Ngā Tohutohu
Here are some words which indicate past time:
inanahi yesterday
inapō last night
inatahirā the day before yesterday
i tēnei wiki this week
i te rā nei today
i te ata nei this morning
i te ahiahi nei this afternoon
i tērā wiki last week
i tērā marama last month
i tērā tau last year
i tērā Paraire last Friday
i te rua karaka at two o’clock
You will notice that all of these words and phrases begin with i, which usually indicates past tense. In all cases, the i can be replaced by nō without changing the meaning. Both i and nō indicate past time.
For further explanations and exercises: Te Kākano p. 30
Whakamāoritia ēnei rerenga kōrero.
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Whakapākehatia i ngā rerenga kōrero nei.
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