A1

Basic Sentence Structure (VSO)

Rerenga Kōrero

About this concept

Māori uses Verb-Subject-Object word order. Sentences begin with a tense/aspect particle, then verb, then subject. 'Kei te kai te tamaiti.' (The child is eating.)

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~30 cards at level A1.

Examples

Kei te kai te tamaiti.The child is eating.
He nui te whare.The house is big.
Ko Mere tōku ingoa.My name is Mere.
Kei te haere au ki te kura.I am going to school.

Concepts that build on this

Present Progressive (kei te)A1Basic QuestionsA1Stative Verbs (Adjectives)A1Common Action VerbsA1Self-Introduction (Ko wai au)A1Past Tense (i)A2

More A1 concepts

Alphabet and PronunciationArapeta me te WhakahuaDefinite Articles (te/ngā)Te me NgāPersonal PronounsKupu TūkutahiPresent Progressive (kei te)Kei te (Wā Ōnaianei)NumbersTau

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