#149: I listened to the woman who sang
ai
Using ai to specify a general cause — (vberb) ai
In te reo Māori, “ai” marks punctiliar (one-off) past actions in relative clauses, similar to “who” or “that” in English. It contrasts with continuous “e… ana”. For example, “I listened to the woman who sang” uses “ai”, but not for “who was singing”. Past punctiliar + subclause = “ai”.