In Maori grammar, quantifiers play a significant role. They are words or phrases used to state the quantity or amount of something without specifying the exact number. Examples of quantifiers include “all” (katoa), “some” (ētahi), and “many” (maha). These words help in conveying the ‘degree’ or ‘quantity’ of the noun they are referring to, making the context clearer to the listener or reader.
1. Kua whiwhi *katoa* nga tamariki i nga kohatu. (All)
2. Kua noho *ētahi* tangata i te whare nui. (Some)
3. He *maha* nga manuhiri i te huihuinga. (Many)
4. Kua whiwhi *tino maha* nga tarakona i nga purerehua. (Very many)
5. Kei te whakarongo *katoa* nga tamariki ki te kaiako. (All)
6. *ētahi* o nga tamariki kei te takaro ki waho. (Some)
7. Kei te heke *maha* nga whetu i te rangi. (Many)
8. *Tino iti* nga purini kei roto i te papa pateriki. (Very few)
9. Kua whiwhi *toru* nga tauira i nga whakahoutanga. (Three)
10. *Tino nui* nga pikitia kei te whare whakahaere. (Very much)
11. He *tini* nga ika e kau ana i te moana. (Several)
12. *Iti* ngā tamariki e whakarongo ana. (Few)
13. *Tīpakorenga* te whakapono o te iwi ki te rangatira. (None)
14. *Iti rawa* nga hua i nga rakau. (Very little)
15. *Hōhipera* te whakamatuatanga i runga i te haerenga. (Every)
1. Kua whauwhau *katoa* nga tangata ki te waiata. (All)
2. He *toru* nga tamariki e whakarongo ana ki te kōrero. (Three)
3. Kua whai wāhi *ētahi* nga tamariki ki te pa. (Some)
4. Kei te whiwhi *nui* nga whānau i te awhi. (Much)
5. *Iti rawa* nga kai kei te pouaka kai. (Very little)
6. Kei te moe *ētahi* nga tamariki i te whare moe. (Some)
7. Kei te whakapae *katoa* nga tangata i te rerenga. (All)
8. *Maha* nga tangata kei te whakarongo i te tūranga. (Many)
9. Kei te whai wāhi *tini* nga tamariki ki te takaro. (Several)
10. *Tino maha* nga kararehe e kai ana i te whariki. (Very many)
11. *Tīpakorenga* nga whakahoutanga i te whānau. (None)
12. *Iti* nga kai i te miti. (Few)
13. Kei te whakarongo *hōhipera* nga tangata ki te kwaito. (Every)
14. *Tino nui* nga pānui i te papa puranga. (Very much)
15. *Otirā* nga ringa e mahi ana. (All)
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