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kēmu - game

Ko wai kei te tākaro i te kēmu?
Who is playing the game?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Kua tākarohia e mātou ngā kēmu e rua.
We've played two games.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua tīmata te kēmu.
The game has started.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me mātakitaki koe i te kēmu.
You should watch the game.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Āhea te kēmu?
When's the game?
When? (in the future) - Āwhea? Āhea?

Ā hea te kemu?
When is the game?
When? (in the future) - Āwhea? Āhea?

Mā ngā tamariki te kēmu e tākaro.
The children will play the game.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mā rātou te kēmu e takatū.
They will prepare the game.
Future agent emphatic - māku

E kōrero pākiwaha mai ana ia ānō nei ko ia te toa o te kēmu.
He was boasting as if he won the game.
It was as if - ānō nei

Ka whakatauria te kēmu e te kaiwawao.
The game will be decided by the referee.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua tākarohia e mātou ngā kēmu e rua.
We've played the two games.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I haere mātou ki Te Whanaganui a Tara kia mātakitaki ngā tamariki i te kēmu.
We went to Wellington so that the children can watch the game.
So that something can happen for someone else - kia

Kāore anō te kēmu kia timata.
The game hasn't started yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Kāore anō te kēmu kia tīmata.
The game has not started yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Kāore au i te tākaro i tērā kēmu.
I'm not playing that game.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore te kēmu e whakatauria e te kaiwawao.
The game will not be decided by the referee.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

He kēmu netipōro i tēnei mutunga wiki?
A netball game this weekend?
This week, this month, this year - i tēnei wiki, i tēnei marama...

Kei te papa tākaro tuatahi taku kēmu.
My game is on the first field.
Ordindinal numbers (First, second, third...) - tuatahi, tuarua...

Ehara mā ngā tamariki te kēmu e tākaro.
The children won’t play the game.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Ehara mā rātou te kēmu e takatū.
They won’t prepare the game.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

He pai ki a au tēnei kēmu.
I like this game.
I like... - He pai ki a au...

He pai ki ahau tēnei kēmu.
I like this game.
I like... - He pai ki a au...

He pai ki ngā tamariki te kēmu hou.
The children like the new game.
I like... - He pai ki a au...

Inahea te kemu?
When was the game?
Asking 'when was?' When did something happen? - Nōnahea, inahea

Nōnahea te kemu?
When was the game?
Asking 'when was?' When did something happen? - Nōnahea, inahea

Ehara tēnei kēmu i te pai ki ahau.
I do not like this game.
I don't like... - Ehara... i te pai...

Ehara te kēmu hou i te pai ki ngā tamariki.
The children do not like the new game.
I don't like... - Ehara... i te pai...

Ko wai kāore i te tākaro i te kēmu?
Who isn’t playing the game?
Who didn't? - Ko wai kāore...

Kei te mātakitaki au i te kēmu.
I am watching the game.

Kei te mātakitaki au i ngā kēmu.
I am watching the games.

Kei te mātakitaki au i tētehi kēmu.
I am watching a game.

Kei te mātakitaki au i ētehi kēmu.
I am watching some games.

I haere mātou ki te Whanganui a Tara hei mātakitaki i te kēmu.
We went to Wellington to watch the game.

Kei te tākaro kēmu ahau.
I am playing games.

Kei te mātakitaki au i te kemu.
I am watching the game.

Me aro atu ki te kēmu!
Focus on the game!

Kei te mātakitaki koe i te kēmu ā te pō nei?
Are you watching the game tonight?

He mīharo te kēmu.
The game was amazing.

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