Tahitian/Verbs
< Tahitian
- Love – here
- Accompany – 'ape'e
- Accelerate – ha' apuai
- Clap – popo
- Bath – hopu
- Buy – ho'o mai
Progressive
[edit | edit source]The modality represents to the Present continuos. Uses the marker TĒ preceding the verb, followed of the marker NEI.
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tai'o 
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| I'm reading | tē tai'o nei au |
| You're reading | tē tai'o nei o'e |
| He's reading | tē tai'o nei 'ōna |
| Us two are reading | tē tai'o nei tāua |
| Us two are reading | tē tai'o nei māua |
| You two are reading | tē tai'o nei 'ōrua |
| They two are reading | tē tai'o nei rāua |
| We're reading | tē tai'o nei tātou |
| We're reading | tē tai'o nei mātou |
| You're reading | tē tai'o nei 'ōutou |
| They're reading | tē tai'o nei rātou |
Past
[edit | edit source]Aspect grammatical that expresses a finished action and uses the marker 'UA.
| write
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papa'i
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| I wrote | 'ua papa'i au |
| You wrote | 'ua papa'i o'e |
| He wrote | 'ua papa'i 'ōna |
| Us two wrote | 'ua papa'i tāua |
| Us two wrote | 'ua papa'i māua |
| You two wrote | 'ua papa'i 'ōrua |
| They two wrote | 'ua papa'i rāua |
| We wrote | 'ua papa'i tātou |
| We wrote | 'ua papa'i mātou |
| You wrote | 'ua papa'i 'ōutou |
| They wrote | 'ua papa'i rātou |
Future
[edit | edit source]This modality expresses an unfinished action. The marker that precedes to the verb is E.
| learn
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ha'api'i
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| I will learn | e ha'api'i au |
| You will learn | e ha'api'i o'e |
| He will learn | e ha'api'i 'ōna |
| Us two will learn | e ha'api'i tāua |
| Us two will learn | e ha'api'i māua |
| You two will learn | e ha'api'i 'ōrua |
| They two will learn | e ha'api'i rāua |
| We will learn | e ha'api'i tātou |
| We will learn | e ha'api'i mātou |
| You will learn | e ha'api'i 'outou |
| They will learn | e ha'api'i rātou |
Others aspects
[edit | edit source]- Imperative
- Give me your hand! : 'a toro mai to rima!
- Negative imperative
- Do not eat! : 'eiaha e 'amu!