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1/ Order of Particles. They usually go after the word they refer to in this order: 1. Manner particles (kau, kē, mā, noa, rawa, tonu). 2. Directional particles (mai, atu, ake, iho). 3. Locative particles (nei, nā, rā, ai, ana). 4. Others (anō, hoki, anake, koa, rānei, pea).
October 27, 2025 at 10:42 PM
1/ Order of Particles. They usually go after the word they refer to in this order: 1. Manner particles (kau, kē, mā, noa, rawa, tonu). 2. Directional particles (mai, atu, ake, iho). 3. Locative particles (nei, nā, rā, ai, ana). 4. Others (anō, hoki, anake, koa, rānei, pea).
Order of Particles. They usually go after the word they refer to in this order: 1. Manner particles (kau, kē, mā, noa, rawa, tonu). 2. Directional particles (mai, atu, ake, iho). 3. Locative particles (nei, nā, rā, ai, ana). 4. Others (anō, hoki, anake, koa, rānei, pea).
October 26, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Order of Particles. They usually go after the word they refer to in this order: 1. Manner particles (kau, kē, mā, noa, rawa, tonu). 2. Directional particles (mai, atu, ake, iho). 3. Locative particles (nei, nā, rā, ai, ana). 4. Others (anō, hoki, anake, koa, rānei, pea).
Order of Particles. They usually go after the word they refer to in this order: 1. Manner particles (kau, kē, mā, noa, rawa, tonu). 2. Directional particles (mai, atu, ake, iho). 3. Locative particles (nei, nā, rā, ai, ana). 4. Others (anō, hoki, anake, koa, rānei, pea).
October 22, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Order of Particles. They usually go after the word they refer to in this order: 1. Manner particles (kau, kē, mā, noa, rawa, tonu). 2. Directional particles (mai, atu, ake, iho). 3. Locative particles (nei, nā, rā, ai, ana). 4. Others (anō, hoki, anake, koa, rānei, pea).
Prepositions. 'Rā' as a preposition with the sense of 'by way of'. Not commonly used in modern Māori. Tiaho mai rā roto i te pō. Shining down through the night (from the hymn Whakaaria mai). I waiho tō rātou waka i te one, ka haere mai rā uta. They left their canoe on the ...
October 22, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Prepositions. 'Rā' as a preposition with the sense of 'by way of'. Not commonly used in modern Māori. Tiaho mai rā roto i te pō. Shining down through the night (from the hymn Whakaaria mai). I waiho tō rātou waka i te one, ka haere mai rā uta. They left their canoe on the ...
Prepositions. 'Me' as a preposition with the sense of 'like'. I tō mātou kitenga i tōna rahi me te tōna teitei, ā, i tō mātou tūnga ki tōna taha, e hika, me he tāngata pīngongo. When we saw his size and height, and when we stood next to him, we felt like people who had shrunk.
October 20, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Prepositions. 'Me' as a preposition with the sense of 'like'. I tō mātou kitenga i tōna rahi me te tōna teitei, ā, i tō mātou tūnga ki tōna taha, e hika, me he tāngata pīngongo. When we saw his size and height, and when we stood next to him, we felt like people who had shrunk.
Prepositions. Ko as a preposition. 5. Used to coordinate pronouns with other phrases. Me noho mai koutou ko Mere ko Hūhana ko Rewi ko tērā tokorua. You Mary, Susan, Dave, and those two, stay. (Note. Traditionally Māori did not use ...
October 20, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Prepositions. Ko as a preposition. 5. Used to coordinate pronouns with other phrases. Me noho mai koutou ko Mere ko Hūhana ko Rewi ko tērā tokorua. You Mary, Susan, Dave, and those two, stay. (Note. Traditionally Māori did not use ...
Prepositions. Ko as a preposition. 4. In Te Taitokerau it is used sometimes as the future form of kei. Ko reira ahau āpōpō. I will be there tomorrow. In some areas of Te Taitokerau it is used instead of 'kua'. Ko haere ia inapō nei. He went last night.
October 15, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Prepositions. Ko as a preposition. 4. In Te Taitokerau it is used sometimes as the future form of kei. Ko reira ahau āpōpō. I will be there tomorrow. In some areas of Te Taitokerau it is used instead of 'kua'. Ko haere ia inapō nei. He went last night.
Prepositions. Ko as a preposition. 2. As a fronted subject. Ko Mere te tangata kotahi kua whakaae ki tāna i kī ia. Mary was the only one that agreed with what he said.
October 15, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Prepositions. Ko as a preposition. 2. As a fronted subject. Ko Mere te tangata kotahi kua whakaae ki tāna i kī ia. Mary was the only one that agreed with what he said.
