Affirmative sentences in Mฤori grammar are simple yet beautiful in structure. A unique feature of Mฤori grammar is that there is no direct equivalent to the English word ‘yes’, instead, the verb or adjective from the question is echoed back in the answer. This linguistic characteristic allows for creative and varied sentence construction, giving the learner a more profound understanding of the Mฤori language.
1. *He* whare tลku. (Is)
2. *Ko* Hone rฤua ko Maria. (Is)
3. Kฤore *au* e whakaae. (I)
4. He tino pai *tฤnei*. (This)
5. *Kei* konei ahau. (Am here)
6. *He* rorohiko tลku. (Is)
7. *Ko* wai koe ? (Who)
8. *Kฤore* ฤnei he kฤkahu. (These are not)
9. Anei ngฤ *whare*. (Houses)
10. *Kei* hea tล kฤinga ? (Where)
11. He pai *tฤnฤ*. (That)
12. E *pekapeka* ana ngฤ tamariki. (Playing)
13. *He* makariri tฤnei rฤ. (Is)
14. E whakaaro *ana* koe? (Thinking)
15. *Kฤore* e ฤhei te haere. (Cannot go)
1. He tino *pai* ฤrฤ. (Good)
2. *E* hฤซkoi ana ahau ki te kura. (Walking)
3. *Ka* hiahia koe ki te kai ฤซnฤ? (Will)
4. *He* hลhipera tฤrฤ. (Is)
5. *Kฤore* koe e whakaae. (Do not)
6. He tino *nui* tฤrฤ whare. (Big)
7. *Ko* ia taku hoa. (Is)
8. *Kฤore* e tika te whakapฤkehฤ. (Is not correct)
9. *Anei* te pukapuka aroฤ. (Here is)
10. He *wera* tฤnei rฤ. (Hot)
11. *Kei* te whare ahau. (At)
12. *He* tino pai tฤnei whakaaro. (Is)
13. E *moemoeฤ* ana koe? (Dreaming)
14. He *painga* tฤnei o te whakapฤkehฤ. (Benefit)
15. E *whakamฤtau* ana ahau ki te reo Mฤori. (Trying)
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