Tense +action +doer + i + object
Pending
T.A.O.D
Tense + action + object + doer
Pending
T.A.D.ki.D
Tense + action +doer + ki + destination
Kei te/ e ana/ i/i te/kua/ka
Kei te haere au ki Rotorua
T.A.O.E.D
Tense + action + object + e + doer
Pending