#97: Is Rangi helping Mere, it is Mere helping Rangi?
active and passive sentences
Identifying the agent in a passive sentencre — e
In Māori, passive sentences can be confusing when two people are involved. In a passive sentence, the person affected comes first and the agent (the one doing the action) is marked with e: Kei te āwhinatia a Rangi e Mere (“Rangi is being helped by Mere”). In an active sentence, the doer comes first and the object is marked with i: Kei te āwhina a Rangi i a Mere (“Rangi is helping Mere”).