65. Future 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 kaha’u ko e te hoko ai e polonauna ko e ne, toki hoko ai ‘a e ‘etiveape. ‘Oku angamaheni ‘i he taimi lahi ke tu’u ma’u pe ‘a e ‘etiveape’ ‘i mui hili ‘a e veape’. Fakatātā: Te ne lue vave.  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, Peleposīsini

You can create, write, and speak in Tongan using this sentence or phrase or clause structure. Start by placing the future sign of tense te before a pronoun, then a verb before ending in an adverb. For example:  Te ne lue vave. In English: He (she or it) will walk quickly. Click the links below for more exercises on this topic and some important information about the Akoola courses.