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
T.A.D.I.O.Ki.D. ki te.A
Tense + action+ doer + i (te/ngā) + object + ki (te) + destination + i te + action
Ka te taraiwa au i te waka ki Akaroa ki te waiata
I will drive the car to Akaroa to sing
I haere au ki te whare kai ki te kai i te āpõro
I went to the whare kai to eat an apple
Kei te hikoi a mere i te huarahi ki te kura
Mere walked the streets to school
Nā wai te (ngā/tēnei/ēnei etc)
Nõ wai
Nā = kai/ taputapu/tamariki/mõkai.Cannot include mahi as mahi relates to an action
Nõ = wai māori/rongoa/ taputapu in o category/ people in o category
N refers to the N in owNership
Examples:
Nā wai pene tēnei?
Who’s pen is this?
Nā Nesi pene tēnei
This is Nesi’s pen
Nāku pene tēnei
This is my pen
Nāu pene tēnei
This is your pen
Nāna pene tēnei
This is their pen
Nā tõ korua tēnei pene
This is your twose pen
Nā tāua/tātou/rāua/rātou
Nõ etc
Nā ngā kurī/ te tamaiti/ āku tamāhine
Nõ etc
Mā wai
Mõ wai
Means for whom? Who is this for?
M is the M in whoM
O and a categories the same as nā/nõ wai and excludes mahi
Example
Who is the pen for?
Mā wai te pene?
Māku te pene- the pen is for me
Māu …. for you
Māna ….. for him/her
Mā tā kõrua
Mā tā mātou
Mā tērā kuri
Who is the rongoa for?
Mõ wai te rongoa?
Mõku te rongoa- the rongoa is for me
Mõu… for you
Mõna…. for him/her
Mõ tõ kõrua mātua
Mõ tā rāua tamaiti
Mā wai
Mõ wai
Means for whom? Who is this for?
M is the M in whoM
O and a categories the same as nā/nõ wai and excludes mahi
Example
Who is the pen for?
Mā wai te pene?
Māku te pene- the pen is for me
Māu …. for you
Māna ….. for him/her
Mā tā kõrua
Mā tā mātou
Mā tērā kuri
Who is the rongoa for?
Mõ wai te rongoa?
Mõku te rongoa- the rongoa is for me
Mõu… for you
Mõna…. for him/her
Mõ tõ kõrua
Who will do…?
Mā wai….e….
Mā.Y.O/P.e.A
Mā wai obj/person e action
Action =mahi
I.e
The men will look after him
Mā ngā tāne ia e tiaki
Our children will guide us
Mā ā tātou tāmariki tātou e araihi
Those parents will look after their child
Mā ērā mātua tā rāua tamaiti
Nā wai…… i?
Who did…..?
Nā.Y.O/P.i.A
Nā wai obj/person i action
I helped you and your family
Nāku koutou ko tõ whānau i awhi
The girls supported your daughters
Nā ngā kõtiro āu tāmahine i tautoko
I like to….
He pai ki a…. te….
He pai ki a au te kohi kõhatu
I like to collect stones
He pai ki a au te whiu teka
I like to throw darts
Ki te verb + pronoun/noun/obj (+i te/ki te), ka verb + pronoun etc
If _____ happens, this _____WILL happen
I.e
Ki te horoi o ringaringa, ka ora koe
Ki te whaia koe i te kurī, ka oma koe ki tõku kainga
Ki te kore + pronoun + e + verb, ka + verb + pronoun etc
If this DOESN’T happen, this WILL happen
Ki te kore koe e tunu kai, ka tangi au
Ki te kore koe e mahi, ka haere au ki te mahi
