1/ Order of Particles. They usually go after the word they refer to in this order: 1. Manner particles (kau, kē, mā, noa, rawa, tonu). 2. Directional particles (mai, atu, ake, iho). 3. Locative particles (nei, nā, rā, ai, ana). 4. Others (anō, hoki, anake, koa, rānei, pea).
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3/ ohinga, kua mōhio kē he aha tana mahi ina pakeke. Right from when she was a child she knew what her job would be as an adult. (ohinga = childhood)
2/ Mai and rā anō can occur as 'mai rā anō' or 'rā anō mai' but with a slight change of meaning. Nō tana hokinga rā anō mai ki te kāinga, ka mōhio pū ki te mahi tika māna. It wasn't until she returned home that she knew what would be the right job for her. Mai rā anō i tana...
However, both 'anō ai' and 'ai anō' can occur with no change in meaning. Ko tāna he rapu i te utu ngāwari rawa kia hoki anō ai ki te kāinga (or .... kia hoki ai anō ki te kāinga). His job was finding cheapest price for returning home.
Order of Particles. They usually go after the word they refer to in this order: 1. Manner particles (kau, kē, mā, noa, rawa, tonu). 2. Directional particles (mai, atu, ake, iho). 3. Locative particles (nei, nā, rā, ai, ana). 4. Others (anō, hoki, anake, koa, rānei, pea).
E pupuhi tonu mai ana anō hoki pea te hau āpōpō. Perhaps the wind will still be blowing again tomorrow too. (Not that this type of sentence is likely in Maori, but it's still correct grammatically.)
Order of Particles. They usually go after the word they refer to in this order: 1. Manner particles (kau, kē, mā, noa, rawa, tonu). 2. Directional particles (mai, atu, ake, iho). 3. Locative particles (nei, nā, rā, ai, ana). 4. Others (anō, hoki, anake, koa, rānei, pea).
Prepositions. 'Rā' as a preposition with the sense of 'by way of'. Not commonly used in modern Māori. Tiaho mai rā roto i te pō. Shining down through the night (from the hymn Whakaaria mai). I waiho tō rātou waka i te one, ka haere mai rā uta. They left their canoe on the ...