Nominalization

Kupu Whakaingoatanga

About this concept

Turning verbs into noun phrases using 'te...anga' (the act of doing): 'te haerenga' (the going/journey). Suffixes -anga, -tanga, -manga create abstract nouns from verbs and adjectives.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~35 cards at level B2.

Examples

Te haerenga ki Rotorua.The journey to Rotorua.

Ko te kōrerotanga te mea nui.The discussion is the important thing.

I muri i te taenga mai.After the arrival.

Ko te rangatiratanga o te iwi.The sovereignty of the people.

Prerequisite

Relative ClausesB1

Concepts that build on this

Prefix and Suffix PatternsC1

More B2 concepts

Causative Prefix (whaka-)Hanga Whakaawe (Whaka-)Reported SpeechKōrero Tuku Conditional SentencesRāngi Āhua Directional ParticlesKupu Tohutohu Advanced Conjunctions and DiscourseKupu Hono Hohonu

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