Exercise Five
Intensifying the meaning of a word
He roroa rawa ōu makawe
Intensifying the meaning of a word.
Rawa is often used to mean ‘too’, ‘very’ or ‘really’. Rawa is always placed immediately after the word it is modifying.
Hei tauira:
| Iti | small |
| Iti rawa | too/very/really small |
| He iti rawa ngā hū nei. | These shoes are too small. |
| Kua hōhā rawa ahau. | I’m really bored now. |
Whakapākehātia, whakamāoritia rānei ngā rerenga kōrero e whai ake nei.
Translate the following sentences.
Hei tauira:
He nui rawa
Answer: It’s too big
Don’t forget to use commas, question marks, and fullstops and macrons where appropriate (ā,ē,ī,ō, and ū).
He hōhā rawa.
He uaua rawa tēnei mahi.
It’s too sad.
This car is too fast.
Your clothes are too dirty.
He pōturi rawa taku pāpā.
He teitei rawa.