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A

a

(particle) Used before people's - names, waimea and personified objects when they stand as the subject of the sentence and when they follow ikihei and kei.





aha


Aho-kore


Ā

Āhuru noa


A

Akomanga


Ā

Ākonga

1. (noun) student, pupil, learner, protégé.




A

Angamua


Anini


Ā

Āniwaniwa / Uenuku


A

Aotea


Arawhiti


au

 (pronoun) I, me - like all pronouns and personals, takes a when following kiikei and hei but does not take a when used as the subject of the sentence, except in some dialects. Never occurs after hete and ngā and is not used after the prepositions ao or with  and .




Autāia / Nanakia


Awa


Ā

Āwhā


A

Awhina mai!


Ē

ētehi


H

Haereere


Hangarua


Hanuwiti


haria


Hau


Hauangi


Hāuaua


Hauāwhiowhio


He

1. (particle) (determiner) a, an, some - used when referring to something that is not specific. It is not used following prepositions other than me when meaning 'like' or 'if'. May be followed by a noun or an adjective.




He aha?


He aha te kōrero tika


He aha te tohutohu tika


He aha te whakautu tika


Heihei


He rangi tātarakihi


hia

(numeral) how many? - combines with ekiatoko-ka and tua- to mean 'how many are there?' (e hia?); 'how many are wanted?' (kia hia?); how many people are there (tokohia?); 'how many?/how long?' (ka hia?); and 'how many?' (kia tuahia?).



Hihi (o te rā)


hoa


hoatu

(verb) (-hia,-ngia,-ria) to give (away from the speaker), put, add, hand over (something), gift, pay, move away - does not take a passive ending when used as a command and traditionally never took one. A passive suffix is often used in passive sentences, other than commands, in modern Māori.



hoatu ki a Mere


homai

(verb) (-hia,-ngia,-tia) to give (towards the speaker), contribute, grant, provide - does not take a passive ending when used as a command and traditionally never took one. A passive suffix is often used in passive sentences, other than commands, in modern Māori.



homai ki a au


Hongi


Hou



Huarahi


Huarākau.


Huka ā-tai


Hukapapa / Tio


Hukarere / Huka ā-uta


I

i

There are many different ways 'i' is used in Te Reo Māori. Here are two examples that you will be learning

1. (particle) Connects a location word with its related noun or noun phrase. 

2. (particle) used before verbs and statives to indicate past time.



ia

(particle) each, every - usually the phrase with ia is repeated together with the preposition if one is needed.





ingoa



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