Te Hū o Moho Book 4 - Te Pirere - Kotahi Mano Kaika

It is okay to use the ‘i/ki’ to add information onto the sentence, for instance:
Mähau e haere ki te karaka atu ki tö tukäne.
You go to call out to your brother.
This is because the ‘mä wai’ structure actually finished with mähau e haere – you go.
Here’s another example:
Nä kä tamariki kä pipi i kohikohi ki te whäkai i tö tätou manuhiri.
The children collected the pipis to feed our guests.
Again the nä wai structure was completed with: Nä kä tamariki kä pipi i kohikohi. The
second part was added information, for what purpose? – to feed our guests.
3. The final rule is you don’t use passives in a mä wai/nä wai sentence as you are
essentially mixing up the emphasising functions of both structures – so even
though you may be tempted at times to put that little whiore – tail on the end
of the kupu mahi – you’re just going to have to fight the desire and leave it
whiore-less!
That’s enough of the ‘ture’ for the moment – Here is some körero to get your niho sunk
into – in a sophisticated way of course.
2.3
Whakamäoritia kä rereka körero e whai ake nei – translate these following sentences:
1. You go and call Manawa.
2. You wash those other clothes.
3. He fixed up their (2) room.
4. Who fed the dog?
5. You take the phone to Mum.
6. They (2) will look after the baby. Poutü looked after her yesterday, and Manawa
and Rereata can look after her tomorrow.
7. I will wash the floor. You wipe down the bench in the kitchen.
8. Can you fetch my books please girl?
9. Who will fetch the milk for breakfast?
10. Hinepounamu will draw a picture.
11. Will she return that skirt to Rereata?
12. Who will help me carry the groceries?
13. They will lock the door when the meeting is finished.
14. I’ll look after you my love!
He Körerorero
Dialogue
And now to see some examples of these sentences in action! If you’re been around
taiohi when it’s time to do the much hated dishes you may be familiar with the following
scenario – long debates over washing and drying duties that end up taking longer than
it takes to do the actual dishes:
KÄ REREKA
HURIARO,
KÄ REREKA KOI
PASSIVE+ ACTIVE
SENTENCES
2.
Häkoro:
Tamariki mä, e hoki atu ki te käuta ki te horoi i kä rïhi.
Kids, get back to the kitchen and do those dishes.