awa - river, stream
I haere au ki te awa ki to hīkoi i te mutunga wiki.I went to the river to go walking in the weekend.Simple sentences: past tense - i
I haere au ki to awa ki to hīkoi, i toro auto ki tōku hoa, ā, i kai tahi hoki me tōku whānau.I went to the river to go walking, I visited my friend and I are together with my family.Simple sentences: past tense - i
Kei te awa a Liam e hī ika ana.Liam is fishing at the river. -
Kei te hīkoi te kura ki te awa kia kaukau ngā tamariki.The school is walking to the river so the kids can swim.So that something can happen for someone else - kia
I te taha o te awa aua mea.They were beside the river.Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te
Ka pahemo te awa o Tōrere.He passed Tōrere's stream.Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Nō Ngāti Awa a Tawa.Tawa belongs to Ngāti Awa.Established possession - nāku, nōku...
I te taha o te awa te ana o taua ngārara.The cave of the monster was beside the river.Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
He awa tino pai tēnei mō te hopu tuna.This was a very good river for catching eels.
Ko Tōmuri Te Awa tōku tipuna.Tōmuri Te Awa is my ancestor.