Chapter 4: Normal Modifiers

Question 1

What position does the adjective take?

Answer 1

It always follows the noun that it modifies.
te hō’e fare nehenehe.
A beautiful house.

Question 2

What happens when a numeral and an adjective occur describing the same noun?

Answer 2

The adjective normally precedes the numeral.
te mau pōti’i purotu ’e iva
The nine beautiful girls.

Question 3

What happens in enumeration?

Answer 3

The numeral precedes the noun.
’e iva mau pōti’i purotu
There are nine beautiful girls

Question 4

What happens when two adjectives modify the same noun?

Answer 4

The second adjective normally becomes a noun, and is joined to the first by e.
te tiare no’ano’a e te haviti
The fragrant flower and beautiful.

Question 5

What happens when there are two adjectives and the first is rahi or iti?

Answer 5

The first follows the second without the conjunction e.
tō ’oe reo iti marū
Your sweet little voice

Question 6

Which are the reduplicative forms in the dual and plural?

Answer 6

roa/roroa/roaroa; 
poto/popoto/potopoto; 
'ino/i'ino/'i'ino; 
maita'i/maita'i/maitata'i; 
rahi/rahi/rarahi.