Homegrown · te reo from home
Kāhore au e kai tio ana
I don't eat oystersA sentence structure most learners don't know they have.
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Watch the key moments, answer as you go, then use it at home.
A typical sentence
The kids were off to an oyster farm, and a teacher made a comment.
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What does Quinton think of the teacher's sentence?
I don't eat oysters
No crutches. How do you say you don't eat oysters?
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Quite simply, "I don't eat oysters" is…
In general
Books and courses teach this structure as present tense.
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Our old people also used this structure to talk about…
Kāhore au e kai tio ana
I don't eat oysters.
I don't eat oysters.
Use it at home
This week, try one:
Lesson 102 complete
Ka rawe!
Kāhore au e kai tio ana.
Homegrown · made from the Māori in a Minute video "Wānanga 3". Only the key teaching moments are kept.