Ngā Tohutohu
When listing two or more items, the article (e.g. te, he) or a possessive determiner is repeated with each subsequent noun.
Hei tauira:
| He ārani, he panana, he pea ā māua kai. |
Oranges, bananas and pears were our food. |
| Ka kainga e tāua te parāoa, te tiāmu, te poaka hoki. |
We ate bread, jam and also pork. |
| Kainga tāu pihikete, tāu huarākau, āu rare hoki. |
Eat your biscuit, your fruit and your lollies too. |
If a particle, (e.g. i, ki) precedes the article or possessive determiners, this is also repeated with each noun.
Hei tauira:
| Ka kite a Mereana i te ngāwhā, i te roto, i te maunga, i te awa. |
Merenia saw hot pools, lakes, mountains and rivers. |
| Āpōpō tāua haere ai ki te tāone, ki te whare pukapuka, ki te whare pikitia. |
Tomorrow we will go to town, to the library and to the picture theatre. |
For further examples and explanations see Te Kākano p. 64.
Whiriwhirihia te wāhanga tika kia mutu i ngā rerenga kōrero.
