Kia ora ra!

I thought I’d look into the claim made by Tim Ferriss and see if these sentence patterns are able to give a brief overview of te reo and it’s structure.

I initially struggled to stick with a single sentence as it didn’t accurately reflect how the reo is actually spoken so I have included what I feel are the most “normal” sounding structures that one will probably encounter.

Here is the full list:

§1. The apple is red.

E whero te tae o te aporo / E whero te aporo.
He whero te tae o te aporo / He whero te aporo.
Ko te aporo e whero nei te tae / Ko te aporo e whero nei tona tae.
E whero ana te tae o te aporo.
He aporo whero / Ko te aporo whero.

§2. It is John’s apple.

Ma John te aporo / Na John te aporo.
He aporo ma John / He aporo na John.
Ko te aporo a John / Ko ta John aporo.

§3. I give John the apple.

Mahaku te aporo e hoatu ma John.
E hoatu ana te aporo ki a John.
Ko te aporo e hoatu nei e au ki a John.
E hoatu ana mahana.

§4. We give him the apple.

Ma ma[ua/tou] te aporo e hoatu ma John.
E hoatu ana te aporo ki a John.
Ko te aporo e hoatu nei e ma[ua/tou] ki a John.
E hoatu ana mahana.

§5. He gives it to John.

Mahana e hoatu ma John / Nahana i hoatu ma John.
E hoatu ana ki a John.
E hoatu ana mahana.

§6. She gives it to him.

Mahana e hoatu mahana / Nahana i hoatu mahana.
Mahana e hoatu / Nahana i hoatu.
E hoatu ana ki a ia.
E hoatu ana mahana.

§7. Is the apple red?

E whero te tae o te aporo? / E whero te aporo?
He whero te tae o te aporo?/ He whero te aporo?
Ko te aporo e whero nei te tae? / Ko te aporo e whero nei tona tae?
E whero ana te tae o te aporo?
He aporo whero? / Ko te aporo whero?

§8. The apples are red.

E whero te tae o nga aporo / E whero nga aporo.
He whero te tae o nga aporo / He whero nga aporo.
Ko nga aporo e whero nei te tae / Ko nga aporo e whero nei ona tae.
E whero ana te tae o nga aporo.
He aporo whero / Ko nga aporo whero.

§9. I must give it to him.

Hoatu e au te mea ki a ia.
Hoatu e au mahana.
Mahaku e hoatu mahana.
Me hoatu ki a ia.
E hoatu ai mahana.

§10. I want to give it to her.

Mahaku noa e hoatu.
Waiho mahaku e hoatu.

11. I’m going to know tomorrow. Apopo ka mohio ai / Aoake te ra ka mohio ai.
    Ka mohio au apopo / Ka mohio au a aoake te ra.

§12. I can’t eat the apple.

Ehara i te mea mahaku te aporo te kai.

§13. I have eaten the apple.

Kua kai ke au i te aporo.
Kua pau te aporo te kai i au.
Nahaku te aporo i kai.
Ko te aporo nahaku nei i kai ai.
He mea kai e au te aporo.