#28: Rangi is reading the book

a - personal particle

Rangi is going — a Use of 'a' as a personal article — a

Using 'a' as a personal article before a name.

The word a often appears before a person's name. This happens in several situations.

Firstly, it used when a person is the subject of the sentence (the one doing the action). For example:

Ka haere a Mere ki te toa.
Mere is going to the shop.

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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 • i • ia • iho • iti • kaha • katoa • kau • keke • kēkē • ki • kia • Kia kaha! • kia ora • kino • koe • koro • koutou • mā • mai • māuiui • ngenge • noho • nui • oma • ora • pai • pēhea? • rā • rātau • rūma moe • tama • tamaiti • tamariki • tātou • tere • tino • wāhine • waiata • whaea

Grammar

Rangi is going — a Use of 'a' as a personal article — a

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