Pātai
Te Tangi o te Reo
Mā te whakahua rerekē ka huri te rerenga kōrero hei pātai. Hei tauira:
Kei te whiti te rā. (The sun is shining.)
Kei te whiti te rā? (Is the sun shining?)
Kei roto te kai i te umu. (The food is in the oven.)
Kei roto te kai i te umu? (Is the food in the oven?)
He waka tōna. (She has a waka.)
He waka tōna? (Does she have a waka?)
He inu māu. (A drink for you.)
He inu māu? (Would you like a drink?)
Aē, Kāo - Yes, No
Hei whakautu i te pātai kati, kōrerotia te Āe, te Kāo rānei.
Kei roto te kai i te umu? (Is the food in the oven?)
Āe! (Yes!)
Kāo! (No!)
Tēnā pea, ka whakautua katoatia te pātai:
Āe! Kei roto te kai i te umu. (Yes! The food is in the oven.)
Kāo! Kāore te kai i roto i te umu. (No! The food is not in the oven.)
or Kāo! Kei runga te kai i te tēpu. (No! The food is on the table.)
Kupu Pātai - wai, hea, aha...
Hei tono i tētahi kōrero, whakamahia ēnei kupu pātai - wai, hea, aha (who, where, what) etc.
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Reo Pākehā |
Tauira |
| wai |
who
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Ko wai koe? (Who are you?)
Ko wai te ingoa o tērā wahine? (What's the name of that woman?)
I hoatu koe i te koha ki a wai? (To whom did you give the koha?)
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| aha |
what
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He aha tēnei? (What's this?)
E kimi ana ia ki te aha? (What's he searching for?)
Kei te aha ia? (What is she doing?)
Hei aha tēnei? (For what purpose is this?)
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| hea |
where
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Kei hea tōku waka? (Where is my waka?)
Ka haere ia ki hea? (To where is he going?)
Kua hoki mai koe i hea? (From where have you returned?)
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| nō hea |
where from
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Nō hea koe? (Where are you from?) |
āhea
nōnahea |
when
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Āhea te kēmu? (When's the game?)
Nōnahea koe i hoki mai ai? (When did you return?) |
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e hia
tokohia
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how many (things)
how many (people)
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E hia ngā ika kei roto i tōu kete? (How many fish are in your kete?)
Tokohia ngā tangata e haere mai? (How many people are coming?) |
| pēhea |
like what
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Kei te pēhea koe? (How are you?)
I pēhea tāu kai? (What was your food like?) |
tēhea
ēhea |
which |
Ko tēhea te kapu pai ki a koe? (Which cup do you like?)
Ko ēhea ngā pukapuka kua pānuitia e koe? (Which books have you read?) |
Hei whakautu i te pātai pēnā i ngā pātai o runga ake nei, tangohia te kupu pātai, ā, ka whakauru ai i te whakautu. I te nuinga o te wā, kua mōhiotia kētia te āhua o te rerenga kōrero.
Wai - who?
Ko wai - who
Ko wai koe? (Who are you?)
Ko Tāne au. (I'm Tane).
Ko wai ngā tāngata e tū rā? (Who are the people standing there?)
Ko ngā hoa o tōu whaea rātou. (They are your mother's friends.)
Ko wai te ingoa o tōu tuahine? (What's your sister's name?)
Ko Eugénie ia. (She is Eugénie).
Nā wai - who (kaimahi whakaputa)
Mā te kaimahi whakaputa e whakanui te kaimahi, arā, nā wai te mahi i mahi.
Nā wai te poaka i puhi? (Who shot the pig?)
Nā Hōhepa te poaka i puhi. (Hōhepa shot the pig.)
Mā wai ngā kākahu e horoi? (Who will wash the clothes?)
Māku ngā kākahu e horoi. (I'll wash the clothes.)
Mā wai, Mō wai - for whom
Mā wai tēnei mahi? (For whom is this work?)
Mā Indya te mahi. (The work is for Indya)
Mō wai tēnei waka? (For whom is this car?)
Mō te wahine tēnā waka. (That car is for the woman.)
Nā wai, Nō wai - to whom belongs
Nō wai tēnei pounamu? (To whom does this pounamu belong?)
Nōku tēnā pounamu. (That pounamu (by you) belongs to me.)
Nā wai tērā kurī? (To whom does that dog belong?)
Nā rātou tērā kurī. (That dog (over there) belongs to them (3+).)
Kei a wai - who has, with whom
Ka whakamahi tēnei āhua pātai i te anga wāhi hei pātai "kei a wai?", engari tōna whakapākehātanga "who has", “who has got?” rānei.
Kei a wai ngā tīkiti? (With whom are the tickets?) (Who's got the tickets?)
Kei a Tāne ngā tīkiti. (The tickets are with Tane.) (Tane's got the tickets.)
Ka hangaia ngā āhua tōmua, tōmuri rānei ki ngā tohu wā wāhi I, me Hei.
Aha - what?
aha - what thing
Tangohia te kupu ingoa i roto i tētahi rerenga kōrero ka whakauru ai i te 'aha' hei pātai mō tētahi mea.
He aha tēnei? (What's this?)
