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pene - pen


pēnei - like this, near speaker

pene - ribbon, tape

pene - captain

ahatia - what happened to (pass of aha)

pene rākau - pencil

kamupene - company, business

pene pura - ballpoint pen

pene ataata - video tape

rokohanga - found; reached; to be happened upon

Auware ake. - Couldn't be done. Nothing happened.

Ko taku pene tēnā!
That is my pen!
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko Rāhera rāua ko Tipene ōna hoa.
Her friends are Rāhera and Tīpene.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko wai tō tino pēne?
Who is your favourite band?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko te aha te ingoa o te kamupene?
What is the name of the business?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?

I pēnei anō te tītere o te moana inanahi nei i tēnei rā.
The sea yesterday was as rough as it is today.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Kua ahatia tērā tāne?
What happened to that man?
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Kua kite koe i taku pene? He mā whero te mea na.
Have you seen my pen? It's a pink one.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Pēnei au kua wehe rāua, engari i kite au i a rāua e pupuri ringa ana, e whakaipoipo tonu ana i te tāone.
I thought they'd broken up, but I saw them holding hands and looking pretty loved up in town.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Pēnei au he Pākehā ia, engari he Māori tonu.
I thought she was a Pākehā, but it turns out she's Māori.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Pēnei au ka māmā te oma i te toru kiromita - tēnā pōhēhē tēnā.
I thought running three kilometres would be a piece of cake - that was wrong.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Pēnei māua kei tāwāhi tonu koe!
We thought you guys were still overseas!
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Pēnei au kua mate kē a Elvis, engari i kite au i a ia i Ōtaki.
I thought that Elvis was dead, but I saw him in Ōtaki.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

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...

Pēnei au ka māmā te whakamātautau - tēnā pōhēhē tēnā.
I thought the exam would be a piece of cake - I was wrong.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Pēnei au i te moe koe.
I thought you were asleep.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Pēnei mātou kei Rarotonga tonu koe!
We thought you were still in Rarotonga!
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Pēnei au kei taku pēke.
I thought it was in my bag.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Pēnei au he keke panana, engari he kāroti tonu.
I thought it was a banana cake, but it turns out it was carrot.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Pēnei ia ka waiata koe.
He thought you would sing.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Pēnei au ka whiti mai te rā - engari anō!
I thought the sun would shine. Not so!
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Pēnei a Māmā e tunu ana koe i te parakuihi.
Mum thought you were cooking breakfast.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Pēnei au he wharekura tērā, engari he wharepukapuka tonu.
I thought that was a school, but it turns out it was a library.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Pēnei mātou kei te wharekai tonu koe!
We thought you were still in the restaurant!
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Pēnei au kua whakakore kē a John i te inu waipiro, engari i kite au i a ia e inu ana i te waina i te wharewaina.
I thought that John had already quit drinking, but I saw him drinking wine in the winery.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Pēnei au i te whakatā koe.
I thought you were resting.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Pēnei mātou kei te wharepukapuka tonu koe!
We thought you were still in the library!
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Pēnei au kei taku whare.
I thought it was in my house.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Pēnei a Pāpā e tunu ana koe i te tina.
Dad thought you were cooking dinner.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Pēnei au kua timata kē te hui.
I thought the meeting had already started.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Pēnei au kua haere kē koutou.
I thought you had already gone.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Pēnei au he kōtiro ia.
I thought he was a girl.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Pēnei au he māmā noa iho te oma ki tātahi.
I thought running to the beach would be a piece of cake.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Pēnei au he māmā noa iho te whatu kākahu.
I thought it would be easy as to knit clothes.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Pēnei au kei taku pūkoro.
I thought it was in my pocket.
I thought mistakenly - Pēnei au...

Kia hia ngā pēke pēnei?
How many bags of flour do we need?
How many are needed? - Kia hia

Tēnā, hōmai he pene. Kua ngaro tāku.
Give me a pen please. I have lost mine.
Could you please make me... - Tēnā mahia mai he... māku.

