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raro - under, below; time

Ko wai kei raro i te rākau?
Who is that under the tree?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

I oma mai te katipō raro mai i te takapau.
The spider ran out from under the mat.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

Kei raro ia i te rākau e putu ana.
He is under the tree in a heap (tired).
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Kei raro te tāne i te rākau e takoto ana.
The man is lying under the tree.
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Kei raro te toa o Te Kaha e putu ana.
The Te Kaha champion is spread out on the ground.
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Kia tūpato, kei raro a Pēpi i te tēpu.
Be careful, Bubba is under the table.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Kei raro ia i te rākau.
He is under the tree.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei raro iho nei he tauira o te reremahi poto.
Below is an example of a short verbal sentence.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei raro a Ōamaru i Murihiku.
Oamaru is north of Murihiku.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei raro ngā taonga tākaro i te nohoanga.
The toys are under the sofa.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei raro ō i moenga.
Your shoes are under your bed.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei te kurī raro i te motokā.
The dog is under the car.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei raro te ngeru i te tōtara.
The cat is under the tōtara tree.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei raro i te motokā te kurī e kimihia ana e koe.
The dog which you are looking for is under the car.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei raro i te pukapuka.
Under the book.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Whakairingia ki raro iho i te matapihi.
Hang it below the window.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kei te haere te motok? ki raro iho
The car is going down below, to the bottom.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Ko Moanakei te akomanga o Tau 7, ko te teina kei te akomanga o raro iho, ko te tuakana kei runga ake.
Moana is in the Year 7 class, her younger sister is in the class beneath that, and her older sister is in the class above.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kei whea te mamae, kei uma? Kāo, kei raro iho. Kei taku puku.
Where's the pain – in your chest? No, it's further down. It's in my stomach.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kei raro ngā i te tūru.
The shoes are under the chair.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

I raro ngā i te tūru.
The shoes were under the chair.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Kāore au i kite i te wai i te papa. Haere atu ana au, mea ake kei raro e putu ana.
I didn't see the water on the floor. I was walking along, all of a sudden I'm in a heap on the floor.
All of a sudden - Mea ake

I raro te ngeru i te tūru.
The cat was under the chair.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I raro i te rākau a Rangi.
Rangi was under the tree.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I raro i te tēpu ngā .
The shoes were below the table.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I raro i te tēpu.
Under the table.
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I oma mai te kurī i raro i te tūru.
The dog ran out from under the chair.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

Kuhu atu te ki raro i te takapau.
Hide the key under the mat.
Away - atu

Kei raro nei he kōrero ētahi tamariki tokotoru.
The following is a simple story about three children.
Numbering people - tokorua, tokotahi...

Hei raro ngā i te tūru.
The shoes will be under the chair.
Future locative - hei

Hei raro ngā kuri i te tēpu.
The dogs will be under the table.
Future locative - hei

Kāore te ngeru i raro i te tūru.
The cat wasn’t under the chair.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore a Rangi i raro i te rākau.
Rangi wasn’t under the tree.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore ngā i raro i te tēpu.
The shoes weren’t below the table.
Negation of locatives - kāore...

Kāore ngā i raro i te tūru.
The shoes aren’t under the chair.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore ngā i raro i te tūru.
The shoes were not under the chair.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Kāore ngā kuri hei raro i te tēpu.
The dogs will not be under the table.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

Ki te haere koe raro, ka tōmuri kope.
If you go on foot, you will be late.
If using ki - ki

Kua te pākete i raro i te turuturu i te tuanui.
The bucket under the hole in the roof is full.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kāore ngā hei raro i te tūru.
The shoes will not be under the chair.
Negating future locatives - Kāore... hei...

Auē, kei raro a Aria.
Oh dear, Aria is under.

Kei raro te pene i te tēpu.
The pen is under the table.

Kei raro i te tēpu te pene.
The pen is under the table

Kei raro te pukapuka i tēpu.
The book is below the table.

I raro i te tūru.
Under the chair.

I noho au i raro i te marumaru o te pōhutukawa.
I sat under the shade of the pōhutukawa.

I raro i te tēpu pukapuka.
Your book was under the table.

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

Hata te hōiho i raro i te rākau .
The horse under that tree is Hata's.

Kaua koe e haere i raro i te arawhata!
Don't walk under the ladder!

Haere raro i te tēpu.
Go under the table.

Ko te nama kei te taha raro o te mīhini.
The number is on the underside of the machine.

Kua kitea te pōhekaheka i raro i te whata.
Mould was discovered underneath the shelf.

Ko ngā paru kei raro i ō kia tino rahi.
Let the bottoms of your hoses get really muddy.

Tangohia mai te mea i raro i te oko.
Peel off the thing from under the bowl.

Ko te ngaro i ngaoki haere i te taha raro i te oko.
The fly crawled along the underside of the bowl.

Ko te kurī raro i te motokā.
The dog is under the car.

I noho au i raro i te marumaru o te pōhutukawa.
I sat under the shade of the pōhutukawa.

Titiro ki ngā pikitia i raro nei.
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