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Tēnei, Tēnā, Tērā. He aha. Demonstratives. Write the following into your book. He aha. He aha - Saying what something is Aha ... what He aha? ... What? He (Pronounced “heh”) is a sentence starter used for descriptions. It can mean ‘a’ or ‘some’ depending on the context.
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Tēnei, Tēnā, Tērā He aha....
Demonstratives Write the following into your book.
He aha He aha - Saying what something is • Aha ... what • He aha? ... What? He (Pronounced “heh”) is a sentence starter used for descriptions. It can mean ‘a’ or ‘some’ depending on the context. He aha - Saying what something is using “he” He + object For example: 1. He pukapuka – a/some book(s) 2. He tēpu – a/some table(s)
Examples • He aha tēnei? = what is this? • He aha tēnā? = what is that? • He aha tērā? = what is that over there? • He pukapuka tēnā = the book (that is) • He pene ērā = the pens (they are) that are over there.