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Demonstrative pronouns Exercises For Maori Grammar

Take-home grammar exercise for language learners

Demonstrative pronouns in Maori grammar play an important role. Demonstrative pronouns are words that replace nouns referring to places, things or people and indicate how near or far they are from the speaker. In Maori, there are three main demonstrative pronouns: tenei (this โ€“ near the speaker), tena (that โ€“ near the person addressed), tena (that โ€“ distant from the speaker and person addressed). Learning them is essential to communicate effectively in Maori.

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Exercise 1: Fill in the Blank with the Correct Demonstrative Pronoun

1. Kei hea te pukapuka? Kei te tฤ“pu *tฤ“nei* (this).
2. *Tฤ“rฤ* (that โ€“ distant) te whare o rฤtou.
3. He hoa pai *tฤ“nฤ* (that โ€“ near)..
4. *Tฤ“nei* (this) te whare o mฤtou.
5. Nau mai ki *tฤ“rฤ* (that โ€“ distant) whare.
6. Hei konei te kฤkahu a *tฤ“nฤ* (that โ€“ near) .
7. Ka whakamahi *tฤ“rฤ* (that โ€“ distant) tฤngata i te waito.
8. *Tฤ“nฤ* (that โ€“ near) te wฤhi e whakatฤ ana ahau.
9. *Tฤ“nei* (this) tฤtou kฤinga.
10. He rite *tฤ“rฤ* (that โ€“ distant) mahi ki te mahi o to rฤtou.
11. *Tฤ“rฤ* (that โ€“ distant) te ra.
12. He hoa pai *tฤ“nฤ* (that โ€“ near).
13. *Tฤ“nei* (this) te wฤhi i born ai ahau.
14. Hei konei te kฤinga o *tฤ“nei* (this).
15. Nล reira, *tฤ“rฤ* (that โ€“ distant) te whare o tฤtou.

Exercise 2: Fill in the Blank with the Correct Demonstrative Pronoun

1. *Tฤ“nฤ* (that โ€“ near) te wฤhi e tลซ ana te Rฤ.
2. *Tฤ“nei* (this) te moana e noho ana ahau.
3. *Tฤ“rฤ* (that โ€“ distant) te tohu a te tฤngata.
4. Kei *tฤ“nei* (this) wฤhi mahi ahau.
5. *Tฤ“nei* (this) te wฤhi i whakararuraru ai.
6. Ka whakapau kaha *tฤ“rฤ* (that โ€“ distant) kฤinga.
7. *Tฤ“nฤ* (that โ€“ near) te hoa oku rangatira.
8. *Tฤ“rฤ* (that โ€“ distant) te arai i te whare.
9. *Tฤ“nei* (this) te whenua i whakararuraru ai.
10. Hei konei *tฤ“nฤ* (that โ€“ near) parakuihi.
11. *Tฤ“nฤ* (that โ€“ near) te hoa oku moe.
12. *Tฤ“nei* (this) te wฤhi i whakaoti ai te wharewhare.
13. *Tฤ“rฤ* (that โ€“ distant) te tokotoranga o ฤ rฤtou.
14. *Tฤ“nei* (this) te tikanga a ngฤ iwi.
15. Kei *tฤ“nei* (this) tokotoranga te whare tapu.

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