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CHAPTER VI. 

 EXAMPLES OF THE CONJUGATION OF VERBS. 



EXAMPLE. 

 Tekai . . . To eat. 



INDICATIVE MOOD. 

 PRESENT TENSE. 



SINGULAR. 



E kai ana ahau ... I eat. 



koe .... Thou eatest. 



ia .... He eats. 



FIRST OR ABSOLUTE DUAL. 



taua .... We (two only) eat. 



-- korua . . . You - 



- raua .... They - 



SECOND OR RELATIVE DUAL. 



E kai ana maua . . . We (two on our side) eat. 



FIRST OR ABSOLUTE PLURAL. 



- tatou . . . We (all together, more than two) eat. 



- koutou . . . You 



- ratou . . . They -- 



SECOND OR RELATIVE PLURAL. 



- matou . . . We (all on our side) eat. 



PAST TENSES. 

 SINGULAR. 



, . , (I have eaten, or I was eating, or I 



Kua or ka kai ahau . . - 



koe . . . Thou hast eaten. 

 ia He has eaten. 



FIRST OR ABSOLUTE DUAL. 



taua . . . We (two only) have eaten. 

 korua . . You 

 raua . . They 



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