Maori Unpacked, 19, Lets go round the room again

19

Let's go around the room again
Just near the centre of the room, beside the Verb we find ka, the inceptive
We can use ka to indicate past, future or present tense
Depends on Context!

And also not far from the centre of the room we might find the indefinite article, he.
This goes next to the Noun.
He whare, a house, some houses.

But just above the fish bowl, in the middle in the room we might find a way to divide the Verbs. Three kinds. The Universal, the Stative and Verbs of Movement.
Universals can take passive endings;

mahi, work
Ka mahi au
I work
Ka mahi au i te mahi
I do the work.
Ka mahia te mahi e au.
The work is done by me.

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