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kiwitoa.bsky.social @kiwitoa.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

1/ Order of Particles. They usually go after the word they refer to in this order: 1. Manner particles (kau, kē, mā, noa, rawa, tonu). 2. Directional particles (mai, atu, ake, iho). 3. Locative particles (nei, nā, rā, ai, ana). 4. Others (anō, hoki, anake, koa, rānei, pea).

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kiwitoa.bsky.social @kiwitoa.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Order of Particles. They usually go after the word they refer to in this order: 1. Manner particles (kau, kē, mā, noa, rawa, tonu). 2. Directional particles (mai, atu, ake, iho). 3. Locative particles (nei, nā, rā, ai, ana). 4. Others (anō, hoki, anake, koa, rānei, pea).

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kiwitoa.bsky.social @kiwitoa.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

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kiwitoa.bsky.social @kiwitoa.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Prepositions. 'Rā' as a preposition with the sense of 'by way of'. Not commonly used in modern Māori. Tiaho mai rā roto i te pō. Shining down through the night (from the hymn Whakaaria mai). I waiho tō rātou waka i te one, ka haere mai rā uta. They left their canoe on the ...

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kiwitoa.bsky.social @kiwitoa.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Prepositions. 'Me' as a preposition with the sense of 'like'. I tō mātou kitenga i tōna rahi me te tōna teitei, ā, i tō mātou tūnga ki tōna taha, e hika, me he tāngata pīngongo. When we saw his size and height, and when we stood next to him, we felt like people who had shrunk.

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kiwitoa.bsky.social @kiwitoa.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Prepositions. Ko as a preposition. 5. Used to coordinate pronouns with other phrases. Me noho mai koutou ko Mere ko Hūhana ko Rewi ko tērā tokorua. You Mary, Susan, Dave, and those two, stay. (Note. Traditionally Māori did not use ...

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kiwitoa.bsky.social @kiwitoa.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Prepositions. Ko as a preposition. 4. In Te Taitokerau it is used sometimes as the future form of kei. Ko reira ahau āpōpō. I will be there tomorrow. In some areas of Te Taitokerau it is used instead of 'kua'. Ko haere ia inapō nei. He went last night.

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kiwitoa.bsky.social @kiwitoa.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Prepositions. Ko as a preposition. 2. As a fronted subject. Ko Mere te tangata kotahi kua whakaae ki tāna i kī ia. Mary was the only one that agreed with what he said.

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kiwitoa.bsky.social @kiwitoa.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Prepositions. Ko as a preposition. 1. The predicate of a sentence. Ko Rūrūtao (rūrū - shake; tao - spear) tētahi whakamāoritanga hangareka mō Shakespeare. Rūrūtao is a playful translation of Shakespeare.

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kiwitoa.bsky.social @kiwitoa.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Prepositions. The preposition hei has 2 uses. 2. It can mark future time (along with ā and mō). Hei tērā wiki ka hoki mai anō i tāwāhi i muri i te rua tau ki Kānata. Next week she'll return from overseas after two years in Canada.

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kiwitoa.bsky.social @kiwitoa.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Prepositions. The preposition hei has 2 uses. 1. It can mark future position. Hei konei au āpōpō. I'll be here tomorrow. Kō te tūmanako, hei reira kē ia i tō mātou taenga atu. Hopefully, he'll already be there when we arrive.

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kiwitoa.bsky.social @kiwitoa.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

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kiwitoa.bsky.social @kiwitoa.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

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kiwitoa.bsky.social @kiwitoa.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Prepositions. Mō can also be used to indicate future time. Mō te whā karaka te hui. Ko te tūmanako, kāore e whakaaetia e tērā whakaputa mōhio te whakatopatopa pērā i te hui tōmua. The meeting's set for four. Hopefully that know-it-all won't be allowed to dominate like last time.

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kiwitoa.bsky.social @kiwitoa.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Prepositions. Mā/mō. 3. Used in comments about route or means. Mā hea rā koe haere mai ai? How did you get here then? Mā te haere pakituhi. I hitchhiked. Mā Tūrangi. Via Tūrangi. Mā runga i tō Pita waka. In Peter's car.

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kiwitoa.bsky.social @kiwitoa.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Prepositions. Mā/mō. 2. Used in the actor emphatic constructions for the future. "Mā wai au e awhina ki te ruirui i ngā kākano?" te pātai a Te Heihei Whero Iti. "Ehara māku", ka kī te poaka. "Who will help me plant the seeds?" asked the Little Red Hen. 'Not I," said the pig.

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kiwitoa.bsky.social @kiwitoa.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Prepositions. Mā/mō. Marks phrases that show for whose benefit something is, or happens. Homai he parāoa parai māku kei pau katoa te kai i a rāua. Pass me some fried bread before those two eat it all. Mōna tēnā karaehe wai. That glass of water is for her.

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kiwitoa.bsky.social @kiwitoa.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Prepositions. Nā/nō. Nō is also used for fronted time comments (as a alternative to 'i'). Nō tērā tau i kī taurangi ia meāke ka pai ake anō te ōhanga. Kei te tātari tonutia tērā. Last year she said the economy would soon improve. We're still waiting for that.

