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First Lessons in Maori

§ 15. Simple Prepositions

§ 15. Simple Prepositions.

  • A, of, belonging to. (§ 22).

  • at, of future time: a hea? at what time? until.

  • after the manner of.

  • O, of, belonging to, passive of a. (§ 22).

  • from, of place or time, denoting the starting point.

  • Na, of, belonging to. (§ 22).

  • by, by means of, on account of, owing to.

  • by, through, by way of, of direction.

  • by, expressing emphasis on the agent. (§ 55).

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  • No, of, belonging to, passive of na. (§ 22).

  • from, of place, but not after verbs of motion.

  • from, at, of time past.

  • Ma, for. (§ 22).

  • by, by means of, on account of.

  • by, through, by way of, of direction.

  • by, expressing emphasis on the agent. (§ 55).

  • Mo, for, passive of ma. (§ 22).

  • at, on, of time future.

  • about, concerning, with a view to.

  • Ra, by way of, through, of direction.

  • E, by, of agent, only after passive verbs. (§§ 53, 56).

  • I, by, with, of agent or instrument, after participles, adjectives, and neuter verbs. (§ 69).

  • by reason of.

  • from, after verbs implying motion.

  • at the time of, at the time that.

  • with, in possession of, having in possession, past, or, in a negative clause, present. (§ 40, f.).

  • with, in company with.

  • at, in, on, of time, generally past.

  • in comparison of.

  • beyond.

  • at, in, on, of place, mostly in time past, but in some cases, present. (§ 40 f.).

  • in state of, in act of, in time past, or, in a negative clause, present (§ 40 f.), governing adjectives or verbs.

  • to, with an infinitive after “learn.”

  • connecting a transitive verb with its object; no English equivalent. (§ 53).

  • Kei, at, on, of place, in time present; not used after verbs.

  • with, in possession of, in time present.

  • in state of, in act of, with adjectives or verbs in time present.

  • Hei, at, on, like, as, of place, or time, future; not used after verbs.

  • with, in possession of, in time future.

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  • for, to serve as, to be, without any definitive; used with nouns, or with the infinitive of verbs.

  • Ki, to, of place, or with the infinitive of a verb of action (§ 50); into, towards.

  • at, or in, of place in which a thing is done, etc., after verbs.

  • at, after arrive, etc.

  • with, of instrument.

  • against.

  • according to, concerning.

  • for, in quest of.

  • connecting a transitive verb with its object; no English equivalent. (§ 53).

  • Me, with, in addition, and—too.

  • Ko, to, going to, with nouns of place and infinitives of active verbs.

  • at, of future time, or denoting intention.

  • To, up to.

  • Whaka, towards.