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First Lessons in Maori

§ 50. Uses of Subjunctive and Infinitive

§ 50. Uses of Subjunctive and Infinitive.

—After a word expressing (a) eagerness, desire, intention to do anything, and (b) after one signifying go, come, stay, etc., and (c) after teach, use the infinitive with the preposition ki; (d) after learn, use the infinitive with the preposition i; but (e) after a word expressing request, page 35 command, advice, consent, or permission to another person to do anything, use the subjunctive. (f) In a clause expressing the object in view, use the subjunctive followed by the particle ai.

Examples.
(a)

E hiahia ana ratou ki te haere, they desire to go.

(b)

E noho ana ia ki te hanga i te taiepa, he is staying to make the fence.

(c)

Na wai koe i whakaako ki te whakairo rakau? Who taught you to carve wood?

(d)

E ako ana taku tamaiti i te tuhituhi, my child is learning to write.

(e)

I ki mai ia kia haere ahau, he told me to go, or he said that I should go.

I tuku ahau i a ia kia haere, I allowed him to go.

(f)

I haere mai ia inanahi kia kite ai ia i a Te Hau, he came yesterday in order that he might see Te Hau.