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whare - house, building


- in (short form of roto, as in: ki rō whare)

wharekura - Māori-medium secondary school

wharekai - restaurant

whare rongoā - chemist

whare kanikani - nightclub

whare karakia - church

whare hākinakina - gym

whare pikitia - movie theatre

whare tūpuna - ancesteral house, meeting house

wharepaku - toilet

mahi ā whare - housework

rewharewha - epidemic; influenza, flu

whare - indoors

taputapu ā whare - furniture

tekoteko - carved figure on top of whare

whare haumanu - clinic

whare herehere - prison

whare kairangi - palace

whare kawhe - cafe

whare kurī - kennel

whare motokā - garage

whare - beehive

whare pītakataka - gymnasium

whare pukapuka - library

whare rēhia - leisure centre

whare rūnanga - meeting house

whare taonga - museum

whare tapere - theatre

whare toi - art gallery

whare tunu parāoa - bakery

whare wānanga - traditional school of higher learning; university

whare whakairo - carved house

wharenui - meeting house; hall

wharepora - house where weaving is done

wharepuni - sleeping-house

heketua - toilet (that you sit on when you're in the wharepaku)

whare horoi - ablution block

whare kai - dining hall

whare whakapakari - gym

wharekāwhe - coffee shop

tauwharenga - overhanging

whare moni - casino

whare petipeti - casino

Ko tēnei te whare.
This is the house.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko te whare tēnei.
This is the house.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko tēnā te whare nui.
That (near you) is the big house.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko tēnei whare te whare o Hone.
This is Hone's house.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko wai kei waho i te whare?
Who is that outside the house?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ehara i a au te whare i whakapai.
I didn't clean the house.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara i a koe te whare i whakapai.
You did not clean the house.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara i a ia te whare i whakapai.
She did not clean the house.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Kei te kōrero mātou i te whare.
We are talking in the house/about the house.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te tahitahi a Kauri i te whare.
Kauri is sweeping the house.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te whakapakari tinana rāua ki te whare hākinakina.
Those two are exercising at the gym.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

E tū ana te whare.
The house is standing.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E mau ana mātou i te wahie i te rori ki te whare.
We are carrying the firewood from the road to the house.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E haere mai ana ngā tamariki i te whare.
The children are coming from the house.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I waiho ahau i te koti ki tō whare.
I left the coat at your house.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I taku whare te hui.
The meeting was at my place.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I haere au ki te whare horoi kākahu.
I went to the laundry.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I pahure atu au i te whare.
I walked past the house.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I haere rāua ki te whare pikitia inanahi.
Those two went to the movies yesterday.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I haere ā tāua tamariki ki tō rātou wharekura.
Our children went to their school.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I taraiwa māua ko taku hoa ki te whare wānanga i te waru karaka.
Me and my friend drove to uni at 8 o'clock.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I haere au ki te whare horoi kākahu.
I went to the laundry.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I te hanga rātou i te whare.
They were building the house.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Kua mā te wharepaku.
The toilet has been cleaned.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me haere koe ki te wharepaku.
You'd better go to the toilet.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me haere au ki te whare hokomaha.
I'd better go to the supermarket.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Ka hanga a Pita i tōku whare.
Pita will build my house.
Sentences with i - i

Ka tīmata rāua ki te horoi i te whare.
They have started to wash the house.
Sentences with i - i

Kei te whare hākinakina a Rangi e whakapakari ana.
Rangi is at the gym working out.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Tokoono ngā tāngata e noho ana kei tōku whare.
There are six people living at my house.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Kei mua rātou i te whare e tū ana.
They are standing in front of the house.
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Kei muri rātou i te whare e tū ana.
They are standing behind the house.
-

Kei waho ia i te whare e tū ana.
He is standing outside the house.
-

Kei mua i te whare e tipu ana.
Growing in front of the house.
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Kei te wharenui te iwi e kōrero ana mō te hui ā te mutunga wiki.
The people are in the wharenui talking about the meeting on the weekend.
-

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 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...

