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Pai

very, really (after a word)

Number 7 on Quinton's Ngāpuhi list: a little word that plays every position.

Watch the key moments, answer as you go, then use it at home.

Step 1 · A utility player

Pai fills lots of different positions in our dialect.

Play the clip. It stops so you can guess.

Step 2 · After the word

Like tino, but after

Mostly used with verbs.

Play the clip. The activity appears when it finishes.

Step 3 · Even with kore

It can be used with almost any word.

Play the clip. It stops so you can guess.

Step 4 · Build it

I was very annoyed.

Step 5 · Your mission

Really fed up? Hōhā pai au Over the moon? Hari pai au Try pai after a word instead of tino before it