Grammar

Let's revisit how to find out about someone's whānau!

 

How would you ask 'Who is your mother?'
  • Ko Arapeta taku koroua
  • Ko wai tō māmā?
  • Ko wai to māmā?
  

How would you ask 'Who is your grandmother?'
  • Ko Pania taku teina
  • Ko wai tō māmā?
  • Ko wai tō tuakana?
  • None of the above
  

The question 'Ko wai tō tuakana?' can apply to any older sibling, regardless of sex. Is this statement true or false?
  • True
  • False
  

How would Mahina say 'Rangi is my younger sister'?
  • Ko Rangi taku ingoa
  • Ko Rangi taku teina
  • Ko Rangi taku tuakana
  

Which of the following is the correct translation for 'Ko wai tō koroua?'
  • Who is my grandfather?
  • Who is your grandfather?
  

Which word in the question 'Ko wai tō koroua?' would be replaced with the name of your grandfather?
  • tō
  • koroua
  • wai
  

How would you (female) say 'Pania is my younger sister'?
  • Ko Pania taku teina
  • Ko Pania taku tuakana
  

Which of the following is the correct translation for 'Arapeta is my grandfather'?
  • Ko Arapeta taku koroua
  • Ko Arapeta taku tuakana
  • Ko Arapeta taku teina
  

How would Mahina say her older sister is Hera?
  • Ko Hera taku teina
  • Ko Hera taku tuakana
  • Ko Hera taku māmā
  

How would Maruia respond to the question 'Ko wai tō tuakana?' and say her older sister is Makareta?
  • Ko Makareta taku ingoa
  • Ko Makareta taku tuakana
  • Ko Makareta taku koroua
  

How would Rai say his older brother is Tipene?
  • Ko Tipene taku teina
  • Ko Tipene taku tuakana
  • Ko Tipene taku koroua
  

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