Māori Grammar
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The cake is not being eaten by Rangi
Negating passive sentences wirh kāore... i te...
When giving a command to someone, if the verb has one or two syllables, it is preceeded with e:
E tu!
Stand!
E oma!
Run!
E noho!
Sit!
E moe!
Sleep!
If the verb has three or more syllables, then it does not have the e:
Hōmai te tote.
Pass me the salt.
Also, a short word will not have the preceeding e if it is followed by mai, atu, ake or iho.
Oma atu!
Run away!
Noho iho!
Sit down!
E noho kōrua!
Sit down, you two!Tataungia te kupu!
Spell the word! (Put it into sequence.)E oma, e te tau!
Run, my darling!