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nouns + adjectives
Adectives after a noun — Simple sentences with a noun + adjectiive —
Simple sentences with a noun and an adjective. Unlike in English, the adjective follows the noun (the house big, the cer red). For example: "Kei te oma te tāne nui" (the big man is running).

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Vocabulary

āe • ahau • āhua • ake • ake, ake, ake • ātaahua • atu • au • āwangawanga • e hoa mā • e tū • haere mā raro • haunga • hiahia • hiainu • hiakai • hiamoe • hīkoi • hoa • hōhā • hou • ia • iho • iti • kaha • katoa • kau • kia • Kia kaha! • kia ora • kino • koe • koro • koutou •  • mai • māuiui • ngenge • noho • nui • oma • ora • pai • pēhea? •  • rātau • tama • tamariki • tātou • tere • tino • waiata • whaea

Sample Sentences

Kei te tangi te tane nui.
Kei te waiata te wahine kaha.
Kei te auau te kurī kino.
Auau, kino
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