Active sentence
The layout of an active sentence
TAP
Tense + action + person (+ i/ki + object)
Past tense time phrases start with (e.g last week)
I
a description sentence starts with?
He
A location sentence starts with?
Kei
What is the Māori word for he/she?
ia
What is the present tense marker?
Kei te
Future tense time phrases start with (e.g next year)
What is the Māori word for tall?
Tāroaroa
What is the kupu Māori for on/above
Runga
How do you say 'you 2' in te reo Māori?
Kōrua
What is the future tense marker?
Ka
Tomorrow
āpōpō
What does 'He ātaahua ia' mean?
He/she is beautiful
What is the kupu Māori for in?
What does the word tātou mean?
US 3+ (including the listener and speaker)
What does 'Kei te haere koe ki te kura' mean in te reo?
I am going to school
Last week
I tērā wiki
how would you say 'I am tall' in te reo Māori?
He tāroaroa ahau
what does 'Kei runga te pene i te tēpu' mean?
The pen is on the table
What is the word used for us 2 (excluding the listener)?
māua
How would you say 'I ate the cake' in te reo Māori?
I kai ahau i te keke
Next year
Ā tērā tau
How would you say 'his eyes are blue' in te reo Māori?
He kahurangi ōna karu
(He kikorangi ōna whatu)
How would you say I am at school in te reo Māori?
Kei te kura ahau
What is the Māori word for 'Those 3+ (over there)'?
Rātou