Maori:Verbs
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Māori is a highly isolating language which means it uses separate words (most of the time) to form tenses, moods and aspects rather than inflecting the ends of the verbs, or adding affixes to it. Essentially, this makes the Māori verbal system quite simple.
Māori verbs in the infinitive form do not have any special kind of ending which mark it as a verb.
Note: Māori syntax follows the VSO pattern, not the SVO like English.
Some basic verbs.
| whakarongo | to listen |
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| tāhoe | to swim |
| haere | to go |
Present Tense
The Māori present is formed with the preposition kei te placed before the verb. Note that the present tense also encompasses the present continuous which we have in English as "I am ...ing".
Examples:
- Kei te tāhoe au i roto ki te moana. I am swimming in the ocean.
Kei te whakarongo koe mai? Are you listening to me? This needs to be checked
Past Tense
The Māori past is formed with the preposition i placed before the verb.
Examples:
- I tāhoe au i roto ki te moana. I swam in the ocean.
I whakarongo koe mai? Did you listen to me? This needs to be checked
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