Wetereo

Question 1

Transitive verbs

Answer 1

Actions done to something e.g., patu, tapahi, whakamaroke

Question 2

Transitive verb command

Answer 2

Make a passive e.g., patua, tapahia, whakamaroketia

Question 3

Transitive verbs homai, hoatu, waiho as commands

Answer 3

Use as is for a command e.g., hōmai te pata.
Waiho can have a passive ending but more common not to.
Can use Me before to say should e.g., me hoatu te pata ki a ia.

Question 4

Should command

Answer 4

Me …

Question 5

Adjectives command

Answer 5

Kia … e.g., kia tūpato

Question 6

Negating transitive verb commands

Answer 6

Kaua e … or Kaua … e …
E.g., kaua e tunua te ika or Kaua te ika e tunua

Question 7

Negating homai, hoatu, waiho

Answer 7

Kaua e homai/hoatu/waiho

Question 8

Negating Me transitive verb instructions

Answer 8

Passivise the verb and use kaua e e.g., Me tahu te ahi - Kaua e tahuna te ahi/kaua te ahi e tahuna.

Question 9

Negating Me intransitive verb instructions

Answer 9

Use kaua e but with the people or things the command relates to is directly after kaua.
E.g., Me pakipaki tātou - kaua tātou e pakipaki.

Question 10

Negating Kia instructions

Answer 10

Use kaua e or kia kaua e
e.g., Kia ngāwari tō reo (speak gently) - kaua e ngāwari tō reo/kia kaua e ngāwari tō reo.

Question 11

For me (mā) variations

Answer 11

Māku
Mā taku matua
Mā tāua kurī

Question 12

Shortened e (kupumahi) ana i te/ngā (mea)

Answer 12

E (kupumahi) (mea) ana
E tunu keke ana ia - e tunu ana ia i tētahi keke.

Question 13

Hei

Answer 13

For the purpose of/to.
Hei aha tēnā taura? Hei here i aku pīni.
Purpose of a period of time.
Ko te Rāhoroi te rā pai hei haerenga ki Pōneke.

Question 14

Kia used for when/until

Answer 14

Kia oti katoa ngā mahi, katahi tātou ka haere ai - When all the jobs are done we can go.

Question 15

Statives (using i)

Answer 15

Words that describe a state (oti, wareware, ngaro).
Use “i” to show who did it.
I mau i te ngeru tētahi manu (the cat caught a bird).
Kua hōhā au i a koe (you’ve annoyed me).

Question 16

Kupu hāngū me te “e”

Answer 16

Use e for the doer, can be after kupu hāngū or after kupumahi. Don’t use i/ki.
I patua e te ngeru te manu.
I patua te manu e te ngeru.

Question 17

Emphasising who rather than the action

Answer 17

Use Ko.
Ko au kei te haere ki te whakatuwheratanga - I’m the one going to the opening.
vs
Kei te haere au ki te whakatuwheratanga - I’m going to the opening.

Question 18

Ki konei/nā/rā/reira/whea … ai

Answer 18

In that location to do something.
Haere koe ki korā maremare ai - go over there to cough.

Question 19

Kē - already

Answer 19

Usually follows verbs and often with kua. Usually passivised (kētia) if verb is passive. Can be passive when verb isn’t to convey passive (I mōhio kētia).
Kua mate kē te ika - the fish is already dead.
Kua hipa kē i te rima - it’s already past 5.
I mōhio kē au - I already knew.
He kaiako kē ia - she’s already a teacher.
Kei waho kē - (It’s) already outside.
Kua tunua kētia te keke - the cake has already been cooked.

Question 20

Kē - instead

Answer 20

Can also be passivised like when meaning already (kētia).
Ko Tom ia? Kāo, ko Hēmi kē - it’s Hēmi (instead)
Ko te mea whero, ko te mea pango kē rānei? The red or black one (instead)?

Question 21

a/o - haerenga, taenga, hokinga

Answer 21

Although mahi, usually treated as o category. Can hear it in a category, possibly used when the going was completely in their control (their choice).
Te taenga mai o Māhia.
The arrival of Māhia.

Question 22

a/o - hoa vs wahine/tane

Answer 22

Anytime hoa is used, o category e.g., hei hoa wahine mōna - to make his wife.
If wahine/tane only, a category e.g., hei wahine māna - to make his wife.

Question 23

a/o - part of something, belong to somewhere or a certain time

Answer 23

Mahi and kai are usually a, except when referring to belonging to a certain place or part of something else e.g., the mahi of the whare, the kai of Auckland.
Kāore i tua atu i ngā karoti o Ōhakune.
I uaua ki a ia ngā mahi o te whare wananga.
I muri tonu i te kai o te pō, ko te karakia

Question 24

a/o - neutral/pūwātea

Answer 24

Only for singlular possessive (taku, ana etc.), not used for plural possessive (tā mātou, tō rāua etc.)

Question 25

a/o - generations

Answer 25

Same generation is o, e.g., teina, tuakana. Younger generation is a, e.g., tamāhine, tama, mokopuna, tamariki, kōtira, irāmutu. Older generation is o, e.g., kuia, koroua, kaumātua, koroheke, tipuna wahine

Question 26

a/o - equipment including rākau

Answer 26

a category. Rākau is a whether used as a weapon, a game, or talking about a tree.

