Ngā Tohutohu
Me mahi takiwhā koutou
Giving numbers a distributive force
When you want to talk about pairs, threes and so on taki- is used. Taki- is a prefix that is put before numbers one to nine and often follows a verb. It is also used with mano and tini for very large groups.
| Me mahi takiwhā koutou. |
You should work in groups of four. |
| I oma takirua rātou. |
They ran in pairs. |
| Me noho takitahi mō tēnei mahi. |
Sit down individually for this game. |
| Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari taku toa he toa takitini. |
A single person cannot match a combined force. |
And if the verb is in the passive
| I mākahia takitorutia ngā ākonga. |
The students were marked in groups of three. |
And you can also use taki to indicate that a verb is performed by each person in a group.
| Taki tū koutou. |
All stand up. |
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Taki haere koutou.
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Off you all go.
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For further explanations and examples see Te Pihinga p.9.
Tirohia ngā rerenga kōrero kei roto i te reo Māori, ā, whiriwhirihia te rerenga kōrero Pākehā e tika ana.
Look at the Māori sentences and choose which corresponding English sentence is correct.
