Te Reo Matatini

tau maha

cardinal number

tūingoa

Ko ngā kupu e hāngai ana ki ngā tau tatau hei tohu i te maha o ētahi mea.

The words relating to counting numbers which denote the quantity of something.

Me pēhea te whakamahi i ngā tau maha i roto i te rerenga kōrero?

Ka whakaurua tētahi tau maha hei whakautu i te pātai 'E hia ...?

Whakamāramahia mai te rerekē o te tau maha me te tau raupapa.

Koia nei ētahi tikanga mō te whakamahi i ngā tau maha:

Ka noho mai te ‘ko’ hei kūmua mō te tahi, pērā i te rerenga ‘Kotahi te kōhao o te ngīra ...’
Ko te ‘e’ te punga ka noho tahi me ngā tau e tīmata ana ki ngā tohutau 2 ki te 9. Hei tauira:
- E rua ngā manu.
- E toru tekau mā whitu tāra te utu.

Ina whakamahia te punga ‘kia’ me tētahi tau, koia hei tohu i te maha o tētahi mea e tonoa ana, e whakahautia ana rānei. Hei tauira:

tau - number; maha - be many

Me pēhea te whakamahi i ngā tau maha i roto i te rerenga kōrero?

Ka whakaurua tētahi tau maha hei whakautu i te pātai 'E hia ...?

Whakamāramahia mai te rerekē o te tau maha me te tau raupapa.