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kaiako - teacher (kai- + ako)

Ko au te kaiako.
I am the teacher.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko ia te kaiako o Koa.
She is the teacher of Koa.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko wai tō kaiako pāngarau?
Who is your maths teacher?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai kei te āwhina i te kaiako?
Who is helping the teacher?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ehara au i te kaiako.
I am not a teacher.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara te kaiako i te kaikōrero.
The teacher is not a speaker.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara a Mere i te kaiako nui.
Mere is not an important teacher.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara a Pāora i te kaiako.
Pāora isn't a teacher.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara tērā wahine i te kaiako.
That woman isn't a teacher.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara ia i te kaiako.
He is not a teacher.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

E kōrero ana a Hemi ki te kaiako.
Hemi is talking to the teacher.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E whakamārama ana te kaiako i te mahi ki ngā tamariki.
The teacher is explaining the work to the children.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I whakaakona māua ki te raranga harakeke e tō māua kaiako.
We (2 exclusive) were taught to weave flax by our teacher.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I te hanga te kaiako i ngā mahi mō te akomanga.
The teacher was preparing the work for the class.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Ka kōrero a Rewi ki te kaiako hei te Rātū.
Rewi will speak to the teacher on Tuesday.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Ka ako te kaiako i ngā tauira.
The teacher will teach the students.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka tatari au ki a koutou ko ngā kaiako.
I will wait for you and the teachers.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Kua tae te rīpoata ki te kaiako.
The report has been given to the teacher.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me kōreroreo kōrua ko te kaiako.
You and the teacher should have a talk.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me pānui te kaiako i te reta.
The teacher should read the letter.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Turituri! Kei kohetengia tātou e te kaiako.
Be quiet or else we might get told off by the teacher.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Turituri, kei riri te kaiako!
Be quiet or the teacher might get angry!
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Ehara mā te kaiako tēnei pouaka whakaata.
This television is not for the teacher.
Negating m`aku possessives - ehara... mō...; ehara... mā

Ehara mā ngā kaiako tēnei pouaka.
This box is not for the teachers.
Negating m`aku possessives - ehara... mō...; ehara... mā

Nā te kaiako i whakaako i ngā tauira.
It was the teacher who taught the students.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā ngā kaiako i whakaako ngā tamariki.
It was the teachers who taught the children.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā te kaiako i kī ngā ture.
It was the teacher who stated the rules.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā te kaiako ia i whaka-oho.
It was the teacher who woke him/her up.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Mā ngā kaiako tēnei pouaka.
This box is for the teachers.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Mā te kaiako tēnei pouaka whakaata.
This television is for the teacher.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Mā ngā kaiako e whiriwhiri te toa.
The teachers will pick the winner.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mā ngā kaiako te toa e whiriwhiri.
The teachers will pick the winner.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mā ngā kaiako ngā tauira e whakaako.
The teachers will teach the students.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mā te kaiako ngā ture e whakamārama.
The teacher will explain the rules.
Future agent emphatic - māku

I te kōrero mai te kaiako ānō nei he taringa kōhatu mātou.
The teacher was talking to us as if we were deaf.
It was as if - ānō nei

Kaua te kaiako e pānuitia te reta.
The teacher shouldn't read the letter.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

Kei te kōrerohia te kaupapa e te kaiako.
The topic is being discussed by the teacher.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ka tāria te waka e ngā kaiako.
The car will be waited for by the teachers.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ka tuwherahia te tatau e te kaiako.
The door will be opened by the teacher.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I whakaakona ngā tamariki e te kaiako.
The children were taught by the teacher.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua whakamāramatia te mahi e te kaiako ki ngā tamariki.
The work has been explained to the children by the teacher.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua kōrerotia te tamaiti e tōna kaiako.
The child has been spoken to by his/her teacher.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ka taea te kaiako te whakarongo ki ngā tauira.
The teacher is able to listen to the students.
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Kāore anō te rīpoata kia tae ki te kaiako.
The report has not been given to the teacher yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Ka āhei te kaiako te haere ki waho.
The teacher is allowed to go outside.
Allowed to do something - āhei

Kei te riri ngā kaiako?
Are the teachers angry?
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te aha te kaiako ki ngā tauira?
What's the teacher doing with the students?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?