Question 27

a/o - taonga

Answer 27

Always a

Question 28

a/o - utterances and sounds from mouth/nose

Answer 28

A category. E tautoko ana au i te kōrero a Mohi. Kua kore i taea e ia te pupuri tāna kata.

Question 29

a/o - bodily fluids

Answer 29

O category, part of the body. Tōna mimi Tiko o tō kurī

Question 30

a + locative

Answer 30

When the locative is the subject (the thing doing or being something). Kua horoia a waho i te waka - the outside of the car has been cleaned. Kei te makariri a waho - it's cold outside. E makariri ana a konei. E pēwhea ana a konā?

Question 31

Ways to say you like something

Answer 31

E rata ana au ki tērā kiriata Pai ki a au tērā kiriata (ōpaki) He pai ki a au tērā kiriata (ōkawa) Ka rawe ki a au tērā kiriata Kāore i tua atu i tērā kiriata Kore kē he painga i tērā kiriata

Question 32

Ways to say you don't like something

Answer 32

Kāore au e rata ki tērā kiriata Kāore au e paku pai ki tērā kiriata He anuanu/wetiweti/weriweri ki a au tērā kiriata

Question 33

Tonu - really (intensifier)

Answer 33

He nui tonu te kurī a Lukas. Lukas's dog is really big.

Question 34

Tonu - still

Answer 34

Kei te kura tonu a Māia - Māia is still at school. Kei takutai tonu a Raiha rāua ko Daisy - Raiha and Daisy are still at the beach.

Question 35

Tonutia

Answer 35

If the verb is passivised, passive tonu as well. For longer verbs, like whakaako and kōrero, sometimes they aren't passivised but tonutia is used. Kei te whakaakona tonutia te reo Rātini I ētahi kura - Latin is still being taught in some schools. E kōrero tonutia ana ngā hua o tēnei kaupapa i ēnei rā - the benefits of this kaupapa are still talked about these days.

Question 36

Katoa - to describe a single thing

Answer 36

Means completely or really. Kei te mamae katoa taku tinana - my body is completely sore. Kei te ora katoa tō āhua - you look really well. E kaikaha katoa ana rātou ki te ako - they are super keen to learn.

Question 37

Kē me te rānei

Answer 37

Can be used together. Hei te Rāmere rānei, hei te Rāhoroi, hei te Rātapu kē rānei te kēmu? Is the game on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday (instead)? Rānei can be used following all or some of the options, but always has to follow the last option.

Question 38

Omitting the time marker

Answer 38

Common to omit the time marker, time (i.e., when, on, in, by the time etc.) is implied. Te taenga ki te wā o te mahi - when the time came to work. Same as Nō te taenga / I te taenga. Te tīmatanga o te takurua, kua oti kē ngā kai te rau atu ki te rua. By the time winter began, the food had already been stored away in the rua. Te tūnga ake o te koroua - when the koroua stood. Kei te kai pāreti a Kōuraraka Te paunga atu, ka haere ia ki te nohomanga noho ai. Goldilocks is eating porridge. When it was all gone, she went to sit in the lounge. See screenshot for more.

Question 39

Kūmuri whakaingoa

Answer 39

Derived nouns. Turn a verb to a noun e.g., tae - taenga. Kūmuri = suffix. Nō te taenga mai o ngā Pākehā - the arrival of the Pākehā. (wā hipa). I te matenga o te Rangatira - (at the death of the Rangatira, wā hipa hoki). Ā te hokinga mai o tōna hoa - when his friend returns, wā heke. Hei tō Hēmi te putanga o te ruma - when Hēmi emerges from the room (wā heke). He rite ki te Hei te putanga o Hēmi I te ruma.

Question 40

Use of "ai" in relative clauses

Answer 40

... tāku i tuhi ai – that which I wrote / what I wrote. I hē tāku i mahi ai. – That which I did was wrong. / What I did was wrong. He rawe te utu o tāku i hoko ai. – That which I bought was a great price. / What I bought was a great price. He pai ki a au tāna i tuhi ai. – I like that which he wrote. / I like what he wrote. Kua pau katoa tāu i tunu ai? – Is that which you cooked all gone? / Is what you cooked all gone? Koia tāna i whakaaro ai - that's what she thought.

Question 41

Noa iho

Answer 41

Of no significance, ordinary, commonplace. He kēmu noa iho - it's just a game. He rā noa iho ki a au - it's just another day to me. Kaua e pāmamae – he kupu whakatoi noa iho. – Don’t take it to heart, it was just a bit of cheeky banter.

Question 42

Tere / kaha / paku + verb

Answer 42

Quickly / lots / a little Kua tere tupu ō mokopuna - your grandchildren have grown fast. I tere pau te kaimoana. – The kaimoana got eaten up fast. I kaha tohea tērā take. – That matter was strongly debated. I paku kōrero mātou mō ngā whakaritenga. – We talked a little bit about the arrangements.

Question 43

Hoki - whakakaha

Answer 43

Kei te aha hoki koe? – What the hell/what exactly are you doing? Me pēwhea hoki mātou e mōhio ai ki te mahi tika? – How can we possibly know what the right thing to do is?

Question 44

Rā - whakakaha

Answer 44

He aha rā tēnei - what's all this? Kāti rā. Kua nui tēnei. – Right then. That’s enough of that. Āe rā! - Yes please! He aha rā te mate? – What exactly is wrong? Mā wai rā tātou e ārahi? – Who I ask you will lead us? Āwhea rā ia hoki mai ai? – When I wonder will he come home?