How to use the indefinite article in Māori

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The Māori indefinite article

The indefinite article is what we call the words 'a' and 'an' in English. The indefinite article is used with nouns. The English indefinite article 'a' is 'he' in Māori.

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he ngeru

a cat

he moenga

a bed

he āporo

an apple

he tama

a son

he rākau

a tree

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Step 3 : The indefinite article in Māori

The indefinite article is what we call the word a in English. The indefinite article is used with nouns. To learn to use the indefinite article in Māori, pick just 3 important nouns. We suggest you learn the nouns pukapuka, tūru and tatau (book, chair, door). Then learn how to use each noun with the indefinite article. The nouns together with the indefinite article are he pukapuka, he tūru and he tatau (a book, a chair, a door). You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about the indefinite article in Māori including useful examples. Once you have learned to use the indefinite article with the Māori nouns pukapuka, tūru and tatau, you're ready to move on to Step 4 (the definite article in Māori).

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