29. Future tense + singular pronoun te + 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 kaha’u ko e te  ‘oku malava ke ne tu’u ‘i mu’a ‘i he polonauna singikulā pe toko taha ko e te pea hoko mai ai ha veape.  Hangē ko ‘eni: Te te fanongo. Kiliki ‘i he hokonga ope ‘i lalo’ ki ha ngaahi fakamatala mo ha ‘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

You can create, write, and speak in Tongan using this sentence or phrase or clause structure. Start by placing the past sign of future tense te before the preposed singular pronoun te followed by a verb. For example: Te te fanongo. In English: I will listen. In the Tongan language the pronouns te and u can be used in the same sense as that of the English pronoun I.  Click the links below for more exercises on this topic and some important information about the Akoola courses.