Complex Clause Structures

Rerenga Matatini

About this concept

Advanced multi-clause constructions: embedded relative clauses, nominalized verb phrases, purpose clauses with 'hei' (for the purpose of), and complex temporal chaining.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~45 cards at level C1.

Examples

Ko te tangata nāna i tuku te kōrero ki a au, kua haere ia.The person who sent the message to me has gone.

Hei āwhina i ngā tāngata, ka mahia tēnei mahi.To help the people, this work will be done.

I te wā i tae mai ai ia, kua mutu te hui.By the time he/she arrived, the meeting had finished.

Ahakoa pēhea te āhua o te rangi, ka haere tonu tātou.Whatever the weather, we will keep going.

Prerequisite

Subordinate ClausesB1

Concepts that build on this

Academic and Technical RegisterC1

More C1 concepts

Formal Oratory (Whaikōrero)Reo Whaikōrero Proverbs and Sayings (Whakataukī)Whakataukī Archaic Vocabulary and FormsKupu Tawhito Song and Chant (Waiata/Karakia)Waiata me Karakia Land, Place Names, and Ecological KnowledgeWhenua me ngā Wāhi

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