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ngeru - cat

Ehara tērā i te ngeru.
That is not a cat.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara ērā i te ngeru.
Those are not cats.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Kei te titiro taua ngeru ki tāna kai.
That cat is looking at his meal.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

E kihi ana ia i tātahi ngeru pango.
She is kissing a black cat.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E kihi ana ia i tētahi ngeru pango.
She is kissing a black cat.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E kimi ana te ngeru ki te kiore.
The cat is searching for the mouse.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E mātakitaki ana te ngeru ki te manu.
The cat is watching the bird.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

Kua piki te ngeru ki runga i te tūru.
The cat has climbed onto the chair.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kei te rapu tā mātou ngeru i tāna kai.
Our cat is searching for his food.
Sentences with i - i

Kai ai te ngeru i ngā kiore.
The cat always eats mice.
Habitual action - ai

Pēnei au he kurī tērā, engari he ngeru tonu.
I thought that was a dog, but it turns out it was a cat.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Ki a Pāpā te whāngai i te ngeru.
Dad will feed the cat.
Who is going to... - Ki a wai te...?

Inanahi nei he aha te mahi a te ngeru?
What was the cat doing yesterday?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?

Tēna whāngaia te ngeru?
Would you please feed the cat?
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.

Taihoa e whakarere i te ngeru kia mau i a ia te kiore.
Don't shoo the cat until it has caught the mouse.
Don't... just yet! - Taihoa... e

Āhea ngā ngeru meke ai i ngā māwhitiwhiti?
When will the cats pounce on the grasshoppers?
When? (in the future) - Āwhea? Āhea?

Kāore au e rata ki te kai a te ngeru, he haunga.
I don't like cat food, it stinks.
To like - rata

Nāku i hoko te ngeru.
It was me who bought the cat.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Māku te ngeru e whāngai?
Shall I feed the cat?
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mā Aidan te ngeru e whāngai!
It will be Aidan who will feed the cat!
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mā ā tātou tamariki ā tātou ngeru e whāngai.
Our kids will feed our cats.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Māku ngā ngeru e whāngai!
I will feed the cats!
Future agent emphatic - māku

Āwhinatia te ngeru kia piki ki runga i te tūru.
Help the cat climb onto the chair.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Kei te hīkoi ia ānō nei he ngeru.
He is walking like a cat.
It was as if - ānō nei

Ka pēwhea ngā punua ngeru nei?
How are the kittens?
How is...? - E pēwhea ana, he pēwhea?

Kei raro te ngeru i te tōtara.
The cat is under the tōtara tree.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Ka patua te ngeru e te kurī.
The cat will be attacked by the dog.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua whāngaia te ngeru e a Rangi.
The cat was fed by Rangi.
Passive sentences - tikina...

E inumia ana te miraka e te ngeru.
The milk is being drunk by the cat.
Passive sentences - tikina...

E kimihia ana te kiore e te ngeru.
The cat is searching for the rat.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kei te whai kiore te ngeru.
The cat is mice-chasing.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

E pakari haere ana te ngeru.
The cat is getting stronger.
It is becoming... - E... haere ana

Kei roto te ngeru i te whare.
The cat is inside the house.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I roto te ngeru i te whare.
The cat was inside the house.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kāore anō te ngeru kia piki ki runga i te tūru.
The cat has not climbed onto the chair yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Ka āhei te ngeru te moe i runga i te tūru.
The cat is allowed to sleep on the chair.
Allowed to do something - āhei

Kei te aha te ngeru?
What is the cat doing?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?

Kāore tā mātou ngeru i te tatari ki tāna kai.
Our cat is not waiting for his food.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

I raro te ngeru i te tūru.
The cat was under the chair.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I te taha mauī o te tēpu te ngeru.
The cat was to the left of the table.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

Kāore te ngeru i kitea i te tamaiti.
The cat was not seen by the child.
Negating statives - kāore i... i ahau...

Kāore a Pāpā e whāngai i tēnei ngeru.
Dad will not feed this cat.
Negations of the future (I will not go) - Kāore... e...

He ngeru ērā.
Those are cats.
Categorizing sentences - he

Ko Pere te ingoa o tā rāua ngeru.
Their cat's name is Pere.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

Kāore te ngeru e patua e te kurī.
The cat will not be attacked by the dog.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

Kāore te ngeru i whāngaia e a Rangi.
The cat was not fed by Rangi.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

Kāore ā rāua he ngeru.
They don’t have any cats.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

He ngeru tāu?
Do you have a cat?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He ngeru ā rāua.
They have cats.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He ātaahua tērā ngeru!
That's a beautiful cat!
That (over there) - tērā

He ngeru tērā.
That is a cat.
That (over there) - tērā

Hei konei ngā ngeru.
The cats will be here.
Future locative - hei

Kaua e āwhinatia te ngeru kia piki ki runga i te tūru.
Don't help the cat climb onto the chair.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...

Kāore te ngeru i raro i te tūru.
The cat wasn’t under the chair.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore te ngeru i te taha mauī o te tēpu.
The cat wasn’t to the left of the table.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore te ngeru i roto i te whare.
The cat isn’t inside the house.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore te ngeru i roto i te whare.
The cat was not inside the house.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore ngā ngeru hei konei.
The cats will not be here.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kei te pōturi pēnā me te ngeru.
Slow like a cat.
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra

Ehara i a au te ngeru i hoko.
I didn’t buy the cat.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Kua kitea te ngeru i te tamaiti.
The cat was seen by the child.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

I mau i te ngeru tētehi manu i te ata nei.
The cat caught a bird this morning.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kāore te ngeru e āhei te moe i runga i te tūru.
The cat is not allowed to sleep on the chair.
Not allowed - kāore... e āhei

Kei waho ngā ngeru i te kuaha.
The cats are outside the door.

Te ngeru me te kurī.
The cat and the dog.

Kua ngaro te ngeru i te kōtiro.
The cat has become missing because of the girl.

Pēhea ai tā te ngeru tangi? Miao ai!
What kind of sound do cats make? They meow!

Ka pā ngā ngutu o ngā manu ki ngā whatu o te ngeru.
The beaks of the birds strike at the cat's eyes.

Ka whāngai a Pāpā i tēnei ngeru aituā.
Dad will feed this unlucky cat.

Kāore e au ana te ngeru.
Cats don't bark.

Kei waho te ngeru.
The cat is outside.

Ka mātakitakina te ngeru e te kurī.
The cat will be watched by the dog.

He tāne tā mātou ngeru.
Our cat is a male.

He tāne ā mātou ngeru.
Our cats are male.

Nā wai te ngeru pīwari nei.
Whose cute cat is this?

Kei te moe te ngeru.
The cat is sleeping.

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