He

Ko te he he kupu tohu mō te mea kotahi, mō ngā momo mea, mō ngā tūāhua me ngā tūmahi. He tohu hoki mō te tūnga āhua, ā, e whakamahia ana mō ngā tūingoa kore-pūmau. Ka whakamahia te he hei whakamārama i te āhua o tētahi mea, tangata rānei, i te wā e kōrero ana mō tētahi mea hou, mō tētahi mea whānui rānei.

He – he kupu tohu mō te mea kotahi, mō ngā momo mea, mō ngā tūāhua me ngā tūmahi.

He whare nui tērā.

Tūingoa kore-pūmau – he ingoa e kore nei e tīpako motuhake i tētahi tangata, mea rānei.

He tangata pai ia.

Tūāhua – he kupu e whakamārama ana i te āhua o tētahi mea, tangata rānei.

He ātaahua te rangi i tēnei rā.

Tūmahi – he kupu e tohu ana i tētahi mahi e mahia ana e tētahi tangata, mea rānei.

He tere te oma a te kurī.

I roto i te reo Māori, ka tīmata te rerenga kōrero ki te he kia whakaatu i tētahi tūāhua hou, kāore anō kia mōhiotia e te tangata e whakarongo ana. Ko te tikanga he tohu mō te mea kāore anō kia kōreroa i mua atu.

Te

Ko te te he kupu tohu mō te mea kotahi, engari he ingoa pūmau te ingoa e whai ake ana. E whakamahia ana te te mō ngā tūingoa motuhake, me ngā tūingoa e mōhiotia ana e te tangata e kōrero ana, e whakarongo ana rānei. Ka whakamahia te te hei whakamārama i tētahi mea kua mōhiotia kē, kua kōrerohia rānei i mua atu.

Te – he kupu tohu mō te mea kotahi, engari he ingoa pūmau te ingoa e whai ake ana.

Te whare nui tērā.

Tūingoa pūmau – he ingoa e tīpako motuhake i tētahi tangata, mea rānei.

Te tangata pai ia.

I te wa e whakamahi ana i te te, ka mōhiotia kē te mea e kōrerohia ana. Ko te te he kupu e tohu ana i te tūnga pūmau o te mea e kōrerohia ana.

Ngā Tauira mō te Whakamahi i te He me te Te

I roto i ngā rerenga kōrero, ka tino kitea ngā rerekētanga o te he me te te. Anei ētahi tauira hei āwhina i a koe ki te mārama ake i ngā whakamahinga tika:

He tākuta ia. – Ka whakamahia te he hei whakaatu i te tūnga mahi, kāore anō kia mōhiotia kē.
He tākuta ia.

Te tākuta o te kāinga. – Ka whakamahia te te hei tohu i tētahi tangata motuhake kua mōhiotia kē.
Te tākuta o te kāinga.

He waka hou tēnei. – Ka whakamahia te he hei whakaatu i tētahi mea hou kāore anō kia mōhiotia.
He waka hou tēnei.

Te waka o Pita. – Ka whakamahia te te hei tohu i tētahi mea motuhake kua mōhiotia kē.
Te waka o Pita.

He ngeru mangu. – Ka whakamahia te he hei whakaatu i te āhua o tētahi mea.
He ngeru mangu.

Te ngeru o Mere. – Ka whakamahia te te hei tohu i tētahi mea kua mōhiotia kē.
Te ngeru o Mere.

Ngā Mahi me te Whakamahi

Ko tētahi o ngā rerekētanga nui rawa atu i waenganui i te he me te te ko te momo tūingoa e whai ake ana. Ka whakamahia te he mō ngā tūingoa kore-pūmau, ā, ka whakamahia te te mō ngā tūingoa pūmau.

Ngā tūingoa kore-pūmau – he ingoa e kore nei e tīpako motuhake i tētahi tangata, mea rānei.
He rākau nui.

Ngā tūingoa pūmau – he ingoa e tīpako motuhake i tētahi tangata, mea rānei.
Te rākau nui.

I roto i ngā mahi, ka whakamahia te he hei whakaatu i tētahi mahi hou kāore anō kia mōhiotia, ā, ka whakamahia te te hei tohu i tētahi mahi kua mōhiotia kē.

He mahi pai. – Ka whakamahia te he hei whakaatu i te āhua o tētahi mahi hou.
He mahi pai.

Te mahi o Pita. – Ka whakamahia te te hei tohu i tētahi mahi motuhake kua mōhiotia kē.
Te mahi o Pita.

Ngā Tūāhua me ngā Tūmahi

Ka whakamahia te he hei whakaatu i ngā tūāhua me ngā tūmahi hou. Ka whakamahia hoki te te hei whakaatu i ngā tūāhua me ngā tūmahi kua mōhiotia kē.

He ātaahua te mōra. – Ka whakamahia te he hei whakaatu i te āhua o tētahi mea hou.
He ātaahua te mōra.

Te ātaahua o te mōra. – Ka whakamahia te te hei tohu i te āhua o tētahi mea kua mōhiotia kē.
Te ātaahua o te mōra.

He pai ki ahau te waiata. – Ka whakamahia te he hei whakaatu i tētahi tūmahi hou.
He pai ki ahau te waiata.

Te pai o te waiata. – Ka whakamahia te te hei tohu i tētahi tūmahi kua mōhiotia kē.
Te pai o te waiata.

Ngā Whakakapi

Ahakoa he rerekē ngā whakamahinga o te he me te te, he maha ngā wā ka taea te whakamahi i tētahi hei whakakapi i tētahi atu, engari ka rerekē te tikanga o te rerenga kōrero.

He tangata pai. – Ka whakamahia te he hei whakaatu i tētahi tangata hou.
He tangata pai.

Te tangata pai. – Ka whakamahia te te hei tohu i tētahi tangata motuhake kua mōhiotia kē.
Te tangata pai.

He pukapuka hou. – Ka whakamahia te he hei whakaatu i tētahi mea hou.
He pukapuka hou.

Te pukapuka hou. – Ka whakamahia te te hei tohu i tētahi mea kua mōhiotia kē.
Te pukapuka hou.

I tēnei tuhinga, kua āta tirohia ngā rerekētanga o te he me te te i roto i te reo Māori. He mea nui kia mārama pai ai te whakamahi i ēnei kupu e rua kia tika ai te rerenga kōrero. Kia kaha te ako me te whakamahi i ēnei kupu i roto i ngā kōrero o ia rā. Kia maumahara, ko te he hei whakaatu i tētahi mea hou, ā, ko te te hei tohu i tētahi mea kua mōhiotia kē.