A1

Stative Verbs (Adjectives)

Kupu Āhua

About this concept

Māori uses stative verbs where English uses adjectives. They can be predicates: 'He nui te whare' (The house is big). Or modify nouns: 'te whare nui' (the big house).

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

Examples

He nui te whare.The house is big.
He pai te kai.The food is good.
Kei te makariri au.I am cold.
te tamaiti pakupakuthe small child

Prerequisite

Basic Sentence Structure (VSO)A1

Concepts that build on this

ColorsA1ComparisonsB1Intensifiers and AdverbsB1Causative Prefix (whaka-)B2Word Formation and CompoundingB2Health and FeelingsA1Likes and DislikesA2Whaka- Prefix (Causative/Become)B1

More A1 concepts

Alphabet and PronunciationArapeta me te WhakahuaBasic Sentence Structure (VSO)Rerenga KōreroDefinite Articles (te/ngā)Te me NgāPersonal PronounsKupu TūkutahiPresent Progressive (kei te)Kei te (Wā Ōnaianei)

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