Grammar

Today we look at making a list using 'te' and 'he'.

What is the correct Māori translation for 'Tama saw the monkeys, lions, rhinoceroses and elephants'?
  • Ka kite a Tama i ngā makimaki, i ngā raiona, i ngā rinorino, i ngā arewhana
  • Ka kāinga e Horotiu te tuna, te kina, te kōura, te tio, te pāua
  • He pene rākau, he pene, he rūri, he pukapuka, he pēke āna taputapu mō te kura
  

What is the correct Māori translation for 'Horotiu ate an eel, see-egg, crayfish, oyster and pāua'?
  • He pūrere tuitui, he miro, he ngira, he kutikuti, he papanga ā rāua taputapu mō te tuitui
  • Ka kainga e Horotiu te tuna, te kina, te kōura, te tio, te pāua
  • Ka tākaro rātou i te rīki, i te poitūkohu, i te netipōro, i te pā whutupāoro
  

What is the correct Māori translation for 'They played rugby, basketball, netball and touch'?
  • Ka kainga e rātou te heihei, te huamata, te tomato, te pihikete, te huarākau
  • Ka tākaro rātou i te rīki, i te poitūkohu, i te netipaoro, i te pā whutupāoro
  • He kiwi, he kea, he rūrū, he pūkeko, he kererū ngā manu i kite a Hine
  

What is the correct Māori translation for 'Rods, lines, bait, hooks and bags was their gear for fishing'?
  • Ka kite a Ruka i te ngāwhā, i te roto, i te whare whakairo, i te ngahere
  • Ka kite a Tama i ngā makimaki, i ngā raiona, i ngā rinorino, i ngā arewhana
  • He tautara, he aho, he mōunu, he matau, he pēke ā rāua taputapu mō te hī ika
  

What is the correct Māori translation for 'A pencil, pen, ruler, book and bag were his gear for school'?
  • He pene rākau, he pene, he rūri, he pukapuka, he pēke āna taputapu mō te kura
  • Ka tākaro rātou i te rīki, i te poitūkohu, i te netipōro, i te pā whutupāoro
  • He kiwi, he kea, he rūrū, he pūkeko, he kererū ngā manu i kite a Hine
  

What is the correct Māori translation for 'Cabbage, sweet potato, carrots, potatos and onions are the vegetables in our garden'?
  • He kāpiti, he kumara, he karoti, he riwai, he riki ngā huawhenua o tō mātou māra
  • Ka kainga e rātou te heihei, te huamata, te tomato, te pihikete, te huarākau
  • Ka kite a Ruka i te ngāwhā, i te roto, i te whare whakairo, i te ngahere
  

What is the correct Māori translation for 'They ate bread, fermented pūhā, eel, raw fish and pork'?
  • Ka kite a Tama i ngā makimaki, i ngā raiona, i ngā rinorino, i ngā arewhana
  • Ka kite a Ruka i te ngāwhā, i te roto, i te whare whakairo, i te ngahere
  • Ka kainga e rātou te parāoa, te toroi, te tuna, te ika mata, te poaka
  

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