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Learn how to express a comparison in Tahitian

Comparison in Tahitian – E mea … a’e … i/ia … – Hōê ā … e – Mai te …

In this new lesson, we will learn the comparison in Tahitian.

Comparison in Tahitian

In this lesson, we will learn how to say:

  • more, more than
  • also, at the same level as, as much
  • like, as

And of course, all this in Tahitian.

More and more than in Tahitian – The comparison in Tahitian

The grammar rule is as follows:

Grammar rule: E mea + ADJECTIVE + a’e… i / ia…
To translate more, we use the construction :

  • E mea + ADJECTIVE + a’e…

To translate more than, we use the construction:

  • E mea + ADJECTIVE + a’e… i if there is a nominal group after i
  • E mea + ADJECTIVE + a’e… ia if there is a proper noun after i

In this rule, we use:

Let’s illustrate with examples:

English Tahitian
It’s tall E mea rahi
It is taller E mea rahi a’e
This house is big E mea rahi teie fare
That house is bigger E mea rahi a’e tera fare
The dog is taller than the cat E mea rahi a’e te ‘urī i te mīmī
Hina is taller than Mere E mea rahi a’e ‘o Hina ia Mere

We already know:

Also, at the same level as, as much in Tahitian – Similarity in Tahitian

The grammar rule is as follows:

Grammar rule: Hōê ā + QUALITY +… e
To translate also, at the same level as, as much, we use the construction :

  • Hōê ā+ QUALITY +… e

Let’s illustrate with examples:

English Tahitian
The dog is as big as the cat

In other words: the dog and the cat are the same size

Hōê ā rahi te ‘urī e te mīmī
My book and your book are the same (look the same) Hōê ā huru ta ‘u puta e ta ‘oe puta
My shoes and your shoes are the same price Hōê ā moni ta ‘u tiaa e ta’ oe tiaa

We already know:

The new vocabulary is as follows:

Tahitian English
Te huru The gender, the condition, the ownership, the quality, the appearance, the sore
Te tiaa The shoe(s)

Like, as in Tahitian – The analogy in Tahitian

The grammar rule is as follows:

Grammar rule: Mai te…
To translate like, as, we use the construction :

  • Mai te

Let’s illustrate with examples:

English Tahitian
She sings like an angel E hīmene ‘o na mai te mērahi

We already know:

The new vocabulary is as follows:

Tahitian English
Te mērahi An angel

And after ?

With this lesson, we have just learned the comparison in Tahitian. And also, we learned 13 vocabulary words and expressions.