Homegrown · te reo from home
Kīhai … i
didn'tA Ngāpuhi past negative that has just about disappeared.
5 short steps · about 2 minutes
Watch the key moments, answer as you go, then use it at home.
The same words
The negatives you already know work in the past tense too.
Play the clip. It stops so you can guess.
The house didn't stand:
Nearly gone
Very common in Ngāpuhi, and just about disappeared.
Play the clip. It stops so you can guess.
The structure is…
The fly didn't fly
Rere to fly, ngaro the insect.
Play the clip. It stops so you can guess.
The fly didn't fly:
Kīhai
The house didn't stand.
The house didn't stand:
Use it at home
This week, try one:
Lesson 92 complete
Ka rawe!
Kīhai … i.
Homegrown · made from the Māori in a Minute video "Wānanga 1 (beginner)". Only the key teaching moments are kept.