§ 7 - II. Nouns and Personal Pronouns - First Lessons in Maori
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Self is expressed by the addition to the pronoun of either of the adverbs, ake or ano , which may also be used with a possessive, ( § 18 ), to express own . In the latter case ake may be placed after either the possessive or the noun, ano only after the noun. Ki a raua ake, to themselves . Toku a...
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III. Prepositions.* - First Lessons in Maori
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A, of, belonging to . ( § 22 ). at , of future time: a hea? at what time? until . after the manner of . O, of, belonging to , passive of a. ( § 22 ). from , of place or time, denoting the starting point. Na, of, belonging to . ( § 22 ). by, by means of, on account of , owing to. by, through, by w...
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§ 19. Peculiarities of the articles - IV. Definitives - First Lessons in Maori
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( a ) The articles, te, nga, taua, aua , and he are used only as adjuncts standing before a noun. This usage distinguishes them from the other definitives, any of which may be used absolutely, standing alone as the page 18 principal or primary in a sentence. The demonstrative, ia , standing alone...
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V. Adjectives - First Lessons in Maori
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An adjective always stands after the noun which it qualifies. He whare pai, a good house . Tana kuri nui, his large dog . By doubling the di-syllabic root , or sometimes only the first syllable of the root, of an adjective, the intensity of its signification is diminished, thus: Wera, hot . Weraw...
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VII. Sentences without Verbs - First Lessons in Maori
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—The Subject in a sentence is that of which anything is said. The Predicate is that which is said of the Subject. Examples. John is a boy. John runs. In both these “John” is the Subject: “a boy” and “runs” are Predicates. —In English, when the predicate is not a verb, the verb “to be,” commonly c...
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§ 41 - VII. Sentences without Verbs - First Lessons in Maori
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The use of an interrogative adverb, as ianei, koia, oti, ranei , or of one of the words, wai , who, tehea , which, aha , what, pehea , of what sort, hea , what place, or hia , how many, makes a sentence essentially interrogative. Otherwise an interrogative is indicated solely by the tone of the v...
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§ 45 - VIII. Verbs - First Lessons in Maori
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It must be understood that the tenses of a Maori verb indicate the condition of the action, but do not, except in the case of the Past Indefinite and the Future, connote a time relationship. The Imperfect and Perfect may have a past, present, or future reference according to the context. E huihui...
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§ 68 - IX. Neuter Verbs - First Lessons in Maori
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Derivative Nouns are formed from adjectives and participles by adding as a suffix, -nga , or -tanga , to denote the circumstance, time, or place of the condition expressed. Compare § 58.
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§ 71 - X. Relative Clauses - First Lessons in Maori
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There are no Relative Pronouns in Maori. Their place is supplied either by the position of the words forming the relative clause; or by the personal pronoun of the third person singular; or, again, by the use of certain particles.
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§ 78 - X. Relative Clauses - First Lessons in Maori
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Whatever in a negative sentence, is often expressed by repeating the clause with the interrogative pronoun, aha , in place of the noun, thus:— Kahore he kai, kahore he aha, there is no food whatever . Hore he iwi, hore he aha, there was no strength whatever .
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§ 80. Added Termination - XI. Miscellaneous - First Lessons in Maori
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—Adverbs other than those specified in § 79, or adjectives used adverbially, which have reference to the manner, intensity , etc., of an action which they qualify, have the passive termination -tia added to them when used with passive verbs, and the termination - tanga when used with derivative n...
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§ 83 - XI. Miscellaneous - First Lessons in Maori
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As soon as is expressed by an elliptical use of the verb with one of the adverbs tonu or kau for past time, and by the subjunctive with kia for future. Tae tonu atu matou ki reira ka timata te korero, As soon as we arrived there the speaking began . Rangona kautia mai ahau e karanga ana, ka oma k...
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§ 86 - XI. Miscellaneous - First Lessons in Maori
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The purpose of an action may be rendered by he mea . He kai makutu ana kai, koia i karangatia ai a Tamure ki te kai he mea kia mate. His food was bewitched; therefore Tamure was called to eat in order that he might die .
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IX. — § 42 - Progressive Exercises - First Lessons in Maori
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1. Tokohia nga tangata kei roto i to korua whare? 2. I hea a Tara raua ko Rua i te Manei? 3. Hei konei ranei raua apopo? 4. Hei Turanga raua a te Turei. 5. Kahore ranei tau kuri i konei inanahi? 6. Kahore ranei a Tara i roto i tona whare inapo? 7. Ehara tena i te hua no tenei rakau. 8. Ehara rane...
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XVI. — §§ 66 to 70 - Progressive Exercises - First Lessons in Maori
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1. Kua mahue a Pare i ona hoa ki Taupo. 2. Kua oti ranei i a Ripi ma te whare o Pare? 3. Na wai i korero ki a koe te weranga o te whare o Rupe? 4. Ka pau i te manu nga hua o au rakau. 5. I te taenga atu o Turi ki tona whare kua poto nga taonga i a Pare te kawe ki waho. 6. Apopo ka oti te taurapa ...
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XVIII. — §§ 73, 74, 75 - Progressive Exercises - First Lessons in Maori
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1. Mo wai te kakahu e whatu nei te wahine a Turi? 2. Ko Horouta te waka i kawea mai ai te kumara i Hawaiki. 3. Ko Rotorua te moana i kauhoe ra a Hinemoa. 4. Ko te ara ranei tera e haere mai ai a Turi? 5. Ko tehea o enei taitama tau e whiriwhiri ai hei hoa mou? 6. Ma Rewa ranei āu ika e kawe na? 7...
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XXI. — § 81 - Progressive Exercises - First Lessons in Maori
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1. I rere atu te kaipuke o Tupaea i konei, kihai i hoki mai. 2 E hoki ana ahau aianei ki Tokomaru, me haere ake koe ki reira apopo. 3. I te ngahorotanga iho o nga page 69 hua o te rakau ka titiro ake raua, ka kite i te kukupa e noho iho ana. 4. Hei kona korua noho mai ai; kia tae mai a Kae me hae...
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II - Key to the Exercises - First Lessons in Maori
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1. The men in the house. 2. (Some) food for Heke and his companions. 3. The doorway of Rupe's house. 4. Fruit of the trees of that place. 5. The children of Turi and his companions. 6. For her brother. 7. To Manaia's elder brother. 8. Belonging to that woman's younger sister. 9. This one of their...
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V - Key to the Exercises - First Lessons in Maori
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1. The twenty-four tall trees. 2. The fifth of those large axes with the long handles. 3. The three good houses for you and Turi and Ripi. 4. Five books for Kupe and me. 5. The tallest of those five trees. 6. The five men in Turu's large house. 7. The size of these forty-two houses. 8. At the thi...
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VIII - Key to the Exercises
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1. Whose are those two books? 2. Does not that dog belong to Tara? 3. Is there not a house by the side of that river? 4. Where is the rope of this canoe? 5. What is the name of Horo's child? 6. Which is Kaihau's house? 7. Which of these houses is Kupe's? 8. Is Turi a brother of Hineko's? 9. Are t...
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