Grammar

You know the drill well now whānau. Let's recap on yesterday's lesson and the use of 'i'.

How would you say 'They heard the old man snoring' in Māori?
  • Kei te patu te tamaiti i te pōro.
  • I rongo rātou i te koroua e ngongoro ana.
  • Kua hari ngā kōtiro i ngā kete ki te taraka.
  

How would you say 'The child is hitting the ball' in Māori?
  • Kei te patu te tamaiti i te pōro.
  • Kei te pupuri te tamaiti i te pōro.
  • I rongo rātou i te koroua e ngongoro ana.
  

What is the correct Māori translation for 'The people are watching the netball'?
  • E mātakitaki ana ngā tāngata i te netipaoro.
  • E purei netipaoro ana ngā tāngata.
  • I haere ia ki te toa.
  

What is the correct Māori translation for 'The girls took the baskets to the truck'?
  • I pupuri te tamaiti i tōna koti.
  • I hari ngā kōtiro i ngā kete ki te taraka.
  • I tango ngā pēpi i ngā tāonga mai i te kete.
  

What is the correct English translation for 'Kua kite rātou i te poaka rahi'?
  • They saw the small cows
  • They have seen the large pig
  • They have seen the large pigs
  

What is the correct English translation for 'Kei te eke ia i tōna pahikara'?
  • He is riding his bicycle.
  • They have eaten the snack.
  • I have stored the skateboard.
  

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