Grammar

Kia ora whānau. Today we look at how to use 'ki te' in a sentence.

What is the correct Māori translation for 'Mum has gone to work'?
  • Kei te haere a Māmā ki te mahi
  • Kua haere a Māmā ki te mahi
  • E haere ana a Māmā ki te mahi
  

What is the correct Māori translation for 'You and I should go to get the water now'?
  • I te haere tāua ki te tiki tī
  • Ko te haere tāua ki te tiki waireka
  • Me haere tāua ki te tiki wai ināianei
  

What is the correct Māori translation for 'The baby has started to crawl'?
  • Kua haere te pēpi ki te moe
  • Kua tīmata te tama ki te peke
  • Kua tīmata te pēpi ki te ngaoki
  

What is the correct Māori translation for 'I want to drive a car'?
  • Kei te haere ahau ki te taraiwa waka
  • Kei te hiahia ahau ki te taraiwa waka
  • Kei te oma te hōiho ki te whīra
  

What is the correct Māori translation for 'She has gone to rest'?
  • Kua haere ia ki te whakatā
  • I oma ia ki te ngahere
  • I kaukau ia ki te moutere
  

What is the correct Māori translation for 'The grandchildren have gone to watch a movie'?
  • Inatahi rā, i haere ngā kotiro ki te kanikani
  • Ā tōna wā, ka haere ngā tāngata ki te kai
  • Kua haere ngā mokopuna ki te mātaki pikitia
  

What is the correct Māori translation 'The students are waiting to start'?
  • Kei te tatari ngā tauira ki te tīmata
  • Kei te oma ngā tamariki ki te tangata rongonui
  • Kei te tangi te kurī ki te wahine
  

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