He koha tēnā? (That is a present.)
He aha māu? (What for you? What would you like?)
He waina māku. (Some wine for me.)
Kei te titiro koutou ki te aha? (What are you looking at?)
Kei te titiro mātou ki tētahi waka tumeke! (We're looking at an awesome car!)
aha - what action
Tangohia te kupu mahi i roto i tētahi rerenga kōrero ka whakauru ai i te 'aha' hei pātai pātai mō tētahi mahi.
Kei te aha koe? (What are you doing?)
Kei te pānui au. (I'm reading.)
Kua aha koe i tēnei rā? (What have you done today?)
Kua tuhituhi au i ngā reta e toru. (I've written three letters.)
Ka haere koe ki te tāone ki te aha? (What did you go to town to do?)
Ka haere au ki te tāone ki te hoko i tētahi pōtae. (I went to town to buy a hat.)
Hea - where?
Tangohia te kupu ingoa wāhi, ingoa wāhi rānei i roto i tētahi rerenga kōrero ka whakauru ai i te 'hea' hei pātai pātai mō tētahi wāhi.
Kei hea te waka? (Where is the waka?)
Kei te one te waka. (The waka is on the beach.)
I hea te waka? (Where was the waka?)
I raro te waka i te whare. (The canoe was under the house.)
Kei hea koe? (Where are you?)
Kei te kāinga au. (I'm at home.)
Ka haere koe ki hea? (Where will you go?)
Ka haere au ki te kura. (I will go to school.)
E haere mai ana rāua i hea? (Where are they coming from?)
E haere mai ana rāua i Ōtepoti. (They're coming from Dunedin.)
Waihoki tirohia Nō hea e whai ake nei.
Nō hea - where from?
Nō hea koe? (Where are you from?)
Nō Te Whanga-nui-a-Tara au. (I'm from Wellington.)
Engari, tirohia hea - where kei runga.
Nōnahea, Āhea - when?
E pēnei ana te tauira mō tēnei anga:
Nōnahea + subject + i + verb + ai?
Āhea + tāhu + e + kupu mahi + ai?
Ka whakamahia a nōnāhea me āhea hei pātai mō te wā o tētahi mahi i mua, a mua rānei. Ka kitea mā ai ka whakapiria te mahi me te wā i roto i te tauira e whai ake nei.
Nōnahea ia i tae mai ai? (When did he arrive?)
Nō tērā wiki ia i tae mai ai. (Last week).
Āhea tātou hui mai ai anō? (When are we meeting again?)
Ā tērā marama tātou hui mai ai anō. (Next month).
Āhea te pahi haere ai? (When does the bus leave?)
Ā te whitu karaka te pahi haere ai. (The bus leaves at 7 o'clock.)
E hia, Tokohia - how many?
E pēnei ana te tauira mō tēnei anga:
Question: E hia + te/ngā + kupuingoa?
Answer: E + 2-9 + ngā + kupuingoa.
Question: Tokohia + te/ngā + kupuingoa (tangata)?
Answer: Toko+ 2-9 + ngā + kupuingoa (tangata).
Whakamahia e hia hei pātai mō ngā mea; whakamahia a tokohia hei pātai mō te tangata.
Mō te whakautu, ka whakamahia a e me toko mai i te 2 ki te 9 anake, hei tauira
Tokohia āna tamāhine? (How many daughters does he have?)
Tokorua āna tamāhine. (He has two daughters.)
E hia ngā pāua kei roto i tōu kete? (How many pāua are in your kete?)
Tekau anake ngā pāua kei roto i tōku kete. (There are only ten pāua in my kete.)
E hia ngā ipu wai i mauria mai e koe? (How many water bottles have you brought?)
Kotahi te ipu wai i mauria mai e au. (I've brought one water bottle.)
E ai ki ētahi, me whakauru te e me te toko i mua i ngā nama nui e tīmata nei ki te 2 tae atu ki te 9, hei tauira, 23.
Tēhea, Ēhea- which
Ko ēhea ngā pukapuka kua pānuitia e koe? (Which books have you read?)
Kua panui au i te pukapuka a Foster me te pukapuka a Harlow. (I've read the book by Foster and the book by Harlow.)
Ko tēhea te kapu pai ki a koe? (Which cup do you like?)
Ko te kapu iti. (The small cup.)
Pēhea - like, how
Kei te pēhea koe? (How are you?)
Kei te pai. (Good.)
I pēhea tāna waiata? (What was his singing like?)
I pai tāna waita. (His singing was good.)
Me pēhea te ako i te whakairo? (How should one teach carving?)
Rānei - or
He waina whero, he [waina] mā rānei? (A red or white wine?)
He waina mā. (A white wine.)
Ka haere koe ki te mahi, ka noho rānei i te kāinga? (Are you going to work or staying at home?)
Ka haere au ki te mahi. (I'm going to work.)
He aha...ai - Why, What reason
He aha ia i haere ai? (Why did he go?)
Nā tāku hāparangi ki a ia. (My yelling at him.)
Nā te aha...ai - Why, What cause
Nā te aha koe i mataku ai? (What frightened you?)
Nā te kurī au i mataku ai. (The dog frightened me.)