Kia ahatia. He maha aku pene.
It's all good. Plenty more where he came from.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia@

Nō mua atu i tērā te hū o Tarawera - nō te tau 1886.
The Tarawera eruption happened before that - in 1886.
Belonging to the past - nō

Ehara māu tēnei pene.
This pen is not for you.
Negating m`aku possessives - ehara... mō...; ehara... mā

Māna ēnei pene.
These pens are for him.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Mā wai tēnei pene?
Who is this pen for?
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Māku tēnei pene.
This pen is for me.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Māu tēnei pene.
This pen is for you.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Māu tēnei pene.
This pen is for you.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Māna tēnei pene.
This pen is for her.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Homai te pene.
Pass me the pen.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Hōmai aku pene!
Give me my pencils!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Hōmai tēnā pene whero.
Give me that red pen (by you).
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Kua ngaro tāku pene. He nui āu. Tēnā, hōmai tētahi.
I've lost my pen. You've got lots. Give me one please.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

I huakina te kūwaha e te kōtiro.
The door was opened by the girl.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I huakina e te kōtiro te kūwaha.
The door was opened by the girl.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I ahatia koe?
What happened to you?
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua ahatia koe?
What has happened to you?
Passive sentences - tikina...

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

Hei aha te rīpene whakapiri? Hei whakamau atu i ngā pānui whakaahua ki te pakitara.
What's that adhesive tape for? For attaching the posters to the wall.
For the purpose of - hei

Hei aha te pene rā?
What is the purpose of that pen?
For the purpose of - hei

Kei te pai, pāpā. Engari, kua whakakīa te waka ki te penehinu?
All good, pāpā. But, has the car been filled with petrol?
Conjunctions - but - engari

Ka pakopako, ka mutu, ka pakopako, ka mutu. Pēnei tonu mō tētehi wā roa.
It would knock, and then stop, knock and stop. It carried on like this for quite a while.
It carried on like this... - Pēnei tonu...

Ka tū atu he kaikōrero i tēnei taha, ka noho, ka tū mai he kaikōrero i tērā taha, ka noho. Ka pēnei tonu te haere o ngā kōrero, heoi anō, mā te iwi kāinga e whakakapi.
A speaker stands on this side, then sits, a speaker on the other side stands, then sits. The speeches carry on in this fashion. However, the homeside closes.
It carried on like this... - Pēnei tonu...

Ka tau ngā karoro, ka oma atu te kurī, ka rere. Ka tau anō, ka oma anō te kurī ki te hopū, ka taki rere anō ngā manu. Pēnei tonu ā pau noa te hau o te kurī.
The seagulls would land and the dog take off after them, whereupon they'd take flight. Then they'd land again, the dog would run off again to try to catch them, and they'd all take to the air again. It carried on like this until the dog finally ran out of puff.
It carried on like this... - Pēnei tonu...

Ka tata tatū te take, kātahi ka puta ake he māharahara anō. I pēnei tonu te āhua ā pō noa.
The matter would just about be resolved, then someone would raise another concern. It carried on like this into the night.
It carried on like this... - Pēnei tonu...

Homai ana e Mahuika he ahi, whakawetohia ana e Māui. Pēneitia tonutia ā pau noa ngā maikuku katoa, atu i tētehi mea kotahi.
Mahuika gave him fire, Māui doused it. This carried on until all of her fingernails were used up except one.
It carried on like this... - Pēnei tonu...

Kāore te pene i runga i te tēpu.
The pen is not on the table.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

Kāore i runga i te tēpu te pene.
The pen is not on the table.
Negations of the present tense (I am not working) - Kāore... i te...

I hea te pene?
Where was the pen?
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I runga te pene i te tēpu.
The pen was on the table.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

Kua ngaro taku pene.
My pen has been lost.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

Kua ngāo taku pene.
My pen is lost.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

Nā wai tēnei pene?
Who does this pen belong to?
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nā Honi tēnēi pene.
This pen belongs to Honi.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nā wai ēnei pene?
Who do these pens belong to?
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nāku ērā pene.
Those pens belong to me.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nā ngā tauira ēnei pene.
These pens belong to the students.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

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

Auē! Kei te pōtiki tētehi pene.
Oh dear! The youngest has a pen.
Family relationships - youngest - pōtiki

Kāore āku pene.
I don’t have any pens.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

He pene tāku.
I have a pen.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He pene tāku.
I have a pen.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He pene tāu?
Do you have a pen?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He pene āku.
I have pens.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He pene whero tāu?
Have you got a red pen?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

Ko tāna pene tēnā kei tōu taha.
That's her pen beside you.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

E toru ngā pene.
There are three pens.
Numbering things - e rua, e toru...

