Exercise Six
Saying ‘and then’
Several uses of the particle ai have already been explained. Another use of ai is to denote that an action or state is consequent upon some previously stated action. In combination with ka it is used to mean ‘and then’.
Hei tauira:
Whakakīa tō tātou waka ki te hinu, ka haere ai ki te hoko i ā tātou kai.
Fill our vehicle with petrol and then go and buy our food.
Patua te heihei, ka huhuti ai i ngā huruhuru.
Kill the chook and then pluck the feathers.
For further explanations and examples see Te Pihinga p.68
Pānui ngā rerenga kōrero Māori, ka whiriwhiri ai i te whakapākehātanga e tika ana.
Read the Māori sentences then choose the correct translation.
Don’t forget to use commas, question marks, and fullstops and macrons where appropriate (ā,ē,ī,ō, and ū).
Whakamutua tō tuhinga roa, ka hararei ai tātou.
Huri whakatemauī, ka haere tōtika ai ki te mutunga o te tiriti.
Whakatikahia te moenga, ka horoi ai i ngā hīti.
Purua te puehu parāoa ki roto i te oko, ka tāpiri ai i te miraka.
Pōhiritia te manuhiri, ka haere ai ki te wharekai.
Tīnihia tōna kope, ka whiu ai ki te ipu para.
Whakaotia ō mahi, ka hoki ai tāua ki te kāinga.
Whakapaingia ngā kai, ka noho ai tātou.