Kia hia ngā putiputi i te whare karakia?
How many flowers do you need in the church?
How many are needed? - Kia hia

Kia hia ngā whare?
How many houses do we need?
How many are needed? - Kia hia

Taihoa koe e haere ki te wharepaku kātahi anō a Pāpā ka puta i reira.
Don't you go to the toilet, Pāpā has just come out.
Don't... just yet! - Taihoa... e

Nō te tau 1918 te rewharewha kino.
The deadly influenza struck in 1918.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nā wai te whare i whakapai?
Who was the one who cleaned the house?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā ngā tamariki te whare i whakapai.
The children were the ones who cleaned the house.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

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

Nāku tēnei whare i hanga.
I was the one who built this house.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai tō wharepaku i horoi i tērā wiki?
Who was the one who cleaned the toilet last week?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai te whare i whakatika?
Who fixed the house?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā Niko tōku whare i hanga.
It was Niko who built my house.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nāku te whare i whakapai.
I cleaned the house.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nāu te whare i whakapai.
You cleaned the house.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nāna te whare i whakapai.
She cleaned the house.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Mā Taika tōku whare e hanga.
Taika will build my house.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Mā kōrua te wharepaku e whakapai.
You (2) will clean the toilet.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Māu te whare e whakamā i tēnei pō.
You will clean the house today.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Haria atu te motokā ki tō Rangi whare.
Take the car to Rangi's house.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Hoatu kōrua ki te whare kai, kāore au e roa.
You two go ahead to the dining room, I won't be long.
You go on ahead - hoatu koe

Hoatu koutou ki te whare kai, kāore au i te haere.
You guys go on ahead to the dining room, I'm not going.
You go on ahead - hoatu koe

Hoatu koutou ki te wharekai. Kāore au e roa.
You guys go on ahead into the dining room. I won't be long.
You go on ahead - hoatu koe

He pēwhea te tawhiti atu o Te Wharekauri i te tuawhenua?
How far away are the Chatham Islands from the mainland?
How is...? - E pēwhea ana, he pēwhea?

Kātahi ka tahuna e Nikau te ahi. Kāore i roa, ka mahana te whare.
Then Nikau lit the fire. It wasn't long before the house was warm.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...

Kāore i roa ka mauru tōna riri, ka hoki ia ki rō whare ki te whakapāha ki ōna hoa.
Before long his anger subsided and he went back inside to apologise to his mates.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...

Ka tahuna te ahi, kāore i roa ka mahana te whare.
The fire was lit and it wasn't long before the house got warm.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...

Haere mai ki tō tipuna whare!
Welcome to your ancestral home!
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!

Kei waenganui i te whare kori tinana me te toa kākahu.
It's between the gym and the clothing store.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei roto a Kahurangi rāua ko Hōhepa i tō rāua whare.
Kahurangi and Hōhepa are inside their house.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei roto a Amaru rāua ko Moana i tō rāua whare.
Amaru and Moana are inside their house.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei runga tō mātou whare i tētahi puke.
Our (3/+ exclusive) house is on a hill.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei roto a Honi rāua ko Ari i tō rāua whare.
Honi and Ari are inside their (2x) house.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei roto ia i te whare.
He/she's inside.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei roto ngā tamariki i te whare kura.
The children are in the school building.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kaua e omaoma ki roto i te whare.
Don't run in the house.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

E tunu keke ana a Māmā me te whakapai whare anō.
Mum cooked a cake whilst cleaning the house.
While at the same time/and in addition - me te... anō

Kei te whakatangi rakuraku ia me te waiata anō i te whare.
He is playing the guitar and singing in the house.
While at the same time/and in addition - me te... anō

Kotahi atu a Kauri ki te wharekai me te karanga anō ki ngā mahuhiri.
Kauri made a beeline to the kitchen and began to call the visitors.
While at the same time/and in addition - me te... anō

I whakairotia a mua o te whare.
The front of the house was carved.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ka hangaia te whare e au.
The house is built by me.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Kei te kimihia he whare mō te kura.
A house is being sought for the school.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ka numia ki te pakitara maui o waho o te whare.
And led him past the outside of the left wall of the house.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I taiāwhiotia te whare i te ture.
The house was surrounded by the police.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Auē, kua rakahia te whare? Nā wai i raka te whare? Ehara i a au.
Oh no! Has the house been locked? Who locked the house? It wasn't me.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Muri iho ka whakaarahia e ia ōna hoa koroheke o roto i te whare ki te mātakitaki ki te ātaahuatanga o tana wahine.
Afterwars, his old cronies in the house were roused by him to gaze at the beauty of his wife.
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...