Ehara i ngā tauira ēnei pene.
These pens do not belong to the students.
Negating n`aku possessives - Ehara i...

He pēnei tonu au ki te mahi.
I am always working (lit: "I always work like this").
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra

Me pēnei.
(You should do it) like this.
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra

Mahia kia pēnei.
Do it like this.
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra

He aha i pēnei ai?
Why is it like this?
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra

Nā te aha i pēnei ai?
For what reason is it like this?
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra

He pai ki a au ngā rangi pēnei, he ātaahua.
I like days like this - beautiful!
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra

Me waiata pēnei koe: Hari huritau ki a koe!
You should sing like this: happy birthday to you!
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra

Me pēnei taku kōrero...
Let me tell you like this...
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra

Me wiri ō ringa pēnei.
You should quiver your hands like this.
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra

I moe ia, pēnei tonu i a Tamahae nei.
He was asleep, just like Tamae here.
Like this, like that - pēnei, pēna, pēra

Kua wareware i a au taku pene.
I've forgotten my pen.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kua pau katoa i a Ataahua te penehīni.
The petrol was all used up by Ataahua.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kua pau katoa te penehīni i a Hera.
The petrol was all used up by Hera.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

I tō rātou pēne e waiata ana, ka inu mātou i ngā inu kore utu!
While the band sang, we drank free drinks!
While... - i... e... ana, ka...

Kāore i a au āu pene.
I haven't got your pens.
Negating t possessives - kāore i a...

I ahatia a Tame?
What happened to Tame?
What happened to...? - ahatia?

Ai! Kua ahatia taku kopa moni?
Oh heck! What's happened to my wallet?
What happened to...? - ahatia?

Kāore e toru ngā pene.
There are not three pens.
Negating counting things - Kāore e...

E hī ake ana te atakura.
Let the red-tipped dawn come with a sharpened air.

Nā wai te pene nei?
Whose pen is this?

He pene whero kei runga i te tēpu.
A red pen is on the table.

Ehara nāna te pene.
The pen isn't hers.

Kei runga i te tēpu te pene.
The pen is on the table.

Kei runga te pene i te tepu.
The pen is on the table.

Kei raro te pene i te tēpu.
The pen is under the table.

Kei raro i te tēpu te pene.
The pen is under the table

Kei hea ō pene?
Where are your pens?

Kāore i runga te pene i te tēpu.
The pen isn't (or wasn't) on the table.

He pene parāone ēnei.
These are brown pens.

He tangata whakatika waka i te rā, ā, he pene whakangahau tōna mō ngā huihuinga whakahirahira.
He is a person who fixes cars during the day, and he has an entertaining song for important gatherings.

Whakakoingia tō pene rākau.
Sharpen your pencil.

Pēhea te pene?
How was the band?

He pene ēnā kei runga i te tēpu.
There are pens on the table.

Kāore āku pene.
I don't have any pens.

Ko Tīpene te tungāne o Sally.
pene is sally's brother.

Kei runga tāu pene whero i tōu tēpu tari.
Your red pen is on your desk.

He waiata pai pēnei.
This is a nice song.

He kamupene tāna, nē?
Your dad has a company, right?

Āe, koia te rangatira o te kamupene, he tokomaha ana kaimahi.
Yup, he is the boss of the company. He has a lot of workers.

Kia ora, kia ora! He kamupene hāpai i te reo Māori me ōna tikanga.
Thank you, thank you! It is a company that elevates the language and its customs.

I a Ari tāku pene. Kei hea inaiānei?
Ari had my pen. Where is it now?

E hia ngā pene i te pouaka?
How many pens are in the box?

Kei a wai taku pene?
Who has my pen?

tāku pene
my pen

āku pene
my pens

Ngā pene ā ngā tamariki.
The children's pens.

Ngā Rīpene.
Audios.

Te pene ā tōna whaēa kē.
His aunt's pen.

E hia ngā pene? Kia hia ngā huka? Tokohia ngā tangata?
How many pens? How many sugars would you like? How many people?

E hia āu pene e hoa?
How many pens have you got mate?

Kei konā tō pene.
Your pen is there, by you.

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