Active Sentences

Question 1

I just ate my toast

Answer 1

Kua kai ahau i tāku tōhi

Question 2

What does Ka mean?

Answer 2

It’s in the future for a tense marker

Question 3

Those two ran to the mountain

Answer 3

i ōma rāua ki te maunga

Question 4

What does ki mean?

Answer 4

Particle - in motion towards something

Question 5

What is the sentence structure for the girl is eating the banana?

Answer 5

Kei te (tense) + verb + who + particle (i/ki) + particle + noun

Kei te kai te kōtiro i te panana

Question 6

What does Kua mean?

Answer 6

It’s just happened for a tense marker

Question 7

What is the sentence structure for the girl is eating her banana?

Answer 7

Kei te (tense) + verb + who + particle (i/ki) + possessive + noun

Kei te kai te kōtiro i tā panana

Question 8

All of us will drink beer

Answer 8

Ka inu tātou i ngā pia

Question 9

My friend just cleaned my dishes

Answer 9

Kua whakapai tōku hoa i āku rīhi

Question 10

I am going to a meeting

Answer 10

Kei te haere ahau ki te hui

Question 11

Those three will come to my house

Answer 11

Ka haere rātou ki tōku whare

Question 12

What is the sentence structure for the girls are running to their mother?

Answer 12

Kei te (Tense) + verb + who + particle (i/ki) + possessive + pronoun + subject

Kei te oma ngā kotiro ki tō rāua mama

Question 13

The girsl are running to their mum

Answer 13

Kei te oma ngā kotiro ki tō rāua māmā
Kei te + verb + who + i/ki + possesive + pronoun + subject

Question 14

What is the sentence structure for I am learning te reo Māori?

Answer 14

Tense + verb + who/subject + particle + noun
Kei te ako ahau i te reo Māori

Question 15

What does Kei te mean?

Answer 15

It’s an active sentence

Question 16

What does i mean?

Answer 16

Particle - Used with verbs that take a direct object or experience verbs not indicating motion to mark the object or goal of the action.

Question 17

What does i mean?

Answer 17

It means it’s happened in a past tense