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He rahi rawa tēnei wiri, hōmai he mea iti iho.
This drill is too big, pass me a smaller one.
Commands without e or the passive - Homai! Whakarongo!
Kawea tētehi puka iti ki ngā wāhi kei reira te reo Māori e kōrerohia ana, tuhia ngā kupu me ngā kīanga ka rangona.
Bring a small book with you to the places where the Māori language is spoken, write down the words and phrases that are heard.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Ehara māku e taki te karakia, nā te mea he iti taku kete pāpaku taku kete karakia.
I will not be the one to recite the prayer because my kete is shallow.
Conjunctions - but - engari
He ruarua noa ngā ika i mau i a au i tēnei ata. Heoi anō, he pai ake te iti i te kore.
I only caught a few fish this morning. Still, a few is better than none.
Conjunctions - on the other hand, however - heoi anō
Ka kaha ake taku hāereere haere mā raro, ka iti ake hoki taku haere ki ngā toa.
I walk more, and I go to the shops less.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki
He nauhea iti tōku pōtiki!
My youngest child is a little rascal.
Family relationships - youngest - pōtiki
He iti iho a Aoteara i a Ahitereiria.
New Zealand is smaller than Australia.
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...
He tino iti taku rūma moe.
My room is really small.
He iti ēnā kina.
Those kina are small.
He iti rawa ēnā.
These are too small.
Ahakoa he iti he pounamu.
Although it is small, it is valuable.
Ahakoa he iti kete, he iti nā te aroha.
It is the thought that counts.
He iti kahurangi.
A little treasure.
E iti noa ana nā te aroha.
A small thing given with love.
He tāone iti rawa a Shannon.
Shannon is the smallest town.
He iti nā te aroha.
It's small but given with love (proverb).
He kāinga iti noa iho a Ōtautahi!
Christchurch is just a little village!
He iti rawa atu ēnā pāua.
Those pāua are too small.
He iti ake tōku whare i tōna.
My house is smaller than hers.
He iti tēnei pukapuka.
This book is small.
He pukapuka iti tēnei.
This is a small book.
He pukapuka iti tēnei pukapuka.
This book is a small book.