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Today we take a a look into using "I" and the many uses it has. As always, I cite from Ray Harlow.

Marks past location in a place:

I konei raua i nanahi. - They (two) were here yesterday.

I Rotorua te whakataetae i tera tau. - The competition was (held) in Rotorua last year.

Marks past possession:

I a Hone nga ki inapo. - Hone had the keys last night.

Marks the object of transitive or experience verbs:

Kei te tuhi au i taku reta ki a ia. - I am writing my letter to him.

Marks cause of a particular state of affairs:

Kua maakuu katoa nga tamariki i te ua. - The children are all wet from the rain.

Marks the agent of a neuter verb:

I pakaru te wini i a Tamahae. - Tamahae broke the window.

Comments of place:

E mahi ana ia i Poneke. - She works in Wellington.

Comments of time:

I konei raua i nanahi. - They (two) were here yesterday.

Mark a place from which motion occurs:

Kua tae mai ratou i Rotorua. - They have arrived (here) from Rotorua.

Marks comparison:

He nui ake toku whare i to Hoani. - My house is bigger than Hoani's.

Comments on locative nouns designating relative position.

Kei runga i te tepu. - Is on the table.