First Lessons in Maori
§ 59
§ 59.
An Intransitive Compound Verb may be formed by treating a transitive verb and its object grammatically as one word, thus:
E tope rakau ana a Turi, Turi is felling trees (or tree-felling).
Title: First Lessons in Maori
Publication details: Whitcombe and Tombs Limited, 1930, Auckland
Part of: New Zealand Texts Collection
This text is the subject of: Victoria University of Wellington Library Catalogue
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E tope rakau ana a Turi, Turi is felling trees (or tree-felling).