Pronoun examples

Note that:

Pronouns go in the same place as common nouns and personal nouns

There is nothing else in front of the pronoun in each sentence

Pronouns just sit on their own

(All common nouns in the same position must have a determiner before them)

(All personal nouns must have the 'personal' article 'a' before them)

I waiata au

I

waiata

au

(past)

sang

I

I sang

I waiata ahau

I

waiata

ahau

(past)

sang

I

I sang

Kua hīkoi koe

Kua

hīkoi

koe

('has')

walked

you

You have walked

Kei te pānui ia

Kei te

pānui

ia

(now)

reading

she

She is reading

Kei te pānui ia

Kei te

pānui

ia

(now)

reading

he

He is reading

E tū ana tāua

E

ana

tāua

(now+
'ing')

standing

we

We (2) (inclusive) are standing

Ka kōrero māua

Ka

kōrero

māua

(future)

speak

we

We (2) (exclusive) will speak

I te oma kōrua

I te

oma

kōrua

(past
+'ing')

running

you

You (2) were running

Kua moe rāua

Kua

moe

rāua

('has')

slept

they

They (2) have slept

Kei te haere tātou

Kei te

haere

tātou

(now)

going

we

We (3+) (inclusive) are going

E inu ana mātou

E

inu

ana

mātou

(now+
'ing')

drinking

we

We (3+) (exclusive) are drinking

Ka peke koutou

Ka

peke

koutou

(future)

jump

you

You (3+) will jump

I ako rātou

I

ako

rātou

(past)

learned

they

They (3+) learned