Sentence structures, questions and tense

Question 1

Kei te + verb + agent

Answer 1

Agent is (present tense) verb

Question 2

I + verb + agent

Answer 2

Agent was (past tense) verb

Question 3

Kua + verb + agent

Answer 3

Agent was (an action has happened) verb

Question 4

Ka + verb + agent

Answer 4

Agent will (Future tense) verb

Question 5

Mō / mā

Answer 5

For

Question 6

Mā …… e

Answer 6

Who will

Question 7

Nā …… i

Answer 7

Who did

Question 8

Kei hea ….

Answer 8

Where is ….

Question 9

I hea ….

Answer 9

Where was …..

Question 10

Wai

Answer 10

Who

Question 11

He aha …

Answer 11

What is …

Question 12

Ko wai …

Answer 12

Who is …

Question 13

He + noun + adjective

Answer 13

Noun is adjective

Question 14

He + adjective + noun + ki te + activity

Answer 14

Noun is adjective at activity

Question 15

Hei + Locative + agent

Answer 15

Agent will be (future tense) place

Question 16

Tense marker + verb + agent (+ i/ki + patient)

Answer 16

Agent is/was/will do (verb) (to) agent

Question 17

Ko NOUN/AGENT + tense marker + verb

Answer 17

emphasises agent as the one doing the action

Question 18

Tense marker + passivised verb + patient + e + agent

Answer 18

Patient (is the focus) + verb + by agent
e.g. Kua hungaia te marae e ngā tohunga - The marae has been built by the experts

rather than: Kua hanga ngā tohunga i te marae - The experts have built the marae.

Question 19

Nā/Mā Pronoun (agent) + patient + i (past) or e (future) + verb

Answer 19

The/It was AGENT (emphasises) who did/will do verb (to) patient