The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 64
I. — Do. Does
I.
Do. Does.
Kei te wharangi 6 i mua ake nei ka kitea [unclear: te] page 21 kupu "Joseph plants potatoes every year." "He whakato riwai ta Hohepa i nga tau katoa." Ki te waiho tenei hei patai, ka whakaputaia ketia tetahi wahi, ina hoki ka peneitia.
Does Joseph Plant potatoes every year? | He wha-kato riwai ranei ta Hohepa i nga tau katoa? |
Ki te whakakorea hoki, ka penatia ano he tikanga.
Joseph Does not Plant potatoes every year. | Kahore a Hohepa e whakato riwai i nga tau katoa. |
He tikanga pena ano hoki to tenei kupu na;
John lifted the box. | I hapai a Hoani i te pouaka. |
Did John Lift the box? | I hapai ranei a Hoani i te pouaka? |
John Did not Lift the box. | Kihai a Hoani i hapai i te pouaka. |
Tena ano tetahi whakahuatanga o te does, o te did, he whakahua kaha na te tangata i te kupu; tona ritenga ki te reo Maori, he ano i whakaurua mai ki roto. Kei nga kupu i raro ilio nei te kitea ai.
Does Joseph plant potatoes every year? | Whakato ai ranei a Hohepa i te riwai i nga tau katoa? |
Yes; he Does plant potatoes every year. | Ae; whakato ai ano ia i te riwai i nga tau katoa. |
John Did lift the box. | I hapai ano a Hoani i te pouaka. |
Peter Did bake bread yesterday. | I tunu taro ano a Pita inanahi. |
Do you know the way to Taranaki? | E matau ana ranei koutou ki te ara ki Taranaki? |
We Do know it. | E matau ana ano matou. |