71. Present tense + verb + prepositional phrases

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 koeni ko e ‘oku hoko ai ‘a e veape pea nauna pea toki hoko  leva ‘a e kupu’i lea fakapeleposīsini’. Hangē ko ‘eni:  ‘Oku kai  ‘a Feleti. 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 present sign of tense ‘oku  before the pronoun ou which is followed by the verb kai then a prepositional phrase. For example: ‘Oku kai ’a Feleti. In English: Fred eats. Click the links above for more exercises on this topic and some important information about the Akoola courses.