E.g. I whakahoki a Mere i ngā pereti ki te marae / Mary returned the plates to the marae.
I whakahokia ngā pereti e Mere ki te marae / The plates were returned to the marae by Mary
Hei Mahi:
Passive sentence translation: The milk was drunk by the calf
Active sentence translation: The calf drunk the milk
As you can see from the examples above, the English translation that sounds better from an English language perspective, is the active sentence translation. Therefore, it is appropriate at times, to translate in this way.
3. Copy any helpful notes from the web page (you can shorten the notes) into your book, as well as the examples below the notes.
4. Using the Te Kākano textbook, read through the notes on passive sentences on pages 84-85. Copy 3 examples from the textbook, into your notes.
5. Go back to the web page on passive sentences from task 3, and complete the translation activity below the notes. Once you have completed the sentences correctly, copy 2 of the examples(Māori & English into your book).
6. In your book, write 6 x passive sentences about activities you did over the past weekend, and 6 x passive sentences about activities that you will do later this week. Once you have written all of your sentences, go through your sentences with your neighbour, and check that you both agree they are correct. Then, take your book to the teacher for checking.
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E.g. I karangatia te ope e ngā kuia / The party was called on by the old ladies
Kua kāinga ngā ika e ngā rakiraki / The fish were eaten by the ducks
Hei Mahi:
E.g. Kua hanga ngā tohunga i te marae / The experts have built the marae
Kua hangaia te marae e ngā tohunga / The marae has been built by the experts
Hei mahi:
E.g. Kei te hikitia ngā tūru e wai? / The chairs are being moved by who?
Kei te hikitia ngā tūru e Tama / The chairs are being moved by Tama
Hei Mahi:
1. Copy the following notes and examples into your book:
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2. Go through the passive sentence notes in your book, and chose 6 sentences that you have written. Write those sentences in your notes for this lesson, then write the appropriate question for each sentence next to them. For example, if you chose the sentence: 'Kua kaingia te kai e ngā tamariki' the question that you would write next to it would be: 'Kua kaingia te kai e wai?'
3. Get into pairs (or a group of 3) and chose a picture book/comic/Māori magazine from the back room. Looking at the pictures, take turns at asking each other passive 'e wai' questions about what is happening in the pictures. Your partner/group mates will then each need to come up with an answer to your question. You can make up names for the people in the images, or use pronouns like 'rāua/rātou' etc. As an example, your group may be looking at a picture of a pōwhiri. The person asking the question could then say 'kei te karangatia ngā manuhiri e wai?' - an appropriate answer could include 'kei te karangatia ngā manuhiri e ngā wahine'. Go around your group taking turns at asking questions, until you have each asked at least 5 questions.