Vocab HFW 1-18 Flashcards
te
the
i
(particle) Used before verbs and statives to indicate past time.
ki
(particle) to, into, towards, on to, upon - indicates motion towards something.
(particle) at, in - to show the place where an event occurs, especially if there is movement to where the event takes place or it is in the future.
ka
Used before verbs when the action is in the future.
e
(particle) Used with verbs and ana to show action in progress.
(particle) Used before hia? and when stating numbers of things where the number begins with a word of one vowel or two short vowels.
ngā
the (plural)
o
(particle) of, belongs to, from, attached to - used when the possessor has, or had, no control of the relationship or is subordinant, passive or inferior to what is possessed.
a
(particle) Used before people’s - names, wai, mea and personified objects when they stand as the subject of the sentence and when they follow i, ki, hei and kei.
he
(particle) (determiner) a, an, some - used when referring to something that is not specific. It is not used following prepositions other than me when meaning ‘like’ or ‘if’. May be followed by a noun or an adjective.
ko
(particle) A particle with no English equivalent used when talking about something specific and used before proper names, pronouns and common nouns preceded by a definitive.
ana
(particle) Used following e and a verb to indicate continuing action or a continuing state but follows manner and directional particles if they are present. It sometimes precedes mai without any difference in meaning.
atu
(particle) away - indicates direction away from speaker, or from the person (or thing) who is the focus of the utterance.
me
(particle) must, had better, should - used before verbs to form a weak command.
mai
(particle) this way - indicates direction towards the speaker, or to the person (or thing) who is central to the utterance.
ia
He/she
