Ngā Tohutohu
Ā can sometimes be used instead of me to mean ‘and’ or ‘with’ but its use is different from that of me. Ā is used to join sentences with verbs, but can also be used to join phrases without verbs. Also worth noting is that when ā is used there is normally a pause that follows when you are saying the sentence.
Hei tauira
ā Ka horoi, ā, ka kai te whānau.
The family washed and then ate.
e He rīwai ēnei, ā, he kūmara ērā.
These are potatoes and those are kūmara.
Further explanations and exercises: Te Kākano p.45.
Purua te kupu ā ki te wāhi tika hei whakaoti i te takotoranga, ā, ka whiriwhiri ai i te whakapākehātanga e tika ana.
Put the word ā in the correct place to connect the sentences and then select the correct translation in English.