E ai ki taku koroua, he whare miraka kau e tū ana i korā i ngā rā o mua.
According to my koroua, there was a milking shed over there in the old days.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā

Kei te piki haere anō te utu o ngā whare, e ai ki tā te niupepa.
House prices are on the rise again, according to the newspaper.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā

Ki tā te kuia rā, he mea hanga taua whare ki te mauku.
According to that kuia, that house was built out of mauku (a type of fern).
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā

Kei te hanga whare rātou mō ō rātou mātua.
They are house building for their parents.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

I whakapaipai whare au.
I did housework.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

Ko te whetū i runga ake i te whare.
The star was above the house.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Ka rere ngā wakarererangi i runga ake i taku whare i ngā rā katoa.
Planes fly over my house every day.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Ka tango rātou i ō rātou hū, ka tomo ai i te whare.
They took their shoes off and then went inside.
And then... - ...ka/kātahi... ai...

Ka taea e koe āku pukapuka te whakahoki ki te whare pukapuka?
Are you able to return my books to the library?
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Ka taea e koe ngā pukapuka te whakahoki ki te whare pukapuka.
You are able to return the books to the library.
I am able... - Ka taea e...

Kua hia ngā tau e tāria ana te whare tapere.
The community hall has been waited for for many years.
Be waited for - tāria

Haere atu ki te wharekai kai ai.
Go to the wharekai to eat.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

Hei te whare kē noa atu au noho mai ai.
I will stay at another house far away from yours.
Direction - ...ai

Horekau mātou e hiahia kia tū he whare petipeti ki konei.
We categorically don't want a casino to be built here.
there wasn't any... absolutely no... - Kāore kau...

Tērā pea e taea te whare te whakatū anō. Tērā pea e kore.
Maybe it'll be possible to rebuild the house. And maybe not.
Perhaps - Tērā pea

Ko wai ka āhei ki te utu i tērā moni nui mō te whare?
Who is able to afford to pay that much for a house?
Allowed to do something - āhei

Kia pakeke au, ka hoko whare nui au, mōku.
When I grow up, I'll buy a big house for myself.
When - Kia

Kei te hanga a Koa i te whare.
Koa is building the house.
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei te whare pikitia au.
I'm at the movie theatre.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te wharepaku ia.
She's in the toilet.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

Kei te kaitiaki whare.
The caretaker has them.
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

I te whare pikitia.
At the pictures.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I hea te whare nui me ngā māra?
Where were the meeting house and the gardens?
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I te tau 1984 ka haere au ki te whare wānanga.
In 1984 I went to university.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

E kore e oti i a rātou taua whare i te ahiahi nei.
They will not finish that house this afternoon.
Negating statives - kāore i... i ahau...

Ka oho te tini i roto i te whare manuhiri.
The party at the visitor's house woke up.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka tū a ia, ka karanga mai i waho i te whare.
He stood and called from outside the house.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka oma mai ngā tamariki i muri i te whare.
The children ran up from behind the house.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka pupihi te hau, ha hingahinga ngā rākau, ka rere ngā tīni o te whare.
The wind blew, the trees blew over and roofing iron blew off.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

He whare kōhatu, he mea hōu.
A new, stone house.
Categorizing sentences - he

Haere atu i roto i tēnei whare.
Go away from this house.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

I tāhaetia te patu pounamu i te whare taonga.
The greenstone patu was stolen from the museum.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

Ka haria ki tētahi tohunga te pounamu e tāhaetia i te whare nui.
The greenstone which was stolen from the meeting house was taken to a tohunga.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

Kei te kohi au i ētehi pukapuka mai i te whare pukapuka.
I'm getting some books from the library.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

Nō wai te whare rā?
Who does that house belong to?
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nō te kurī te whare rā.
That house belongs to the dog.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nō tā māua tama tērā whare.
That house belongs to our son.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nōu tērā whare.
That house belongs to you.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

