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First Lessons in Maori
§ 75. Inverted Construction
§ 75. Inverted Construction.
—In those cases in which the relative is governed by the verb in the relative clause the construction may be inverted by making the verb passive (§ 54), with the relative as its subject, as in § 72.
Examples.
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Te whare e hangaa na e koe, the house which is being built by you (or, the house which you are building).
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Te kakahu e whatua na e koe, the garment which is being woven by you (or, the garment which you are weaving).
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I nohoia ra taua wahi e Te Ratu, which place was occupied by Te Ratu (or, the place which Te Ratu occupied).