61. Past tense + verb + adverb

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’e ‘i mu’a ‘i ha veape kuo tu’u ‘i mui ai ha ‘etiveape. Fakatātā ki heni:  Na’e hiva fiefia. 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, Peleposīsini

You can create, write, and speak in Tongan using this sentence or phrase or clause structure. Start by placing the  sign of past tense na’e before a verb which is followed by an adverb. For example: Na’e hiva fiefia. In English: sang happily (It is understood that He or She or somebody sang). Click the links below for more exercises on this topic and some important information about the Akoola courses.