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Tense
Verb
Pronoun
Preposition
Location
Sentence structure: Māori uses Verb-Subject-Object order.
An extended sentence is: Tense marker + Verb + Pronoun + Preposition + Location
e.g. Kei te haere ahau ki te marae → I am going to the marae I waiata rātou i te whare karakia → They sang at the church Kua tae au ki te kura → I have arrived at the school Ka hīkoi māua ki ngā toa → We two (excl. you) will walk to the shops
I vs Kua:I = simple past (it happened). Kua = perfect (it has happened, with present relevance). au vs ahau: Both mean "I/me". Ahau is the emphatic/full form, and au is the short form. Both are correct.
Prepositions: ki te / ki ngā = to the (singular/plural), indicating direction or destination. i te / i ngā = at the (singular/plural), indicating where the action happened (often past). kei te / kei ngā = at the (singular/plural), indicating current location.