Grammar

Welcome to the grammar section. Today we're looking at using the word 'hoki'.

What is the correct English translation for 'Ka mutu te whawhai, ka rūrū hoki rāua'?
  • The fight ended and they shook hands.
  • They took their shoes and their bags.
  • They saw the sky and the birds.
  

What is the correct English translation for 'He roa te kēmu, he kēmu uaua hoki'?
  • The men were short, and broad.
  • The game was long, and it was a hard game.
  • The football was flat and useless.
  

What is the correct English translation for 'Ka hinga te rākau, ka pakaru hoki te tāepa'?
  • The house was big and it was tall.
  • The tree fell and it destroyed the fence.
  • The fence was white and it was dirty.
  

What is the correct English translation for 'Ko ngā toa, he nunui, he teitei hoki'?
  • Those shops are large and tall.
  • The trees are large and tall.
  • The book is large and thick.
  

What is the correct Māori translation for 'The sun is shining and the birds are also singing'?
  • He nui te whare, he rahi hoki.
  • He whero, he mā, he pango hoki tēnā motukā.
  • Kua whiti te rā, kua tangi hoki ngā manu.
  

What is the correct Māori translation for 'Those birds over there are fantails and pigeons'?
  • He tuī ēnei manu, ā, he huia hoki.
  • He tiwaiwaka ērā manu, ā, he kereru hoki.
  • He kahawai tēnei ika, he pātiki hoki tēnā.
  

What is the correct English translation for 'hoki'?
  • also, too, and
  • with, beside
  • in, out
  

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