27. Past tense + dual pronoun ta + verb

E lava ke ke fa’u, tohi mo lea faka-Tonga ‘o ngāue’aki ‘a e  fa’unga sētesi, pe kupu’i lea (phrase pe feleisi) pe kupu’i sētesi (clause pe koloasi) ko ‘eni’. Kamata’aki ‘a e  lea faka’ilonga taimi kuo ‘osi ko e na’a  hoko ai e polonauna toko ua ko e ta pea hoko mai ai ha veape.  Hangē ko ‘eni: Na’a’ ta huo. Kiliki ‘i he hokonga ope ‘i lalo’ ki he ngaahi ‘ekisasaisi ke ne toe fakamaama ange ‘a e fakakaukau ‘oku fakamatala’i ko ‘eni’.

Kiliki heni ki he fakiikiiki: Lea faka’ilonga taimi, Veape, ‘Etiveape, Etisekitivi, ‘Ātikolo, Nauna   Peleposisini

The signs of tense in the Tongan language are used to convey the time at which a verb or an action occurs. The sign of tense na’a indicates the action in the sentence happened in the past. Na’a can be placed before the preposed dual (two persons) pronoun ta which can be followed by a verb. For example: Na’a’ ta huo. In English: We sang. Click the links below for more exercises on this topic and some important information about the Akoola courses.