pātai(tia)
question, to ask a question
He pātai pai tēnā.
That’s a good question.
- this is an example of a classifying sentence
Nāku te pātai i pātai.
It was me who asked the question.
- this is an example of the agent emphatic
That’s a good question.
- this is an example of a classifying sentence
Nāku te pātai i pātai.
It was me who asked the question.
- this is an example of the agent emphatic