A Dictionary of the Maori Language

Scheme of a Maori Verb — Affirmative and Negative Forms

Scheme of a Maori Verb

Affirmative and Negative Forms

Indicative

1. Inceptive: Past or Future Ka karanga ia, He called or began to call; he will call or will begin to call. Ka kore ia e karanga, He ceased to call or began not to call; he will cease to call or will begin not to call.
2. Imperfect (Continuous): Past, Present, or Future E karanga ana ia, He was, is, or will be calling. Kahore ia e karanga ana, He was not, is not, or will not be calling.
3. Perfect (Completed): Past, Present, or Future Kua karanga ia, He had, has, or will have called. Kahore ia kia karanga, He has not, had not, or will not have called.
4. Indefinite: Past I karanga ia, He called. Kihai ia i karanga, He did not call.
5. Indefinite: Future E karanga ia, or Tera ia e karanga, He will call. E kore ia e karanga, or Tera ia e kore e karanga, He will not call.
6. Narrative Form Karanga ana ia, He called. (Not used in the negative.)

Imperative

1. Strong (Mandatory or Precatory) Karanga! Call! Kaua e karanga! Do not call!
2. Weak (Hortatory or Deliberative) Me karanga ia, He had better call; let him call. (Not used in the negative.)

Subjunctive

1. Imperfect Me e karanga ana ia, If he were calling. Me kahore ia e karanga ana, If he were not calling.
2. Perfect Me i karanga ia, If he had called. Me i kahore ia i karanga, If he had not called.
3. Future (Contingent) Ki te karanga ia, If he should call. Ki te kore ia e karanga, If he should not call.
4. Future (Consequential) Kia karanga ia, That he should call. Kia kaua ia e karanga, That he should not call.
5. Future (Deprecatory or Pre-Cautionary) Kei karanga ia, Lest he should call. Kei kore ia e karanga, Lest he should not call.

Infinitive

Karanga, call, preceded by an article or definitive pronoun, thus, he karanga, te karanga, tana karanga, etc.