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kiwitoa.bsky.social @kiwitoa.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Prepositions. Nā/nō. Used for the past actor emphatic construction. Tahi: Nā wai taku pae tiakarete i kai? Rua: Nāku. Kaitoa! Nāu aku rare i whānako inanahi. One: Who ate my chocolate bar? Two: I did. Serves you right. You pinched my lollies yesterday.

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kiwitoa.bsky.social @kiwitoa.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Prepositions. Nā/nō. Indicating possession. Nā wai tērā mōkī kei runga i te tēpu. Whose parcel is that on the table? Nō te Pirimia tērā whare, me ētahi atu e rua. That house, and two others, belong to the Prime Minister.

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kiwitoa.bsky.social @kiwitoa.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Prepositions. The preposition ā is used in time comments relating to the future. Ka kai tātou ā te haurua i te ono karaka, ki te tae mai a DeliverEasy i te wā i kīia mai. We will at at six thirty, if DeliverEasy arrives when they said.

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kiwitoa.bsky.social @kiwitoa.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Prepositions. 2. Kei is used in formal language by a speaker to address his or her listeners. Kei te rangatira, kei te whakaae mātou ki tāu i kī ai. Sir. we agree with what you said.

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kiwitoa.bsky.social @kiwitoa.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Prepositions. 1. Kei is used to introduce phrases stating where the subject is. Kei konei au tae noa atu ki te Paraire. I'm here until Friday. Kei Pōneke te Whare Pāremata, i mua i Tāmakimakarau. The Houses of Parliament are in Wellington, previously they were in Auckland.

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kiwitoa.bsky.social @kiwitoa.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

1/ Prepositions. Uses of 'me'. 4. When two actions are performed at the same time they can joined by 'me'. If the subject of the second action is different from the first then add a possessive determiner. I puta mai tētahi anō puakanga e uapare ana i te kāwanatanga o mua mō ...

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kiwitoa.bsky.social @kiwitoa.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Prepositions. Uses of 'me'. 4. When two actions are performed at the same time they can joined by 'me'. Ka taunu rātou me te tāwai, engari ka parau noa, ka kōrero tonu a Winitana. They heckled and jeered to no avail, Winston kept on talking.

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kiwitoa.bsky.social @kiwitoa.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

1/Prepositions. Uses of 'me'. 3. To indicate a circumstance that accompanies an action. E tama, kaua e tuaritia he tirikai anō māu me te waha e kī tonu ana. Son, don't dish out a second helping for yourself with your mouth still full.

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kiwitoa.bsky.social @kiwitoa.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Prepositions. Uses of 'me'. 2. To indicate things or people in company with which something occurs. I tae rawa ia ki te kūaha me ngā rēhi hū e matara tonu ana. He eventually got to the door with his shoelaces still undone.

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kiwitoa.bsky.social @kiwitoa.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

1/Prepositions. Uses of 'me'. 1. With the sense of 'with'. Hei tira tira, te poti me te whira, te kau peke runga te marama, ka kata te kurī ki ana mahi pai, ka oma te rīhi me te pune. Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle, the cow jumped over the moon, the little...

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kiwitoa.bsky.social @kiwitoa.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

1/Prepositions. Uses of 'ki'. 7. Used to mark the topic after a verb of saying. E kōrero ana ia ki te ngaromanga o tana tino waipupuru i ngā pae o te hokomaha, me tana kī, 'nā tētahi heahea i te tari matua i Poihākena pea i whakatau kia unuhia pērātia'. He was talking about...

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kiwitoa.bsky.social @kiwitoa.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

1/Prepositions. Uses of 'ki'. 6. With 'ki tā....' to introduce phrases of opinon, or points of view. Ki tāna, ki a Hāriata, he moumou tāima noa iho tērā. As far as she, Harriet, was concerned it was just waste of time.

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kiwitoa.bsky.social @kiwitoa.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

1/Prepositions. Uses of 'ki'. 5. To introduce phrases of opinon, or point of view. Ki a Mere, mēnā ka whakatau rāua ki te hoko atu i tō rāua whare me te hoko mai i tētahi whaitua noho, ko te painga atu tērā. According to Mary, if they sold their house and bought an apartment,..

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kiwitoa.bsky.social @kiwitoa.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Prepositions. Uses of 'ki'. 4. To mark the object of most experience verbs. Kei te mōhio pū ki a ia, ka aroha kē hoki! I actually do know him, more's the pity.

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kiwitoa.bsky.social @kiwitoa.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Prepositions. Uses of 'ki'. 3. Used to introduce the instrument with which an action is carried out. I kapi tōna waha ki tana ringa kia kore ai e kitea tana tāpahi. Auare ake! She covered her mouth with her hand so her smirk wouldn't be seen. No such luck!

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kiwitoa.bsky.social @kiwitoa.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

1/ Prepositions. Uses of 'ki'. 3. Used to indicate the extent of time. Ko "haka", "pōwhiri", "Aotearoa", "iwi", "wahine", "aroha", "hangi", "maunga", "pounamu", "taniwha", "toheroa", "tuatara", me "wai" ētahi o ngā kupu Māori kei roto i te Oxford English Dictionary. Ka taea...

