Grammar of the New Zealand Language
The Indefinite Pronouns
The Indefinite Pronouns.
Some other and any, are most frequently denoted by te tahi, and its plural e tahi; sometimes also by the preposition i; (vid. prepositions.)
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Kua kite ahau i e tahi, I saw some (of them).
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Ko e tahi kihai i kitea e ahau, some I did not see.
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Kahore kau ahau i kite i te tahi, I did not see any at all.
Whatever, whatsoever, &c., are expressed in various ways; as may be seen in the following examples:
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Ko nga men katoa e mea ai koutou, or whatever ye do, Col. 3, 17.
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Ko nga aha noa &c. &c. whatever ye do, Col. 3, 17.
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Ko ta koutou e inoi ai i toku ingoa, whatever ye ask in my name.
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Kia ho atu ki a ia tana mea e inoi ai ia, to give her whatsoever she would ask, Mat. 14, 7.
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Ka kai koutou, ka inu, ka aha ranei, whether ye eat or drink or whatever ye do. 1 Cor. 10, 31.