Prepositions. Ko as a preposition. 1. The predicate of a sentence. Ko Rūrūtao (rūrū - shake; tao - spear) tētahi whakamāoritanga hangareka mō Shakespeare. Rūrūtao is a playful translation of Shakespeare.
October 14, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Prepositions. Ko as a preposition. 1. The predicate of a sentence. Ko Rūrūtao (rūrū - shake; tao - spear) tētahi whakamāoritanga hangareka mō Shakespeare. Rūrūtao is a playful translation of Shakespeare.
Prepositions. The preposition hei has 2 uses. 2. It can mark future time (along with ā and mō). Hei tērā wiki ka hoki mai anō i tāwāhi i muri i te rua tau ki Kānata. Next week she'll return from overseas after two years in Canada.
October 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Prepositions. The preposition hei has 2 uses. 2. It can mark future time (along with ā and mō). Hei tērā wiki ka hoki mai anō i tāwāhi i muri i te rua tau ki Kānata. Next week she'll return from overseas after two years in Canada.
Prepositions. The preposition hei has 2 uses. 1. It can mark future position. Hei konei au āpōpō. I'll be here tomorrow. Kō te tūmanako, hei reira kē ia i tō mātou taenga atu. Hopefully, he'll already be there when we arrive.
October 12, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Prepositions. The preposition hei has 2 uses. 1. It can mark future position. Hei konei au āpōpō. I'll be here tomorrow. Kō te tūmanako, hei reira kē ia i tō mātou taenga atu. Hopefully, he'll already be there when we arrive.
Prepositions. The preposition hei has 2 uses. 1. It can mark future position. Hei konei au āpōpō. I'll be here tomorrow. Kō te tūmanako, hei reira kē ia i tō mātou taenga atu. Hopefully, he'll already be there when we arrive.
October 12, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Prepositions. The preposition hei has 2 uses. 1. It can mark future position. Hei konei au āpōpō. I'll be here tomorrow. Kō te tūmanako, hei reira kē ia i tō mātou taenga atu. Hopefully, he'll already be there when we arrive.
Prepositions. The preposition hei has 2 uses. 1. It can mark future position. Hei konei au āpōpō. I'll be here tomorrow. Kō te tūmanako, hei reira kē ia i tō mātou taenga atu. Hopefully, he'll already be there when we arrive.
October 8, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Prepositions. The preposition hei has 2 uses. 1. It can mark future position. Hei konei au āpōpō. I'll be here tomorrow. Kō te tūmanako, hei reira kē ia i tō mātou taenga atu. Hopefully, he'll already be there when we arrive.
Prepositions. Mō can also be used to indicate future time. Mō te whā karaka te hui. Ko te tūmanako, kāore e whakaaetia e tērā whakaputa mōhio te whakatopatopa pērā i te hui tōmua. The meeting's set for four. Hopefully that know-it-all won't be allowed to dominate like last time.
October 6, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Prepositions. Mō can also be used to indicate future time. Mō te whā karaka te hui. Ko te tūmanako, kāore e whakaaetia e tērā whakaputa mōhio te whakatopatopa pērā i te hui tōmua. The meeting's set for four. Hopefully that know-it-all won't be allowed to dominate like last time.
Prepositions. Mā/mō. 3. Used in comments about route or means. Mā hea rā koe haere mai ai? How did you get here then? Mā te haere pakituhi. I hitchhiked. Mā Tūrangi. Via Tūrangi. Mā runga i tō Pita waka. In Peter's car.
October 5, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Prepositions. Mā/mō. 3. Used in comments about route or means. Mā hea rā koe haere mai ai? How did you get here then? Mā te haere pakituhi. I hitchhiked. Mā Tūrangi. Via Tūrangi. Mā runga i tō Pita waka. In Peter's car.
Prepositions. Mā/mō. 2. Used in the actor emphatic constructions for the future. "Mā wai au e awhina ki te ruirui i ngā kākano?" te pātai a Te Heihei Whero Iti. "Ehara māku", ka kī te poaka. "Who will help me plant the seeds?" asked the Little Red Hen. 'Not I," said the pig.
October 1, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Prepositions. Mā/mō. 2. Used in the actor emphatic constructions for the future. "Mā wai au e awhina ki te ruirui i ngā kākano?" te pātai a Te Heihei Whero Iti. "Ehara māku", ka kī te poaka. "Who will help me plant the seeds?" asked the Little Red Hen. 'Not I," said the pig.
Prepositions. Mā/mō. Marks phrases that show for whose benefit something is, or happens. Homai he parāoa parai māku kei pau katoa te kai i a rāua. Pass me some fried bread before those two eat it all. Mōna tēnā karaehe wai. That glass of water is for her.