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kiwitoa.bsky.social @kiwitoa.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Prepositions. Uses of 'ki'. 2. Used to indicate indirect objects. Kua hoatu he whakataurangi whakamaru ki Ukareina, engari ka pēhea te pūmau tonutanga o tērā? A security assurance has been given to Ukraine, but how durable will it be?

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kiwitoa.bsky.social @kiwitoa.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Prepositions. Uses of 'ki'. 1. Used to signal motion towards a place. Kua tau kē atu tōna rererangi ki Tāmakimakaurau. Her plane will have already arrived in Auckland.

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kiwitoa.bsky.social @kiwitoa.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Prepositions. The preposition 'i' has many uses. 10. In comments showing relative position. Kei raro ō kī i te niupepa. Your keys are under the newspaper.

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kiwitoa.bsky.social @kiwitoa.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

1/Prepositions. The preposition 'i' has many uses. 9. In comparisons, like 'than' in English. I reira ngā tāne e rua kī tonu i te taiaki tāne e ngana ana ki te hāpono kei a ia te mea roa kē atu i tō tērā atu. There were two testosterone filled men there trying prove his was ...

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kiwitoa.bsky.social @kiwitoa.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

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kiwitoa.bsky.social @kiwitoa.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

1/Prepositions. The preposition 'i' has many uses. 8. To mark a place from which motion occurs (from). Kua hoki mai anō i Te Hononga o Amerika i muri i te mauhereherenga kore tika e ICE. Kore rawa ia mō te hoki atu. She has returned from USA after being incarcerated ...

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kiwitoa.bsky.social @kiwitoa.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

1/Prepositions. The preposition 'i' has many uses. 7. Comments of time may be marked by 'i'. I korā te rorerore i tērā wiki i te taha o te hēti. I minoa rānei e tētahi? The barbecue was over there last week, beside the shed. Did someone borrow it?

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kiwitoa.bsky.social @kiwitoa.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

1/Prepositions. The preposition 'i' has many uses. 6. Comments of place are usually marked by 'i' (unless motion 'to' is involved). Ko te kupu pono kawa e kore rawa e kōrerotia e ngā kaitōrangapū kāwanatanga i Pōneke, ka āwhina te koremahi ki te tāmi i te pikiutu tukipū.

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kiwitoa.bsky.social @kiwitoa.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Prepositions. The preposition 'i' has many uses. 5. It acts as the agent of a neuter (stative) verb. Kaua e whakakarukaru mai. Ehara i a au i pā atu. I pakaru tēnā i tō teina. Don't look at me angrily. I didn't touch it. Your (younger) sister broke it.

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kiwitoa.bsky.social @kiwitoa.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

1/ Prepositions. The preposition 'i' has many uses. 4. It can mark the cause of a state of affairs (often after an adjective). Kua puku te rae i tāna i kī ai. Kātahi nā te kōrero mōrihariha! I was incensed at what he said. What a horrible thing to say!

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kiwitoa.bsky.social @kiwitoa.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

1/ Prepositions. The preposition 'i' has the most uses of all Māori prepositions. 3. It can mark the object of a transitive verb. Kei te tuhi ia i tētahi reta ki te Pirimia, engari e uaua ana ki a ia te noho manawa popore tonu. He's writing a letter to the Prime Minister, but...

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kiwitoa.bsky.social @kiwitoa.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

1/ Prepositions. The preposition 'i' has the most uses of all Māori prepositions. 2. It can indicate who had posession of something in the past. I a ia ngā kī inapō nei. He had the keys last night. Ahakoa i a koe tēnei i mua, i ngaro i a koe, ā, kei a au ināianei.

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kiwitoa.bsky.social @kiwitoa.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Prepositions. The preposition 'i' has the most uses of all Māori prepositions. 1. In a phrase of place it marks past location. I reira au inanahi. I was there yesterday. I Hakatere ia e noho ana tae noa mai ki tēnei tau. She was living in Ashburton till this year.

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kiwitoa.bsky.social @kiwitoa.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

1/ Determiner. In modern Māori it's possible to use a phrase without a determiner. They are resticted usually to two types. 1. With words such as tangata, iwi, wāhi, followed by kē. I wāhi kē ia inapō nei. He was somewhere else last night. E hoa, kaua e pātai mai, kōrero atu...

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kiwitoa.bsky.social @kiwitoa.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

1/ Determiner. Mea - such and such, so and so, ect. The ultimate filler word in Māori with lots of uses. I mea mai ia ka haere āpōpō ki mea wāhi ki te kōrero ki mea tangata i mea wā. Tōna hākirikiri hōki! He told me he's going to such and such a place tomorrow to talk to some...

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kiwitoa.bsky.social @kiwitoa.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

1/ Determiner. Ia - each, every. Maranga ai rāua ia rā, ia rā i te ono karaka. They get up every day at 6 o'clock. It is usual to repeat the ia phrase, but not necessary. Some speakers may preface ia rā with 'i' - i ia rā, i ia rā. In modern Māori people sometimes say...

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