Kāore ngā kaiako i te riri?
Are the teachers not angry?
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore a Rewi e kōrero ki te kaiako hei te Rātū.
Rewi will not speak to the teacher on Tuesday.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

He kaiako ahau.
I am a teacher.
Categorizing sentences - he

He kaikōrero te kaiako.
The teacher is a speaker.
Categorizing sentences - he

He kaiako nui a Mere.
Mere is an important teacher.
Categorizing sentences - he

Kāore a Hemi e kōrero ana ki te kaiako.
Hemi is not talking to the teacher.
Negations of e... ana... sentences - kāore... e... ana...

Nā ngā kaiako ngā pukapuka.
The books belong to the teachers.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

He Hera ro kaiako o ā māua tamariki.
Our children's teacher is Hera.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Kāore te kaupapa i te kōrerohia e te kaiako.
The topic is not being discussed by the teacher.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

Kāore te waka e tāria e ngā kaiako.
The car will not be waited for by the teachers.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

Kāore te tatau e tuwherahia e te kaiako.
The door will not be opened by the teacher.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

He kaiako tērā wahine.
That woman is a teacher.
That (over there) - tērā

Kāore te kaiako i te hanga i ngā mahi mō te akomanga.
The teacher was not preparing the work for the class.
Negations of the past tense - Kāore... i te...

He kaiako ia?
Is she a teacher?
Asking 'are you a...?' - He... ?

Tokowhitu ngā kaiako.
There are seven teachers.
Numbering people - tokorua, tokotahi...

Hei muri te kaiako i te akomanga.
The teacher will be behind the classroom.
Future locative - hei

Ehara i ngā kaiako ngā pukapuka.
The books do not belong to the teachers.
Negating n`aku possessives - Ehara i...

Kāore te kaiako hei muri i te akomanga.
The teacher will not be behind the classroom.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Ehara mā ngā kaiako ngā tauira e whakaako.
The teachers won’t teach the students.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Ehara mā te kaiako ngā ture e whakamārama.
The teacher won’t explain the rules.
Negating the future agent emphatic - ehara mā..

Kāore te kaiako e taea te whakarongo ki ngā tauira.
The teacher is unable to listen to the students.
To be unable - Kāore... taea...

Ehara i te kaiako ngā tauira i whakaako.
The teacher didn’t teach the students.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Ehara i ngā kaiako ngā tamariki i whakaako.
The teachers didn’t teach the children.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Ehara i te kaiako ngā ture i kī.
The teacher didn’t state the rules.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Nā te aha te kaiako i whakatika ai i te mahi?
For what reason did the teacher correct the work?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?

Nā te aha te kaiako i kore ai e whakatika i te mahi?
Why didn’t the teacher correct the work?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?

Kāore e tokowhitu ngā kaiako.
There are not seven teachers.
Negating counting people - Kāore e toko...

Ko wai kāore i te āwhina i te kaiako?
Who isn’t helping the teacher?
Who didn't? - Ko wai kāore...

Kāore te kaiako e āhei te haere ki waho.
The teacher is not allowed to go outside.
Not allowed - kāore... e āhei

Ke mea mai ia, ka pai tana kaiako ki te waiata.
He says that his teacher is good at singing.

He tohunga katoa ki ā rātou kaupapa ngā kaiako o tēnei whare wānanga.
The teachers at this university are all experts at their subject.

He kaiako ia i te tērā wā.
She was a teacher then.

Kāore ia i paku aro mai ki te kōrero a te kaiako.
She didn't pay the slightest attention to what the teacher was saying.

Hei kaiako ia.
She will be a teacher.

He kaiako ia.
She is a teacher.

E hia ngā kaiako o te kura nei?
How many teachers are in this school?

Nā te kaiako tēnei pukapuka.
This book belongs to the teacher.

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