No te iwi whānui te whare nui, a Mataatua.
The meeting house Mataatua belongs to the whole tribe.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

No ngā tāngata i roto i te whare nui.
They belong to all the people in the meeting house.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nōku tēnei whare.
This house belongs to me.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Kei te haere tō māua hoa ki te whare o tō rāua whaea.
Our friend is going to their mother's house.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Hoake tātou ki tō rāua whare.
Let's go to their house.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

He tatau tō te whare.
The house has a door.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

He tatou tō tō rātou whare.
Their house has a door.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

He aha te tae o tōu whare?
What is the colour of your house?
What? - He aha?

He whare nui tērā.
That (over there) is a big house.
That (over there) - tērā

Ā tērā tau piki ai taku mātāmua ki te wharekura.
My oldest moves up to wharekura next year.
Last week, last month, last year - tērā

I roto rāua ko Mere i te whare.
He and Mere were in the house.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

I taraiwa māua ko taku hoa ki te whare wānanga.
Me and my friend drove to uni.
Talking about more than one person - ...rāua ko..., rātou ko...

Mauria mai ngā toka ki tēnei taha o te whare.
Bring the stones to this side of the house.
Towards - mai

Kua tae atu te tokorua nei ki te wharekai.
The pair have arrived at the restaurant.
Away - atu

Ka mutu te hui, ka haere atu ngā manuhiri ki te whare kai.
When the meeting ended, the visitors went to the eating house.
Away - atu

E rua ō rātou whare.
They have two houses.
Numbering things - e rua, e toru...

Te hui a te rua karaka, hei te whare wānanga.
The 2 o'clock meeting will be at the university.
Telling time - kara

Tau kē! Kei hea taua wharekai?
Awesome! Where is that restaurant?
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Tenau mā rima ngā whare.
There are fifteen houses.
Counting over ten -

Te ātaahua hoki o te whare nei!
How beautiful this house is!
How... - Te... hoki...

Te ātaahua hoki o tō tātou wharenui!
Our meeting house is extremely beautiful!
How... - Te... hoki...

Arā te whare o Tawa!
There's Tawa's house.
Over there - āra

Kātahi te whare nunui!
What a big house!
What a... - kātahi te...

Kua kī te wharekai i ngā tangata katoa.
The restaurant has been filled by all the people.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kua kī te wharekai i ngā tangata katoa.
The restaurant has been filled by all the people.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

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

Mā wai te whare e whakatika?
Who will fix the house?
Who will? - mā wai?

He nui ake te utu mō ngā whare i Tāmaki i a Rotorua.
The prices of houses are more expensive in Auckland than in Rotorua.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

He iti iho te utu mō ngā whare i Rotorua i a Tāmaki.
The prices of houses are cheaper in Rotorua than Auckland.
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

Kua hangaia tōku whare e te kāmura ki te rākau.
My house has been built with wood.
By means of - ki

tēnei whare.
this house.

I haere ia ki te wharepaku.
She/he went to the toilet.

Kei te hangaia e rātou he whare mō ō rātou mātua.
A house is being by them for their parents.

Mō tātou tēnei whare.
This house is for us.

Kei te kimi te whare wānanga i tētahi tangata e hāngai nei ngā tohu mātauranga hei whakaako.
The university is looking for a suitably qualified person to teach.

Mō te whare hou ngā moenga nei.
These beds are for the new house.

Kei korā te whare hākinakina.
The gym is over there.

Ka hanga au i te whare.
I build the house.

He nui ake tōku whare i tō Hoani.
My house is bigger than Hoani's.

Titiro ki te whare ātaahua rā.
Look at that beautiful house.

Kua mutu i a ia te peita whare.
She has finished painting the house.

Ka haere ki te whare o te matua o Aria.
[He] went to the house of Aria's parent.

Ki a ia, kāore e tika kia whakatūria he whare moni ki Whakatipua.
In his opinion, a casino should not be established in Queenstown.

I roto i te whare.
Inside the house.

Kia mutu rawa te mahi whakapaipai whare, ka wātea kōrua ki te haere.
Once the house decorating work is completely finished, you both will be free to go.

