Sentence Structures Flashcards

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Doing sentences
Question = Tense + aha + tupõu/tūmoko (pronouns/personal pronouns)

Aha= what doing

A

(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

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Feeling sentence

= Pehea

Tense + pehea + pronoun/personal pronoun

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(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

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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

A

(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

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Who sentences

Ko wai +personal pronoun/pronoun

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Koe
Au 
Ia
Korua
Maua
Taua
Raua
Matou
Tatou
Ratou
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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

A

(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

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Examples of whakāoretanga

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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

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Shortening sentences

T.A.O.E.D
Vs
T.A.D

A

Examples

I mahia te whakatā e taku hoa wahine

Vs

I whakatā taku hoa wahine

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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

A
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
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Time

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In relation to telling the time

Mai i te = past
Ki te = to

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Joining sentences together

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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 =
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T.A.D

Tense + action + doer

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Pending

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T.A.D.I.O

Tense +action +doer + i + object

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Pending

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T.A.O.D

Tense + action + object + doer

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Pending

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T.A.D.ki.D

Tense + action +doer + ki + destination

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Kei te/ e ana/ i/i te/kua/ka

Kei te haere au ki Rotorua

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T.A.O.E.D

Tense + action + object + e + doer

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Pending

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T.A.D.I.O.Ki.D. ki te.A

Tense + action+ doer + i (te/ngā) + object + ki (te) + destination + i te + action

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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

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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

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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

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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

A

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

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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

A

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

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Who will do…?

Mā wai….e….

Mā.Y.O/P.e.A
Mā wai obj/person e action

Action =mahi

A

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

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Nā wai…… i?

Who did…..?

Nā.Y.O/P.i.A
Nā wai obj/person i action

A

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

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I like to….

He pai ki a…. te….

A

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

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Ki te verb + pronoun/noun/obj (+i te/ki te), ka verb + pronoun etc

If _____ happens, this _____WILL happen

A

I.e
Ki te horoi o ringaringa, ka ora koe

Ki te whaia koe i te kurī, ka oma koe ki tõku kainga

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Ki te kore + pronoun + e + verb, ka + verb + pronoun etc

If this DOESN’T happen, this WILL happen

A

Ki te kore koe e tunu kai, ka tangi au

Ki te kore koe e mahi, ka haere au ki te mahi

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Ki te kore + pronoun + e + verb, kaore +pronoun + e + verb

If this DOESN’T happen, this WON’T happen

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Ki te kore rāua e kanikani, kāore taua e kanikani

Ki te kore koe e whaia i te kuri, kāore koe e oma ki tõku kainga

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Ki te + verb + pronoun etc (+ i te/ki te), kaore + pronoun + e + verb

If this happens, this WON’T happen

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Ki te ngaro õna hū, kāore õ waewae e mahana

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Do you have something? (Not na wai/ownership)

He +object + possessive + pronoun

No possessive needed if you, me or her/him
Possessive needed if anything else

Answer is the same if yes but question mark is omitted

A

He pene tāku? Do i have a pen
Ae, he pene tāku. Yes i have a pen

He pēne āna? Do they have pens?
Ae, he pēne āna

He pēne tau? Do you have a pen?

He pēne āu? Do you some pens?

He waka tõ tāua?do we have a boat?
He põtae õ rātou? Do they have hats?
He ngeru ā ngā tamariki? Do they cats?
He ngeru tā mātou? Do me and my mates have a cat?

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How to say don’t have something

Negative of he +obj + possessive + pronoun

Kāore + possessive + pronoun + object

In the negative ALWAYS reply in plural

A

He kurī tāu? Do you have a dog?
Kāore āu kurī

He waka tõu?
Kāore õu waka

He whare õ tāua?
Kāore õ tāua whare

He tamariki ā kõrua?
Kāore ā kõrua tamariki

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How many __things_ do you have?

E hia+possessive +pronoun + object

People use tokohia ngā

Don’t use e or toko in answer if number has x 2 short vowels or x1 long vowel

A

E hia āu pēne? How many pens do you have

E rima āku pene

E hia õ koutou potae? Many hats do you (3 or more) have?
E waru õ mātou potae

Tokohia āku tamariki? How many children do I have
Tēkau āu tamariki

Tokohia õ koutou rangatira?
Toku tõru mātou rangatiranğ

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I am watching mere’s tv

A

Kei te mātaki au ki te pouaka whakaata a mere

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How to ask how old someone or something is?

E hia ngā tau + possessive + pronoun?

A

E hia ngā tau o mere? How old is mere?

E hia ngā tau āku kurī? How old are my dogs?

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I am wearing mere’s hat

A

Kei te mau ahau i te potae o Mere

33
Q

Posessions = pūriro

Singular and plural, ā and õ

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His/hers
Tāna tõna āna õna

My/mine
Tāku tõku āku õku

Yours
Tāu tõu āu õu

Ours (yours and mine)
Tā tāua tõ tāua ā tāua õ tāua

Ours (his/her and mine)
Tā māua tõ māua ā māua õ māua

Yours (you two)
Tā kõrua tõ kõrua ā kõrua õ kõrua

Theirs (those two)
Tā rāua tõ rāua ā rāua õ rāua

Ours (all of us)
Tā tātou tõ tātou ā tātou õ tātou

Ours (all of us but not you)
Tā mātou tõ mātou ā mātou õ mātou

Yours(you three or more)
Tā koutou tõ koutou ā koutou õ koutou

Theirs (them three or more)
Tā rātou tõ rātou ā rātou õ rātou

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Q

Why is…… doing… ?

Because…..

He aha +pronoun + e + verb + ai? (i/ki _____)

Nā te mea, he +pronoun + i + verb

A
He aha (te/ngā/ tā rāua/tōku etc) + noun/object + i + verb + ai? 
Can extend sentence by putting i/ki +verb/location after ai

Nā te mea, he +noun/object + i + verb

I.e
He aha ngā kurī i moe?
Nā te mea ngā kuri i tino ngenge

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Using kei as a location , emphasis of the location.
Kei hea…..? Where is…. (currently)

Kei (te) location + noun/doer + e +verb + ana

A

Kei hea a Hine?

Kei te mākete a Hine e hoko kai ana
Hine is at THE MARKET buying food

Whakaroa:
Kei te mākete a Hine e hoko ana i te kai

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Just happened

Kātahi anō +doer (kaimahi) + ka + action (kupu mahi)

A

Kātahi anō taku kurī ka oho

My dog just woke up