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- night

pouaka poutāpeta - PO box

Ko wai ka taraiwa i te nei?
Who will drive tonight?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai ka haere ki te taone ā te nei?
Who's going to town tonight?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

I tihewa ia i te roa nei.
She sneezed all night.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I tae tōmuri mai ia i te .
He arrived late last night.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Ka kaha te pupuhi o te hau ki Tauranga ā te nei.
The wind will blow in Tauranga tonight.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka haere tātou ki te tāone i te nei.
We (3+you) will go to town tonight.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Kei ngā mārama, kei ngā rākaunui o te marama, e kitea atu ana a Rona.
On clear nights, on nights when the moon is full, Rona can be seen.
Sentences with a subclause - e... ana

Ka pai taku hari i aku tamariki ki te whakangahau?
Can I take my kids along to the entertainment night?
Is it OK if... ? - Ka pai taku...?

te .
Last night.
Belonging to the past - nō

tētahi kei te purupuru a Māui i te whatitoka!
One night, Maui stopped up the chinks in the door.
Belonging to the past - nō

Kua tata waenganui ka hoki mai ia i te mahi.
It's nearly midnight when he returns from work.
Almost/just about - kua/i tata...

Ka horoia ngā rīhi e ngā tama ā te nei.
The dishes will be washed by the boys tonight.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ki te pānui, hei te nei te kōnohete.
According to the flyer, the concert's tonight.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā

Kei te rama tuna mātou ā te nei.
We are going eeling tonight.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

E haere ana.
It is getting dark.
It is becoming... - E... haere ana

Ka tāria te pai.
A good night was waited for.
Be waited for - tāria

Ka tata tatū te take, kātahi ka puta ake he māharahara anō. I pēnei tonu te āhua ā noa.
The matter would just about be resolved, then someone would raise another concern. It carried on like this into the night.
It carried on like this... - Pēnei tonu...

Kei te aha koe ā te o te Mane?
What are you doing on Monday night?
What is happening at the moment? - kei te aha?

I te roa nei, ha tihewa ia.
She sneezed all night.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

I te ata tonu, ka timata te oreore o te marae.
Even before dawn, the marae began to stir.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

I te i kai hapa au, ā, i mahi au.
At night I had dinner and worked.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

He tino makariri tēnei.
This is a very cold night.
Categorizing sentences - he

E tangi he i ngā katoa, ko ahau tēnā, hoe mai.
A flute sounds every night: it's me! Paddle to me!
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

Ko Puhihuia te noho mai i roto o taua iwi te titiro mai ki a Ponga.
Puhihuia was sitting amongst those people watching Ponga.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

te aha koe i moe ai i te nei?
For what reason did you sleep tonight?
For what reason? - nā te aha ai?

te aha koe i kore ai e moe i te nei?
Why didn’t you sleep tonight?
Why not? - nā te aha i kore ai?

Ka kite au i a koe ā te nei.
I will see you tonight.

Kei te wātea ahau ā te o te Paraire.
I'm free on Friday night.

He makariri noa atu tērā.
It was an extremely cold night.

He uaua te moe i ngā wera.
It's hard to sleep on hot nights.

Ā te nei.
See you tonight.

Ka kite ā te nei!
See [you] tonight!

Ka kite au i a koe ā te nei.
I will see you tonight.

He ata anō muri i te roa.
There is a new day after a long night.

Ka rawe te nei e Amaru, ka nui ngā mihi ki a koe!
This was an excellent night Amaru, many thanks to you!

Ka tuku īmera au ki a koe ā te nei.
I'll send an email to you tonight.

Ka aha koe ā te nei?
What are you doing tonight?

Ko te tika tony tēnei.
This is certainly the correct night.

Pērā tonu i ngā katoa, i ngā hoki e te iwi.
The tribe did that by day and at night.

Ā te haurua mai i te ono karaka ā te nei.
6:30pm this evening (future).

He makariri tēnei.
This is a cold night.

Pērā tonu i ngā katoa, i ngā hoki, e te iwi.
The tribe did this every day, and at night too.

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

E tangi he i ngā katoa.
A flute can be heard every night.

Kei te mātakitaki koe i te kēmu ā te nei?
Are you watching the game tonight?

Ka kite ā te nei!
See [you] tonight!

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