Kei te kāinga ngā tamariki, kei waho rātou i te whare.
The children are at home, they are outside the house.

Kei Pōneke te Whare Pāremata.
Parliament is situated in Wellington.

Titiro ki muri i te whare, kei reira tō paihikara.
Look behind the house, your bike is there.

Nō Hēmi tērā whare.
That house is Hēmi's.

I mua o tōna taenga mai, me whakapaipai tātou i te whare.
Before their arrival, we should tidy up the house.

He kākāriki te whare.
The house is green.

Kei waho ngā tamariki i te whare.
The children are outside the house.

Kei roto rātou i te whare.
They are inside the house.

He whare nui tōna.
She has a big house.

I roto i ngā tau, i tū taku whare ki kora.
In years gone past, my house stood there.

Ko Rāhera te reo o te whare.
Rāhera is the voice of the house.

Mā tōna reo whakahau ka kori te whare ki te mahi.
Through her commanding voice, the house gets to work.

Kei te mahi au i taku taumahi, kei te whapai i tōku whare, ā, kei te haere hoki ki tōku marae.
I'm working on my assignment, I'm cleaning my house and I am going to my marae.

He tata rawa te horohoro ki tō Amaru whare.
The landslide was very close to Amaru's house.

Pahure atu te whare pukapuka, ko te toa hua rākau.
The fruit shop is past the library.

Kei korā te whare paku.
The toilet is over there.

Anei tōna whare.
Here's his house.

Kātahi rātou ka tahu i te whare.
Then they set the house alight.

Haere ki te roro o te whare.
Go to the front of the house.

Kia ora e Mere. He ātaahua tō whare.
Thanks, Mere. Your house is beautiful.

Ahakoa ka mutu te hui, ka noho ngā manuhiri i roto i te whare nui.
Although the meeting ended, the visitors remained in the meeting house.

Kei waho ngā manuhiri i te whare kai.
The visitors are outside the meeting house.

Kei te kimi whare ia mōna.
He is looking for a house for himself.

He pūngāwerewere kei roto i tōku whare horoi kākahu.
There are spiders in my laundry.

Ka mau ki waho i te whare.
And carried it inside.

Katoa ngā ākonga o te whare wānanga i tae atu ki te hui.
All the students of the university attended the meeting.

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).

I ahu mai au i te whare.
I walked away from the house.

He tohunga katoa ki ā rātou kaupapa ngā kaiako o tēnei whare wānanga.
The teachers at this university are all experts at their subject.

Ehara nā rātou te whare i hanga.
They didn't build the house.

Ka oma rātou ki muri o te whare.
They ran behind the house.

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).

He nui te whare.
The house is big.

He nui te whare nei.
This house is big.

He kikorangi tōna whare.
His house is sky blue.

Kei whea te whare Paremata o Aotearoa?
Where is the Parliament of New Zealand?

Kei Pōneke te whare Paremata o Aotearoa.
The parliament of New Zealand is in Wellington.

E takoto whakamā ake ana i raro i ngā tauwharenga kōwhatu.
She was lying embarrassed under the overhanging rocks.

E haere ana au ki te whare.
I am going to the house.

Ka kite a Kōuraraka i tētehi whare.
Kōuraraka sees a house.

He pakupaku te whare.
The house is small.

He whare pai te whare nei.
This house is a good house.

He whare kōhatu te whare nei.
This house is a good house.

He nui te Whare Taonga.
The museum is big.

Ko ngā tāngata o Pōneke, ka whakatūtū i ō rātou whare ki ngā tahataha o ngā puke.
in Wellington, people build houses on the sides of hills.

te whare
the house

Kāore āku mahi nui, i whakatā, i whakapai whare, i āwhina i tōku whaea i tōna māra.
I didn't do much, I relaxed, cleaned the house, helped my mother in the garden.

Kei te hiahia te tamaiti ki te haere ki te wharepaku.
The child wants to go to the toilet.

E hia ngā whare i te tāone?
How many houses are in the town?

Kei waho te kurī i te whare.
The dog is outside the house.

He tino nui te mahau o tōna whare.
The deck at her house is very big.

