A Grammar and Vocabulary of the Language of New Zealand.
The Nominative Case and the Verb
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The Nominative Case and the Verb.
The Nominative Case agrees with and follows the Verb; as,
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E tóene ra óki te ra, The sun proceeds forward.
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E rére ána te mánu, The bird flies.
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E aróha ána nga matúa, The parents love.
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E aire ána máua, ko Táka, I and Táka move.
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E e óki mai ána te táua, The army is coming back.
Note.—In the last four sentences, the ra óki is omitted by the ellipse.
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