Wiki 1: Ko, He, Ka, ki, Kei te Flashcards
ko wai koe?
Who are you?
Ko
Identifying sentance starter
Used in front of a name in introductions.
Exoress the identity of someone or somthing.
Used at the beginning of a sentance to let the listener know they are giving the name of someone or something.
Common nouns like fridge, or window that are preceeded by words like te and ngā
What is the predicate?
Karawhiua
Give it a go
Kōhanga
Nest
Tuahine
A sister of a male
Tungāne
A brother of a female
Tuakana
Older sibling of the same sex
Teina
Younger sibling of the same sex
Tāku
My - singluar
Used in refernce to
husband or wife
Child
Tōku
My - singluar
Used in refernce to your own name, person of a higher generation e.g tōku māmā, tōku kuia, tōku pāpā
Tika
True
Hē
False
Nē
Isnt that so
Ko Jerusha tōku ingoa
Jerusha is my name
My name is jerusha
Ko Kage tāku tama
Kage is my son/boy
Ko Sphiner tōku māmā
Sphiner is my mum
My mum is Sphiner
Ōku
My - plural
Āku
My - plural
Ōku mātua
My parents
Āku tamariki
My children (more than one child)
Rāua
Connector word for joining two names
They - 2 people
Ko Ani rāua ko Mere
Ani and Mere
Ko Pita rāua ko Paul
Pita and Paul
Rātou
Connector for three or more names
They - 3 or more people
Ko Pita rātou ko Paul, ko Mere
Pita, Paul and Mere
Ko Joseph rāua ko Sphiner ōku mātua
Joseph and Sphiner are my oarents.
My parents are Jospeh and Sphiner
Ko Kate tāku kotiro
Kate is my daughter/girl
Ko Kage rāua ko Trey āku tamariki
Kage and trey are my children
My children are Kage and Trey
A category (for my)
People you have responsibility/superuoty iver and things you have control of
- Children
- Wife/husband
- Technology/machinefy not used for trnasport
4.Pets
5Man made things (not ckothing), miney, pens paper, cups knives
6. Actions
7. Food and drink (not drinking water)
Youngest child
Pōtiki
Firstborn
Mātāmua
He aha?
What is it?
He
Classifying sentances
Exoressing the nature or attributes of something
What is the predicate?
Sentence starter - what you are (occupation, mum etc) or what you do
He
He māmā ahau
I am a mother
Ko Jerusha ahau
I am Jerusha
Au/ahau
Me or I
Koe
You - one person (the listner)
ia
He/she
Ko Laura koe
You are Laura
Ko Kage ia
He is Kage
Ko Laura ia
She is Laura
Ki
“At”
As in where, I am a worker in Auckland
He kaimahi ahau ki te Office
I am a worker at the office
He aha tō mahi?
What is your job, what do you do for work?
Mā te wā
In good time
Sentance structure/formula to describe the traits of a noun
I am a mother
He + noun + personal pronoun (you, I, us)
He māmā ahau
He kaimahi ia
Moeroa
To sleeping in, sleepyhead, oversleep
Whakatoi
Cheeky, michevious, to tease, to mock, cheekiness
Pakiwaitara
Story
Kupu hou
New words
Kīwaha
Idioms
Sentance starter to describe traits
He
Sentance structure/formula for a describing sentance
He + adjective + a / o pronoun + noun
He whero ōna hū
Her shoes are red
He = to start a the describing sentance (it is/are)
Whero = adjective
Ōna = personal pronoun (plural, his/her)
Hū = noun
He whero ōnu hū
Her shoes are red
He mā tōna panekoti
Her dress is white
He kōura ōna makawe
Her hair is gold
Tāroa
Tall
Kakama
Bright/sharp witted
Uaua
Hard (difficult)
Makariri
Cold
Ātaahua
Gorgeous, beautiful
Tāroaroa
Tall, long
Pakari
Strong, maturity, ripeness, toughness, roughness, robust
Ka
Sentance starter, Used to show a change of action.
Always followed by a verb
Ka whai rāua
They (2) will follow
Ka kai ia
He will eat
Ka waiata a Henare
Henare will sing
Ka hī ika a Timoti
Timoti will fish
Ka mōhio ia
He will know
Ka moe a pāpā
Father will sleep
Sentance starter -present tense
Someone or somthing is somewhere doing somthing
Kei te
Sentance structure/formula when using the present tense
Kei te + location + a + person + e + verb + ana
Where is it, who is doing it, what are they doing
Tracey is at home working
Kei te kāinga a Tracey e mahi ana
Kei te + location + a +person+ e + verb + ana
Riria is at the gym working out
kei te whare hākinakina a Tracey e whakapakari ana
Liam is fishing at the river
Kei te awa a Liam e hī ika ana
Rahia is in the kitchen cooking dinner
Kei te kāuta a Rahia e tunu kai ana
Ripeka is at the marae cleaning
Kei te marae a Ripeka e whakapaipai ana
Kāinga
Home
Whare hākinakina
Gym
Kāuta
Kitchen
Working out
Whakapakari
Fishing
Hī ika
Cooking
Tunu kai
Cleaning
Whakapaipai
Cooking
Tunu kai
Ka mutu pea
Excellent, the best
What are common nouns proceeded by when starting sentance with Ko
Te, ngā
(Question when to use these)
Ia
He/she, him/her
Excludes listener and speaker
tāua
We - 2 people including listener
tātou
We - 3 people including listener
māua
We - 2 people excluding listener
mātou
We - 3 people excluding listener
kōrua
You two - 2 people excluding speaker
Kōtou
You three - 3 or more people excluding speaker
Kotahi atu ki te Tākuta
(She) headed straight for/to the doctors
Kotahi atu ki te Tākuta
(She) headed straight for/to the doctors
Ko te aha?
What is it
I know what it is, but what particlaur one is it?
Ko nga aha?
What are?
I know whatcit is, but whhic pateicular arw they?
He aha?
What is? What are?
Whatckind of thing is it?