Definite Articles (te/ngā)

Te me Ngā

About this concept

Māori has two definite articles: 'te' (singular: the) and 'ngā' (plural: the). Indefinite uses 'he' (a/some) or 'tētahi' (a certain). 'Ko' introduces proper nouns and pronouns.

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

Examples

te wharethe house

ngā tamarikithe children

he tangataa person

Ko Hēmi te kaiwhakaako.Hēmi is the teacher.

Concepts that build on this

Existential and Locational SentencesA1 Possessive Categories (A and O)A2 Locatives and DemonstrativesA2 Common Nouns and ObjectsA2 Quantity and Plural ExpressionsA2 Indefinite Articles and DeterminersA2

More A1 concepts

Alphabet and PronunciationArapeta me te Whakahua Basic Sentence Structure (VSO)Rerenga Kōrero Personal PronounsKupu Tūkutahi Present Progressive (kei te)Kei te (Wā Ōnaianei)NumbersTau

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