Substantive and Adjective.

The Adjective follows the Substantive; as,

E tángata pai,	A good man.
E ngákau kíno,	A bad heart.

Adjectives sometimes precede the substantive; as,

• Ka róa (ra óki) te po, Long is the night.

• E núi te pai o ténei méa, Very good is this thing.

• Pai ráwa tóu ánga, Exceeding good is thy work.

Sometimes the Adjective denoting the particular properties of a Substantive is expressed alone; the Substantive to which it refers being understood; as,

• E kúere, An ignorant, unskilful man;—the word tángata being understood.

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• E tohúnga, A skilful person; as, A priest, An architect, &c.

• E tóa, A courageous man.

• E hóha, A generous person.