Chapter 4: Comparatives, Superlatives, and Equality

Question 1

rahi

Answer 1

very (less common)

Question 2

roa

Answer 2

very (more common)

Question 3

What is the first comparative phrase form?

Answer 3

‘e mea [rahi, iti] ā’e… ‘i
‘e mea rahi ā’e te pahī ‘i te poti
The steamer is bigger than the boat.
‘e mea rahi ā’e vau ‘ia ‘oe
I am bigger than you.

Question 4

What is the second comparative phrase form?

Answer 4

‘e [rahi, iti]… ‘i
‘E rahi tō’u ’ite ‘i tō ’oe.
My knowledge is greater than yours.

Question 5

What is the third comparative phrase form?

Answer 5

[‘e, ‘ua] hau… ‘i
’E hau tō ’oe puai ‘i tō ’u.
You are stronger than me.

Question 6

What is the first equality phrase form?

Answer 6

‘ua faito noa…‘i
’Ua faito noa te rahi ’ō te hapaina hinano ‘i te hapaina manuia.
The Hinano glass is the same size as the Manuia glass.

Question 7

What is the second equality phrase form?

Answer 7

hō’e ã… e
Hō’e ā tō te ari’i maramarama e tō te ari’i vahine.
The king is as intelligent as the queen.
(Lit. is one the king’s intelligence and the queen’s)

Question 8

What is the third equality phrase form?

Answer 8

‘e āu… ‘i
’E āu tō te tamaiti vitiviti ‘i tō te metua tāne.
The son is as skillful as the father.
(Lit. is equal the son’s skill to that of the father)

Question 9

What is the parallel construction used to translate “like, as”?

Answer 9

‘e āu… mai
’E āu ’oe mai te mimi.
You are like a cat.