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paru - dirt, mud, dirty


paruparu - dirt, mud

pārunga - upstairs

He aha ō kākahu i paru ai?
Why are your clothes dirty?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?

E paru ana ana ringa.
He has dirty hands.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E moe ana te paruauru i roto i te wharau.
The gardener is sleeping in the shed.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

Ka whakatō te paruauru i ngā tipu ā tērā wiki.
The gardener will plant the seedlings next week.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka horoi au i ngā kākahu paru.
I will wash the dirty clothes.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Kua paru te kāuta.
The kitchen has been dirtied.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Āta hīkoi atu kei kuhu ō waewae ki te paru.
Walk carefully so you don't step in the mud.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Kia tūpato, kei paruparu te whāriki.
Be careful, lest you get the mat dirty.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Nā wai te whare i whakaparuparu?
Who was the one who messed up the house?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā ngā mātou te whare i whakaparuparu.
It was the parents who messed up the house.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā te paruauru te oneone i taupoki.
It was the gardener who dug the garden.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Tīkina ōu kākahu paru!
Fetch your dirty clothes!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Tīkina ōu kākahu paru!
Fetch your dirty clothes!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Waiho ō kamuputu paru ki waho.
Leave your dirty gumboots outside.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Kei roto te paruauru i te wharau. E moe ana ia
The gardener is in the shed. He's sleeping.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

I mahia e ia te wini me ana ringa paruparu.
He mended the window with dirty hands.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I taupokitia te oneone e te paruauru.
The soil was dug by the gardener.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I whakatōkia ngā tipu e te paruauru.
The seedlings were planted by the gardener.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I runga i te paruone ka mahia e ia he raina mai i te kēti ki te whare ki tana rākau.
He drew a line in the dirt from the gate to the house with his stick.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I kite ahau i te tangata paru ngā ringa.
I saw a man with dirty hands.
Verbs that take 'i' (kite, etc) - i

Nā rātou ērā rīhi paru.
Those dirty dishes are theirs.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Te paruparu o tērā tangata!
What a dirty man.
That (over there) - tērā

Kua paruparu i ngā tamariki te whare.
The house is dirty because of the children.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kua paruparu te whare i ngā tamariki.
The house is dirty because of the children.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

He paru aku tēnei rūma i te ipu para.
Your room is dirtier than the rubbish bin.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

Nā te aha ō kākahu i paru ai?
For what reason are your clothes dirty?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?

Nā taku pukumahi i paru ai.
Because of my hard work, they are dirty.
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?

He mea tino tauhou ki te kite i te tamariki kāhore he ringa paru.
It is very strange to see a child without dirty henads.

He paru tēnei?
Is this dirty?

Kāhore ngā kapu i runga i te taraihe e paru ana.
The cups on the sideboard weren't dirty.

Kua hōhā ahau ki ngā paruparu e puta ana ki te moana.
I hate the pollution of the sea.

Pango tonu tana kanohi i te paru.
His face is all black with dirt.

Ko ngā paru e rere ana ki waho o te moana.
The sewage is flowing to the sea.

Ko ngā paru kei raro i ō hū kia tino rahi.
Let the bottoms of your hoses get really muddy.

He paru rawa koe.
You're really dirty.

E tama, he paru tō tīhāte.
Hey boy, your tee-shitrt's dirty.

Au?! Kātahi te kākahu paru!
Auē! How dirty the clothes are!

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