Exercise Three
Saying ‘each’ and ‘every’
Haere ai rātou ki te kura ia rā, ia rā
Saying ‘each’ and ‘every
The usual way of saying ‘each’ and ‘every’ in Māori is to repeat the phrase, this will generally use the definitives tēnei, tēnā, tērā or ia followed by the appropriate noun. Study the following examples.
Me purei tātou ia rā, ia rā.
We should play every day.
Mā tēnā tāngata, mā tēnā tāngata āna ake kai e utu.
Each person will pay for their own food.
It is worth noting that tēnā is used more frequently. When ia is used, sometimes it is not repeated.
For further explanations and examples see Te Pihinga pp. 90-91.
Kōwhiria te whakamāoritanga, te whakapākehātanga rānei mō ngā rerenga kōrero e whai ake nei.
Choose the correct translation for the following sentences.
Kei wareware ki te whakamahi i ngā piko, ngā tohu pātai, ngā kopi me ngā tohutō i ngā wāhi e tika ana.
Every home and every sub-tribe have their own protocols.
He cries every day.
There is a thief in every town.
We went to every shop.
He parāoa taku kai ia pō, ia pō.
Me haere a Tame ki te kura ia rā, ia rā.
Hanga ai ia i tēnā whare, i tēnā whare
He hui tāku ia rā, ia rā.
They go to the store every day.
Kei tēnā iwi āna waiata, kei tēnā iwi āna waiata.