Grammar

Plural personal pronouns are what we're looking at today. We know that plural personal pronouns are only used when referring to three or more people. So today we look at 'tātou' and 'rātou'.

Which of the following is the correct definition for 'tātou'?
  • We/us (three or more people including the speaker and listeners)
  • We/us (two or more people including the speaker, excluding the listeners)
  • We/us (three or more people excluding the speaker and listeners)
 

Which of the following is the correct translation for 'greetings to us'.
  • Kia ora koutou
  • Kia ora kōrua
  • Kia ora tātou
 

How would you say 'how are we' to three or more people including the speaker and the listeners?
  • Kei te pēhea mātou?
  • Kei te pēhea tātou?
  • Kei te pēhea koutou?
 

'E haere ana tātou ki te kura'. This translates to which of the options below?
  • We (three or more people including the speaker, excluding the listeners) are going to school
  • We (three or more people includingspeaker and listeners) are going to school
  • We (three or more people excluding the speaker and listeners) are going to school
 

Which of the following is the correct translation for 'We (three or more people including the speaker and listeners) are from Poroporo'
  • Nō Poroporo mātou
  • Nō Poroporo rāua
  • Nō Poroporo ahau
  • None of the above
 

Referring to three or more people including the speaker and listeners, how would you ask 'what are we going for'
  • E haere ana tātou ki te aha?
  • E haere ana tātou ki hea?
  • E haere ana tātou ki te toa?
 

The term 'rātou' can be defined by which option below?
  • They/them (two or more people excluding the speaker and listeners)
  • They/them (three or more people excluding the speaker and listeners)
 

Referring to three or more people excluding the speaker and listeners, how would you ask 'who are they?'
  • Ko wai ia?
  • Ko wai koutou?
  • Ko wai rātou?
 

Referring to three or more people and excluding the speaker and listeners, how would you ask 'where are they going'.
  • E haere ana mātou ki hea?
  • E haere ana rātou ki hea?
  • E haere ana rātou ki te Poroporo?
 

Using the correct plural personal pronoun referring to three or more people excluding the speaker and listeners how would you ask 'how are they doing?'
  • Kei te pēhea koutou?
  • Kei te pēhea tātou?
  • Kei te pēhea rātou?
 

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