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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 64
III
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III.
He tikanga ke ano to enei.
| begin, timata, | began, i timata, | have begun, kua tim |
| drink, inu, | drank, | have drunk, |
| ring, patu (i te pere), | rang, | have rung, |
| sing, waiata, | sang, | have sung. |
| Yesterday morning they began to build their house. | I te ata inanahi ka timata ratou te hanga i to [unclear: ra] whare. |
| They had begun work on Friday. | Kua timata ratou te mahi i te Paraire. |
| Robert drank your tea in the evening. | I [unclear: im]Rapata i to ti i te ahiahi. |
| George has drunk no water. | Kahore a Hori kia wai. |
| Who rang the bell? | Na wai i patu te pere? |
| James has rung the bell for school. | Kua [unclear: pat] Hemi i te pere mo te kura. |
| I sang a new song. | I waiata ahau i tetahi wai hou. |
| Robert has not sung that Maori song. | [unclear: Kaho] Rapata kia waiata i taua waiata Maori. |