ka mutu

An Ending or Further Point

Level 4

An ending predicate names what ends; additive ka mutu introduces another proposition.

How It Works

As an ordinary predicate, ka mutu + subject describes an activity or situation ending. A past narrative supports “ended”; a future time phrase supports “will end”. Mutu does not change for singular or plural subjects. A following ka clause can introduce the next event.

Compare Ka mutu te hui, presenting an ending as an event, with Kua mutu te hui, presenting completion as established. In both, the meeting is the subject. Neither explicitly expresses an actor who brought it to an end.

As a discourse expression, ka mutu introduces another idea with “and also” or “furthermore”. In the room example, cold adds a drawback to small size; no ending is asserted. The following proposition retains its own grammar. Punctuation helps display the relation. Longer idioms containing mutu can have additional meanings and should be learned as their own formations.

Examples (4)

  1. Ka mutu te hui, ka wehe ngā manuhiri.

    The meeting ended, and the visitors left.

    The past interpretation assumes a past account.

  2. Ka mutu te mahi ā te ono karaka.

    The work will finish at six o'clock.

    Ā te ono karaka supplies a future reference.

  3. Ka mutu ngā akoranga, ka hoki mātou ki te kāinga.

    The lessons ended, and we returned home.

    Mutu remains unchanged with a plural subject.

  4. He iti te rūma; ka mutu, he makariri.

    The room is small; furthermore, it is cold.

    The second assessment adds a further point.

How It Connects

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ka mutuLevel 4An Ending or Further Point

Learn This First

Introduce ordinary ka mutu predicates naming what ends, then the discourse expression introducing a further point. The room's additional coldness illustrates additive use without asserting an ending.