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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 ika ana.
Liam is fishing at the river.
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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

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 te hopu tuna.
This was a very good river for catching eels.

Ko Tōmuri Te Awa tōku tipuna.
Tōmuri Te Awa is my ancestor.

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