te taha matau

the right-hand side

He aha kei te taha matau o te pouaka whakaata?
What’s on the right-hand side of the television?
- this example uses he aha to ask what
- this is an example of a locative sentence

He kapu kei te taha matau o te pouaka whakaata.
A cup is on the right-hand side of the television.
- this is an example of a classifying sentence - this is an example of a locative sentence


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