Tena koutou katoa!
Today we take a a look into using "I" and the many uses it has. As always, I cite from Ray Harlow.
Marks past location in a place:
I konei raua i nanahi. - They (two) were here yesterday.
I Rotorua te whakataetae i tera tau. - The competition was (held) in Rotorua last year.
Marks past possession:
I a Hone nga ki inapo. - Hone had the keys last night.
Marks the object of transitive or experience verbs:
Kei te tuhi au i taku reta ki a ia. - I am writing my letter to him.
Marks cause of a particular state of affairs:
Kua maakuu katoa nga tamariki i te ua. - The children are all wet from the rain.
Marks the agent of a neuter verb:
I pakaru te wini i a Tamahae. - Tamahae broke the window.
Comments of place:
E mahi ana ia i Poneke. - She works in Wellington.
Comments of time:
I konei raua i nanahi. - They (two) were here yesterday.
Mark a place from which motion occurs:
Kua tae mai ratou i Rotorua. - They have arrived (here) from Rotorua.
Marks comparison:
He nui ake toku whare i to Hoani. - My house is bigger than Hoani's.
Comments on locative nouns designating relative position.
Kei runga i te tepu. - Is on the table.
