Grammar

Today's lesson is how to ask and say who will do something using 'mā...e' with plural personal pronouns.

What is the correct English translation for 'Mā wai te waiata e ako atu ki ngā tamariki?'
  • Who will unearth the kumara?
  • You and Tama will erect it
  • Who will teach the song to the children?
  

What is the correct Māori translation for 'They will unearth the kumara'?
  • Mā koutou ngā paukena e tunu
  • Mā mātou ngā tēpu e whakarite
  • Mā rātou ngā kumara e hauhake
  

What is the correct English translation for 'Mā wai te tēneti e whakatū?'?
  • You and Tama will erect it
  • Who will erect the tent?
  • Who will lead the haka?
  

What is the correct Māori transltion for 'Who will make the poi?'?
  • Mā wai ngā poi e hanga?
  • Mā wai ngā kumara e hauhake?
  • Mā rātou ngā kumara e hauhake
  

What is the correct Māori translation for 'Who will cook the pumpkin?'?
  • Mā wai te paukena e tunu?
  • Mā mātou ngā tēpu e whakarite
  • Mā wai ngā kumara e hauhake?
  

What is the correct English translation for 'Mā wai ngā rīhi e horoi?'?
  • Who will wash the dishes?
  • Who will teach the song to the children?
  • Who will make the poi?
  

What is the correct Māori translation for 'Those two will'?
  • Mā tāua
  • Mā rāua
  • Mā kōrua
  

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