31. Future tense + plural pronoun tau + 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 faka’ilonga  taimi kaha’u ko e te  ‘i mu’a ‘i he polonauna pululo pe toko lahi ko e tau pea hoko mai ai ha veape.  Hangē ko ‘eni: Te tau va’inga. Kiliki ‘i he hokonga ope ‘i lalo’ ki he 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 plural (more than two persons) pronoun tau followed by a verb. For example: Te tau va’inga. In English: We will play. The pronouns tau and mau can be used in the same sense as the pronoun I in English. Click the links below for more exercises on this topic and some important information about the Akoola courses.