Naa te ua maatou i hoki ai ki te kaainga homeWe returned home because of the rain
I moe ia i runga i te papa raakau naa wai ka mamae tona tuaraaHe slept on the bare boards and so he got a sore back
I noho ia i runga i te maunga i te poo, naa reira i hemo ai i te makaririHe spent the night on the mountain, and so he died of cold/exposure
pai·nga moo te motu naa reira ia ka whakaari·a hei mema paaremataBecause he was such a good man, and had done so much for the people, they nominated
Naa raatou i tahu te mea nei ki te maati, me kore e/*i toroThey put a match to the substance to see whether it would burn
Naa te makariri raaua i hoki mai aiThey came back because of the cold
Naa Rewi i whaangai ngaa manuRewi fed the birds
Naa te aha i pau ai ngaa kai?What ate up the food?
Naa te aha i whaka·pau ngaa kai?What ate up the food?
Ko te aha naa Hata i here?What did Hata tie up?
He aha naa Hata i here?What was it Hata tied up?
He aha te mea nui i kite naa koe?What is the big thing that you saw?
Naa wai te kurii?Whose dog is it?
Naa Hata raaua ko wai i horoi ngaa riihi?Hata and who washed the dishes?
Naa ngaa kau, naa ngaa aha i kai ngaa kuumara?the(pl) kumara The cows and what ate the kumaras?
Naa wai i aha?Who did what?
Naa wai i patu a wai?Who hit whom?
Ko wai taa Hata e patu naa ki te aha?Whom is Hata hitting with what?
ki naa o whaka kei moo me hei noo eHowever, some of these have functions other than being clearly prepositional. In
Naa tana paapaa a Hone i pupuhiReflexive is Mod IO:
Kaaore au i te maumahara naa wai teenaa i koorero mai ki a auI don’t remember who told me that
I hoko mai ia i te whare naa Hata i hangaHe bought the house that Hata built