Grammar

Today we are looking at asking and saying when something happened in the past.

What is the correct Māori translation for 'When did the seminar start?'?
  • Nōnahea te wānanga i tīmata ai?
  • Nōnahea tērā wāhanga i oti ai?
  • Nōnahea rātou i wehe ai?
  

What is the correct Māori translation for 'The seminar started this morning'?
  • Nō tērā wiki te wānanga i oti ai
  • Nō tērā pō te wānanga i oti ai
  • Nō te ata nei te wānanga i tīmata ai
  

What is the correct Māori translation for 'When did those two reach Hamilton?'?
  • Nōnahea rāua i tae ai ki Kirikiriroa?
  • Nōnahea te tereina i tae ai ki Kirikiriroa?
  • Nōnahea te poti i tū ai?
  

What is the correct Māori translation for 'Those two arrived in Hamilton last week'?
  • Nō tērā rā rā i tae atu ai rāua ki Kirikiriroa
  • Nō tērā wiki rāua i tae ai ki Kirikiriroa
  • Nō inanahi rāua i tae ai ki Kirikiriroa
  

What is the correct Māori translation for 'When were you born?'?
  • Nōnahea koe i wehe ai?
  • Nōnahea koe i kai ai?
  • Nōnahea koe i whānau ai?
  

What is the correct Māori translation for 'I was born in the month of October'?
  • Nō tērā marama au i whānau mai ai
  • Nō te marama o Oketopa au i whānau mai ai
  • Nō te marama o Hūrae
  

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