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A Grammar and Vocabulary of the Language of New Zealand.

Subjunctive Mood

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Subjunctive Mood.

Present Tense.
Sing. 3. E koréro ána pe óki ía He may be, or perhaps is, speaking.
Past Tense.
Sing. 3. Kóa koréro ke pe óki ía He might have spoken, or he might perhaps have been speaking.
Future Tense.
Sing. 3. (Apópo) pe óki ía e koréro ai (To-morrow) perhaps he will speak.

Another form of expressing the Future Tense is, when an action is going to be performed, or is about to be done; as,

Sing. 1. Ko te kai ra óki 'au I am going to eat.
2. Ko te aire ra óki 'au to move.
3. Ko te koréro ra óki 'au to speak.
Sing. 1. Méa ke 'au e kai I am about to eat.
2. Méa ke koe e aire Thou art about to move.
3. Méa ke ía e koréro He is about to speak.