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ngahere - forest, bush


ngāherehere - bush

E whakatā ana tāua i te ngahere.
We (you and I) are resting in the forest.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I haere rātou ki te ngahere inānahi.
They went to the forest yesterday.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Kei roto i te ngahere ngā manu e tangi ana.
The birds are singing in the forest.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

I ngā ata, haere ai ngā kaimahi ki te ngahere.
In the mornings, the workers always go to the bush.
Habitual action - ai

Kei waenganui te tāone i te ngahere.
The town is in the middle of the bush.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kia moata te haere ki te moe a tēnei pō, kia mauria ai kōrua ki te ngahere a te ata.
Go to bed early tonight, so that you can be taken to the forest in the morning.
So that something can happen for someone else - kia

Ka mura te ahi i te rarauhe, mea ake ka toro ki te ngahere.
The fire blazed up in amongst the bracken. In no time at all it had spread to the forest.
All of a sudden - Mea ake

Kāore tāua e whakatā ana i te ngahere.
We are not resting in the forest.
Negations of e... ana... sentences - kāore... e... ana...

Kei kō atu te ngahere i te awa.
The bush is beyond the river.
Away - atu

I tētahi taha ake o taua pā tētahi ngāherehere.
On the far side of the fort there was a patch of bush.
Up - ake

kei hea te ngahere?
where is the forest?

I haereere mātou i roto i te ngahere.
We walked through the bush.

E hia ngā rākau i te ngahere?
How many trees are in the forest?

E hia ngā rākau o te ngahere nei?
How many trees are in this forest?

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