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1. (particle) Used before verbs and statives to indicate past time.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 30-32, 82-85, 101-102; Te Kākano Study Guide (Ed. 1): 41-42;)

I ngongoro tō ihu inapō. / You snored last night.

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2. (particle) Combines with to form a past tense emphasising who or what did the action.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 30-32; Te Kākano Study Guide (Ed. 1): 41-42;)

Tio ngā tōtiti i tunu. / It was Joe who cooked the sausages.

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3. (particle) at, in, on, along, by way of - used before location words to indicate past location.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 29;)

I Ōtepoti rāua inanahi. / They were in Dunedin yesterday.

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Synonyms: runga, , ā, hei, kei,


4. (particle) has, had - used to state who or what had something.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 83;)

I a Poia taku waea pūkoro. / Poia had my cellphone.

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5. (particle) from - used with verbs of motion to indicate movement away from the place following.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 101; Te Kākano Study Guide (Ed. 1): 25, 26; Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 63-64;)

I piki atu rātou i te pūtake o te maunga ki te tihi. / They climbed from the base of the mountain to the summit.

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6. (particle) Used with verbs that take a direct object or experience verbs not indicating motion to mark the object or goal of the action.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 41-42, 84;)

Kua kite rātou i Te Maioro Nui Whakaharahara o Haina. / They have seen the Great Wall of China.

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

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 15-16;)

Kei runga te kī i te tūru. / The key is on the chair.

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8. (particle) by, with - used to mark the agent of stative verbs.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 57, 99-100; Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 125;)

Kua riro te paoro i a ia. / She's taken the ball.

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9. (particle) while, during.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 101-102;)

I a ia e moe ana, ka hoki tana whaiāipo ki tōna kāinga. / While she was asleep, her boyfriend returned to his home.

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10. (particle) than, in comparison with - used when comparing things.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 101;)

He reka atu tēnei i tēnā. / This is sweeter than that.

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11. (particle) because, through, by reason of.

I tōna haurangi, ka hinga ia. / Because he was so drunk he fell over.

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12. (particle) Used in clauses expressing the reason for an action and in 'why' questions.

(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 23-24; Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 43-44;)

He pukuriri nōku i kōrero pēnei ai. / It was because I was angry that I spoke like that.

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13. (particle) per, each, every.

E rua ngā rā whakatā i te wiki. / There are two rest days per week.

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14. (particle) in case ... may, were fortunate, to see whether, if it were not for - used between me and kore to express present or past hypothetical conditions.

(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 126-127;)

Me i kore koe, kua hinga tō tātou tīma. / If it weren't for you our team would have been defeated.

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