34. Perfect 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 lea faka’ilonga taimi haohaoa ko e kuo   ‘i mu’a ‘i he polonauna pulula pe tokolahi ko e tau pea hoko mai ai ha veape.  Hangē ko ‘eni: Kuo tau ikuna. 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:

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 sign of perfect tense kuo before the preposed plural  (more than two persons) pronoun tau followed by a verb. For example: Kuo tau ikuna. In English: We have won. Click the links below for more exercises on this topic and some important information about the Akoola courses.