Giving numbers a distributive force

Me mahi takiwhā koutou
Giving numbers a distributive force

When you want to talk about pairs, threes and so on taki- is used. Taki- is a prefix that is put before numbers one to nine and often follows a verb. It is also used with mano and tini for very large groups.

Me mahi takiwhā koutou.	You should work in groups of four.
I oma takirua rātou.	They ran in pairs.
Me noho takitahi mō tēnei mahi.	Sit down individually for this game.
Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari taku toa he toa takitini.	A single person cannot match a combined force.

And if the verb is in the passive

I mākahia takitorutia ngā ākonga.

The students were marked in groups of three.

And you can also use taki to indicate that a verb is performed by each person in a group.

Taki tū koutou.	All stand up.
Taki haere koutou.	Off you all go.

For further explanations and examples see Te Pihinga p.9.

Tirohia ngā rerenga kōrero kei roto i te reo Māori, ā, whiriwhirihia te rerenga kōrero Pākehā e tika ana.

Look at the Māori sentences and choose which corresponding English sentence is correct.