Nā Structure

Question 1

What is the past singular pronoun for ‘mine’ in Māori?

Answer 1

Nāku

This is the form used to indicate possession in the past tense.

Question 2

What is the future singular pronoun for ‘yours’ in Māori?

Answer 2

Māu

This indicates possession in the future tense.

Question 3

What is the past singular pronoun for ‘his/hers’ in Māori?

Answer 3

Nāna

This form is used for indicating possession in the past.

Question 4

What is the future singular pronoun for ‘for him/her’ in Māori?

Answer 4

Māna

This indicates future possession for a third person.

Question 5

What is the past plural pronoun for ‘theirs’ (3+) in Māori?

Answer 5

Nā rātou

Used to indicate possession in the past for multiple people.

Question 6

What is the future plural pronoun for ‘for them’ (3+) in Māori?

Answer 6

Mā rātou

Indicates future possession for multiple people.

Question 7

What is the structure of the past agent emphatic?

eg: Who washed these dishes

Answer 7

Nā wai + determiner + object + i + verb

Nā wai enei rihi i horoi?

This structure emphasizes the agent in past actions.

Question 8

Provide an example of a past agent emphatic mahi question in Māori.

Answer 8

Nā wai ēnei rīhi i horoi?

Nā wai + determiner + object + i + verb

This means ‘Who washed these dishes?’

Question 9

Provide an example of a past agent emphatic statement in Māori for mahi.

Answer 9

Nā Natalia ēnei rīhi i horoi

Nā + Who + determiner + object + i + verb

This means ‘Natalia washed those dishes.’

Question 10

What is the structure of the future agent emphatic question? This for mahi as in who is doing this action

Answer 10

Mā wai + determiner + object + e + verb

Mā wai te kai e tunu?

This structure emphasizes the agent in future actions.

Question 11

Provide an example of a future agent emphatic question in Māori.

Answer 11

Mā wai te kai e whakarite?

This means ‘Who will prepare the food?’

Question 12

Provide an example of a future agent emphatic statement in Māori.

Answer 12

Mā Phoebe te kai e whakarite

This means ‘Phoebe will prepare the food.’

Question 13

What is the structure for ‘Nā Mahi’ statement in Māori?

Answer 13

Nā + determiner + object + i + verb

This structure is used for past actions.

Question 14

Provide an example of ‘Nā Mahi’ question in Māori.

Answer 14

Nāu ēnei rīhi i horoi?

Who (Nā wai) You (Nāu) + determiner + object + i + verb?

This means ‘Did you wash these dishes?’

Question 15

What is the structure for ‘Mā Mahi’ statement in Māori?

Answer 15

Mā + determiner + object + e + verb

This structure is used for future actions.

Question 16

Provide an example of ‘Mā Mahi’ question in Māori.

Answer 16

Māu ēnei rīhi e horoi?

This means ‘Will you wash these dishes?’

Question 17

What is the structure for ‘Nā/Nō Possession Question’ in Māori?

Answer 17

Nā/nō + wai + determiner + object

This structure indicates possession.

Question 18

Provide an example of ‘Nā/Nō Possession’ in Māori. As a patai?

Answer 18

Nō wai ēnei hū?

Nā / Nō wai + determiner + object

This means ‘Who do these shoes belong to?’

Question 19

What is the structure for ‘Mā/Mō Possession Patai’ in Māori?

Answer 19

Mā/mō + wai + determiner + object?

Mā/Mō (Based on ā or ō) rules + wai + tenei + rorohiko pōnaho?

This structure indicates future possession.

Question 20

Provide an example of ‘Mā/Mō Possession’ in Māori. What is an example of a pātai using these possessives?

Answer 20

Mō wai tēnei pōraka?

Mō / Mā wai + determiner + object?

This means ‘Who is this sweater for?’