#151: That is the house where I grew up (i... ai)

i....ai

Using ai to specify a location — ai

In te reo Māori, the particle ai links a relative clause (who, where, that) to the main sentence—like glue on a post-it note. It also means when. Without ai, the clause floats meaninglessly. Example: Ko tēnei te whare i tipu ai ahau (This is the house where I grew up).

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Vocabulary

ā • āe • ahau • āhua • ake • ake, ake, ake • āku • āna • ātaahua • atu • au • āwangawanga • e hoa mā • e tū • ehara ehara • engari • haere mā raro • haunga • hiahia • hiainu • hiakai • hiamoe • hīkoi • hoa • hōhā • hōiho • hou • i • ia • iho • iti • ka • kaha • kāore • katoa • kau • keke • kēkē • ki • kia • Kia kaha! • kia ora • kino • ko wai • koe • koro • kōrua • koutou • kōwhai • kua • mā • mai • māua • māuiui • ngenge • noho • nui • ō • oma • ora • pai • pango • pēhea? • rā • rātau • rāua • rūma moe • taku • tama • tamaiti • tamariki • tana • tātou • tāua • tere • tino • tō • wāhine • waiata • whaea • whero

Grammar

Using ai to specify a location — ai

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