Grammar

Today we review our learning on how to say and ask who will do something using 'mā' with 'e'.

You are given 3 sentences below. Only one of them is structured correctly. You need to choose the correct Māori translation for 'Who will teach the song to the children?'.
  • Mā wai te waiata e ako atu ki ngā tamariki?
  • Mā wai te tamariki e ako atu ki ngā waiata?
  • Mā wai ngā ako e waiata ki ngā tamariki?
  

You are given 3 sentences below. Only one of them is structured correctly. You need to choose the correct Māori translation for 'Who will erect the tent?'.
  • Mā wai e whakatū te whare mimi?
  • Mā wai te whakatū e tēneti?
  • Mā wai te tēneti e whakatū?
  

You are given 3 sentences below. Only one of them is structured correctly. You need to choose the correct Māori translation for 'You and Tama will erect it'.
  • Mā kōrua ko Tama e whakatū
  • Mā Tama ko kōrua e whakatū
  • Mā kōrua e whakatū ko Tama
  

You are given 3 sentences below. Only one of them is structured correctly. You need to choose the correct Māori translation for 'Who will cook the pumpkin?'.
  • Mā wai e tunu ngā rīwai?
  • Mā wai ngā paukena e tunu?
  • Mā wai ngā tunu e paukena?
  

You are given 3 sentences below. Only one of them is structured correctly. You need to choose the correct Māori translation for 'You all will cook the pumpkin'.
  • Mā koutou te tunu e paukena
  • Mā koutou te paukena e tunu
  • Mā te paukena tunu e koutou
  

You are given 3 sentences below. Only one of them is structured correctly. You need to choose the correct Māori translation for 'Who will set the tables?'.
  • Mā wai ngā whakarite e tēpu?
  • Mā wai e ngā tēpu whakarite?
  • Mā wai ngā tēpu e whakarite?
  

You are given 3 sentences below. Only one of them is structured correctly. You need to choose the correct Māori translation for 'We will set the tables'.
  • Mā mātou ngā tēpu e whakarite
  • Mā tēpu ngā mātou e whakarite
  • Mā ngā tēpu mātou e whakarite
  

Exercises

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