He whare nui tēnei.
This is a big house.

He whare nui tēnā.
That (by you) is a big house.

Kā tonu te whare karakia.
The church was full.

E hia ngā whakaahua i te wharetaonga?
How many pictures are in the museum?

Nōna te whare nei?
Is this his/her house?

E hia ngā wharekura o te tāone nei?
How many schools are in this town?

E hia ngā whare o te kāinga nei?
How many houses are in this village?

E hia ngā pukapuka o te wharepukapuka nei?
How many books are in this library?

Kei runga te manu i te whare.
The bird is on the house.

Kua horoi rāua i te whare.
They have washed the house.

I karapoti haere mātou i te whare.
We walked around the house.

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

E kō, haere ki te wharepaku. Kia tere!
Girl, go to the toilet. Hurry up!

He mā tō rātou whare.
Their house is white.

Ā te Mane, ka tīmata te hanga o tōku whare.
On Monday, the building of my house will begin.

He whare mātoro i tētahi pito, ki te pito ki te marangai o taua marae.
There was an entertainment house in one corner, the corner to the east of that marae.

Ko te whare nui tēnei.
This is the big house.

E kore te whare kōrero, e puta he kupu mā tētahi tangata i muri i te kupu a te tino ariki.
It was not allowable according to the rules of debate for any person to say anything after the high chief had spoken.

He rawe tō whakapaipai whare!
Your house cleaning is excellent!

Rere ai au ki Wharekauri ki te kite i te whānau.
I fly to the Chatham Islands regularly to see the family.

Ko tō rātou whare tika tonu ki tērā taha.
Their house is opposite.

He kokonga whare ka kitea, he kokonga ngākau e kore e kitea.
You can see the corners of a house, but you cannot see into the recesses of the heart.

Pāpā, nāku kē i raka te whare, nā Manu i whakaweto te hikohiko. Kua pai tātou.
Pāpā, I locked the house. Manu turned the power off. We are fine.

Kua oti tōku whare.
My house is complete.

Kei hea ō kōrua whare?
Where are your houses?

Te whare o te tangata.
The man's house.

tō rāua whare
their (2) house

Kei te hanga a Haki i tētehi whare.
Jack is building a house.

te whare o te māhita.
The master's house.

ō rāua whare
their (2) houses

Tēnei taha o te whare.
This side of the house.

Tō kōutou whare.
Your house.

Nō rātou te whare rā.
That is their house/That house belongs to them.

Te whare ō tōu hoa.
Your friend's house.

Kei te pīrangi te tamaiti ki te haere ki te wharepaku.
The child wants to go to the toilet.

Te whare o ō mātou mātua.
Our parents' house.

Kei te hiahia ia ki te haere ki te wharepaku.
He wants to go to the toilet.

Ko ngā poupou o te whare he kōhurihuri kahikatea.
The side posts supporting the rafters were composed of the solid trunks of white pine.

Tēnei whare o tātou.
This house is ours.

Tokoono ngā tāngata kei tōku whare e noho ana.
There are six people living at my house.

Tōku nei whare.
This house of mine.

Ka tū te pō whakangahau ki tōku whare, kaua ki tōna.
The party is at my place, not his.

He tino nui te mahau o tōna whare.
The deck at her house is very big.

Mōna te whare nā.
That house by you is for her.

Kua hangā he whare.
A house has been built.

Ko Paraukau te whare tūpuna.
Paraukau is the ancesteral house.

I hanga a Ataahua i tōku whare.
Ataahua built my house.

He whare ō rātou.
They have houses.

He nui ake tōna whare i tōku.
Her house is bigger than mine.

He iti ake tōku whare i tōna.
My house is smaller than hers.

He whare tēnei.
This is a house.

Ehara nōu tēnei whare.
This is not your house.

He pūngāwerewere kei roto i tōku whare horoi kākahu.
There are spiders in my laundry.

He nui tēnei whare.
This house is big.

Ehara i a koe tēnei whare.
This is not your house.

Ki te whare karakia
To church.

Kei muri i te whare.
Behind the house.

Kei mua te koroua i te wharenui.
The elderly man is in front of the carved meeting house.

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