First Lessons in Maori
§ 82
§ 82.
When, as an interrogative, is commonly expressed by no nahea or i nahea for past time, and a hea for future. To mark the time of occurrence, the prepositions no and i are used for past time, and a and hei for future. (§ 15.)
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No nahea ia i tae mai ai? When did he arrive?
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A hea koe haere ai? When shall you go?
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No toku kitenga i a ia ka homai e ia te toki ki ahua, When I saw (At the time of my seeing) him, he gave the axe to me.
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I taku korerotanga atu ki a ia inanahi kihai i ki mai tona waha, When I spoke to him yesterday he said nothing.
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Ka rokohanga ano a Heke ki reira a tou taenga atu, Heke will be found there when you arrive there.
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Hei te hokinga atu o Tareha ka haere mai ai koe, When Tareha returns you shall come.