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tauira - student; example


whakatauira - to give an example, illustrate

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

Me pātai ngā tauira i ngā pātai.
The students should ask the questions.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Tokorima ngā tauira e katakata ana ki a ia.
There are five students laughing at him.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Ehara mā ngā tauira tēnei akoranga.
This lesson is not for the students.
Negating m`aku possessives - ehara... mō...; ehara... mā

Ehara mā ngā tauira tēnei pepa.
This paper is not for the students.
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 tauira i whakarite te whakaaturanga.
It was the students who prepared the presentation.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Mā ngā tauira tēnei akoranga.
This lesson is for the students.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Mā ngā tauira tēnei pepa.
This paper is for the students.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

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

Kei raro iho nei he tauira o te reremahi poto.
Below is an example of a short verbal sentence.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kaua ngā tauira e pātaitia ngā pātai.
The students shouldn't ask the questions.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

Kua tirohia ngā tāonga e ngā tauira.
The treasures have been looked at by the students.
Passive sentences - tikina...

E waiatatia ana ngā waiata e ngā tauira.
The songs are being sung by the students.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kua waiatatia te waiata e ngā tauira.
The song was sung by the students.
Passive sentences - tikina...

E waiatatia ana ngā waiata e ngā tauira.
The songs are being sung by the students.
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...

Ka āhei ngā tauira te whakamahi i ngā rorohiko.
The students are allowed to use the computers.
Allowed to do something - āhei

Kei te whare wānanga ngā tauira.
The students are at the university.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - 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?

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

Nō ngā tauira tēnei paihikara.
This bicycle belongs to the students.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nā ngā tauira tēnei pepa.
This paper belongs to the students.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Manaakitia āu tauira!
Look after your students!
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

He Pākehā te nuinga o ngā tauira i reira.
Most of the students there are Pākehā.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Kāore te waiata i waiatatia e ngā tauira.
The song was not sung by the students.
Negating passive sentences - Kāore... e...

Kāore ā ngā tauira he pātai.
The students don’t have any questions.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

Kāore ā ngā tauira pātai.
The students don’t have any questions.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

He pātai ā te tauira?
Does the student have a question?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He pātai ā ngā tauira.
The students have questions.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He pātai ā ngā tauira.
The students have a question.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He tauira au?
Am I a student?
Asking 'are you a...?' - He... ?

Tokoono ngā tauira.
There are six students.
Numbering people - tokorua, tokotahi...

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

Ehara i ngā tauira tēnei paihikara.
This bicycle does not belong to the students.
Negating n`aku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara i ngā tauira tēnei pepa.
This paper does not belong to the students.
Negating n`aku possessives - Ehara i...

Kāore ngā tauira i te whare wānanga.
The students are not at the university.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Ehara mā ngā kaiako ngā tauira e whakaako.
The teachers won’t teach the students.
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 tauira te whakaaturanga i whakarite.
The students didn’t prepare the presentation.
Negating the past agent emphatic - ehara i...

Kāore ā te tauira he pātai?
Does the student not have a question?
Do you not have any? - Kāore āu...

Kāore e tokoono ngā tauira.
There are not six students.
Negating counting people - Kāore e toko...

Kāore ngā tauira e āhei te whakamahi i ngā rorohiko.
The students are not allowed to use the computers.
Not allowed - kāore... e āhei

Kei te mōhio ngā tauira ki te reo Māori.
The students know the Māori language.

Tokomaha ngā tauira kei tēnei kura!
What a lot of students at this school!

Kei te mōhio ngā tauira ki te reo Māori.
The students know the Māori language.

Ā muri i te kura ka haere ētahi tauira ki te whare wānanga.
After school, some students will go to the whare wānanga (place of higher learning).

He tauira ahau.
I am a student.

He tauira ahau ki Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa
I am a student at Massey

He tauira ahau
I am a student

He tauira ahau ki Te Wānanga o Raukawa
I am a student at Te Wānanga o Raukawa

He tauira ahau ki Te Wānanga o Raukawa ki Ōtaki.
I am a student at Te Wānanga o Raukawa in (or at) Ōtaki.

Ā muri i te kura ka haere ngā tauira ki te whare wānanga.
After school the students will go to university (the house of learning).

E hia ngā tauira o te whare wānanga nei?
How many students are in this university?

He tauira ahau ki tē kāinga
I am a student at home

Hei tino tauira hei tāna, "i roto i te Kowheori i ngā marama e ono, e hia kē nei ngā kupu mō te mate Kowheori i te tīmatanga rā."
A prime example "is when Covid-19 first hit, in the first six months there were so many different Māori names used for the word Covid".

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