§ 74

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§ 74.

When the relative is governed by the verb in the relative clause, the subject of that verb, without being expressed directly, may be implied in a possessive definitive (§ 18) placed before the antecedent.

Examples.

  • Tau tangata i karanga ai, the man whom you called (for Te tangata i karanga ai koe).

  • Taku whare e hanga nei, the house which I am building.

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Title: First Lessons in Maori

Author: W. L. Williams

Publication details: Whitcombe and Tombs Limited, 1930

Part of: New Zealand Texts Collection

This text is the subject of: Victoria University of Wellington Library Catalogue

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