September 28, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Prepositions. Mā/mō. Marks phrases that show for whose benefit something is, or happens. Homai he parāoa parai māku kei pau katoa te kai i a rāua. Pass me some fried bread before those two eat it all. Mōna tēnā karaehe wai. That glass of water is for her.
Prepositions. Nā/nō. Nō is also used for fronted time comments (as a alternative to 'i'). Nō tērā tau i kī taurangi ia meāke ka pai ake anō te ōhanga. Kei te tātari tonutia tērā. Last year she said the economy would soon improve. We're still waiting for that.
September 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Prepositions. Nā/nō. Nō is also used for fronted time comments (as a alternative to 'i'). Nō tērā tau i kī taurangi ia meāke ka pai ake anō te ōhanga. Kei te tātari tonutia tērā. Last year she said the economy would soon improve. We're still waiting for that.
Prepositions. Nā/nō. Used for the past actor emphatic construction. Tahi: Nā wai taku pae tiakarete i kai? Rua: Nāku. Kaitoa! Nāu aku rare i whānako inanahi. One: Who ate my chocolate bar? Two: I did. Serves you right. You pinched my lollies yesterday.
September 24, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Prepositions. Nā/nō. Used for the past actor emphatic construction. Tahi: Nā wai taku pae tiakarete i kai? Rua: Nāku. Kaitoa! Nāu aku rare i whānako inanahi. One: Who ate my chocolate bar? Two: I did. Serves you right. You pinched my lollies yesterday.
Prepositions. Nā/nō. Indicating possession. Nā wai tērā mōkī kei runga i te tēpu. Whose parcel is that on the table? Nō te Pirimia tērā whare, me ētahi atu e rua. That house, and two others, belong to the Prime Minister.
September 22, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Prepositions. Nā/nō. Indicating possession. Nā wai tērā mōkī kei runga i te tēpu. Whose parcel is that on the table? Nō te Pirimia tērā whare, me ētahi atu e rua. That house, and two others, belong to the Prime Minister.
Prepositions. The preposition ā is used in time comments relating to the future. Ka kai tātou ā te haurua i te ono karaka, ki te tae mai a DeliverEasy i te wā i kīia mai. We will at at six thirty, if DeliverEasy arrives when they said.
September 21, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Prepositions. The preposition ā is used in time comments relating to the future. Ka kai tātou ā te haurua i te ono karaka, ki te tae mai a DeliverEasy i te wā i kīia mai. We will at at six thirty, if DeliverEasy arrives when they said.
Prepositions. 2. Kei is used in formal language by a speaker to address his or her listeners. Kei te rangatira, kei te whakaae mātou ki tāu i kī ai. Sir. we agree with what you said.
September 19, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Prepositions. 2. Kei is used in formal language by a speaker to address his or her listeners. Kei te rangatira, kei te whakaae mātou ki tāu i kī ai. Sir. we agree with what you said.
Prepositions. 1. Kei is used to introduce phrases stating where the subject is. Kei konei au tae noa atu ki te Paraire. I'm here until Friday. Kei Pōneke te Whare Pāremata, i mua i Tāmakimakarau. The Houses of Parliament are in Wellington, previously they were in Auckland.
September 17, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Prepositions. 1. Kei is used to introduce phrases stating where the subject is. Kei konei au tae noa atu ki te Paraire. I'm here until Friday. Kei Pōneke te Whare Pāremata, i mua i Tāmakimakarau. The Houses of Parliament are in Wellington, previously they were in Auckland.
1/ Prepositions. Uses of 'me'. 4. When two actions are performed at the same time they can joined by 'me'. If the subject of the second action is different from the first then add a possessive determiner. I puta mai tētahi anō puakanga e uapare ana i te kāwanatanga o mua mō ...
September 15, 2025 at 11:22 PM
1/ Prepositions. Uses of 'me'. 4. When two actions are performed at the same time they can joined by 'me'. If the subject of the second action is different from the first then add a possessive determiner. I puta mai tētahi anō puakanga e uapare ana i te kāwanatanga o mua mō ...
Prepositions. Uses of 'me'. 4. When two actions are performed at the same time they can joined by 'me'. Ka taunu rātou me te tāwai, engari ka parau noa, ka kōrero tonu a Winitana. They heckled and jeered to no avail, Winston kept on talking.
September 15, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Prepositions. Uses of 'me'. 4. When two actions are performed at the same time they can joined by 'me'. Ka taunu rātou me te tāwai, engari ka parau noa, ka kōrero tonu a Winitana. They heckled and jeered to no avail, Winston kept on talking.